Apostrophe!!!

"CURSED CURSED creator! Why did I live?" (page 97) This is the creation's response to being rejected by the De Lacey family. This address of the creator that isn't present is an example of an apostrophe. He uses this to show the anger of the monster. When the monster realizes that the ability to speak will not cause humanity to appreciate him, he finally blames all of his loneliness on his creator that deserted him. He blames him for all of the pain and destruction that he has caused. This apostrophe is what starts the rage that causes the deaths of many. This apostrophe also places some of the reader's blame on Victor, causing the reader to show sympathy for the creation. When this apostrophe occurs, Victor begins to become the monster. The reader is now rooting for the creation.

Death, be not proud

This poem has a pretty nice little message to it. The speaker speaks directly to death (apostrophe!!) and tells it that he isn't scared of him. He is telling the reader not to be afraid of death, and not to let it control people's lives. It is much better to understand that it is inevitable, and just let it happen. I think that it is a pretty good message. If people let death rule their lives, they will forget about life itself. They just need to focus on what they can control and understand that it will happen eventually.
It seems to me that sticking it to death is a pretty common message in poetry. I feel like I have blogged about that message before. I guess if a poet is going to write about death, they might as well not be sad when they do.

Bright Star.

The poem "Bright Star" has some odd imagery in it. The speaker wants to be like the star in that it can see everything and is alive eternally, but he also has reasons that he doesn't want to be like the star. He realizes that the star is alone and that is not what he wants. The speaker wants to be with his love forever, which describes his motivations for wanting to be like the star. In my opinion, I wouldn't want to be like that star. I don't think that being alive forever sounds that good.
I also think that the image of a star laying next to some pretty woman is a funny one. I personally think that the speaker needs to focus more attention on his love and less attention on being a star. Despite that, the poem does have some good imagery and use of apostrophe.