![]() ![]() It is as if the speaker is confined within “night” and the dark is keeping her there. The only other light in this scene is that of the moon which is piercing the darkness that is wrapped around the forest. It is as if some force within them is powering them. They are “Glinting,” even in the darkness of night. The speaker can see the apples “through the trees” of the forest and states that they give off a light all their own. These are not normal apples, they are golden, and were a gift to the goddess Hera on her wedding day. She is observing the “ Apples of Hesperides” hanging in the forest at night. In the first stanza of this piece, the speaker describes to the reader a spectacular sight. They are “transcendent” and divine in their own right and will never be removed from their tree. In the final section the speaker states once more that there is no way a mortal could ever touch this fruit, and that they are more than just apples. In the second stanza, the poet describes a mortal’s misguided quest to retrieve an apple for his, or herself, This person gives little thought to their personal wellbeing and charges headfirst towards the prize. They are simple objects, but endlessly valuable. They are glowing a brilliant golden that is able, like the moon, to pierce through the darkness. “ Apples of Hesperides” by Amy Lowell describes the transcendent beauty and untouchable nature of Hera’s golden apples.Īt the beginning of this poem, the speaker is describing the apples of the Hesperides hanging in the forest at night. ![]()
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