Significance and the Unique Symbolism of Seasons in Selected Poems

Abstract

This article argues that symbolism should be seen as a representation of itself and the poet's mind, which makes his poem significant and unique. This analysis looks at six poems to show how the seasons uniquely represent the poets' minds and how the symbolism in the poems is significant to the reader. Spring traditionally symbolizes rebirth, a new beginning, optimism, and happiness. It represents seasonal cycles and love in Thomas Carew's "The Spring." Summer and love are frequently linked. It represents the nostalgia past in Geraldine Connolly's "The Summer I Was Sixteen." Autumn is frequently connected to abundance and rebirth. In Wystan Hugh Auden's "Autumn Song," it represents sorrow, loss, and death. Winter is conventionally linked to demise, loss, grief, and hardship. It represents a variety of concepts: emotion in Ogden Nash’ "Winter Morning," fake friendship in William Shakespeare's "Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind," and affection and thanks for parents in Robert Hayden's poem "Those Winter Sundays." These meanings are conveyed to the reader through symbolism. The interpretation of the symbol’s yields meaning to the reader. Symbols have meanings that can be gleaned by the reader. Higher-order cognitive abilities are required for symbol interpretation. The interpretation connects the reader's inner creative strength in a deeply moving way. At the end of the day, this imaginative spirit brings happiness and sets the spirit free. Therefore, the reader finds the ultimate soul fulfillment through freedom and the pleasure of the mind through symbol interpretation.