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Walter de la Mare published "The Listeners" in 1912, as the title poem of his second collection of poetry. It remains one of his most famous pieces of writing, and reflects the author's fascination with mystery and the supernatural.
‘The Listeners’ by Walter de la Mare is a thirty six line poem that is contained within one block of text. The piece follows a consistent pattern of rhyme in the scheme of abcbdefe, and so on, changing end sounds as the poet saw fit.
by Walter de la Mare. As long as I live. I shall always be. My Self — and no other, Just me. Like a tree. Like a willow or elder, An aspen, a thorn, Or a cypress forlorn.
‘Some One’ by Walter de La Mare tells of a mysterious visitor to a cabin in the woods in the middle of the night.
6 wrz 2023 · “The Listeners” by Walter de la Mare is a poem about a man who is knocking on the door of a house in the forest, calling out for anyone who is there.
Summary of Silver. ‘ Silver’ by Walter de la Mare describes the impact that the silver light of the moon has on everyday objects and creatures existing within the darkened night. The poem begins with the speaker stating that the light of the moon is casting down on earth. This occurs while, “she,” the moon, moves slowly through the sky.
26 cze 2019 · The listeners, a narrative poem delineating supernatural ambience within, is a poem composed by Walter de la Mare, first published in London by Constable and Company in The listeners and other poems, a collection of Walter de la Mare’s verses in 1912.
