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here is the poem. the theme needs to be a full sentence long
THE BULL AND THE PICADOR
by: Jose Zorilla
Pawing the earth, and snorting in his rage
The Bull is tossing up the torrid sand;
The while the horseman's eye serene and bland
Seeks out a point for his red lance to gauge.
Steadied to take the charge, the fight to wage,
The picador holds his impatient stand;
His face, for all its blackness, whiter fanned
To anger as the bull obstructs the stage.
He hesitates; the Spaniard jeers at him;
He shakes his hornéd front; he tears the earth,
Heaving great breaths and straining every limb;
The taunter urges him to prove his worth;
Sudden he charges, fails, and bellows grim,
His shoulder bleeding, the great crowd in mirth!
ALSO what literary DEVICES show this theme?
ALSO...what does the line "his face, for all its blackness, whiter fanned" mean? what is the symbolism behind the use of the colors black and white? also, who does the "his" in this phrase refer to?
ALSO.. what does the line "to anger as the bull obstructs the stage" mean? what "stage" is the poet referring to?
THE BULL AND THE PICADOR
by: Jose Zorilla
Pawing the earth, and snorting in his rage
The Bull is tossing up the torrid sand;
The while the horseman's eye serene and bland
Seeks out a point for his red lance to gauge.
Steadied to take the charge, the fight to wage,
The picador holds his impatient stand;
His face, for all its blackness, whiter fanned
To anger as the bull obstructs the stage.
He hesitates; the Spaniard jeers at him;
He shakes his hornéd front; he tears the earth,
Heaving great breaths and straining every limb;
The taunter urges him to prove his worth;
Sudden he charges, fails, and bellows grim,
His shoulder bleeding, the great crowd in mirth!
ALSO what literary DEVICES show this theme?
ALSO...what does the line "his face, for all its blackness, whiter fanned" mean? what is the symbolism behind the use of the colors black and white? also, who does the "his" in this phrase refer to?
ALSO.. what does the line "to anger as the bull obstructs the stage" mean? what "stage" is the poet referring to?