The Red Wheelbarrow William Carlos Williams
At first glance of this poem, I see simplicity. Uncapitalized words, and four, two lined stanzas. When reading the simplicity carried over as well. The whole poem in a nutshell, with a very basic understanding is a useful red wheelbarrow, that has been rained on, is sitting by some white chickens. So yes, maybe this was William's intentions, but I highly doubt it. After reading this poem multiple times, personally I think that Williams is wanting his audience to see the importance of simple things. His first line leads me to think that is his message. “so much depends upon”. This tone set at the beginning is strong, even passionate? It's odd to use the word passionate when talking about a wheelbarrow. The tone then shifts to a transparent feel. The next three stanzas are kind of extra detail provide the audience with what is important, the red wheelbarrow; its state, glazed with rain water; and its position, next to the white chickens. The rain and chicken detail in my opinion take away from the wheelbarrow, kinda puts it in the background, camouflages it. Because when you read about the rain and the white chickens you think about and picture rain and white chickens not the wheelbarrow. Maybe, these were Wiliams intentions, to show you how easy it is to forget about something so purposeful. Something so simple can get lost and unappreciated in its setting. So yes, a red wheelbarrow is glazed with rain water and is next to some white chickens, but we cannot forget that so much depends on this wheelbarrow, of course if we are on a farm. It's a very useful tool.
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