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Percy Shelleys To a Skylark transcends an ordinary creature of nature into an object of poetic utility In To a Skylark Shelley employs different forms of punctuation in the opening stanza such as enjambment caesura and end-stop lines to captivate the attention of readers in the same manner that the narrator is drawn to the skylark In doing so the reader is able to recognize early in the poem the speakers fascination of the skylarks splendor Though the poem centers on the skylarks musical talents and unbodied joy instrumental to understanding the speakers fascination of the skylark is the underlying influence of poetry For one Shelleys employment of the Poet hidden simile between both skylark and poet introduces the influential effects of poetry in understanding the motives for the speakers curiosity Once the influence poetry has on the speakers judgment becomes evident for readers it becomes apparent that the former appreciation the speaker had of the skylarks melodious charm was an interest fueled because of poetic advancement More specifically the skylark ceases to become an object of admiration and transcends into a service for poetic utilityIn the opening stanza Shelleys early variation of poetic punctuation parallels the speakers curiosity of the skylarks mystical charm Shelley commences extolling the skylark in the opening line when stating Hail to thee blithe Spirit 1 The exclamatory opening has both a caesura and end-stop line The caesura that is placed in the opening line allows for readers to pause and reflect on why this songbird might be of worthy praise in the poem In the same vein the exclamatory end-stop line in the opening sentence creates the impression for readers that this ordinary songbird is looked upon as a superior being After the opening line places the reader in a state of admiration for the skylark Shelley states in lines 2 through 5 that Bird thou never wertThat from Heaven or near it Pourest thy full heart In profuse
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