Hydrohraphic Poem Analysis

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Jorge Carrera Andrade was a man from Ecuador and would be one of the best people to ask about it's beauty. He reflected on every part of Ecuador, its forest, its coast, its animals, the mountains and rivers, It's people, its shores and immagrants. He also describes them with utmost accuracy and poetically such as quote "From the tree-lined coast embraced by the bow of a silly snake. Mulatto cocunut trees with flexible waists. Banana trees with rosy entrails." That is a beautiful way to describe the forest of Ecuador. He also talks about immigrants that in the poem were called "Blonde Immigrants" reffering to caucasians that carried rifles and seeds and had boats of wood. This was the people from Europe coming to Ecuador. This poem mixes together the geography of both physical and human characteristics and brief history of the country into one short poem. (Lenstine Pak)

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Jorge Carrera Andrade is from Ecuador, and he uses his knowledge of his home country in his poetry to represent Ecuador. Here he is talking about the typical Sunday. He describes the people on the street, the venders with their fruit, and people walking around carrying their food to thier hungry families. He also shows the religous side of Ecuador. He talks about the church bell wandering, which can possibly mean the ringing throught the area calling people to church. He also adds a touch of humor and deepnesswhen he says the sky rolls its eyes at the bell, giving a good visual image and personification while also letting the reader think about the reasons for the bell to run and the sky to roll its eyes. (Geoffrey Schwichtenberg)
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In the poem "Indian Rebellion", Andrade describes what might have taken place in one of his many towns in which he lived. From beautiful metaphors, to detailed descriptions, the very essence of the poem captures you into thinking you are actually there. Many parts of the poem describe the surroundings, from landscape and people to the feelings of protest. When Andrade describes, "Village Indians carry sunrise on the blades of thier sickles" it implies that the Indian people are farmers, greatly telling us about what the landscape of the village must be. Also, at the end of his descriptive poem, Andrades writes, "The Indian rebellion carries morning in the protest of their shovels". This tells readers that the village is in unrest, and protest is at hand. In addition to examples of surroundings, the very first verse shows that the place in which this poem takes place is brilliant and beautiful. Through this poem, Jorge Carrera Andrades captures all the surroundings, mentalilty and characteristics of a gorgous place where society just began. (Robbie D. Nack)