What simple strong emotions do Edna St Vincent Millay's words evoke in her poem Travel?

Answer 1

In Edna St. Vincent Millay's poem, Edna uses simple, strong emotions that are heightened and affected by the poem's rhythm. For example, when the poem says "Yet there isn't a train goes by all day But I hear its whistle shrieking", the emotion is sad and mysterious and then it gets lowered and affected in the next paragraph, when the poem says "All night there isn't a train goes by, Though the night is still for sleeping and dreaming". The poem shifts down to a more sad and hopeless feeling. And then in the end the emotion climaxes with a high brave happy emotion when it says "Yet there isn't a train I wouldn't take, No matter where it's going". Edna uses rhythm in to change and heighten and affect the emotions and feelings throughout the entire poem.

Answer 2

In the poem "Travel" by Edna St. Vincent Millay, the strong emotions evoked are those of longing, wanderlust, and a sense of freedom. Millay's words convey a deep desire to explore new places and experiences, while also reflecting on the transient nature of life and the passage of time.