November by Payson Sibley Wild
A dialect poem spoken by a rustic narrator who contrasts yesterday's dark, stormy sky with today's startlingly spring-like warmth despite the nearness of Winter. He marvels at the vivid, un-autumnal colors in the foliage, every hue but blue, and finds in the sunlit Fall wheat fields and a sweet scent among the stover a hopeful promise that the earth is readying for rebirth once the War and Winter pass.
By Payson Sibley Wild · Genre: Poetry, Nature Poetry, Pastoral Literature · 422 words
First lines
Sich a mornin' o' glory I've rar'ly saw, / Tho' they tell me thet Winter is nigh; / The sun's fairly glary, an' hez a reel carry, / An' I'm swattin' a bothersome fly.
The sky was ez black ez one o' Bill's blots / When over a letter he muddles; / An' the win' blow'd a blast, an' the rain fell fast, / An' the groun' was a huddle o' puddles.
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Genres
- Poetry — The work is a poem with structured verse, rhyme scheme, and poetic devices such as vivid imagery and metaphor throughout.
- Nature Poetry — Centers on detailed, lyrical descriptions of autumn natural phenomena including weather changes, landscape features, and seasonal color transformations.
- Pastoral Literature — Features an idealized rural setting with a farmer-narrator celebrating agricultural life, wheat fields, and connection to the earth.
- Vernacular/Dialect Poetry — Written entirely in rural American vernacular with phonetic spelling and colloquial expressions that establish an authentic rural voice.
Tags
dialect poetry · vernacular verse · rustic speaker · autumn colors · color observation · weather contrast · November · winter approaching · rural setting · agricultural landscape · wheat field imagery · hope and resilience
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Payson Sibley Wild
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Nature Poetry, Pastoral Literature, Vernacular/Dialect Poetry, American Literature
- Length: 422 words
- Structure: 1 section, 8 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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