Jack london5/20/2023 Finally, the window glides “upward” and the woman is revealed. The climax of ‘ Daybreak ’ comes slowly, one moment at a time. She does not appear upset at his intrusion. The first thing he notices is the “gauzy” or thin, “curtain” being “drawn aside.” Next, are the eyes of his “nymph” gazing down at him. It takes just a “moment” before she appears. In the fifth stanza, the woman he has been hoping to see finally comes to the window. He sees his actions as those of a bold man. The speaker’s imagination is running wild and the sights it creates are “wondrous” to “behold.” He thinks of the woman as a “nymph” who is feeling a certain amount of consternation and bewilderment over being summoned “so fierce and bold.” These final two words are ones the speaker would like to use to describe himself. He exclaims, “Ye gods!,” the equivalent of “Oh my, “ or “By god.” He knows his love has been roused and is giddy with anticipation overseeing her. In the fourth stanza, the speaker imagines what is going on inside the room. The sound of their bouncing off the window resembles an “insistent hurricane.” It is to this noise that the woman wakes up. One pebble is not enough though, and he continues to throw them. He does so, and it strikes “full upon the window-pane.” He has not missed it. He thinks he can wake the woman he has come to see in this way. The “it” which the speaker is going to try turns out to be throwing a pebble at the window. The line ends with his decision to “try it.” The speaker takes a moment, looks around him, and has an idea. He is not deterred by this slight obstacle and decides he’s going to do whatever he can to wake her up. He comes to this conclusion himself when he says “’Tis there, abed,” or in her room, asleep, that “she sure must lie.” He does not actually know this for sure, but is fairly determined that this woman he has come to see is in bed asleep. The speaker tries the door but it is “locked.” There are no sounds coming from inside the house, everything “is quiet.” If the speaker is looking for someone in the house, it does not appear they are awake yet. One is unsure what this place is at first, but by the third line, London has provided enough details to allow for an educated guess. On this morning he finds himself “beneath the window” which is situated “high” upon the house. In the second quatrain, the speaker introduces his own presence into the narrative. Truly, everything is in its place, acting exactly as it should for the day to be a pleasant and peaceful one. The birds sing their “merry matins” and the buds “breath forth their sweet perfumes.” Finally, the speaker mentions the “butterflies” which are flying around the scene. The day begins with the dawn illuminating the “birds” and buds.” These two features act in accordance to their own natures. Perhaps for the beautiful natural scenery or the purity of a new day. A reader should put extra importance on the fact that the poet chose to title the poem ‘Daybreak.’ He is interested in placing these events at this particular time. The sun is coming up, creating a “blushing dawn.” As the day begins, so do the events of the poem. The opening line of this piece introduces ‘Daybreak’ in a very suitable way. The descriptions utilized by the poet paints the scene as peaceful and pristine. The setting also works to create a general mood for the text. In the first stanza of ‘ Daybreak ’, the speaker begins by describing the landscape in which the actions of the poem will take place. ![]() The buds breathe forth their sweet perfumes, She concludes the interaction by asking him to leave “two quarts.” She apologizes for not having set out the milk cans the night before. He imagines her waking up, bewildered.Įventually, the woman comes to the window, and the whole mood of the poem changes. ![]() In order to wake her, he throws a number of pebbles at her window. He is standing underneath the window of a house in which the woman he loves is sleeping. Everything appears pristine and peaceful. The poem begins with the speaker describing the idyllic scene which is created by the rising of the sun. ![]() ‘ Daybreak’ by Jack London describes an interaction between a speaker and the woman he loves at daybreak.
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