Analyzing "Heat"

Heat
by H. D.

O wind, rend open the heat,
cut apart the heat,
rend it to tatters.

Fruit cannot drop
through this thick air--
fruit cannot fall into heat
that presses up and blunts
the points of pears
and rounds the grapes.

Cut the heat--
plough through it,
turning it on either side
of your path.

The poem “Heat”, by H.D. is a very unique poem written in old English style. The speaker of the poem is most likely the author or an ominous figure that has knowledge of the whole world. The speaker talks with what would be classified as a British accent. They speak with an old English dialect. The images of the poem are, “presses up and blunts the points of pears”, and “cut the heat”. This first image shows that the heat dulls the points of the pears. The second image showed that the wind in the poem is plotting to cut the heat and cit it apart and rend open the heat.
There is some figurative language in the poem. “Rend open the heat, cut apart the heat, rend it to tatters”, and “Fruit cannot drop through this thick air”. The author is trying to imply that wind is usually cold, and when the cold comes into contact with heat, it is like a battle where they rip each other to shreds. The second statement is completely false. This poet is just using poetic license to alter reality. To almost any extent, air can’t be thick enough for fruit to not be able to fall through it.
The meaning of the poem is that heat and wind are always in a constant struggle to see which of the two can maintain their power and authority. This is shown through the metaphors, images, speaker, diction, and figurative language. They all play a key role in deciphering there important points. Overall, this was a very interesting and unique poem.

Anthropomorphism - Cut the heat-- plough through it

Personification - Cut the heat-- plough through it

Tautology - O wind, rend open the heat, cut apart the heat,

Understatement - Fruit cannot drop through this thick air