Multiple Metaphors of Voice in Marianne Moore's Animal Poems
Marianne Moore,an American modernist poet in the 20th century,is notable for her animal poems,in which voice is one of the indispensable elements.Moore explores the status of"the other"by using animal imagery as a medium and voice as a metaphor for power,revealing the class division and anthropocentrism in modern Western society and calling for equal coexistence between man and nature.She takes animal voices as mirror images to show the modern allegory that reflects the hustle of modern society,the collapse of human spirit and repeated ethnic conflicts,with the intention of advocating humanistic care and expressing her desire for peace.Moore probes into the spiritual poverty of modern people and focuses on the commonalities of social development,using"silence"in poetry to stimulate the value consciousness of human and endowing the world with universal practical significance in opposing hegemony and establishing a harmonious new pattern.This article focuses on the elements of voice in Moore's animal poems,initiating the auditory perception,exploring the presence and absence of voice in Moore's representative poetical works,and interpreting the multiple metaphors of voice in her animal poems to highlight her unique overall view of human destiny.
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