To Baptize by Aaron
Guile
The title “To
Baptize” is what happens, his son is baptized. The title relating to the poem
is a great meaningful formal quality of the poem. Aaron Guile helps you
experience what it is like to see your son become immersed into the waters of
Baptism. The tone of the words used was in full seriousness of the importance
to the poem. Each word was very descriptive to what had been happening. There
are multiple metaphors through out the poem.
They want to cover
him
completely, hold
him under till
he knows deep, Atlantic loneliness
The metaphor he
used involving the Atlantic Ocean and the deepness had me think of how
important it was for him to be immersed under the water. It showed to me the
great importance of being completely under the water for the baptism. The poem
involved many meaningful formal qualities to this poem. I enjoyed the title and
its involvement through out the poem. I was intrigued with the tone and the
importance shown through the words of the poem. The metaphors tied the poem
together to me. I enjoyed learning how much more of importance it was to be
completely put under the water.
The poem is very
descriptive as to what happens when you become baptized. The Mormon religion or
LDS religion involves the importance of being baptized. As the poem describes what
happens, it also helps understand what happens when you become baptized into
this religion. I enjoyed when the poem had said “to bring him forth as
something new.” That not only had me think of the Mormon religion but when I was
baptized into the religion. I felt that the poem had hit the point of when you
become baptized as to what I had felt like coming up out of the water. I felt
like I came forth as something new.
