PowerPoint Presentation

The Guitar by Federico Garca LorcaPresented By EstebanMarcoJoseIvan Hernandez

Federica Garca Lorca was born on June 5, 1898, in Fuente Vaqueros, Spain. Lorca started his career in 1919 in Madrid, where he met Salvador Dal. Dal helped Lorca with his first play, Mariana Pineda. Most of his inspiration came from his hometown. His two most successful poetry collections were Canciones (Songs) 1927 and Romancero Gritano (The Gypsy Ballads) 1928. Later in the 1930s, Lorca had spent most of his time writing plays such as Blood Wedding and The House of Bernarda Alba. Unfortunately in 1936, the Spanish Civil War had broken out and Lorca was caught in the middle of the conflict. On August 19, 1936, he was executed without a trial by supporters of General Francisco Franco in Granada, Spain. Lorca still remains one of the most famous poets and dramatists of Spain.The Biography of Lorca

The poem is considered to be a free verse poem.Irregular meterNo rhyme schemeIt is a 27-lined stanza.It is written as an extended metaphor.Other literary devices:EnjambmentAlliterationPersonificationImageryStructure of the Poem

Now begins the cryOf the guitar,Breaking the vaultsOf dawn.Now begins the cryOf the guitar,UselessTo still it.ImpossibleTo still it.It weeps monotonouslyAs weeps the water,As weeps the windOver snow.ImpossibleTo still it.It weeps For distant things,Warm southern sandsDesiring white camelliasIt mourns the arrow without a target,The evening without morning,And the first bird deadUpon a branch.O guitar!A wounded heart,Wounded by five swords.The tone of the poem is depressing.Lorcas use of words are mostly negative but become positive on lines 19 and 20.Alliteration is used on lines 11-13 and 19.Enjambment on lines 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, and 23.Lorca personifies the guitar by saying that it begins to cries.Heres some vocabulary:Monotonously - lacking in variety; describing something boringWhite Camellias a beautiful flower that is found in AndalusiaA Closer Look!5

10

15

20

25

The guitar is compared to a person who is depressed and crying because their heart was played with.Lorca personifies the guitar by saying it cries.The guitar cannot stop playing which represents how someone cannot stop crying.He repeats this three times on lines 7, 9, and 15.Lorca then says that the guitar cries just like how it rains down and how the wind blows in a snowy day.The guitar cries for the things it wants to have but cannot obtain.The poem then says that it wants to be where the warm southern sands are and where the white camellias are.Lorca is referring to the southern region of Spain called Andalusia.Interpretation Time!

Then he says that the guitar grieves for arrows without targets and evenings without morning.These two lines are metaphors of the persons confusion.And the first bird dead / Upon a branch.Lorca uses strong imagery to show the guitars grief.The final two lines gives us a very interesting metaphor.A wounded heart / Wounded by five swords.The guitar itself is roughly the shape of a heart!The five swords are the five fingers that play the guitar!This metaphor can also be related to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.The Sacred Heart of Jesus represents the love and compassion towards humanity but it is also wounded by their grief.Interpretation Time! (Continuation)

Empieza el llantode la guitarra,Se rompen las copasde la madrugada.Empieza el llantode la guitarra.Es intil callarlaEs imposiblecallarla.Llora montonacomo llora el agua,como llora el vientosobre la nevada.Es imposiblecallarla.Llora por cosaslejanas.Arena del Sur calienteque pide camelias blancas.Llora flecha sin blanco,la tarde sin maana,y el primer pjaro muertosobre la rama.Oh guitarra!Corazn malheridopor cinco espadas.5

10

15

20

25Original Version

The Spanish version of The Guitar is called La Guitarra.It has an abnormal rhyme scheme and the meter isnt consistent.Some translations:Llanto = wail or cryMadrugada = morning or dawnArena = sandFlecha = arrowPjaro = birdMalherido = woundedEspadas = swordsABCBABBDBEBABDBCCFCABABBAC

What type of poem is The Guitar?The whole poem is written as what literary device?An extended metaphorB. NarrativeC. AmphimacerD. All of the above?When and where was Lorca born?Where did Lorca get his inspiration from?In what type of tone is line 19 written in?Name one literary device that Lorca used in his poem.What does Lorca compare the guitar with?What is the poem about?At the end of the poem, what do the five swords represent?Are any caesura used in the poem?Quiz Time!

Thanks for Watching!Have any questions or opinions?null81502.18