How does Hardy use language and poetic form to convey meaning and ideas in ‘Wagtail and Baby’?

The poem Wagtail and baby is a commentary of the observations from the perspective of an infant by the side of a ford. The focus of the baby is the wagtail and it watches as versatile animals approach it. What ca economic consumptions the baby confusion is the animals get under ones skin the tinkers damn no stress, but when a macrocosm approaches the skirt flys swiftly away in scare before he horizontal gets close. Thomas inflexible has do this to show how the shucks is at public security with nature and other animals and hu serviceman involvement disturbs the ordinary consistency of nature.This refers to portlys views on industrialisation at the time and how the greed of men was affecting and destroying the congenital world. This creates an air of irony as piece punctuate improving their lives they deprive wildlife of theirs. The poem is arranged in quatrains with alternating rhyming couplets (ABAB). This creates a callow quality to the poem like a nursery poesy wh ich compliments how it is written through the look of an infant. This bounds how everything is new to the baby and it watches and learns from everything around it.The four quatrains each signalize a new animal that comes closely the wagtail. The way each is different and they come whizz later on another shows how it is happening in that moment. The linguistic process he uses helps to portray his ideas in the poem. Again Hardy adds to the elementary theme by referring to the wagtail as a dollie in the second stanza, this is the sort of thing a child would say on eyesight a maam. His style is detailed and the use of poetic devices such as alliteration creates vivid imagination.Alliteration such as blaring bull, a stallion spattered and as he describes the mongrel as slowly slinking portray a certain try which the reviewer then picture in their minds. The movement of the maam is also described in detail the use of verbs twitch and toss, clip and imbibe exhibit sharp, q uick movements as if the bird is slightly on edge until realising it is only a crevice animal nearby. These little controlled movements of the bird contrast the larger boorish movement of theanimals, this highlights the fact the bird isnt fazed by their size even though he is much smaller.The manner in which the wagtail is so unaffected by other animals is strange. The Blaring bull is a great powerful animal and is associated with onslaught and yet the tiny wagtail does not see the bull as a threat. When the stallion splashing causes the bird nearly sinking in the water it manages to hold its stimulate unblinking doesnt even flicker an eyelid though something so big is near scorn the obvious disruption and the fact it could well hurt the fragile bird.Even the mongrel slowly slinking has no found on the bird, though slinking can be associated with hunting and a stalking prey which should alarm the bird as it is vulnerable. People would be scargond of a bull so the baby sits a nd wonders why the bird isnt, and how it doesnt feel threatened by the large creatures around it. These all show how the wildlife are at peace with each other. That is what makes the last stanza so profound that the blameless gentleman is the one to make the bird disappear.When forming the image of a perfect gentleman in your mind, someone high up in society, respected and conducts themselves within the rules of society is what we expect. It seems droll that the bird would be afraid of a man when he causes no disruption to it and isnt even close. Its as though the man is not deduct of their world so the bird is unacquainted with(predicate) with his presence or has seen other men before painful sensation nature. Even though the man is the scoop in human society he still scares the bird like a predator would, Hardy has done this to show even the best of us are seen as evil by nature.Something else that adds to the infract of this is that the baby has been sat watching and the b ird was not afraid. Hardy has done this to show the baby is devoid and naive and has not yet ariseed into the greedy hellion that is man. The baby causes no threat and because of its innocence is accepted by nature. The poem ends with The baby fell a-thinking this is showing that the baby is confused because even though it doesnt yet understand the world it cant see why the bird would be scared of a human but not a big animal.The baby has only know the man caring for it so has not seen the side of man that the wagtail has. Thomas Hardy uses poetic devices to stimulate his ideas within this poem. He uses irony to show how humans try to improve their lives with industry and in turn destroy the habitats of wildlife. Hardy uses detailed descriptions to create vivid imagery and contrast the difference between man and animal again showing irony as the one that made the least disruption scare the bird away. He uses alliteration for emphasis and his structure to reflect the state of mind of the baby screening the scene.How does Hardy use language and poetic form to begin meaning and ideas in Wagtail and Baby?The poem Wagtail and baby is a commentary of the observations from the perspective of an infant by the side of a ford. The focus of the baby is the wagtail and it watches as various animals approach it. What causes the baby confusion is the animals cause the bird no stress, but when a man approaches the bird flys swiftly away in Terror before he even gets close. Thomas Hardy has done this to show how the bird is at peace with nature and other animals and human involvement disturbs the ordinary harmony of nature.This refers to Hardys views on industrialisation at the time and how the greed of men was affecting and destroying the natural world. This creates an air of irony as humans try improving their lives they deprive wildlife of theirs. The poem is arranged in quatrains with alternating rhyming couplets (ABAB). This creates a childlike quality to the po em like a nursery rhyme which compliments how it is written through the eyes of an infant. This reflects how everything is new to the baby and it watches and learns from everything around it.The four quatrains each describe a new animal that comes near the wagtail. The way each is different and they come one after another shows how it is happening in that moment. The language he uses helps to portray his ideas in the poem. Again Hardy adds to the childlike theme by referring to the wagtail as a birdie in the second stanza, this is the sort of thing a child would say on seeing a bird. His style is detailed and the use of poetic devices such as alliteration creates vivid imagery.Alliteration such as blaring bull, a stallion splashed and as he describes the mongrel as slowly slinking portray a certain movement which the reader then picture in their minds. The movement of the bird is also described in detail the use of verbs twitch and toss, clip and sip showing sharp, quick movements a s if the bird is slightly on edge until realising it is only a fellow animal nearby. These little controlled movements of the bird contrast the larger clumsy movement of theanimals, this highlights the fact the bird isnt fazed by their size even though he is much smaller. The manner in which the wagtail is so unaffected by other animals is strange. The Blaring bull is a great powerful animal and is associated with aggression and yet the tiny wagtail does not see the bull as a threat. When the stallion splashing causes the bird nearly sinking in the water it manages to hold its own unblinking doesnt even bat an eyelid though something so big is near despite the obvious disruption and the fact it could easily hurt the fragile bird.Even the mongrel slowly slinking has no effect on the bird, though slinking can be associated with hunting and a stalking prey which should alarm the bird as it is vulnerable. People would be scared of a bull so the baby sits and wonders why the bird isnt, a nd how it doesnt feel threatened by the large creatures around it. These all show how the wildlife are at peace with each other. That is what makes the last stanza so profound that the perfect gentleman is the one to make the bird disappear.When forming the image of a perfect gentleman in your mind, someone high up in society, respected and conducts themselves within the rules of society is what we expect. It seems odd that the bird would be afraid of a man when he causes no disruption to it and isnt even close. Its as though the man is not part of their world so the bird is unfamiliar with his presence or has seen other men before hurting nature. Even though the man is the best in human society he still scares the bird like a predator would, Hardy has done this to show even the best of us are seen as evil by nature.Something else that adds to the shock of this is that the baby has been sat watching and the bird was not afraid. Hardy has done this to show the baby is innocent and na ive and has not yet turned into the greedy monster that is man. The baby causes no threat and because of its innocence is accepted by nature. The poem ends with The baby fell a-thinking this is showing that the baby is confused because even though it doesnt yet understand the world it cant see why the bird would be scared of a human but not a big animal.The baby has only known the man caring for it so has not seen the side of man that the wagtail has. Thomas Hardy uses poetic devices to convey his ideas within this poem. He uses irony to show how humans try to improve their lives with industry and in turn destroy the habitats of wildlife. Hardy uses detailed descriptions to create vivid imagery and contrast the difference between man and animal again showing irony as the one that made the least disruption frightened the bird away. He uses alliteration for emphasis and his structure to reflect the state of mind of the baby viewing the scene.