Poems by R. Jones and R. Hass

Both poems paint a very beautiful and tranquil picture of nature. The authors address how words and language can create imagery. Rodney Jone’s Hubris at Zunzal, makes this clear with the statement “No image like the image of language.” Language helps us communicate stories and ideas, here, both authors use language to bring the readers to their respective scenes. Robert Hass’ The problem of describing trees struggles to accurately describe a tree. To Hass the try has many characteristics and it is difficult to find the words,"There are limits to saying,
In language, what the tree did." He cites the tree's actual physical structure, mentioning it's "wobbly stems" and the trees cells. However, Hass also finds that the tree has traits of that of a person, stating that is a "dancer".
Language is a slippery vehicle in that a single piece of literature can be interpreted multiple ways. For example The problem of describing trees is purposely vague, its meaning is mostly likely subjective.