Skeleton Amor- the Skeleton in Armor the Essay

Skeleton Amor-

The Skeleton in Armor

The poem The Skeleton in Armor by Henry Wordsworth is a master piece of its own kind and quite characteristic of Wordsworth's poems. It is a philosophical statement or tale that tries to retain the history of the Americas. This runs from the exploration trips that brought forth the fruits of discovery of America (as insinuated in "Newfoundland" line and Norway) to the stay in the America. There is also a portrayal of the conquest and dominance of the land through marriage and building statues that symbolize the victory and conquest by the warrior.

The poem is purely based in factual events as noted above, the rule of the ancient "Viking" and the struggle for freedom from this Viking, to the journey of the hero with the aim of finding a land that is free from the oppression of the Viking or the then kings.It is essential then to note that the poem utilizes the philosophy of the struggle and the journey of this warrior and this is juxtaposed against the struggle of America towards the same end, it is a symbolism incident that the entire poem indicates through the warrior as a fable.

Being that it is a journey implied, the poem utilizes thyme to….....