Close Reading Assignment: "Samuel Hearne in Wintertime"

"Samuel Hearne in Wintertime" is a poetic documentary of the undeclared mayhem of Canada's past. Newlove uses Samuel Hearne, a figure from the past, to capture the past in a true and genuine state. This poem expresses ideas of truth, loss, isolation, feelings of defeat, and internal conflict. Throughout the entire piece, the author is deromanticizing, demythologizing and debunking both Samuel Hearne and early northern exploration.
The clipped terse epigram, clipped syntax, the style of language, and fragmentation throughout the poem are free of imagery for the most part.…