“Patterns,” Amy Lowell explores the hope of women in the early 20th century through a central theme. A woman's dream of escaping the limits society has imposed on her dissipates when she learns of her lover's untimely death. She also expresses her emotions and what she really feels. She must not show any form of feeling, so she feels like there is "no gentleness anywhere" in her. Confined by “whale bones and brocade,” the speaker continues to live up to the expectations that society imposes on her. The speaker also uses many images in this poem, the constant movements of the flowers and water drops, the dress the woman wears, and her daydreams of her lover are the most crucial in developing this theme of freedom. At the beginning of the poem, as well as throughout the work, the speaker describes daffodils and other types of flowers moving freely in the wind. Using imagery to appeal to the reader's sense of sight, these flowers are brought to life and they are described as "blowing" and "floating in the breeze." This creates a feeling of flexibility. The woman in the poem wishes to be like the moving flowers, carefree and self-confident. In the second stanza of the poem, the woman begins to describe the water in the marble fountain. The “clacking sounds of water drops describe a liquid in motion.” The fact that she notices such small details in a fountain shows how much the woman wishes to be free and to be able to move as she pleases. The unconstrained movement of flowers and water manifests a way of life that the woman would like to live. The “stiff brocade dress” is mentioned several times throughout the poem. Her “stiff brocade dress” serves as a support to support her. Without it, she would collapse with emotion. She mu...... middle of paper ......oman in the poem. I hope she has finally found another love to take her out of the confines of tradition. I am truly grateful to live in a world today where people are not oppressed like they were in the 1800s and early 1900s. It must have been disheartening to know that the happiness and freedom of a woman's life depends on what a man allows you to have, and it really took a strong woman to overcome the injustice done to her. From Amy Lowell's poetry, I can tell that she had a passion to change women's lives. The way she describes the free movement of wind-blown flowers and the contrast with the image of a stiff brocade dress really helps you understand how she feels. Unfortunately, she had to continue her “structured” lifestyle for longer than she expected. On the other hand, I am free to choose my own path or to invent a new one..