The poem "Heat" by Hilda Doolittle explores the oppressive nature of heat, portraying it as a heavy force that hinders growth and natural processes, such as the falling of fruit. The speaker calls for the wind to break through this suffocating heat, suggesting a desire for relief and renewal. The imagery conveys a sense of struggle against a stifling environment.
Heat
By Hilda Doolittle
O wind, rend1 open the heat,
Cut apart the heat,
Rend it to tatters2.
Fruit cannot drop
Through this thick air --
Fruit cannot fall into heat
That presses up and blunts
The points of pears
And rounds the grapes.
Cut the heat --
Plough through it,
Turning it on either side
Of your path.
1. rend: to tear or rip apart
2. tatters: ragged clothing, fabric, or paper
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