Oscar Wilde- "Symphony in Yellow"

Symphony in Yellow was a short poem but yet I imagined a big symphony orchestra with a lot of crescendos. Although the only word in the poem that actually refers to music was the word symphony, I still felt the presence of tons of big instruments and a section of first and second violins. This poem took me back to my days in orchestra class. Many times when music is played and you really start to feel the beat and the emotion you find yourself following the music wither it is in your mind or with your hand. Your body always responds to the difference in the tone, volume, harmony or even the director’s movements.

I find it interesting that Wilde uses the color yellow to symbolize the symphony. Not only are some instruments gold in color but, the color yellow brings a feeling of warmth, liveliness, and happiness.

“An omnibus across the bridge
Crawls like a yellow butterfly,
And, here and there, a passer-by
Shows like a little restless midge” (Line 1-4)

Like the yellow butterfly described by Wilde a symphony usually starts off slow. There are many ups and downs and as an audience member sitting in your seat it is hard to control your fingers and keep yourself from moving to the music. A feeling of restlessness overcome you and you suddenly feel like getting up from your seat. you try to fight the feeling until suddenly the music ends and the symphony come to a crash landing. The "rod of ripples jade" has suddenly fallen and the piece is over.