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Summers Day vs Parched Earth
The following sample essay on Summer Day, by Sarah A. Kettler, and Parched Earth, by Sally Hinton, both poets are able to convey their purpose through their use of diction. While the purpose of Kettler’s poem seems to be to essentially describe a summers day and illuminate in it’s laziness, Hinton’s purpose is to evaluate the state of Earth’s ecosystem. Like how each person writes a certain way, both Kettler and Hinton use their own distinct diction in their poems…...
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Importance of Literature
Literature reminds us of stories, epics, sacred scriptures and classical works of the ancient and modern times. Literature is defined as the body of written works of a language, period or culture, produced by scholars and researchers, specialized in a given field. Why is literature important? Let us see. As stated in the quotation by C. S. Lewis, literature not only describes reality but also adds to it. Yes, literature is not merely a depiction of reality; it is rather…...
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The Man with Night Sweats
Thom Gunn has in an interview described himself as a cold poet and the scene in "The Man with Night Sweats" is cold, physically and also in the situation the persona finds himself in where he learns the cold truth that his body may not be as invincible as he thought it was. The persona is suffering from AIDS and as it can be seen, his body is slowly deteriorating. He "wake[s] up cold" in the middle of the night,…...
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The Glass Jar by Gwen Harwood
'The Glass Jar', dedicated to Vivian Smith, is a narrative poem about a child's fear of the dark, and reflects, as many of her poems do, Gwen Harwood's knowledge and understanding of children. The poem can be read at a number of levels. At one level it is a story; at another it explores fears and taboos common to humankind, expressed in the language of myth or childhood fantasy; at a third level it addresses the struggle between good and…...
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Darkling Thrush Analysis
The Darkling Thrush was written and set at the turn of century, in the depths of the harsh British winter, "when Frost was spectre-gray". It conveys Hardy's dismay at the rapid industrialisation of Britain, which he saw as ruining the rural landscape, corrupting the "ancient pulse of germ and birth" at the very heart of nature. The poem is written in first person, and we may presume that Hardy is the speaker. Hardy uses first person in an attempt to…...
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Deeply Meaningful Poetry by Elizabeth Jennings
Elizabeth Jennings has produced this poem with an extraordinarily deep meaning that has seldom been seen in other poems of this genre. The poem in itself is pessimistic while the message is the exact opposite. The first thing that I wish to discuss is the sole title of this poem. It is of great significance because it can be related to several times within the poem. One Flesh is biblical and it is meant to say that when a man…...
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We Are Seven by William Wordsworth
We Are Seven, written in 1798 by William Wordsworth, is a poem of sixty-nine lines divided into seventeen stanzas written in common meter, the same as a traditional hymn. It relates the story of the narrator meeting an eight-year-old girl who tells him about her family. (According to William Wordsworth, the poem was suggested by a real child he had met near Goodrich Castle in Wales five years earlier.) The poem holds lexis of rationalism vs. innocence and used direct…...
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Dialogue in Poetry.
Dialogue in text, adds to our understanding about people, social issues and life. Poems that use dialogue include ‘Weapons Training’, ‘Pleasant Sunday Afternoon’ and ‘Enter without so much of knocking’, written by Bruce Dawe. The themes these poems express include strive for happiness and fulfilment and make the most of life. Another text that also displays these themes is ‘Friday’ directed by F. Gary Grey. This essay will explore the study of dialogue and how it gives a better understanding…...
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Mean Girls Connection to Belonging
In Mean Girls, Mark Waters films the journey of Cady Herring (Lindsay Lohan) searching to find her place in the social ranking of High School. Her desire to belong to the popular group puts the few friendships she has on edge. The film discusses the over desire and temptation of belonging and how it isn’t always a positive thing to achieve. One of the key scenes in the movie that relates to belonging is when Cady has made two friends…...
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Do Not Go Gently Into That Good Night
Dylan Thomas’s “Do not go gentle into that good night” was written in 1952. Clearly this is a poem about growing old and death. Throughout the poem, Thomas encourages the reader to think death should be fought rather than surrendered to. At first glance, fighting death seems to be the only message conveyed. However, when examined closer, it becomes obvious that it is also about life and how it is lived. Superficially, the poem only seems to plea against giving…...
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Poem “Adam’s Curse” by William Butler Yeats
W. B. Yeats was born in Dublin, Ireland. He was a lonely and unhappy boy, because of which he began to day dream and write escapist poetry. Yeats grew up as a member of the former Protestant Ascendancy at the time undergoing a crisis of identity. In 1889, Yeats met Maud Gonne, then a 23-year-old heiress and ardent Nationalist. Gonne had admired "The Isle of Statues" and sought out his acquaintance. Yeats developed an obsessive infatuation with her beauty and…...
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Which Excerpt From “The Love Song Of J Alfred Prufrock”
Poem Summary Lines 1-6 This epigraph is taken from Dante’s Divine Comedy. It reads: “If I thought my answer were to one who could ever return to the world, this flame would move no more; but since no one has ever returned alive from this depth, if what I hear be true, without fear of infamy I answer you. ” The words are spoken by a lost soul, damned to Hell for the attempt to buy absolution in advance of…...
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“I Died for Beauty—but Was Scarce…”
The speaker says that she died for Beauty, but she was hardly adjusted to her tomb before a man who died for Truth was laid in a tomb next to her. When the two softly told each other why they died, the man declared that Truth and Beauty are the same, so that he and the speaker were “Brethren. ” The speaker says that they met at night, “as Kinsmen,” and talked between their tombs until the moss reached their…...
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The Red Wheel Barrow & This Is Just to Say
Has a poem ever seemed meaningless or pointless to you? Many people have a hard time finding the themes behind William Carlos’s poems: The Red Wheelbarrow and This is Just to Say. The poem The Red Wheelbarrow represents essential human habits, re-birth, and the cycle of life. The poem This is Just to Say represents the story of Adam and Eve. In these two poems two strong poetic elements can be found. These elements are symbolism and imagery, which also…...
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Nissim Ezekiel: The Poet of Bombay
Nissim Ezekiel as a poet of “City, Modernity & Urbanity” through His contribution of “BOMBAY POEMS” Nissim Ezekiel :- A poet and writer of city or urbanity. How poet is called as a poet of urbanity. My essay proceeds to define the same. A poet is called the poet of urbanity if his poetry is the poetry of urbanity. The poetry of urbanity means the poetry of modernity and modernity in poetry means vigorous experiments of the breakdown of cultural…...
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Literary Analysis
El Dorado, a ballad poem written by Edgar Allan Poe, is notably one of his most prolific, and prominent works. It depicts the journey of a knight searching for the “land of El Dorado”, while enduring a loss of strength, and affliction of old age. The term “El Dorado” is frequently used metaphorically to describe a utopia, true love, success, or sincere happiness. There are various interpretations of what Poe was referring to in his mentioning of El Dorado. However,…...
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Poems “How to Die” and “Aftermath”
Candace Sims English 200 November 24, 2010 Poetry can be compared and contrasted in many ways. I have chosen to compare and contrast two poems by Siegfried Sassoon. “His poetry both described the horrors of the trenches, and satirized the patriotic pretensions of those who, in Sassoon's view, were responsible for the pointless deaths of millions” (Wikipedia). His poems contains a deep meaning and an important message, his poetry has a passionate expression of outrage at the horrors of war…...
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Shahnameh by: Firdausi
CONTEXT A. BACKGROUND ON THE AUTHOR Firdausi Tousi, (935–1020) is considered to be one of the greatest Persian poets to have ever lived. Among the national heroes and literary greats of all time, Firdausi has a very special place. His life-long endeavor, dedication and personal sacrifices to preserve the national identity, language and heritage of his homeland put him in great hardship during his lifetime, but won him fame and honor for one of the greatest poetic masterpieces of all…...
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Linguistic Analysis of Obama’s Inaugural Speech
The following sample essay is about the linguistic analysis of Obama's inaugural speech. To read the introduction, body, and conclusion of the essay, scroll down. Moreover, the speaker maintains the atmosphere of unity throughout the speech, so that the speech produces an effect when the audience becomes a co-author of it. My thesis will also discuss some aspects of persuasive strategies employed in the speech from those dating back as long as Ancient Greece to temporal discourses. The linguistic devices…...
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“Suicide in the Trenches” Siegfred Sassoon
In my analysis, I will demonstrate how Siegfred Sassoon has used many different language techniques to show his perspective on the true meaning of war. For example, the poet has used simplistic diction that creates an image of the destruction of a “simple soldier boy”. At first we see him whistling, this then degrades to depression which lead him to committing suicide. Siegfred Sassoon concludes his poem with anger and a powerful message. “Sneak home and pray you’ll never know”…...
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"If I Could Tell You" W.H. Auden
"If I Could Tell You" Analysis In "If I Could Tell You" W. H. Auden uses personification, repetition and imagery in order to prove the point; you must live your life like you do not have time left. Auden gives a vast setting over all. There are two main characters; Auden and time. The dialogue is in first person and he is speaking to some one he cares about. Auden uses personification to give life to time. This shows how…...
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Ode To The West Wind Theme
Shelley’s “Ode to the West Wind” The eighteenth century was a time of revolution in Europe; the French Revolution. It introduced a new era of enlightenment and individual freedom. This revolution led the poets to explore freedom, independent ideas and limitless imaginations on poems. This movement was called Romanticism and it was characterized by stressing new ideas of nature and change. Percy Bysshe Shelley took up these revolutionary ideas in his poems. In “Ode to the West Wind”, Shelley presented…...
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The Lady of Shalott by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
The poem The Lady of Shalott, arranged in four parts, talks about the inner dilemmas and conflicts that an artist faces constantly. The rewards of resolutely focusing on the artistic world are at times insufficient to compensate for the emptiness experienced in the artist’s personal life. Through the example of the Lady of Shalott and her devoted attention to the art of “weaving her magical webs”, the author expresses the heroic battle within. This essay will argue that the central…...
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Abeka 11th grade American literature, Test 10
James Weldon Johnson "She is not dead; She's resting in the bosom of Jesus". Jesse Stuart "After I'd seen the way my sister was beaten up, I begged to go to Lonesome Valley. " Edgar Lee Masters "Life is too short for you - It takes life to love Life. " Marian Anderson "I was born on Webster Street in South Philadelphia in a room my parents had rented when they were married. " Robert Frost "I took the one…...
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Literature in Childhood Education Final Review
Which of the following is not a major value of sharing literature with children? Curriculum modification Studies show that Children go through the same stages of language development although the rate of development varies. Using words, stories in rhyme, and acting out sounds and movement are important aspects of Language development Walter Loban's research suggests that discussion should be a vital part of elementary literature programs because it helps children Organize ideas and illustrate complex generalizations. How can wordless picture…...
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American Literature Unit 4: The Modern Age 1915-1946
The "modern temper" was uncertain and distrustful of science and religion. True World War I proved that society had succeeded in bringing peace and happiness to everyone. False World War I was a worldwide struggle for political, economic, and military supremacy. True _______ was reluctant to involve itself in European affairs. America The large-scale loss of life in ______ caused writers to be pessimistic. World War I After World War I, Americans were content with traditional manners and beliefs. False…...
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Death Be Not Proud by John Donne
John Donne’s poem Death Be Not Proud is typical of the religious/metaphysical genre employed by the poet. All human beings have a lurking fear of death. As we get older, this fear increases and ultimately dominates our thoughts. But contrary to the negative connotations attached to the event of death, Donne presents to the readers an interesting alternative understanding of this all too common aspect of life. While on surface the poem seems to dismiss the threat and fear of…...
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English Literature and Composition Heroic Couplet – Transition
Heroic Couplet In poetry, a rhymed couplet written in iambic pentameter (five feet, each with one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable). Hubris Insolence, arrogance, or pride. Hyperbole An extreme exaggeration for literary effect that is not mean to be interpreted literally. Iambic Pentameter A five-foot line made up of an unaccented follower by an accented syllable. It is the most common metric foot in the English-language poetry. Imagery Anything that affects or appeals to the reader's senses: sight,…...
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Memory by Anne Bronte
The following sample essay is about Memory by Anne Bronte. To read the introduction, body, and conclusion of the essay, scroll down. The gender of the narrator cannot be precisely determined but it can be established that the narrator is an adult who happens to be reminiscing on the good old days. From the way the speaker describes we can guess that it is probably a lady. This is in the way she has a strong emotional attachment to flowers.…...
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British Literature: Quiz 3 (16th Century)
Utopia (n) no place (literally); a fantastical vision of a New World free from society vices and ills Renaissance (n) the rebirth of art, culture, and intellect started in Italy after the Middle Ages Bastion (n) a fortified place, stronghold Comedy (n) a play that is primarily humorous Immoral (adj) not following accepted moral standards Erudite (adj) learned; scholarly; bookish Sacraments (n) the sacred rituals of the Church, such as communion, baptism, and marriage Conceit (n) an elaborate comparison used…...
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AP Literature Terms P4 (Litotes-Postmodernism)
Litotes A trope that involves making an affirmation by negating its opposite. "Not unkind" means "kind." "Not bad" usually means "good." Loose Sentence A complex sentence in which an independent clause is followed by one or more other elements. It is syntactically complete on the front end. These are less formal, more conversational, and more common in English than periodic sentences. Meiosis A trope involving deliberate understatement, usually for comic, ironic, or satiric effect. Typically involves characterizing something in a…...
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Literary and Dramatic Conventions in Romeo and Juliet
Antagonist The character who works against the protagonist Protagonist The main character in a story *Image/ imagery A word picture that uses descriptive language to create a mental image Example: "With tears augmenting the fresh morning dew....." (Act I: Scene I: lines 118-119) Symbolism A concrete object that represents an abstract idea. (like Cupid) Foreshadowing A literary device where the author hints what will happen in the future. (when romeo has a dream about his own death, when Juliet remarks…...
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literature unite review 7
poetry artfully compressed thought resulting in the elevated expression of ideas sestet a stanza of six lines stanza divisions of a poem based on thought, meter, or rhyme and usually recognized by the number of lines they contain rhythm a regular pace or beat rhyme scheme the pattern of rhyme sounds in a poem or in a stanza of poetry rhymed verse verse having end rhyme and regular meter quatrain a stanza or poem of four lines octave a stanza…...
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Language and Literature | Grade 8 | Final Exam | Poetry and Literary Terms
alliteration repetition of initial consonant sounds; used to draw attention to certain words or ideas, to imitate sounds, and to create musical effects (EX: sacred stone, silver shoon) Also doesn't have to start with the same letter can end in a "st" sound like "first-water star") allusion reference to a well-know person, place, event, literary work, or work of art (Ex. On the "Wreck of the Hesperus" the daughter prayed to be saved and thought of Christ, calming the waters…...
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8.3 Greek Mythology & Literature
The Greeks created what to explain the world? Myths Ancient Greek literature provides some of the worlds greatest what and what? Poems and stories Greek what lives on and influences our world even today? Literature Mythology? Body of stories about gods or heroes that tries to explain how the world works Homer? Author of two great epic poems, the Iliad and the odyssey Sappho? Most famous lyrical poet of Ancient Greece Aesop? Author of the worlds most famous set of…...
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AP Literary terms 5 + 6 principles of theme
Third person narrator focuses on feeling of one character omniscient knows all and everything about characters objective point of view narrorator who is totally impersonal tells story Polysyndeton Sentence which uses a conjuction with NO commas to seperate items in a series. EX: X and Y and Z protagonist Central character in a story who drives the action usually the hero or anti-hero Pun a play on words based on multiple meanings of a word Quatrain Poem consisting of four…...
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Commentary on The Second Coming by William Butler Yeats
In his poem originally titled The Second Birth, William Butler Yeats issues a warning to mankind concerning the inevitability that its destructive ways will give rise to a new age of darkness and anarchy. Yeats prophesizes the impending doom of humanity through the arrival of a second holy being, arisen to void the internal fissures which cripple 20th century culture. The poem encapsulates Yeats’ bleak vision of the future through violent imagery, ritualistic language, vivid symbolism, and allusions to fundamental…...
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The World’s Wife by Carol Ann Duffy Analysis
By subverting male dominance in “The World’s Wife”, Duffy challenges gender conventions and ultimately transcends them, however women are still trapped by predetermined societal constructs. In this presentation, attack will be defined as the assertion of power over someone and in the world’s wife, it shall be defined as the subversion of male dominance by the female. Transgression will be defined as going beyond what society deems as conventional/normal. Therefore I will be focusing on the ways in which Duffy establishes female…...
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A Comparison between “Dulce et decorum est.” and “Refugee Blues”
These two poems are both written concerning the same subject of War. Owen writes from a personal viewpoint, recanting the horrific events he lived through during the Great War and exploring the mythical status of the soldier by using images that are unexpected of a soldier. "Bent double like old beggars under sacks...coughing like hags." People expected soldiers to be strong, young and healthy fighters with a strong sense of patriotism, but instead see images of weak, vulnerable despairing men.…...
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Wooing Women in Poetry
Andrew Marvell was born in the year sixteen-twenty one, in Yorkshire. He became a lecturer in Hull and was educated at Hull Grammar School, and in sixteen-thirty three he matriculated as a Sizar of Trinity College, Cambridge. Marvell wrote many poems, and 'To His Coy Mistress' was one of them. The poem was published in the seventeenth century and is a good example of love poetry in this century. Also in the seventeenth century, a poet called John Doone also…...
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