In George Gascoigne's “For That He Looked Not Upon Her”, the speaker's complex relationship with a lover is revealed through diction, imagery, and metaphors.…
This Victorian poem is about the narrator (a fallen woman), the Lord and Kate. It is a ballad which tells the story from the narrator’s perspective about being shunned by society after her ‘experiences’ with the lord. The poem’s female speaker recalls her contentment in her humble surroundings until the local ‘Lord of the Manor’ took her to be his lover. He discarded her when she became pregnant and his affections turned to another village girl, Kate, whom he then married. Although the speaker’s community condemned the speaker as a ‘fallen’ woman, she reflects that her love for the lord was more faithful than Kate’s. She is proud of the son she bore him and is sure that the man is unhappy that he and Kate remain childless. Some readers think that she feels more betrayed by her cousin than the lord. This poem is a dramatic monologue written in the Victorian era.…
In the poems ‘To his coy mistress’ and ‘In Paris With You’, both of the poets are speaking about a relationship with their lover and they present love through the use of language in many different ways.…
The poem takes the form of a sonnet, most typically known as a gesture of love. However, in the poem Harwood mocks this love-theme. The woman is loved for her “softness”, “mane” and her “smell” by the beast that personifies a man. These are purely physical qualities. Insight into who the woman is beyond her body is intentionally omitted from the beat’s reminiscing. The attraction felt for woman is only skin deep and is misguided by the beast’s “rank longing”. The sexualisation in the first stanza is developed by the image of an evocative “thigh”. A carnal motif that is hidden behind the idealised ‘true love’ that is divulged shamelessly by Harwood. Subsequently the beast’s ‘love’ is only the lustful thoughts of her body. By unveiling the undertones of the couple’s erotic relationship, Harwood is being critical of the false notions of innocent attraction - replacing them with the “love feast” that is sexual desire. It is Harwood’s challenge against the orthodox expectation ‘purity’…
She sharply admonishes females who criticize her wild and passionate flings, choosing instead to honor the traditional rules of their maternal role models who are ‘long necks Of neighbours sitting where their mothers sat” (5-6). Millay is proud of the critically acclaimed work she accomplishes during the day within the boundaries of “the lofty tower [she] labour[s] at,” but she is clearly unashamed of the sordid affairs in which she engages in the evening (3). The author readily accepts full responsibility for both her accomplishments and her transgressions acknowledging, “To what it is, this tower; it is my own” (10). She reprimands her critics who condemn her insatiable sexual appetite responding that those encounters are the stimulants which create the passion for her poetry. While her contemporaries may offer a more sterile, less scandalous alternative to her work, Millay’s poetry is the result of her personal experiences of “anguish; pride; and burning thought; And lust is there, and nights not spent alone”…
Compare how language is used to explore ideas and feelings in ‘Checking out me History’ and one other poem from the Anthology.…
In the poem “Sweethearts,” by Allen Branden he describes the feelings of a young couple who have to sneak out to find time to spend with each other. The line, “Through the pale statuary and falling leaves” (2) gives the poem a setting of being in a cemetery in the autumn. Their love is so strong that they never want to be apart. The speaker is a man who is telling a story about a relationship that he was in as a teenager; he is not speaking to anyone unparticular. Through diction, symbols and tone the author explains how young love can be confusing, misunderstood, and full of emotion.…
The most interesting poetic device found in the poem was the use of extended metaphor. It is evident in lines three to ten:…
Krispy Kreme is an American company that provides customers with freshly cooked doughnuts, baked goods and a selection of beverages. Vernon Rudolph founded Krispy Kreme in Winston – Salem, North Carolina in 1937. Australia became the first destination outside of North America to produce the iconic Original Glazed doughnuts with Krispy Kreme expanding onto Australian shores in June 2003. The First Store was opened in Penrith, Sydney to great success and today there are 50 retail stores across the country. Krispy Kreme’s product range consists of their signature Original Glazed Doughnut, an assortment of flavoured and filled doughnuts, hot and cold beverages such as coffee and milkshakes as well as…
In Sir Philip Sidney’s apostrophic sonnet, “Thou Blind Man’s Mark,” the speaker shifts through multiple tones, ranging from frustration and anger to resolution and confidence. Despite the complex attitude the speaker conveys throughout the poem, the mindset about desire is clearly contained by the use of repetition, metaphors, and shifts. The poetic devices allow the speaker’s experience with desire to be expressed as a powerful force.…
References: COURTLY LOVE. (2012). "COURTLY LOVE." The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2012. Credo Reference. Web. 21 February 2013.…
The loss of affection throughout the poem is seen as a one of the most significant resulting in various forms of alienation. A prime example of such a theme can be seen through the image of the prostitute within the poetry.…
answer to the problem at hand. Any policymaker that does not go through the different stages…
McDonald’s is a fast food restaurant chain and “has over 32,000 locations in more than 100 countries around the globe” (McDonald’s website). It is one of most popular fast food restaurants in the world, and preferred by a lot of people. The restaurants are very modern and cozy and always have a place for children to play in. It is also known for their Happy Meals, which contains a hamburger, french fries and the always desired toy. McDonald’s is my favorite fast food restaurant because it has everything I love. Their food is my favorite, the service is good and they have charities, which is very important.…
Elizabeth Bishop’s use of language in her poems has allowed readers to grasp a better understanding of feeling in her poetry. During the beginning of Bishop’s career, she was often referred to as a ‘miniaturist’. Her concentration on minor details aided readers in building mental images while reading her poems. By focusing deeply on the description of images, it became easier for readers to understand the emotion and intensity of each line. Often times, Bishop would gain inspiration from the images she witnessed with her own eyes. Several of Bishop’s poems are in fact based entirely off of personal experiences and past memories. Elizabeth Bishop guides the reader through descriptive detail, in order to aid them in fully understanding the feeling of her poetry. In this answer I will examine Bishop’s use of language and how it aids the reader in uncovering the intensity of feeling in her poetry.…