The rhyme scheme always connects the B (2nd line) of each couplet. E.g Stanza one – AB/CB/DB/DB. Sometimes the first line of the couplet is rhymed. The rhyme emphasises the last world to aid meaning. The regular rhyme could also suggest that narrator has not only been dominated by the Lord (because men and in particular men of a higher social standing) but is also trapped with Victorian social conventions (she is now a fallen woman…
Eboe (Nigerian) born Olaudah Equiano was kidnapped as a child and sold to slave traders going to the West Indies, where after that he spent most of his life on ships serving the captains of slave ships and other navy vessels, presenting a more accurate insight into the importance of the slave trade to modernity. He was fortunate to save enough money to buy his freedom in 1766,also providing the idea of a lack of sailors if the risk was too high, as many seamen and sailors would die at sea due to the poor living conditions, allowing black men to earn some money during treacherous voyages. Equiano views each voyage as "an opportunity of getting a sum large enough to purchase" his liberty through his own trades. When Equiano eventually acquires…
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Guatavus Vassa, the African, Written by Himself (1789)…
Phyllis Wheatley was born in 1753 in West Africa. Wheatley was brought from Africa to Boston by a ship called Phillis. She was then sold to Wheatley family. Hence, the name Phyllis Wheatley. The Wheatley family was supportive of Phyllis education, their daughter and son helped educate her. Her first poem was published in the newpaper in 1767. Pyllis traveled to london, in hopes of meeting the Countess. The countess was unable to meet with Phyllis, but helped her published her volume of poems. When, Pyllis returned home, she was given her freedom. Phyllis was the first published African American woman and poet.…
“The real names of our people were destroyed during slavery. The last name of my forefathers was taken from them when they were brought to America and made slaves, and then the name of the slave master was given,”- Malcolm X. He is saying that slavery took away who you were, and all of your basic rights, and political writing was one of the ways of getting it back. In African-American history, literature has been used in many different ways, one of the most common ways was political writing. Different writers have used their writing in many ways, some talking about their better than average experience, and some about their average and terrible experience. All of them had some things in common, but still very distinctive experiences. In this…
The poem is written in blank verse. This means that there is no set rhyme scheme or metre to the poem. The poem is divided into nine stanzas of four lines each and it concludes with one single line stanza. The first nine stanzas with their four lines each, demonstrate the narrow mindedness of the white woman and the thinking of her fellow white Americans; while, the final one line stanza is an attempt by the poet to show that the Native American Indians are both separate and have a broader scope than the white Americans. Yet, the use of the blank verse form by the poet, suggests that there is room for imaginative speculation on the poem.…
Eliza Griswold use rhyme in her poem “Occupation.” The rhymes in the poem give a continuous reading format whereby any reader is convinced to continue reading. This is a repetition of similar sound in two or more words, most likely at the end of each line. This creates rhythm in a poem. Internal rhyme refers to words which rhyme within the lines. “Dead” and “unfed” in the fifth line have internal rhyme. The first rhyming words are denoted by a, followed by b, and so on. For instance, in this poem, the rhyming words are “feet”, “heat” and “bed”, “unfed”, “twentyfold” and “sold”, “alone” and “stone”. The rhyme scheme is therefore aabbbbacc. The rhyme makes this poem more enjoyable and gives the reader a catching tone right from the beginning. The rhyme links each sentence to the other giving a continuous story and the theme of the poem.…
In addition, Tennyson's use of rhyme scheme with the repetition of statements and words puts emphasis on certain lines which in turn provides development for the tone. The poem's structure is very fragmented, his rhymes were mainly repetition of the same word at the end of the line or the entire line itself, such as:…
Line one, three, and four had quatrains; line one had kindling at the conclusion and line three had erected at the end where line four had could at the end. This is an instance of a virile rhyme. Lines six, eight, and nine had words on the conclusion of the sentence that rhymed; fair, wear, and there. Lines 11, 13, and 14 had words at the end that rhymed; lay, day, and way. I ponder the edifice of this poem is from a story viewpoint.…
Rhyme is used in many literary pieces in order to emphasize certain words to give hints towards the theme of the writing. Josh uses end rhyme to emphasize the morose feelings he…
As the soul goes through the rotation of events, the rhyme scheme seems to break the closer the soul gets to freedom. The speaker says, “The soul has bandaged moments- / when too appalled to stir / She feels some ghastly fright come up / and stop to look at her” (Dickinson 1-4). The rhyming in the lines shows perfect rhyme, but as the story progresses Dickinson writes, “As do the bee- delirious borne- / Long dungeoned from his Rose / Touch Liberty- then know no more- / But Noon, and Paradise” (Dickinson 15-18). Dickinson incorporates a significant break in the story where the soul is no longer free. Another rhyme is used to signify that the rhyming scheme helps assemble the basis of the poem. During the soul’s stage of being bandaged prompts the speaker to report, “Salute her with long fingers- / Caress her freezing hair- / Sip, Goblin, from the very lips / the lover- hovered- o’er / Unworthy, that a thought so mean / Accost a theme- so - fair” (Dickinson 5-10). The speaker reports the observations of the soul by describing the events and providing their personal analysis of the situation. Thus, the use of rhyme in the poem foreshadows the rotation of experiences the soul goes through to further the reasoning behind the…
The poem has a rhyme scheme of A, B, C, B; lines 2 and 4 rhymed, but lines 1 and 3 did not. In addition, there are 3 stanzas that have a recurring pattern, to clarify, the three sections represent a journey of growth.…
One of the main poetic devices that Alfred, Lord Tennyson has used in this poem is rhyme. The rhyme scheme of the individual lines and the stanzas is ABAB' because the first and the third stanza lines are linked to one another as the second and fourth. Also, both the first and third stanzas begin with two symbols referring to the beginning of the night and both of the stanzas follow with the next two lines starting with an "And".…
The rhyming words are used in the poem for many times. The pattern is very interesting. The rhyming words happen at the end of every second line, for example ‘inside and cried’. Those two words show how sad the character is. Also the rhyming make it simple for people to read and it runs smoothly when it rhymes. People can remember the poem easier.…
The imaginative response to experience reflecting a keen awareness of language. Types of Poetry • Ballad – Songlike poem; tells a story • Lyric - musical verse; expresses observations & feelings of a single speaker. • Haiku - 3-line verse form. First & 3rd lines have five syllables; 2nd has 7.…