work. Kipling wrote the poem‚ “If”‚ that can be found online at http://www.kipling.org.uk/poems_if.htm‚ a Carpe Diem poem meaning seize the day‚ which suggests and gives warning about what one may encounter in life and what they can do for the world to be theirs. Having the structure of four stanzas with eight lines in each stanza‚ Kipling uses repetition‚ conjunctions‚ personifications‚ and an illusion as the literary devices in his poem. Throughout the poem‚ the author repeats the
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known for being a feminist poet is the author of “Barbie Doll”. The title of this poem‚ “Barbie doll” make us think about a “perfect” girl toy that every child owns‚ but slowly we realize that this is not what the author means. In the first stanza‚ Piercy starts by saying “This girl child was born as usual”‚ which lets us understand that she was a normal girl just like anybody else. Other than that‚ the first stanza has a lot to do with symbols‚ the dolls‚ the stove‚ the iron‚ the lipstick‚ they all
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In the poem “At grass” by Philip Larkin the poet writes about his encounter with two retired horses. A passage of time is significant in this poem as it is only after the poet thinks back to what the horse’s life was like before it they retired that he has a change of mind and realises that they are probably better off now than they were in the past. The first hint that the poet gives us‚ is in his title of the poem “At Grass” as this gives the impression that the horses are at rest and away from
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Summary Keats’s speaker opens his first stanza by addressing Autumn‚ describing its abundance and its intimacy with the sun‚ with whom Autumn ripens fruits and causes the late flowers to bloom. In the second stanza‚ the speaker describes the figure of Autumn as a female goddess‚ often seen sitting on the granary floor‚ her hair “soft-lifted” by the wind‚ and often seen sleeping in the fields or watching a cider-press squeezing the juice from apples. In the third stanza‚ the speaker tells Autumn not to wonder
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There’s a place called Uranium That just can’t be beat From preserving our food To giving us heat This place called Uranium Helps us people a lot Even though it is tiny‚ Much smaller than a dot If you’ve never heard of Uranium Well‚ you’re in for a treat So just sit back‚ relax And I’ll tell you something neat About this place called Uranium That’s really pretty cool In fact it’s much like your Town‚ church‚ or school There are a couple things though That you’ll have to get used to Before you understand
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What do the speakers of Frost’s poems reveal about themselves through the stories they tell? About Repeated items (theme‚ diction) Tone (through diction) Words (genre‚ metaphor‚ simile‚ imagery‚ etc.) Alliteration (sound created) Rhyme (end rhyme- group ideas‚ internal rhyme- strengthen idea + emphasizes‚ masculine rhyme- rhyming syllables are stressed and feminine rhyme- rhyming syllables are unstressed) Rhythm Structure Prosody- technical aspects of a poem i.e. rhyme scheme‚ rhythmic pattern
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POEM COMMENTARY A POISON TREE BY WILLIAM BLAKE A Poison Tree is a poem written by William Blake which is themed around hate‚ anger and revenge. The poem is basically a metaphor or a piece of pathetic fallacy wherein the speaker has ascribed his feelings and state of mind to the form of a tree. William Blake wrote a series of poems called Song of Experiences‚ which were a collection of texts in which he shows the human spirit when it is confirmed to rules‚ resulting in strong emotions of anger
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The poem does not rhyme but the poet has used repetition to slow the poem down and make the reader feel the heaviness of heart that the poet feels. The poet uses similes and metaphors throughout the poem for example when he says ‘I have learned to wear many faces like dresses’ implying different expressions for different occasions. The poet has used a very strong metaphor when he writes that his laugh in the mirror is ‘like a snakes bare fangs’. A snake is commonly used in mythology and fairy tales
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different themes. The theme of the Burns poem is the beautiful ardency of the lover saying farewell to his love‚ while the Rosetti poem focuses on the joyous feelings of lovers being reunited. Both poems convey love as an emotion that transcends the immediate world of feeling; thus‚ references are made by the speakers to eternity‚ and vivid imagery is employed to describe extraordinary settings. Although both poems focus on love‚ the tone in the Burns poem is tragic‚ while "A Birthday" conveys celebratory
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The poem “Charge of the Light Brigade” starts off with 600 soldiers on horses charge into battle in the “valley of death”. They march about half a league which is around one and a half mile to the battlefield. The poem depicts a scene of soldiers charging into the valley of death. Someone yells “forward‚ the light brigade! Charge For the guns!” which is the general commanding his troops into the valley of death. The second stanza starts off with saying that there was no one scared even though they
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