Explore how the parent child relationship is presented in “nettles” and “praise song for my mother” and comment on the feeling expressed in both poems Introduction Both “nettles” and “praise song for my mother” focus on parent child relationships. “nettles” is a poem that tells a story about a little boy who falls into some nettles‚ and “praise song for my mother” is a poem that displays love and praise for someone’s mother. However both poems show the feelings of both the parents and the children
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breaking through—(1-4) This form of writing does not generally follow the common meter as only the second and fourth lines rhyme. What is interesting about this style is that the stanza has the feel of a Common Meter yet the rhyme scheme is not ABAB like the Common meter commands. The tone‚ the rhyme scheme‚ and the varied meter differentiate Ballad Meter from Common Meter. (Gillespie 1) This poem is about the loss of her mind and the culmination of events that occur in her head. By discarding
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feeling of unease and discomfort‚ inviting readers to grapple with the conflicting emotions and moral ambiguities that lie in the poem. Moreover‚ the rhyme scheme of the poem heightens the theme of abuse and violence. The poem follows a rhyme scheme of ABAB‚ this structure establishes a view of lightheartedness and a sing-song tune. This mimics the momentum of a lively dance‚ such as the waltz. It also provides a contrast as the imagery and use of words take on a darker
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beginning of the poem she describes the young girls saying that they were “Defenseless in their Wretchedness”. Throughout the entire poem Harper uses sophisticated language to paint the picture of the Auction. The rhyme scheme or rhythm in this poem is ABAB. After reading this poem the reader can feel the sorrow and pain of having someone near and dear to their
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in the structure and rhyme of both poems. Pied beauty is a sonnet poem with rhyme (ABCABCDABDB). This highlights the melodic line of this pome‚ enhancing the sense of awe. On the other hand‚ Hunting has 4 stanzas consist of 4 lines each with rhyme (ABAB) until the third stanza. Sudden removal of rhyme contrasts the situation before and after the snake has gone underscoring the contrasting emotion of Wright. ‘Pied Beauty’ portrayed the beauty of God’s creation. Simile was used in ‘for skies of couple-color
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“The slow‚ wet‚ melancholy bleating ships” The words “Slow‚ wet and Melancholy” really emphasize on the depressing factor of the atmosphere created in this poem. The rhyme scheme of this poem is irregular‚ usually rhyming every alternate line- Eg. ABAB...‚ though sometimes this rule doesn’t apply. There is one couplet present in it too. This particular rhyme scheme has the added effect of emphasis. It makes the poem feel very focused and sharp‚ For example‚ Lines Fifteen and Sixteen are a pair of
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second quatrains tell the reader of each lover’s dishonestly to the other. The third quatrain is where the tone begins to change. Shakespeare uses rhyme in the sonnet so that it can be read in a more comprehensive and fluid way. The sonnet is devised in ABAB format to give the poem a better sound when read aloud. Shakespeare’s work has been famous for many reasons and will continue to be great‚ but the way he uses words may be what he most famous for. In Sonnet 138‚ he used word plays‚ paradoxes‚ and
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internet at http://www.online-literature.com/coleridge/634/. Dejection: An Ode Part VI is written by the composer passing a judgement of his life’s course. The poem is set in rhyme schemes alternating between couplets (CC) and bracketed rhythms (ABAB). He recounts the periods of his life in which hope was able to conquer over many misfortunes that he had encountered. However‚ the heavy feeling of distress which is intertwined within the text‚ engulf and rob the composer of his power of Imagination
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Write a critical appreciation of the poem making comment on the poetic devices used to create an atmosphere of existential despair. The poem "Mr Bleaney" by Philip Larkin was written in 1955‚ when the Second World War was still in everybody’s mind. It tells the story of a man (probably the poet himself) who rents a room and discovers by looking at the apartment the monotonous life of the person who used to live there Mr Bleaney. By the end of the poem‚ the man starts identifying himself to Bleaney
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hometown in New South Wales. In this poem‚ the persona or the voice is that of the poet herself. The poem is written in a quatrain‚ i.e four stanzas altogether and each stanza with four lines each. There is also a definite rhyme scheme of the poem :ABAB but the poet has changed the rhyme scheme in the last stanza making it ABBA to make the stanza different from the rest of the poem. The meter of the poem is iambic tetrameter but there is a slight variance in this meter throughout the poem to create
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