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    nature is shown in ‘Wind’ and ‘Spellbound’ In his poem ‘Wind ’Ted Hughes describes a menacing storm that strikes a house in a deserted‚ unpopulated area and the storm’s destructive effect on the land. His use of personification‚ similes‚ metaphors‚ alliteration‚ and creative imagery creates an atmosphere of danger of nature’s rage that certainly changes into an atmosphere of defeat and helplessness. In contrast the poet for ‘Spellbound’ makes you think the poem is about witchcraft and is very magical

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    starting this paragraph. I may be right in saying this is unlike a few – if not many – people in my form who had trouble starting. This is not me. I have simply strived to string this braid of bubbling and beautiful words together. Do you not find the alliteration‚ sibilance‚ plosive sounds and onomatopoeia in the last sentence level seven worthy? I’m hard pressed to find a reason for not giving me a level seven‚ as‚ a great man like you can‚ I hope‚ see what is right in front of you – a level seven-worthy

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    characteristics she has inherited since she has become ruined. This helps bring the image of Melia alive to the reader. 3. Rhyme Scheme Hardy uses the rhyme scheme AABB to create a lyrical feeling to the poem giving it a rhythm. 4. Alliteration Hardy uses alliteration to help emphasize the changes Melia has made as a person which includes changes in speech and in outward appearance. 5. Symbolism there is symbolism in the passage because when the author describes Melia as ruined‚ Melia is not

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    Explication of “Piers Plowman” by William Langland ENG/306 April 9‚ 2012 Shannon Loerch Explication of “Piers Plowman” by William Langland In the 14th century William Langland penned a poem entitled “Piers Plowman”. He used 111 lines of metered rhythm to illustrate a man’s quest for a stereotypical Christian life. Classified as a dramatic poem the manner in which the author describes this quest invokes an imaginative fever in the mind of the reader. The language used requires

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    and lets him go. There are five stanzas in this poem. Bishop uses very descriptive language‚ the way she describes the fish “his brown skin hung in strips like ancient wallpaper‚ ”speckled with barnacles” ”fine rosettes of lime‚”. The poet uses Alliteration to give the poem a musical quality “held him beside the boat” ”the big bones” “with tarnished tin-foil”. Bishop also uses Assonance to give the poem fluidity “here and there” “but shallower‚ and yellowed‚” “backed and packed”. She uses simile in

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    wants to continue reading. „As soft as chiffon curtains: / Closing. Closing” The repetition of the ´s´ sound makes this a very gentle ending to the night and the full stops between closing indicate a certain amount of time has passed. The alliteration of line three in the poem “Out‚out” „Sweet-scented stuff when the breeze drew across it”‚ helps to emphasize the “scent” of the timber being cut. Also there is sibilance‚ because of the five ´s` sounds in the line‚ and also this sibilance

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    the reader to a small island away from the chaos of everyday life‚ an island where the poet imagines he will go to live independently. The reader is transported‚ with the poet‚ to a place far away from schedules‚ deadlines‚ and stress. Yeats uses alliteration‚ end rhymes‚ and other poetic strategies to transport the reader to his imaginary getaway: the Isle of Innisfree. One technique Yeats uses in his poem is anaphora. In the first line of the poem Yeats writes‚ “I will arise and go now‚ and

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    Look again at ‘At a Potato Digging’ by Seamus Heaney and at ‘A Sheep Fair’ by Thomas Hardy‚ which both deal with the theme of the hardship of rural life. With close reference to the ways each poet uses language‚ compare and contrast what the speakers in the poems say about rural life. You should include relevant contextual material. Which poem do you find more interesting? Give your reasons. Seamus Heaney and Thomas Hardy both depict images of rural life as difficult and uncomfortable. In their

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    The reason behind Sir Walter Raleigh’s “A Farewell to False Love” is evident in the title‚ the first few lines‚ and throughout the entire poem. It repeats over and over the theme of love being false and untrue. The poet portrays love as being a horrible thing‚ a liar and a deceiver. The poem is structured in the ababcc format‚ which was a common simple style of the time. The poem portrays love as being warm and fuzzy on the outside‚ but really just a "poisoned serpent covered all with flowers." This

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    the mother instinctively when she tried to approach its hiding place but then the poet alludes to evil in the phrase “…diabolic tail…”‚ comparing the scorpion to the devil‚ which contrasts with our initial image of the insect. The poet uses alliteration to describe the moment of the sting‚ “Parting with his poison…”. The scorpion then departs‚ “…he risked the rain again…”‚ probably because he was scared off by all the villagers that then come to the house upon hearing about the sting. Ezekiel

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