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    Poem #640: Interpretation

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    I cannot live with You— It would be Life— And Life is over there__ Behind the Shelf The Sexton keeps the Key to— Putting up Our life—His Porcelain— Like a Cup— Discarded of the Housewife— Quaint—or Broke— A newer Sevres pleases— Old Ones crack— I could not die—with You— For One must wait To shut the Other’s Gaze down— You—could not— And I—Could I stand by And see You—freeze— Without my Right of Frost— Death’s privilege? Nor could I rise—with You— Because Your Face

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    Before You Were Mine ‘Before You Were Mine’‚ written by Carol Ann Duffy is a poem about the adoration that the writer feels for her mother. Her feelings are revealed in first person. Duffy uses a range of narrative techniques like onomatopoeia‚ metaphors and short sentences which stand out and make the writer’s point clear. These techniques help reveal the author’s changing attitude from selfish and possessive to loving and affectionate‚ when considering the younger version of her mother. After

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    includes many examples of assonance “For oft when on my couch I lie”‚ the o in a lot of the words slows the poem down‚ and it allows you to reflect on the sentence. There is alteration in this poem for example “Beside the lake ‚beneath the trees” .Alliteration makes the sentence remorable and allows the poem to flow.

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    short quotations and analysis of the effects of language. Only write about features which have significant effects. SOUNDS (1 or 2 paragraphs) Write about the significance of rhyme‚ rhythm and meter. Consider the use of repetition .Consider alliteration‚ sibilance‚ assonance‚ short and long vowel sounds‚ harsh or soft consonant sounds and onomatopoeia. CONCLUSION (1 paragraph) Return to the key words of the question and give your final personal response to the poem as a whole. Do you think the

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    Wasps Nest Commentary

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    ------------------------------------------------- The Wasp’s Nest The Wasp’s Nest by James L Rosenberg describes the struggle of power between the poet and the two birds that are building their nest. The poet uses the wasps and their nest as a symbol to show reality of the humans. Finally‚ at the end the poet realizes that his life too is like that of the wasps and thus starts to sympathize with them. The poet structures the poem in such a way to show the struggle of power between the wasps

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    First Death in Nova Scotia Commentary by Luiza Karakhanyan First Death in Nova Scotia is a short poem by Elizabeth Bishop. Elizabeth Bishop published relatively few poems during her long life. This poem arises from her experience as a child living with relatives in Nova Scotia. The poem is vividly conveying the image of innocence of the persona. It is very important how it relates to the personal experience of the poet. Elizabeth Bishop shows how a child struggles to cope with the understanding

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    also an example of alliteration. The next line reads‚ “no one dares overtake”. It is using the strong word dares‚ instead of just saying no one overtakes‚ to highlight the danger in trying to overtake while the traffic is grouped and crowded. Foulcher then writes‚ “Sunlight scrawls through the dust and the fumes‚ and shadows slap at the edge of the grass”. This contains several important writing devices. “Sunlight scrawls” and “Shadows slap” are both examples of alliteration‚ which makes them stand

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    Beautiful Experiences of Nature Nature is indestructible‚ although it can give you experiences you will keep in mind forever. The poem‚ “It Sifts from Leaden Sieves” by Emily Dickenson tells us about nature and its experiences that beautify the life and death of humans. Nature here means seasonal weather such as winter and summer. The word “it” is symbolic‚ representing the speaker in this poem. This poem talks about the nature of snow and its effects on the environment: “To Stump‚ and Stack – and

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    The mid-1900s was a timeframe in which the African-American community began to expand the boundaries of their linguistic culture. It was the timeframe in which the use of jive had extended into the everyday lives of average people‚ professional artists‚ and street corner rhymesters (Burley‚ 1944). Jive was defined by African-American journalist‚ Dan Burley‚ as the “language that is improvisatory‚ dynamic‚ and ever changing” (Burley‚ 1944). It was a language that was used as “a medium of escape for

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    strong point. It is a good example of how an author or a writer can economize words or use very few words to pass a strong message or a detailed information. Frost uses Simple words and combines the use of various language stylistic devices like alliteration‚ rhyme and assonance to bring out the message of the poem in a well-structured and understandable manner. The poem brings together the author’s attraction for nature and his trend in making straight statements. In this poem‚ the narrator demonstrates

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