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    [pic] I am a provider‚ to those living and to those not: My abundant leaves for the paper you waste‚ My towering trunk for what furniture’s based‚ Air breathed and fruits consumed‚ I bestow upon you. I am a tree; please acknowledge me. 5 I am like a child‚ defenseless‚ desperate‚ and delicate. High and mighty I stand without bothering your people‚ Yet you ravenously wreck the grounds of the feeble. What was once plenty is now

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    panels of the quilt are heartsick because she cries into the quilt at night when she would miss her grandmother. One of Parker’s alliteration phrases is‚ “I snapped beans into the silver bowl”(1). The s- sounds in snapped and silver and the b- sounds in beans and bowl are being emphasized. “…that sat on the splintering slats” (2)‚ is another example of alliteration. An example of assonance in the poem is seen here: “…of the

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    make the poem flow better. The literary device rhyme is used in the third stanza: Not enjoyment‚ and not sorrow‚ Is our destined end or way; But to act‚ that each to-morrow Find us farhter than to-day. The next literary device being used is an alliteration in the fifth stanza: Art is long‚ and Time is fleeting‚ And our hearts‚ though stout and brave‚ Still‚ like muffled drums‚ are beating Funeral marches to the grave. Those are two examples of sound devices used in this poem. Lastly‚ when you

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    Definitions of Poetic Devices simile a comparison using "as" or "like" alliteration the deliberate repetition of consonant sounds assonance deliberate repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds hyperbole exaggeration for dramatic effect metaphor a comparison not using as or like when one thing is said to be another onomatopoeia "sound echoing sense"; use of words resembling the sounds they mean oxymoron a seeming contradiction in two words put together personification attribution

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    man is destroying it. The aggressive stutter of the alliterated ‘b’ sets the mood of this poem and emphasises Wright’s deep concern for nature’s suffering. These techniques are repeated in ‘Train Journey’‚ “your delicate dry breasts”. The use of alliteration and personification of the hills being describes as “dry” suggests that the hills have no nutrients left in them to provide life for the soil. These techniques highlight her true love for nature and her country. Rich and vital images are successfully

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    ’Still I Rise’ by Maya Angelou: the poem You may write me down in history With your bitter‚ twisted lies‚ You may trod me in the very dirt But still‚ like dust‚ I’ll rise. Does my sassiness upset you? Why are you beset with gloom? ’Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells Pumping in my living room. Just like moons and like suns‚ With the certainty of tides‚ Just like hopes springing high‚ Still I’ll rise. Did you want to see me broken? Bowed head and lowered eyes? Shoulders falling down like teardrops

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    at last." He also uses imagery to explain what the boy first sees after the car crash when he says‚ "When I woke up‚ the rain was pouring down/There were people standing all around." To enhance the appeal of listening to the song‚ Cochran uses alliterations such as‚ "I lost my love‚ my life that night‚" and the phrase "... so I got to be good‚" which appears in every chorus. My next related text on that relate to journeys is the poem ’The Journey’ written by Mary Oliver in 1986. It is a poem about

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    Commentary: An Advancement of Learning by Seamus Heaney In An Advancement from Learning by Seamus Heaney‚ he describes a retrospective childhood experience. The narrator compels himself to face a deep-seated and preposterous fear which he consequently conquers. He shares his terror and revulsion by implementing vivid and vibrant imagery presented in nine quatrains. The conquest of an irrational fear depicted in this poem is perhaps a metaphor for overcoming greater fears in life. As the title

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    Applied English 11 Course Lesson 2 : The Play of Words Introduction: Your last lesson introduced you to the magical world of words that is poetry. This lesson expands your understanding of poetry by probing deeper into that world. You will read more about the techniques that poets use in order to convey their thoughts and feelings so that you will be able to interpret poems on your own. Your aims: * Identify figurative language used in a poem * Distinguish between connotative

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    Such as the name suggests‚ George Macbeth ’s poem focus on an owl‚ showing its many aspects and various characteristics as well as the poet ’s fascination through the several literary devices used in the poem. Through out the whole poem the poet uses enjambments even in the title itself. "Owlis my favourite"It is not a common way to start of a poem maybe contributing to the unusualness of the Owl‚ making him unique creature and an object of fascination. This continuation can also signify the constant

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