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    Some the literary elements that Poe uses in the bells are onomatopoeia‚ alliteration‚ assonance‚ repetition‚ and rhythm. Onomatopoeia which is the formation of word by imitation of a sound made or associated with its referent‚ it is used in line 3 with the phrase tinkle tinkle‚ tinkle. Alliteration is the commencement of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group‚ used in verse 2 lines 10 and 12 “frantic fire” and “desperate desire.” Assonance

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    Discuss The Images In Sympathy That Reveal The Pain Of Slavery When the wind stirs soft through the springing grass‚ Alliteration used twice using the letters W and S. I know why the caged bird beats his wing Till its blood is red on the cruel bars The poet is using imagery and a rather painful one by describing the bars of the cage covered with the bird’s red blood which is describe the struggle

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    “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost Robert Frost was born on March 26‚ 1874. His parents were Isabel Moodie and William Prescott Frost‚ Jr. His father was a drinker and a gambler‚ which made growing up hard for Robert. On June 25‚ 1876‚ Robert’s sister Jeannie was born. In 1879‚ Frost entered kindergarten however; he soon came home because of nervous stomach “pain” and did not return back to school that whole year. The next year‚ he tried going to the first grade‚ but dropped out again; the

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    I have chosen this poem to write about because the poem seems to be giving a clear message about how life can be taken away from you and death can come at anytime. This poem interest me because Henry Longfellow explains how people should not waste their life away‚ but instead takes advantage of their life. I like this poem because I was able to understand the poem’s meaning and it helped me understand how I and everyone else shouldn’t waste the life they have because today may be their last day and

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    in a cage and is also is tired and weak. He tries desperately to escape‚ so he paces back and forth as a way of saying he won’t be tamed. Rilke uses symbolism and alliteration to get this theme across. When he is talking about the iron bars‚ it symbolizes the lack of freedom. He shows how small and contained he is through alliteration. When he says “cramped circles” and “powerful soft strides”. We see it as shift in the panther when it decides to open his eyes in the third stanza‚ feeling a strong

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    Extended metaphor: the swamp is a metaphor‚ described as “struggle‚ closure‚” “the center of everything.” The speaker struggles trying to grasp it in its entirety: bones knocking‚ trying “for foothold‚ fingerhold‚ mindhold [italics added]‚” the last of this list qualifying that this journey extends beyond the physical‚ it is a trial of mental conception‚ of putting one’s mind around a complicated problem. Important also to note that the relationship between the speaker and swamp seems

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    Gang violence is a major problem in our society today. Gang violence could take place in our neighborhoods and corrupt the young children easily influenced by the violent behavior as well. In the two poems‚ Leather-Jackets‚ Bikes and Birds? By Robert Davies and? Street Gang? By H. Webster‚ the two poets write about gang related issues discussing the ill-mannered bikers who cause these problems to other around them. These poems discuss the violence‚ death and illegal activity in which a number of

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    COVER SHEET Natalie Muller Student Number: 50582658 WAYS OF KNOWING: FICTION‚ POETRY AND DRAMA - EED102G Unique Number: 343857 Assignment: 02 WAYS OF KNOWING: FICTION‚ POETRY AND DRAMA - EED102G TABLE OF CONTENTS Poem Page 3 Vocabulary and My Notes Page 4 Essay Page 5 Plagiarism Declaration Form Page 7 Bibliography Page 8 A Young Man’s Thoughts before June the 16th By: Fhazel Johennesse tomorrow i travel on a road that winds to the top of the hill i take

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    Where the Sleeping Tyger Lies: An Analysis of the Sound Devices Used in The Tyger by William Blake The Tyger‚ written in 1974‚ is one of both simplicity and mystery. Within this poem written by old English William Blake‚ there are 13 full questions within this short 24 line work. Though many literary analysts have attempted to forge a meaning from this work‚ not one theme has a more correct stance than any of the others. One clear symbol within the piece is the Tyger‚ who represents some form

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    each of the four stanzas. “The Red Wheelbarrow” has no apparent rhyme pattern; however‚ there are several other literary devices found in Williams’ poem. One literary device Williams uses is alliteration. In lines 3‚ 5‚ 6‚ and 7 one can hear the consonant sound “w” or “wh” repeated. This use of alliteration gives the poem a soft sound In the third stanza Williams uses assonance when he repeats the “a” sound in the words “glazed‚” “rain‚” and “water.” This use of the literary device makes the stanza

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