three figures of speech. It uses alliteration‚ anaphora‚ and paradox. Alliteration is the use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse. Alliteration is used in the lines “Some say the world will end in fire‚ some say in ice (Frost‚ lines 1 and 2)”‚ and “I hold with those who favor fire (Frost‚ line 4).” Alliteration is used by repetition of "S" in some and say. It is used in the "H" in hold and the "H" sound in “who”. Alliteration is also used in favor fire.
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are called an oxymoron. The only line in this poem sticks out as an oxymoron is “silence sounds.” Poems are usually known for rhyming‚ but not all do. Many poems use other sound devices such as alliteration and rhyme. “To an Athlete Dying Young” uses both of these devices throughout the poem. Alliteration is the similarity of the same letter or sound at the
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All the world’s a Stage The poem ‘All the world’s a stage’ is composed in free verse‚ a one stanza poem‚ with no specific rhyme scheme. However‚ the poem is written in an iambic pentameter pattern. Throughout the poem‚ Shakespeare has used figurative languages such as metaphor‚ simile and oxymoron and schemes like alliteration to give the poem more depth. The metaphorical title‚ “All the world’s a stage” compares the world to a stage. On this stage‚ each man plays the drama of his life and the poem
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A Critical analysis of ‘England in 1819’ At the beginning of the 19th century England became a place of both social and political unrest. The King‚ George III‚ was slowly dying‚ leaving the country in the hands of his ministers. With this‚ the idea of liberty began to grow‚ attacking the ruling classes who remained selfish and in power . Thus‚ with this in mind‚ Shelley uses ‘England in 1819’ and several other political poems to directly express his views on politics and morality during the period
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and Structure 14 lines It is divided into 3 quadrants‚ four lines each and ends with a couple‚ of two lines The rhyme scheme is abab‚ cdcd‚ efef‚gg The sonnet develops its ideas‚ or argument‚ in stages- one idea in each of the three quadrants. Each quadrant introduces a different aspect of the overall argument. The rhythm of a Shakespearean sonnet is known as Iambic Pentameter. This is a technical term for a poetry pattern in which each line has 10 syllables‚ beginning with an unstressed
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for their bravery in participating in the war. This poem is written in an Italian (Petrachan) sonnet form‚ with a rhyme scheme of A B A B C D C D E F G E F G. It has a rhythm of Iambic Pentameter‚ which contains ten syllables per line‚ and read stressed‚ unstressed‚ stressed‚ unstressed‚ etc. There aren’t a lot of techniques used in this poem; but many different cases of alliteration is used; for example‚ “heroes‚ home” in line one and “blind with blood” in line eleven. Strong imagery is used to
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that we would rather be killed than have to live without his love‚ and towards the end of the play Romeo and Juliet killed themselves because they did not want to have to live without each other. Romeo and Juliet was mainly written in unrhymed iambic pentameter. The nobility tended to speak in blank verse while the commoner‚ the lower class‚ friends‚ and comedic characters spoke in an informal speech or regular old pose to each other. For example‚ Mercutio‚ a comedic character‚ spoke in informal speech
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An Analysis of Sonnet 130 Rhythm Iambic Pentameter: The poem uses an iambic pentameter‚ a rhythmic scheme used in sonnets. The rhyme scheme is ABABCDCDEFEF GG‚ and is split into three quatrains and a rhyming couplet. It contains 10 syllables per line‚ with syllables alternating between unstressed and stressed when spoken aloud. This gives the sonnet the effect of sounding like a regular love poem‚ but upon closer examination of the words used we can tell that the poem and its intentions are completely
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it follows a rhyme scheme more closely associated with a Shakespearean sonnet‚ abab cdcd‚ effe gg. However‚ instead of using a heroic rhyme scheme of abab for the lines: What candles may be held to speed them all? Not in the hands of boys but in their eyes Shall shine the holy glimmers of goodbyes. The pallor of girls ’ brows shall be their pall; he uses a rhyme enclosure of abba‚ possibly to differentiate between this poem and other poems which use the Shakespearean rhyme scheme‚ which
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but there are some examples of some literary techniques incorporated within the poem. 	First off‚ this sonnet follows the typical form of most Shakespearean sonnets. It has 14 lines‚ which the typical rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg. The sonnet is also written in Iambic Pentameter. This sonnet deals with the traditional sonnet topic of love. Many sonnets throughout time have dealt with the topic of love. In this sonnet there are several examples of repetition of words within the same
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