Comparative Stylistic Analysis of a Poem Submitted to: Mrs. Daisy O. Casipit Submitted by: Lovely Anne B. Unquida (BSEd3-3) October 2013 Easter Wings by George Herbert Lord‚ who createdst man in wealth and store‚ Though foolishly he lost the same‚ Decaying more and more‚ Till he became Most poore: With thee Oh let me rise As larks‚ harmoniously‚ And sing this day thy victories: Then shall the fall further the flight
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In this essay I will be investigating and exploring the way the writers in the three poems use conflict to convey a message to the readers. All three poems deal with conflict in different ways. ‘Bayonet charge’ is about a soldiers experience in a violent battle. ‘Half caste’ is about racism and John Agard talks about how half caste is an offensive term to use on mixed people. Lastly‚ the poem ‘Catrin’ shows us it’s a relationship between a daughter and the mother and how they deal with conflict.
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In Lovelace’s poem‚ ’To Lucasta‚ Going to the Wars‚’ Lovelace leaves the safe refuge of his lover to go into the dangers of war. He does so fearlessly with the belief in carpe diem. ’Tell me not‚ Sweet‚ I am unkind‚ that from the nunnery of thy chaste breasts‚ and quiet mind‚ to war and arms I fly(“ to lucasta on going to the wars” ln 1-4). Challenges such as prison‚ or war‚ inspire Lovelace to live more for the moment. The seconded poem I picked is “The Bait” by John Donne. He writes
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How to Write a Poem Analysis No matter how long or complicated the poem‚ the first steps are the same: 1. Read the poem on your own looking for general understanding. 2. Read it again to do the same thing. This time‚ start jotting down ideas. 3. Read it aloud (you will more easily hear meter‚ rhythm‚ rhyme‚ and the meaning may become more clear). 4. Go through the poem‚ line by line‚ and make notes all over it. This should help lead you to conclusions about the poem’s: a. Theme(s) and Tone. b.
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Why did I survive? . . . Scriscratch. Star. Scriscratch. Star. Scratchstatchscratchsratch. Bar. Why write “bar” on the bar symbol? It’s obvious: Shaped like a bar. Scriscratch. Itchy neck. What lottery to play next? So many themes! Tropical? Had potential. Gold? Too broad. Fourth of July? No longer relevant. So many tickets. No end in sight. Must keep out of sight. No end. But end of days. Keep on playing. Scriscratch. Itchy stomach. Underwater theme. Been a long time since water. Can’t remember
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Poem Analysis: “Out‚ Out-” In the poem‚ “Out‚ Out-“‚ author Robert Frost starts off his poem by giving an inanimate object‚ the buzzsaw‚ a sense of life. Using the literary device‚ Personification‚ the buzz saw is being written with characteristics a curious and rather playful child. The buzzsaw acts like once hears the young man’s mother call for supper time‚ that it wants to eat‚ so eats the young man’s hand. The buzzsaw takes (Cuts Off) the hand in a rather subtle demeanor‚ but in truth‚ it would
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Literary Analysis of the Poem Quinceañera The poem Quinceañera was written by Judith Ortiz Cofer. The narrative of this poem circumnavigates about the coming of age event (a quinceañer) of a 15 year old girl. in order to understand this poem ‚one needs to understand the significance and importance of a quinceañera. A quinceañera is the Latin equivalent of the celebration of Sweet 16 in the United States— this is the time where young women celebrate the transition into young adulthood. The
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city. There‚ Jarrell received his BA and MA studying under John Crowe Ransom and Robert Penn Warren. His poetry is influenced by W.H. Auden and Robert Frost and often uses what poets call “the common dialogue of Americans.” He passed away October 14th‚ 1965. The speaker of this poem is going through an identity crisis. They are dull and don’t see themselves having a personality. They see women in beautiful saris in the beginning of the poem and revel in how exotic and interesting they are or appear
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Analysis of Amy Lowell’s Poem “A Decade” In “A Decade‚” a poem by Amy Lowell‚ the reader is shown how a lover’s attitude can go from infatuation at first to just predictability and love. In this poem Lowell uses imagery and similes to elaborate on the feelings of the speaker towards his/her lover. In the beginning of the relationship the speaker is infatuated with the lover‚ and Lowell expresses this infatuation through the use of a simile in line one when
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USE OF FOREGROUNDING IN THE POEM TITLED “GOING” The author of the poem “Going” had a specific message that he intended to set across to his readers. To do this‚ the author used a number of stylistic elements that include foregrounding‚ imagery‚ symbolism‚ diction‚ synthetic parallelism and structure among others. This essay intends to give a brief stylistic analysis of the poem and describe how these devices have affected the meaning of the poem. Basically the poem “Going” according to the essay
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