"The Unknown Citizen" shows how the government makes each individual merely a number unless they do not conform to society’s norms. The monument of the "unknown citizen" is erected not to honor the memory of a man‚ but to show how he is the perfect example of a good citizen (Auden). In this poem‚ the citizen is just an average person who never stands out among the rest of the population. For example‚ "Yet he wasn’t a scab or odd in his views‚" (Auden 9) illustrates how he holds the same opinions
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Class Professor Date Use of the Word “Darkness” in “Gretel in Darkness” “Gretel in Darkness‚” a poem by Louise Gluck is an example of a poem revisiting a renowned fable‚ but it gives its readers a new perspective by crediting the important things that happened in the tale. Throughout the four stanzas in this poem‚ it appears that it doesnt have a clear rhyme scheme. Louise Gluck‚ urges the readers of this poem to try to think about fairytales a different way. Therefore‚ she allows the readers to find
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CONTENTS Introduction: How to use these Notes The poems: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Sujata Bhatt‚ A Different History Gerard Manley Hopkins‚ Pied Beauty Allen Curnow‚ Continuum Edwin Muir‚ Horses Judith Wright‚ Hunting Snake Ted Hughes‚ Pike Christina Rossetti‚ A Birthday Dante Gabriel Rossetti‚ The Woodspurge Kevin Halligan‚ The Cockroach Margaret Atwood‚ The City Planners Boey Kim Cheng‚ The Planners Norman MacCaig‚ Summer Farm Elizabeth Brewster‚ Where I Come From 1 14 William Wordsworth
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The poem "Why Are Your Poems So Dark" by Linda Pastan exposes that no matter who you are‚ darkness will always be prevalent in your life. She does this by using an evident contrast between light and dark throughout the entire poem. Of major note in this contrast are the speaker’s point of view‚ Biblical allusion‚ and rhetorical questions. One of the biggest contributors to the overall theme of the poem is the author’s use of point of view. The point of view in the poem is second person. Pastan
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evaluate poetry. A song has to contain certain literary elements essential to poetry‚ such as the song “From Eden” by Hozier‚ in order for it to be analyzed. Hozier is recognized for his sentimental lyrics and use of poetic elements to add musicality and rhythm to his music. Through symbolism‚ repetition‚ and
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The account of the poem is about an elderly widower is missing his wife‚ and “can’t bear” to run the vacuum due to the painful memories attached to it. The poem makes it evident that the widower is struggling with his grief and his newly appointed duty of caring for the house. The fractured and slant rhyme scheme of the poem creates a feeling of disarray and incompleteness. Some of the slanted rhymes are “dirt/heart”‚ “enough/dust”‚ “mouth/youth”. These rhymes make the poem sound unsatisfied‚ which
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Thomas Hardy’s “Channel Firing” is a poem written in 1914‚ four months prior to the start of World War 1. This historical context is crucial to understanding the poem as it expresses the dark and sorrowful foreshadowing of the months before the war‚ creating feelings of tension‚ turmoil and unrest. There were‚ at the time‚ many young men who did not share the common unease‚ more so tension turned to excitement‚ turmoil to eagerness and unrest to anticipation. The split between society in the months
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Literary Analysis “A man never cries” is a popular proverb told to children all around the world. In the two texts‚ Stop the Sun by Gary Paulsen‚ and “A Man Never Cries” by José Craveirinha‚ the issue of crying is addressed. In Stop the Sun‚ a young boy called Terry is introduced. Terry gets very embarrassed as his dad throws a tantrum. Then he realises why. “A Man Never Cries” expresses a childhood of bravery then it advances to the current in which he realises he can cry. Stop the Sun is an innovative
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poems NEUTRAL TONES by: Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) E stood by a pond that winter day‚ And the sun was white‚ as though chidden of God‚ And a few leaves lay on the starving sod‚ --They had fallen from an ash‚ and were gray. Your eyes on me were as eyes that rove Over tedious riddles solved years ago; And some words played between us to and fro-- On which lost the more by our love. The smile on your mouth was the deadest thing Alive enough to have strength to die; And a grin of
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this poem. What patterns do you see here? What do the similes individually and collectively contribute to the poem‚ especially in terms of undermining the “lie” to which Owen alludes? Title As we begin to peruse the title‚ we get the initial impression that the contents of the poem are related to patriotism‚ honor and dying for one’s country. However‚ as the poem progresses‚ we begin to visualize what the speaker intends to convey‚ which is essentially the horrors of war. Thesis This poem encompasses
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