Comparative Commentary on “Salome” and “Medusa” Both “Salome” and “Medusa” are poems written by a poet called Carol Ann Duffy‚ which have similarities and differences based on various aspects of poem analysis. To begin with the poem “Salome” has a slightly different audience than the poem “Medusa”. The audience in “Salome” is unconfident and oppressed women who do not believe in their power and what they can do‚ men who underestimate women and people who discriminate others based on their sex
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Mikole Kalesinskas Mrs. Roache AP English Juniors 13 January 2010 Analysis and Questions for the poem Daddy 1. Discuss the poet’s use of apostrophe in its direct address to the father figure. How does Plath stage that address as a kind of declaration of independence in the decisive tone with which she at once judges and dismisses the father? The poem Daddy‚ written by Sylvia Plath‚ is a text which reveals to the reader‚ the nature of the persona’s relationship with her father as well
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aspects of the wells and variety in pleasures to both symbolize as well as introduce his theme. Many times when referring to his adventurous endeavors with wells‚ Heaney uses diction greatly to voice his exact reflection of his experience which helps illuminate both the theme and symbols respectively. Aside from those three devices‚ Heaney provides insight from his youth which helps readers try to assimilate a similar situation or age in one’s life. Clearly used in the first line‚ “As a child‚ they
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Poem Analysis and Creation Name: __________________ Directions: Silently read the Maya Angelou‚ “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” in your poetry packet. Answer the following questions on the poem. 1. What does the speaker say about the possible fears in her life? 2. Do you see her conquering her fears or denying that she is actually afraid of them? Why would she do this? 3. If she is in fact not afraid‚ why do you think this is so? 4. Should she be afraid of the things listed in the poem?
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The Bait - DIDLS Analysis The Bait‚ a poem written by metaphysical poet‚ John Donne‚ during the early seventeenth century‚ tells the story of a woman whose physical attractiveness and coquettish behaviour prove destructive as they succeed in ruining her chances of finding a pure and meaningful relationship. This poem is recounted from the point of view of a man whom‚ amongst many other men‚ has pursued this woman and become emotionally hurt in the process as he finds her actions‚ in response to
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November poem analysis The poem I am going to be analyzing is called ‘November.’ This poem is about death. In the poem‚ the author Simon Armitage gives a clear message about what he thinks death is and how to deal with death. He also gives clear connection with the poem to the title‚ which makes the reader understand the poem better. In this essay I am going to include the following; the poets attitude to his subject‚ the poets descriptive skills‚ the language used‚ how the poem affects me‚ and
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Samantha Brenton ENC1102 Steinke In the poem “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Goodnight” author Dylan Thomas writes about how people should not so willingly accept the inevitability of death but rather rage and fight against it. The poem was written for Thomas’s dying father and shows how anguished Thomas is at his fathers acceptance of death. Thomas seems to think that it is not honorable or befitting for a great or interesting man to die quietly in old age. In the poem nighttime is used as a metaphor for
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Poem Analysis--Model The poem I love best‚ the poem that I want to memorize and memorialize is: To be of use by Marge Piercy. I discovered this poem to share with Kendra‚ a young friend who graduated from college. She wants a career that allows her to give back to society so the title caught my attention. Kendra‚ like me‚ seeks meaningful work; this poem not only speaks to Kendra‚ it speaks to me as well; it has since become my favorite poem. The title‚ To be of use‚ is appropriate for this piece—Piercy
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Analysis - "Exposure" by Wilfred Owen The poem "exposure" by Wilfred Owen is written in Winter of 1917. It portrays the message of the real enemy of the soldiers being the cold and icy conditions. Moreover‚ it provides us with a lively description of the persistent cold and awful conditions during one of the worst winters in the first world war. It shows that most of the soldiers were exposed rather than shot by enemies. The poem portrays all the opposing facts to make young men not join the war
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‘Minority’ – Unseen poem analysis Minority is a poem about feeling displaced and rejected from society. It conveys to the reader how helpful literature can be in voicing important opinions to society. The poem communicates the idea of exclusion and the feeling of being unwanted to the reader through meaningful lexical choices and imagery. Dharker begins with the line “I was born a foreigner.” It is impossible to be born a foreigner‚ as everybody is born somewhere. However‚ this line helps
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