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    love‚ particularly as this theme relates to the pessimistic sacrifices of the persona. From this poem‚ the persona tells about one of his/her past personal experiences. The flow of words from the first stanza until the last stanza creates an atmosphere of tense‚ desperation and passion of the persona‚ who is trying to win the heart of whom he/she loves dearly. The poem records the change of mood and offerings of the persona according to different parts of the day. It is also the recording of a passage

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    The persona recounts the bomb and admits its’ devastating effects. Describing the bomb with a simile "like a beer"(6) gives a pleasant appearance.. The persona describes the bomb with a tone of wonder and awe. Images of ‘foam" and "thirst" suggest a quest for more knowledge. The awestruck

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    1.Give a word that best describes the persona. Curious. 2.Name something that ‘flash about’ in the poem. Lightning(stanza 4) 3.From the poem‚ we can conclude that the persona wants to know How nature works. 4. How does the persona feel about his father not answering his questions? The persona is confused and puzzled as to why her father refuses to answer her questions. 5.Who do you think the persona in the poem is? Explain why you think so? He must be a little child because he is very inquisitive

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    ‘Mending Wall’‚ and ‘Home Burial’ explores the progressions and influence of discovery on persona and the responder‚ both negative and positive‚ which are explored through the idea of humanity‚ isolation and solitude. Discoveries are a platform for renewed perceptions which can be fresh and intensely meaningful which can stimulate new ideas which are represented in Roberts Frost’s ‘The Tuft of Flowers’ whereby the persona comes to a conclusion and makes the discovery all individuals are connected in some

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    an “intellectual persona.” This persona personally identifies as a SNOOT and analyzes Standard Written English. Thus distinguishing himself from the “everyday person.” This character is clearly modeled after the “cookie cutter” image that school systems wish to create after students receive their education.     Within the first paragraph Wallace begins to analyze Standard Written English. This vantage point automatically begins to develop the “intellectual persona.” This persona goes on to identify

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    interesting way. The poem is about a man who rents a very small‚ basic bed-sit. While living in this room‚ the persona learns about the previous tenant’s‚ Mr Bleaney‚ life‚ and how the basic and empty room reflects his personality. The persona’s unspoken thoughts gives the reader a clear insight to Mr Bleaney’s monotonous life and the sort of man he was. By the end of the poem‚ the persona realises that by accepting these terrible living conditions‚ he is in fact becoming Mr Bleaney. Larkin uses many

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    the persona shifts between the past and present and dreams and reality. This is similar to Father and Child where Barn Owl is set in past test and Nightfall is set in the present‚ symbolic of appreciation and understanding of the complexities of life which the child learns. At Mornington opens with an evocation of an event from the persona’s childhood which establishes the temporary and ever changing nature of human life. Reflected through the shifts between past and present tense‚ the persona is

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    In the poem "The Clothespin" the persona in the poem describes looking through the window and seeing her neighbor. This shows that the relationship between the neighbor and the persona was not as intimate as opposed to the persona in the poem Your Hands. In the poem "Your Hands" the persona describes loving the hands that constantly held him/her for so many years without binding me. This creates the insinuation that the persona and the person that he/she was describing are very intimate and were

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    the pain of loss are explored in Elizabeth Bishop’s villanelle‚ “One art‚” as the persona attempts to control the grief that manages to resurface after every repeat of the refrain. The unstressed ends of these refrains negate the motive of the persona and shows “...a poignant recognition of the pathos of human [attempting] to control the uncontrollable” (Cowell‚ 1997). The iambic nature of the poem connotes to a persona posing to be detached from the objects they have lost. The melody is made by this

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