profound theme that the poet explores is the mightiness of words over time. The persona addresses his beloved‚ recounting how her beauty shall live on till eternity in “this powerful rhyme” outracing all the precious monuments and stones in this arduous race against time. The use of the figurative languages in this poem illuminates how words can outweigh death‚ and immortality can continue to live on. The persona commences the sonnet with lines: “Not marble‚ nor the glided monuments/ Of princes
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color of black to red to fashion a more glamorous persona for herself. So the real life actress mentioned in the film also participated in the fake image-making Hollywood enterprise that deceives Diane and her innocent Betty persona. Eventually‚ Betty does find out that this Rita persona is
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In contemplation upon flowers the persona fears death‚ while the persona in to an athlete dying young is more acceptant of the fact that death has to happen. In the poem ‘A contemplation upon flowers the persona creates an instance where he admires flowers because of its acceptance to death‚ this situation is personified. The persona articulates that he wishes he could be as brave as the flowers as they are able to obey the cycle of life and death. The persona makes death seem welcoming and pleasant
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identity through; creation of a persona for personal gain‚ the impacts to that persona and internal turmoil that can be caused by external influences‚ and the potential harsh realization of reality that stems from filling a persona. The characters in both novels‚ much like many people in real life‚ strive to accomplish many goals‚ mainly stemming from social and romantic origins‚ and in order to achieve these goals‚ characters will take the role of a self-created persona. For example‚ take John Doe
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features‚ "impressed by the uniform of her employer’s sons". Sckrzynecki makes clear the persona’s lack of connection from the very beginning. The poet uses impersonal‚ "voices at bus-stops‚ litanies and hymns‚" to show emphasis on the distance the persona feels between himself and the school. This delineation is furthered through the technique of a simile‚ "like a foreign tourist"‚ accentuating not only his sense of exclusion‚ but also his cultural differences. This is additionally emphasised by the
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distance themselves from the world. It also causes them to not want to associate themselves with people. In the poem‚ “Acquainted with the Night‚” by Robert Frost‚ a persona seems to be walking aimlessly alone at night in the rain. The persona passes a watchman whom he refuses to associate himself with‚ so he drops his eyes. The persona also hears “an interrupted cry” that isn’t meant for him‚ showing how lonely he is. Robert Frost uses many metaphors and symbols to represent things such as depression
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“War Photographer” A poem which encourages the reader to feel sympathy is “War Photographer” by Carol Ann Duffy. The persona you are encouraged to feel sympathy towards is the war photographer. The poem features a war photographer who tries to deliver the message that suffering is wrong and should be stopped but is made to realise that the people “do not care” and his job is futile. The poet makes use of word choice‚ imagery and structure to show that the war photographer feels isolated and
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Stanza 2‚ Line 2‚ there is a pause before the word apart to emphasize the distance between the persona and her lover. The word “distance” here is not the physical distance or space between two persons‚ but it implies the emotional distance or the different mindset of her and her lover toward love. In Stanza 3‚ the persona says her lover had the opportunity to have her. In Line 6 after the dash‚ the persona reveals the reasons she rejects her lover. Her lover wore his heart on a sleeve means that he
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Siobhan Sullivan 3AB English Literature Intertextuality Intertextuality is more than recognising similarities between texts‚ it is a reading strategy employed by readers to enhance their understanding of a text. Intertextuality involves recognising similarities between texts and then using your understanding developed from the previous text to develop a reading for sequential texts. “Burning Sappho” and “Prize Giving” by Gwen Harwood‚ The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood and Macbeth by
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LITERATURE I. POEM ANALYSIS: Sonnet 41 by Shakespeare 1. Persona- The poem is about a youth and her personality. The youth is identified as young and beautiful and her beauty (or pleasing personality) ---as in‚ “Beauteous thou art”--- makes her susceptible to temptations thus‚ causing him to commit sins. The persona could be the poet himself accusing a beloved girl for her mistakes in life which are really expected. 2. Addressee- The persona is addressing the poem to a woman saying that although the
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