Pulley ’ describes the kind of God that a believer believes in . The poem clearly depicts the perception of the persona of his God - a provider ‚ a creator ‚ an all powerful being ‚ yet somehow a conceited and jealous God The persona in the poem uses the narrative style in writing the poem This style uses the omniscient point of view which is employed to make it appear as though the persona has witnessed or experienced the events in the story . In this poem ‚ George Herbert provided us with
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Street” and “Port Town” by Langston Hughes writes about his sexuality. In Beale Street the persona is talking about the dream that he or she was having. The dream was about a person playing dice with some other people while talking about girls. Port Town is about the persona talking to a sailor boy‚ telling the sailor boy to don’t leave to stay with him or her. I like these poems because the way the persona expresses their thought about the situation. In the poem‚ “Sylvester Dying Bed” and “Song
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Analysis of ‘America’ by Claude McKay ‘America’ by Claude McKay is an interesting poem that brings out its theme by using metaphors and personification. The diction used in the poem is also eye catching; communicating more than what meets the eye. Generally‚ the poem takes readers through strong emotions of attachment and hate‚ while at the same time magnifying the issues in the society. This poem can be considered a standard sonnet‚ which is made up of a couplet and three quatrains that have been
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meaningless. There is a lack of respect towards the soldiers in the two poems. The persona in “The Dead Beat” is presented as being disgraced by the other soldiers and their country. The other soldiers treat the persona who suffers from shell shock after the war harshly and violently. This highlights of the soldiers and even the countrymen changes of behavior in terms of a lack of care and humanity. When the persona is sent to the mental hospital‚ the Doc’s ‘ whiskied-laugh’ and his statement ‘the
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energized culture whose main objective is to fit the “warrior” persona. The appearance of this warrior persona “revealed that at some deep‚ unconscious level….the images and tales from the mythic world of warriors and wars still shape men’s fantasies about who they are as men” (633). Men create an image in which they are comfortable with their identity‚ have power‚ and are confident about their future ambitions. This warrior persona can be closely related to the narrator in Chuck Palahniuk’s novel
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Gabriel Okara‚ the persona is reflecting on the behavioral patterns of people in the present and the past hence using ‘once upon a time’ as the first line suggesting this was a long time ago. He then begins to compare the differences between how he acted as a child and how much that has changed now that he is an adult and a father .This poem is about a man growing up and losing the innocence he once had as a child. While in the poem “Forgive my Guilt‚” by Robert Coffin‚ the persona committed an awful
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and the wider world. On the surface‚ nature may appear to be calm and peaceful‚ but beneath its exterior‚ nature is fierce and brutality lurks. In his poem ‘Loch Ard Gorge’‚ Foulcher examines this idea against a background of natural beauty. The persona in the poem contemplates the ocean‚ a shipwreck from centuries ago and the blissful ignorance of animals. Foulcher uses strong sexual overtones in his description of the powerful ocean‚ “tide thrust into the dark interior of the earth”‚ which illustrates
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1. ‘It Is The Constant Image of Your Face’ – Dennis Brutus The persona seeks to resolve the innate conflict that resounds within him- he is torn between the love he holds for his country and the desire he possesses for his loved one. He begs ‘mitigation’ from the land for his act of treason or betrayal that he has committed through finding love with a woman. (Patriotism) 2. Dulce Et Decorum Est [Pro Patria Mori] – Wilfred Owen The intent of this poem is to demolish the stereotypical views of war
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although they differ much in terms of aspects. In sonnet 18‚ the persona expresses his deep admiration towards the beloved while rating her beauty of one that is even more impressive than that of the lovely and lively season summer putting across a subject matter of admiration and adulation for the beloved. On the other hand‚ Song: To Celia puts across a subject matter of longing and yearning for the beloved’s love where the persona expresses his desire and thirst for the beloved’s love. In sonnet
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of feet.’ Description of people in the city suggests they are greedy and uncaring of others. Conveyed by negative adjectives and internal rhyme: ‘with their eager eyes and greedy‚ and their stunted forms and weedy.’ • The poem concludes with the persona wishing he could exchange his city life in an ‘office’ for ‘a turn at droving’ but he relises Clancy would not ‘suit’ his city life. 4 steps to writing about a poem 1. About the poet‚ his concerns 2. The story of the poem 3. Theme: idealises
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