The name was given to the poem because the poet shows that the speaker is studying the poem. This poem "A contemplation upon flowers by Henry King" is about a man who wants the flowers to teach him to become humble. But instead the flowers taught him three lessons. His first lesson that he learnt was to become brave and to remember the place where the flower came from‚ as referred to line 1‚ 5-6 " Brave flowers that I could gallant it like you"‚ " You are not proud you know your birth for your embroidered
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Abusive relationships are not always easy to see. On the outside looking in‚ things can seem normal but underneath the makeup and long sleeves the ugly truth can be revealed. In the poem “Photograph: Ice Storm‚ 1971”‚ found in Natasha Trethewey’s collection of poems Native Guard‚ depicts Trethewey’s resentment towards her stepfather for abusing her mother through the use of vivid imagery and tone shifts throughout this short piece. This poem is about a photograph taken of Natasha Trethewey with her
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When reading the literary work of W.H. Auden‚ readers question‚ why is he obsessed with the idea of time? It seems to be a common character in Auden’s poems since he typically personifies it. He tends to question the role of Time and how it controls every aspect of life. In the poem‚ “If I Could Tell You‚” Auden works through the idea of time being superior and how it brings an overall uncertainty— especially to love‚ and creates a desperation of knowing. By looking through a Historical Biographical
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Literary Analysis “The Things We Dare Not Tell” In the poem “The Things We Dare Not Tell‚” Henry Lawson’s purpose is to state the two different types of secrets that people posses which are; the kind that should be external to others and the kind that should be kept internal from others. He adopts a simpering and deceived aspect in order to relate to the alike feelings and experiences of his audience. Henry Lawson begins the poem by recognizing the extent of secrets and the aptitude they may
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www.maxpapers.com UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level * 2 1 9 4 9 5 3 2 4 3 * 1123/21 ENGLISH LANGUAGE Paper 2 Reading May/June 2013 Candidates answer on the Question Paper. Additional Materials: 1 hour 45 minutes Insert READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples‚ paper clips‚ glue or
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The use of Personification and Metaphor in ‘Mirror’ In the Poem ‘Mirror’ by Sylvia Plath‚ there is a continuing theme of change. In the beginning the changes are simple‚ like the acts of day turning to night‚ but at the end we see the life changes of a woman in particular. Through the use of metaphor and personification in the poem‚ Plath creates images of water‚ reflections‚ and colors as having human characteristics to emphasize the strong theme of change throughout the poem. From the beginning
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The poem that we are going to analyze in this paper is section XI from the poem In Memoriam‚ which was written in 1850 by Alfred Tennyson. In Memoriam is a long poem with 131 sections with a varying length. Besides this‚ it also has a prologue and an epilogue‚ a happy marriage song on the occasion of the wedding of Tennyson’s sister Cecilia. It was written after the death of Arthur Henry Hallam‚ a friend of Tennyson’s and it deals with many intellectual issues of the Victorian Age‚ since the
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Introduction In this paper‚ different perspectives of the nature of poetic language will be illustrated by using a stylistic analysis of a poem‚ „Sonnet 55‟‚ written by William Shakespeare (see Appendix for full poem). In the stylistic analysis‚ the use of sound and rhythm to convey complement meaning by Shakespeare will be in focus here. Poetic function in poem Poetic language is a type of language that commonly found in poetry1. According to Jakobson (1960)‚ formalists believe poetic
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2013 Huayu Enrichment Scholarship Taiwan Ministry of Education Introduction 1. Purpose To encourage international students (excluding Mainland China‚ Hong Kong‚ Macao SAR students) to undertake Mandarin language (Huayu) courses in the Republic of China (Taiwan)‚ in order to provide them with opportunities to increase their understanding of Taiwanese culture and society‚ and to promote mutual understanding and interactions between Taiwan and the international community. 2. Award Value A monthly
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1. The tone of the poem is ABAB/CDCD/EFEF/GG which is a typical tone for William Shakespeare. 2. The poem should be a love sonnet but instead it has some humour to it and he mocks his mistress by saying “My mistresses eyes are nothing like the sun” ‚in line 1‚ as to say that his mistresses eyes don’t even compare they pretty much normal‚ and there’s nothing wonderful about it. In the 2nd line he says “Coral is far more red than her lips”. Coral is a red/ orange colour‚ and is perceived as beautiful
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