Love and Sex in the Poetry of Kamala Das : A Quest for Identity Creative writing in a language not one’s own is possible and Kamala Das remains even today after five long decades ‘ the most powerful voice of the post colonial reality”. She has acquired and nativized the English language by exploring the nuances of English and impassioned celebration of genuine emotions. Confessional poetry of Kamala Das are often “ anti-structural and
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Dejection‚ near Naples”‚ Percy Bysshe Shelley remains as one of the most influential poets today. A man on the Romantic Era‚ Shelley’s reflective poetry earns him the title of the imaginative radical during that time‚ centering his poetry on restrictions in society and humanity’s place in the universe. (Abrams 428) In his lifetime‚ Shelley and his poetry exemplified intelligence‚ logical thinking‚ earnestness‚ and curiosity‚ all qualities which had engendered from a life of studies and wealth. The
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“Poetry is a matter of life‚ not just a matter of language.” By Lucille Clifton. Poets‚ Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou wrote poetry based on their experiences in life and during their own time period. Langston Hughes was a social activist and a poet‚ he wrote about his personal experiences and is the author of “Dreams” and “Mother to Son.” Maya Angelou‚ the author of “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” and “Still I rise” was a civil rights activist and her poetry was mainly about autobiography‚ in
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better understand what people go through in their lifetime. There are instances where the reader can feel what the poet is feeling and that is what makes a great poet differ from an ordinary poet. As in anything‚ poetry is subjective to each individual and one person might look at a piece of poetry one way or experience it another way. In the poem‚ “Alone”‚ by Edgar Allan Poe‚ the speaker of the poem who is Poe‚ shows his true self to the reader and is not ashamed to hide anything. He is interpreting his
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Comparison of Poems In the poem “Poetry” by Marianne Moore‚ it describes how you should read poetry‚ how poetry can be interesting and how it relates to everyday life. This poem has a similar purpose to “Sonnet” by Billy Collins. Both of these poems are describing poetry and how it should be read/formed. Analysis In the poem‚ “Sonnet”‚ Collins makes the sonnet sound as if it is a sonnet speaking. He does this so that both the speaker and reader have fun while reading the poem with the end outcome
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POETRY ANALYSIS: DESIGN Robert Frost’s poem Design seemingly disputes the question whether there is a design to life; yet‚ he is not able to establish an answer. Despite the comlexity of his poem his implied message is rather simple. Frost’s statement clarified human’s eagerness to finding a meaning to life and an essential background and reason to events‚ regardless of how small and insignificant they might be. His work states an advice not to interpret too much into insignificant conincidences
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fighting in the war. Yehuda studied the biblical texts and Hebrew literature. Yehuda was involved in the militia of Israel since 1948. He served in the British army during the World War II; the memories and horrors of World War II influenced Yehuda’s poetry. In 1948‚ he also fought in the Arab-Israeli War as an Israeli defense for Jerusalem’s Independence. He was also involved with the Israeli army in the years of 1956 and 1973. After serving in the Sinai War and the Yorn Kippur War in 1973 he became
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Saffarzadeh‚ a well-known Iranian writer and poet. Saffarzadeh described herself as a true fundamentalist‚ a loyal advocate of Grand Ayatollah Khomeini and fervent follower of his philosophy and idealism. Neshat’s use of both Saffarzadeh and Farrokhzad’s poetry in this body of work marries the intellectual and emotional
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A Hate for England and a Love for Poetry George IV ruled England as Prince Regent under his insane‚ dying father King George III in 1819. At this time‚ England was in a wretched condition. The Napoleonic wars were over and a lot of the population was left unemployed and hungry. The laws of England defended the rich and exploited their citizens. Percy Bysshe Shelley‚ a poet‚ was one of these commoners and an impassioned supporter of liberty. In 1819‚ Shelley wrote a poem entitled “Sonnet:
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Literary Devices – Poetry Allusion: An event or fact from an external context assumed to be known by the reader (e.g. historical‚ biblical‚ etc.). An allusion can increase one’s understanding of the poem in question by drawing parallels with other subjects. Anthropomorphism: The showing or treating of animals‚ gods and objects as if they are human in appearance‚ character or behaviour. Apostrophe: Something that addresses an object‚ abstract idea‚ or person who is dead as though it could
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