In Maxine Kumin’s poem “Woodchucks”‚ the reader is led into a short tale of a woman whom is dealing with a family of woodchucks that are eating away at her garden. While this poem appears to be a simple tale following this woman’s methods to exterminating the pests‚ it rather is a poem that uses its speaker to stealthily showcase the potential that humans have for monstrous actions. The speaker‚ while appearing to be a sensible person turned deranged by the joyous feel of power and success‚ is a
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ENGLISH NOTES- WILFRED OWEN DISABLED Themes - effect of war on the individual - loss of identity and humanity - multiply this for all seriously injured soldiers Techniques 1. Imagery a) Soldiers present life “ satin a wheeled chair” “ legless‚ sewn short at the elbow” EFFECT- establishes the scene and situation - shocks the reader b) Previous life “ town used to swing so gay” “ carried shoulder-high”
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what he has written. I have decided to take a thematic approach to this discussion rather than spend set time talking about one poem at a time‚ only for you to grow confused at the end when thinking about which poem a certain idea has come from as I move from one to other. Instead I’ve decided to compare four of my favourite Heaney poems under three headings. The poems I have chosen are ‘A Constable Calls’‚ ‘The Forge’‚ ‘The Skunk’ and ‘A Call’. The three themes I’ve found to be recurring throughout
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by Seamus Heaney and “Stop All The Clocks” by W. H. Auden are beautifully opposite poems about family and love. By using two opposite themes‚ imageries and rhymes‚ both poems bring to reader different feeling. The first similar thing between “Digging” and “Stop all clocks” is their theme. Both of them talk about their personal experience. However‚ the reader still can find the difference when they read these poems. In “Digging” by Seamus Heaney‚ the readers can see the multiple themes. The first
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Australian identity “Enter without so much a knocking” reflects Australian identity as it is the life of a working class necular family in Australia. This poem starts with ‘Blink‚ blink. Hospital .Silence’ and ends with ‘Blink. Blink. Cemetery. Silence.’ This repetition of ‘blink. Blink’ alludes that Life is short‚ and over before you know it‚ this has helped me to strengthen my knowledge of Australian Identity as Australia has been involved in 3 wars and not to take life for granted as you never
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Daddy? When you think of the term “daddy” what thoughts come to mind? For most it is an affectionate or familiar term‚ but not for all. In his poem‚ “My Papa’s Waltz”‚ Theodore Roethke depicts an altercation between a father and son. In contrast to the poem‚ Holly Dunn emphasizes love and tenderness between a father and child in the song “Daddy’s hands.” Each writer is showing the important role a father plays in a child’s life from very different points of view. Both pieces have a very different
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Poem Analysis--Model The poem I love best‚ the poem that I want to memorize and memorialize is: To be of use by Marge Piercy. I discovered this poem to share with Kendra‚ a young friend who graduated from college. She wants a career that allows her to give back to society so the title caught my attention. Kendra‚ like me‚ seeks meaningful work; this poem not only speaks to Kendra‚ it speaks to me as well; it has since become my favorite poem. The title‚ To be of use‚ is appropriate for this piece—Piercy
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miXing AnD mATcHinG By: William Meyer SECTION A • Poetic Devices Glossary Poetic Devices Glossary Irony: a difficult term to define can refer to a manner of expression or a quality in the thing perceived. In both cases‚ irony involves the perception of discrepancy‚ usually between apparent and real significance. It is an indirect way of communicating an attitude. Irony can vary in tone‚ from humorous to bitter. Example- Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge:
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Zachary Moore Professor Jo Scott-Coe Images of Women in Literature 16‚ March 2012 Poem of Sappho Then I said to the elegant ladies: “How you will remember when you are old the glorious things we did in our youth! We did many pure and beautiful things. Now that you are leaving the city love’s sharp pain encircles my heart.” The poem above is one of the many poems of the famous Greek poet Sappho. Although many of Sappho’s writings were publicly burned in the cities of Rome and Constantinople
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“Comparing Poems & Short Story’s” Comparing short stories with poems can be an interesting way to learn literature. Things to look for are similarities in themes‚ the events that take place‚ the meaning of the poetry‚ and similar emotions or outcomes from what was read. The three pieces of literary work that will be discussed and compared are Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”‚ Sherman Alexie’s “Grief Calls us to the Things of This World”‚ and Alfred Lord Tennyson “In Memoriam”. The point
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