Poetry can evoke strong feelings in readers. Select three poems we’ve read and examine the literary techniques the poets used to evoke a reader’s emotional response (note: not your emotional response.) How do the poets’ various techniques connect to their readers’ feelings? Because a writer wants to evoke strong feelings into their writings‚ they use a variety of techniques from wording to the sense of the feeling the reader feels. In the poem‚ “Harlem‚” by Langston Hughes‚ he uses the descriptive
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Tatiana Soeder Honors English- 3rd hour Poetry Analysis In the poem “Boy at the Window‚” Richard Wilbur uses imagery‚ tone‚ and theme to show what his purpose in this poem is. At the end of the poem‚ the author wants the reader to understand that we should not feel bad or sad about something that we don’t understand. Richard Wilbur’s use of imagery in the poem helps us to understand his purpose of this poem. The stanzas in the poem paint two completely pictures in your head when you read them
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Poetry Analysis: Mountain Child The contemporary‚ free verse poem ‘Mountain Child’ is written by the Santali poet Nirmala Putul in 2004. She is native to the mountainous city of Dumka within the state Jharkhand‚ India. This poem is a powerful piece of literary text which cleverly explores the issues of the impact of technological advancement on nature and traditional lifestyle and‚ the simplicity and security of life in the mountains. Putul has skilfully interwoven several poetic techniques and
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John Donne: Analyzing his Poetry The poet John Donne was an English poet‚ satirist‚ lawyer and priest. His poems are very sex and love driven. They are usually sonnets or songs and always contain great metaphors and impressive uses of irony. The three poems I have chosen to analyze are “Break of Day”‚ “The Flea”‚ and “The Indifferent”. All three of these poems share a common theme in love and are alike in many ways but all three poems also differ in many ways too. The theme that each poem has
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Why do I pee when I sneeze? This truly makes me displeased. What is that hair growing out of my chin? Where did it come from? Somewhere within? What is that flab when I hail for a cab? Why is it there? Why do I care? "Who is that face in the mirror?" I moan. The wrinkles‚ the crinkles‚ the dryness‚ the tone. Oh how the years have flown by‚ With friends and family‚ I know I can’t lie. But how can it be that my younger me‚ Has grown up dreading my ass that keeps spreading? I know what I need
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Reflecting on the Past and Future Poetry is a way to express a deeper truth and to move people or make them feel emotion. This is true in “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost and “Combing” by Gladys Cardiff. In “The Road Not Taken” the speaker is at a fork in the road and must choose a path. They are both worn down about the same and he tells himself he could always come back for the other. The deeper meaning is the speaker has a dilemma and must make a decision. In “Combing” a mother is
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There are a multitude of techniques used by poets to make their poetry both pithy and complex. Due to the limitations of certain poetic forms‚ poets may be forced to use the devices of meter and blunt diction to accurately express their sentiments. Some poets may choose to use allusions to relate a number of scenarios to a certain theme‚ utilizing the historical context of these scenarios as further material for interpretation. Other poets may choose to the opposite approach to economy‚ intentionally
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"Art is the illusion in which we see the truth"- Pablo Picasso Langston Hughes clearly connects with a wide range of audiences through the simplicity that surrounds his poetry. The beauty of this manner in which he wrote his poetry‚ is that it grasp people by illustrating his narratives of the common lifestyles experienced by the current American generation. His art form expresses certain questionable ideologies of life and exposes to the audience what it takes to fully comprehend what being an
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request. Although she did all of these amazing things one of the things she is best known for is being a phenomenal poet. Her poetry includes themes of african american oppression‚ feminism‚ and human rights which makes them inspiring to read. Born Marguerite Annie Johnson‚ Angelou had a difficult childhood.
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Remembering the Vibrant Soul of Ann Richards Ann Richards once said‚ “I have very strong feelings about how you lead your life. You always look ahead‚ you never look back” (Lewis). The world was born free. As beings‚ we are given the right to choose freedom or simply live by the rules. What good is freedom in the world without the relentless spirit of courage? There comes a time in every man and woman’s life where they must choose how to live and what makes them different from the rest of the world
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