Compare/contrast In Dudley Randall’s poem “Ballad of Birmingham” and Langston Hughes’s poem “Mother to son” are two poems of two different mothers wanting the best for their child. In the poem “Ballad of Birmingham‚” Dudley Randall illustrates a conflict between a child who wishes to march for civil rights and a mother who wishes only to protect her child. Much of this poem is read as dialogue between a mother and a child in a way that paints a picture of both character’s feelings. “Ballad of
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Birthday" is love‚ the tone‚ diction‚ and form of each underline the different themes. The theme of the Burns poem is the beautiful ardency of the lover saying farewell to his love‚ while the Rosetti poem focuses on the joyous feelings of lovers being reunited. Both poems convey love as an emotion that transcends the immediate world of feeling; thus‚ references are made by the speakers to eternity‚ and vivid imagery is employed to describe extraordinary settings. Although both poems focus on love‚ the
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‘The Woodspurge’ by Dante Gabriel Rossetti and ‘Continuum’ by Allen Curnow are both poems that deal with a sense of detachment the poet experiences. In ‘Continuum’‚ Curnow illustrates his mental state of being uninspired and slightly abashed at his lack of poetic inspiration whereas in ‘The Woodspurge’‚ Rossetti describes his depressive condition‚ possibly due to relationship issues. Both poets seem to be stuck‚ and remain trapped in their minds throughout the poems. ‘Continuum’ begins with Curnow
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Throughout these two poems "Eros" is revealed to the reader in two very different perspectives. The first poem by Robert Bridges portrays to the reader that Eros is a true god and that when it comes to love man is the one who suffers. In the second poem by Anne Stevenson‚ Eros is shown as a beat on and a miserable person who suffers from love. The concept of the first poem is evident in the first stanza of the poem. "Why hast thou nothing in thy face? Thou idol of the human race‚ Thou tyrant of
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Analysis of the poem “Remember” by Christina Rossetti This poem is composed by fourteen lines that are divided in two quatrains with four lines‚ and one sestet follow the structure of the Italian sonnets. The structure of the poem is iambic pentameter because it has five feets‚ the rhyme is abba‚ abba‚ cdde‚ ce. In the first stanza‚ Rossetti conveys an infinite need to stay alive in the memory of her love even when natural events in the lives of people‚ such as death and separation may come
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Both King Lear and Of Love and Dust are stories about characters who seek power‚ but die because of it. Marcus‚ Goneril‚ Regan‚ Cornwall‚ and Edmund all seek positions where they have more power‚ and come very close‚ but in the end die. Throughout both stories‚ there is a stark difference between men’s and women’s power. In King Lear‚ Goneril feminizes Albany when he refuses to help her in her attempt to rule the kingdom. In addition‚ Jim’s neutrality as a character in Of Love and Dust makes him a
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Comparison and Contrast of Sappho’s Poems with Egyptian Love Poems The ideas of love in the Egyptian love poems are almost similar to Sappho’s idea of love‚ but there is a difference in the way they approach it. In the Egyptian love poem‚ love is portrayed more erotic and passionate and the reader sees things from both the male and female’s point of view while in Sappho’s poetry‚ love is more romantic and passionate and talks more about the deeper feelings of the characters. Egyptian love poems idea of
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by Christina Rossetti and “Piano” by D.H. Lawrence are poems about nostalgic remembrance. They both have the same theme. This essay will compare and contrast two poems‚ bearing in mind the similarites and the differences between both poems. Thus‚ it will talk about the main themes of both poems (nostalgia for an idealized past‚ unconditional love‚ reminiscence of a loved one etc.) and it will also analyze the tones and language Christina Rossetti and D.H. Lawrence use. Both poems are about recalling
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(15 points) Score 1. Compare and contrast Don Quixote with either King Arthur or Sundiata. How are the two figures you have chosen alike? How are they different? Be sure to use specific examples from the stories you have read to illustrate your points. Answer: One trait that all heroes have in common is that they are exceptional individual. Don Quixote saw things differently than everyone else‚ he believe in the chivalry code and wanted to live by it. When Don decided to become a knight‚ his knowledge
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glad that there isn’t a mirror that exists somewhere that shows you who you really are underneath it all. Emily Dickinson’s poems “A wounded deer leaps highest” and “To fight aloud is very brave” touch on this idea of outward appearances versus inward appearances and the importance behind both of them. Focusing just on outward appearances and its importance‚ these two poems metaphorically tell us how our outward appearances speak louder than inner. Outward appearances are more important because
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