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    Aubade Poem

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    emotional feelings on paper‚ thinking about the time that he will be the next one laying in the grave‚ he is fearing death. In the poem‚ “Aubade‚” Philip Larkin take the reader into his pathless journey‚ letting his audience know what he does and what will happen. He accomplished this through the use of imagery‚ poetic devices‚ and organization of the poem. Throughout this poem‚ the narrator uses imagery by describing his fear of death and the unexpected of death. In the first stanza‚ lines 1-2‚ “I work

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    Rapunzstiltskin Poem

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    [for] her tower”‚ demonstrating her liberty‚ as she later conforms to what society expects – “it was corny but he did look sort of gorgeous axe and all.” Indeed‚ Lochhead’s unconventional use of the adjective “corny” juxtaposes the poems antiquated setting‚ which satirises the position of woman today by differencing that it has changed very little. Moreover‚ the description “axe and all” alludes to the electric guitar‚ suggesting that all woman are attracted to male musicians‚ an ironic

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    Backyard Poem

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    using two of his poems. Debbie and co and backyard. I wil base most of my ideas on Debbie and co and refer to Backyard The poem Debbie and co is set on a public pool on a Sunday afternoon and backyard is based on a family or two having a barbeque in the backyard. Two typical things Australians would do. Through these activities John Tranter tries to show the tranquil nature of Australian culture and Australians laid back attitude towards life. This is shown in both poems in many ways. If we

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    Comparing And Contrasting

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    Comparing and contrasting Both utilise dramatic monologues to present inner workings of the characters there by allowing the reader an opportunity to witness the loss of humanity. Shakespeare uses the monologue in act 2 scene 1 to show how Macbeth is a person who can rationalise and reason but becomes dark and deceitful. He appears to be a man who is rational and logical with the questions asking “is this…dagger…I see before me…toward my hand?” “Art thou not…sensible…as to sight?” reflecting that

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    Nickel Poem

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    never thought that the story would be what it turned out to be. I would think at first it would involve some sort of worker or child in South America that works by handling Oranges in some sort of way. In my own words and thought‚ I would summarize the poem about a boy nervous about his first time with a girl. So they walk to a drugstore so he can’t treat her with something from there. The boy is very poor so he knows that the nickel may not be enough. So when she took a piece of chocolate that was more

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    Poem Explication

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    Patrick Primeaux Dr. David Pulling English 1002 March 13‚ 2013 Describing Linda Pastan’s “Pass/Fail” This poem was written in a style using free verse. This means that there is no rhyming repetition and it sounds pretty much like a speech given by a person. The author of this poem‚ Linda Pastan‚ wrote this poem in 1975 to give the reader what she experienced through images. In this case‚ the images portray the worries of taking an exam and how to study. An (image) is a way to express to the

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    Poem Analysis

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    picked to represent my emotions during this unit is a poem that talks about hate. To start‚ the unit itself is boring to me. Learning about gender theory is not something that seems exciting to me. In the poem‚ it says‚ “If this is a play‚ I want my money back.” This signifies the waste of time that this unit is to me. I did not feel like this unit is significant to my learning and so I felt upset that I had to sit through it all. Furthermore‚ the poem states‚ “If this is a kidnap‚ I’m trapped in the

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    GCSE English coursework: comparison of poems. There are many similarities and differences between the two poems: "When We Two Parted"‚ written by Lord Bryon‚ and "La Belle Dames Sans Merci"‚ written by John Keats. I shall be exploring these poems and seeing connections and differences between them‚ so that I am able to compare them. The storyline of both poems is based around love‚ and so they are similar in that respect‚ however I think the poems bring out different types of emotions. When

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    War Poems

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    Discuss the ways in which the poets convey the horrors of war In the two war poems “Dulce Et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen on “War Photographer” by Carol Anna Duffy‚ the writers convey the horrors in different ways. In Dulce Et Decorum Est” Owen writes from the perspective of a tired worn out soldier. In “War Photographer” Duffy writes from the perspective of a man who captured the war. In the poem “Dulce Et Decorum Est” the main mood is dark and depressing. Owen refers to diction that

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    My Poem

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    Most of the time‚ I feel like the weight of the world can get to me. That happens to a lot of people. They think that this excess baggage can get overwhelming‚ well it can. For most they deal with it in a positive‚ natural perspective‚ other times‚ they deal with it by self-harm. I‚ on the other hand‚ deal with it with poetry. It was a normal ordeal at school. Everyone laughing‚ smiling‚ just being happy. They don’t see how well they have it while the outsiders are sitting around‚ waiting

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