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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One of the most famous paintings by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso is a mural-sized oil painting on canvas titled Guernica. The painting is Picasso’s horrified reaction to the aerial bombing of civilians populating the Spanish city of Guernica. The work is a contemporary depiction of overwhelming anguish suffered by innocents at the devastating hand of war. The piece was commissioned in 1937 by the Spanish Republican government for the Spanish Pavilion at the upcoming World’s Fair in Paris‚ and was
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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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courageous‚ powerful‚ or even a role model. Although the words used to describe a hero may not differ‚ what each person views as a hero can be. The illustration of a hero varies by person‚ but there was one man who was a hero in the eyes of many. Pablo Escobar was a hero to the poor. Escobar gave hope‚ money‚ and jobs to his people. Escobar‚ the famous drug lord‚ started his criminal career at a young age. He was born into poverty and found several illegal ways to make an income. He then became
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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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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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that he has a big influence to Ezra Pound and T.S Elliot. He is imagist poet and he focused directness of idea and economy of language also he rejected Romantic and Victorian poetry. Imagism presents an image and makes a sudden flash in our minds. Williams’ language is in common speech and he questioned that ‘’how does poetry come about?’’ He uses everyday object and he suggests speech is the just ordinary thing and word exchange. He creates
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