Haley Hornbeck Hung Pham Composition Two March 17‚ 2011 All or Nothing In Yusef Komunyakaa’s “Facing It” and Wislawa Szymborska’s “End and Beginning” the poet’s writing is based around the central subject of war. The central theme of the poems is the emotional impact that the war brings out. Both poems differ in persona‚ yet set the same tone of sadness through their poetic language and poetic form. Both poems address the after effects of war however “Facing It” is more personal‚ whereas “End
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his ancestors and his childhood. The speaker recalls specific encounters that he reflects on and how they affect him. He then snaps out of the flashback and continues to write at his desk. In Digging‚ the poet‚ Heaney‚ uses imagery‚ diction‚ and enjambment to reveal the theme that one pursues a unique work that is best for them‚ but their work ethic is instilled by one’s interactions and through one’s ancestors. Heaney uses imagery to show how hard his father and grandfather worked and their skill
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section marked colored‚ showing the separation. The receivers of the history lesson would have to be the readers; they are getting the insight of how it uses to be in the year 1970. 3. The poem had a majority of end-stopped lines. Having only one enjambment line break in each stanza. I believe at the point where the line break changes the sentence is‚ I am alone‚ then the line breaks‚ except for my grandmother. 4. The speaker is giving her memory of being at the beach and showing how there was a struggle
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In the poem “If I Should Have a Daughter” by Sarah Kay‚ the poet uses structure poetic devices punctuation and enjambment to send her message. The main idea her poem is trying to get across is that life is hard and can be intimidating‚ but doesn’t have to be done alone. A strong example of a punctuation is when Sarah Kay writes‚ “ Because no matter how wide you stretch your fingers‚ your hands will always be too small to catch all the pain you want to heal. Believe me‚ I’ve tried” (verse 18 ). In
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illness. By thoroughly examining these poems‚ it is clear that they reveal underlying themes of immense pain and suffering‚ as evidenced by the literary tools of enjambment and end stop‚ along with various melancholy symbols and images. In order to convey such incredible torment and despair‚ Plath utilizes the highly effective tools of enjambment and end stop. In “Lady Lazarus‚”
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“Leningrad Cemetery‚ Winter of 1941” vividly portrays the harsh reality of the war on the historical background of the Siege of Leningrad. Old delivers the dehumanization of the war and the desire of the dead by using gruesome imagery‚ symbols‚ and enjambment. The vivid description of the war described in the first three lines establishes the setting of the poem unemotionally. The “dead could not be buried” not only because of the harsh weather but the “gravediggers” were closer to death themselves
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poems has a consistent relationship running throughout the poems. Also there is enjambment in the poem from lines 5-14 of ‘Hour’‚ ‘For thousands of seconds we kiss……..gold from straw’. This enjambment gives the reader the impression that the poem is one continuous story and that there is‚ again‚ a consistent‚ unbroken relationship. However the enjambment does not flow continuously in ‘Sonnet 116’. Here the enjambment is broken up in different
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Composed upon Westminster Bridge Commentary The poem is a description of London in the morning and how he thinks it is really remarkable and eye-catching. In the first six lines he just describes it and how no body wouldn’t be moved by that marvelous scenery from Westminster Bridge; in lines nine through fourteen he compares the scene he saw to nature because natural scenes are always beautiful and “smokeless” (Not polluted) and he also said that the view he saw is even more beautiful than any
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Poetry is a group of so many words that a poet carefully chooses to show certain meaning. The song " Every Grain of Sand" that is written by Bob Dylan deserves to be called poetry because of his careful use of tone‚ symbolism‚ allusion‚ simile and enjambments. Tone is an important part of poetry. It sets the mood of the piece and gives the audience a sense of what is going on and how the narrator feels. In " Every Grain of Sand" the tone is one of sadness and depression. There is a certain desperate
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effect of the poem. “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” contains many elements‚ each of which enhances the way the poem conveys meaning. The extensive use of alliteration‚ varying metrical patterns‚ internal and external rhyme‚ anaphora‚ caesura‚ enjambment‚ and inversion add to the complexity of the structure and the overall meaning of “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner‚” which could be interpreted as love for all living things. “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” is set up in the form of a ballad with
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