use of juxtaposition of the two ideas of forgot and remember. Hughes does not make clear what he has forgotten‚ creating uncertainty about his initial perspective of Plath in the past‚ and proving how time has affecting his thoughts. However the enjambment of the following lines “the Fulbright Scholars with their luggage...seems unlikely†makes it clear that he remembers the photograph‚ but other factors didn’t seem important at that time. Hughes uses of rhetoric question “with their luggage
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Beach Burial – Kenneth Slessor 1944 Kenneth Slessor‚ author of Beach Burial‚ was the Australian Official Correspondent in El Alamein‚ the Middle East during WWII. The author drew from his own experiences to write Beach Burial‚ a poem about the aftermath of a battle during WWII. It is a realistic and somber tribute to soldiers of all nations that died in the war. It illustrates how they are all united by one common enemy; death. It breaks the conventional war poem structure‚ as it is not a celebration
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The poems I chose‚ “Havisham” and "Love After Love"‚ are comparable‚ with their common subject of how a person responds to the end of a relationship‚ but they are very contrasting in the paths they take. The persona in “Love After Love” talks about returning to yourself and loving who you are: without the need for someone else‚ “You will love again the stranger who was yourself” as if you lose yourself in a relationship so much that you need to learn how to look after yourself again. Whereas “Havisham”
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effects of different methods as implemented by the poets. The structure used in the poems along with similes and metaphors to describe the soldiers in both poems give a sad‚ solemn tone‚ to show how the poet was effected by conflict. The use of enjambment in The Falling Leaves gives the sense of long pauses and broken thoughts and feelings of the poet showing that it saddens the poet to think of hundreds of soldiers losing their lives in war. In Poppies‚ “All my words flattened‚ rolled‚ turned into
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To Another Housewife In Judith Wright’s poem‚ "To Another Housewife"‚ change occurs as the fundamental motif. The composer has harnessed a variety of language techniques to promote these changes. "To Another Housewife" is a dramatic monologue that talks about the changes in the values and responsibilities of a girl as she matures into adulthood. Judith Wright has written this to highlight the fact that many people are in this situation. Wright uses contrast and juxtaposition to outline this change
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structural technique of starting in the middle of dialogue “And when I say…” This indicates to the audience that the weapons trainer has been talking for a while and what he is about to say is important. Another structural technique used in the poem is enjambment‚ this is to hide the rhyming scheme of the poem so it is read as more of a natural dialogue‚ also it is said in one breath giving a sense of urgency. The technique of repetition is used in the dialogue of the weapons trainer‚ which shows his
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between the two cultures with the repetition of the two juxtaposing phrases‚ Nomore and Now which emphasises the Aborigines culture vanishing while the whiteAustralians culture rising. And work like a nigger / For a white man meal‚uses enjambment tohighlight the juxtaposing ideas‚ and work for a nigger‚ conveys the low standards of living of anAborigine using colloquial language while For a white man meal‚ portrays the high standards of living of a white Australian using formal language
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“Continuum” is a poem written by New Zealander Allen Curnow in which he illustrates his intended theme ambiguously‚ yet sincerely. The structure‚ along with the tone and overall writing quality of the poem‚ introduces to the reader a discrepancy of uncertainty and emotions that reveals the author’s principle motif‚ but not immediately the true profundity behind this work of art. Curnow gives off to a vague start;
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“The Raven” While reading “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe‚ the narrator’s increasingly anxious tone sets an eerie mood throughout the story. At the beginning‚ a royal narrator‚ who is unnamed‚ relaxes in his chair‚ but something disturbs him by tapping on his chamber door; he tries to ignore the sound‚ but it reminds him of a late maiden‚ Lenore. Although it was easy to reach a general understanding‚ painting a complete picture required definitions of unknown words and phrases; the elaborate meanings
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Tomo Sencer-mura UCLR 100 Kerkering 9‚ Oct 2013 Comparing Repetition In The Poetic Forms Of The Sestina & The Villanelle While both the villanelle and sestina employ repetition of words and have similar characteristics‚ the villanelle is a much more poetically structured form which tends to heighten its emotional tones in a lyric manner. In contrast‚ the sestina allows for more flexibility in its structure‚ and this can‚ for instance‚ result in an easier possibility to create narrative
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