Across the Atlantic Ocean in New York City‚ the competitive building of tall skyscrapers and the dazzling light of the advertisements marked the apogee of this metropolitan city‚ which has a mixture of all cultures and racism became invisible. It thus attracted many African American from the south. Langston Hughes‚ hailed from south state of Missouri‚ finding refuge in Harlem and later became a writer and a poet. In his poem ‘ The Weary Blues’‚ Hughes delineated his beloved Harlem through music
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the name suggests‚ George Macbeth ’s poem focus on an owl‚ showing its many aspects and various characteristics as well as the poet ’s fascination through the several literary devices used in the poem. Through out the whole poem the poet uses enjambments even in the title itself. "Owlis my favourite"It is not a common way to start of a poem maybe contributing to the unusualness of the Owl‚ making him unique creature and an object of fascination. This continuation can also signify the constant flying
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seen the storm‚ he doesn’t believe that mankind can ever hope to control nature Form- The poem is written in free verse and the lines are irregular in length. It makes the poem sound natural and a bit chaotic‚ like a storm- as does the use of enjambment. Exclamation marks in the final stanza add to the excitement that’s built up with the storm Structure- The poet dosent make his point until the last stanza. It seems sudden and direct after the vivd descriptions of nature before it. Visual imagery-
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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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Critical response Robert Frost –The Oven Bird This poem contains 14 lines and is written mainly in iambic pentameter with a little variation in some lines. Each line rhymes with some other line‚ but there is no regular rhyme pattern. Nevertheless‚ you can call this poem a sonnet in my opinion‚ because it contains the key features of a sonnet: Iambic pentameter‚ an octave (eight lines) and a sestet (six lines) and a theme linked to nature. As mentioned‚ the base metrical pattern of this poem is
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MATERIALITY AND CONCEPTUALISM -Case Study 1- Robert MacPherson: Discuss Macpherson’s material practice (250-300 words): Robert MacPherson’s material decisions in Mayfair‚ Swamp Rats (1994-1995) revolve around selecting and use of materials and pieces of language from his everyday world. For example‚ MacPherson’s has intentionally undertaken a process such as; pre-cut Masonite sheets‚ hand painted typography‚ large scale‚ intentional arrangements‚ specific language‚ a reduced colour scheme and
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usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme‚ forming a unit. Dactyl- A metrical foot consisting of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables or one long syllable. Elision- The omission of a sound or syllable when speaking. Enjambment- The continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause. Epic- A long poem‚ typically derived from oral tradition‚ narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of Extrametrical-
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“whatever rat‚ there‚ haps on his wrong hole” and “Herodias‚ I would say‚ - Who went and danced and got men’s heads cut off!” Browning illustrates that Fra Lippo Lippi is a bombastic character drunk rambling. Browning uses the device of repetitive enjambment and this reinforces the idea that Fra Lippo Lippi is a drunk rather than an intellectual. This is shown by the syntax as well “I think I speak as I was taught”‚ there’s a lack of a ‘comma’ or a ‘and’‚ showing that he is drunk‚ or it’s purposely
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The form relates to the content of the girl’s life issues. Lorde uses enjambment – run-on line to express the girl’s loneliness‚ the inability to talk to somebody; especially to her mother about her secrets‚ concerns and issues that she kept hidden so long. She wants other people to feel and understand her hardships that she
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a sonnet include 14 lines consisting of three quatrains and a rhyming couplet. Each quatrain have a rhyme pattern abab‚ cdcd‚ efef and gg.The quatrains all discuss the same idea of love being unchanging different circumstances. Shakespeare uses enjambment throughout his sommet. Sonnet 116 follows strict rules to keep the ideas focused. The final couplet ‘proved’ and ‘love’ are eye rhymes where they look the same but are pernounched differently. Shakespeare uses this final couplet as his assurances
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