The poem ‘Parrot Deaths: Rite of Passage’ written by John Kinsella highlights the internal struggle the speaker is experiencing through the death of the parrots. Although the action is happening physically‚ the struggles the parrots face are parallel to the speaker’s own mental purgatory. Colour is intensely used to convey atmosphere and character to both the parrots and the speaker. The use of first person narration‚ gives the poem a personal tone. Colour and physical appearance are dominant
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uses few devices. This avoids an overly constructed and artificial style as Harrison wants to strike a more natural conversational tone. He uses words such as “he’d” and “can’t” to make the piece more understated and less theatrical. The use of enjambment also reinforces this idea. By running over lines‚ the poem becomes less methodical and well-planned out and more natural‚ as if it’s more of private confession rather than a structured poem. However the poet does discretely insert a slight personification
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The poem blessing‚ by imtiaz dharker depicts the desperation of water in a place which is a victim of drought. the poet has very vividly described the unfortunate situation and has also made the reader sympathize greatly with the poverty sticken people of this area. The poet begins the poem with a simile “the skin cracks like a pod” which appeals to the visual imagery of the reader as it paints a picture of people with very dry skin in the readers mind. This simile is used very effectively as it
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The poem‚ Sonnet 11 is a lamentation song of unreciprocated love by Lady Mary Wroth. She was an English Poet of the Renaissance. She lived between 1587-1651/3 and was from a distinguished literary family and was one of the first women to be recognised as a literary talent. Her life was not an ideal one. Her husband died but she did find love with her cousin‚ Earl William Herbert. It wasn’t easy for her though‚ as Herbert was also one of the favourites of Queen Elizabeth and she moved him around
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Poetry Essay: "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" Dylan Thomas wrote "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" in 1951 in response to emotions he was feeling about his dying father. Thomas uses villanelle‚ tone‚ alliteration‚ and conceit to craft a masterful work‚ that gradually progresses encompassing the emotion and rage he is feeling‚ while maintaining control through diction and form. Thomas’s father was an outgoing military man most of his life. Seeing his father fading into non-existence
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mind. ’Here is a space’ connotes the abscence of love he currently feels heightening the feeling of nostalgia. Use of simple past tense and free verse shows the desire to go back into the past creating a free flowing image in the readers’ mind. Enjambment in the second stanza shows the flow of thought as the memory is being re-lived and for conveying the idea of the long afternoon. Ticking of the two clocks- the oven timer and the clock. Theme 2: Movements and actions within the house: Inaction
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In “Winter‚ Frontal Lobe” by Brecken Hanock‚ the speaker has two meanings that are simultaneously occurring‚ a literal and a metaphorical (which can be supported by the Winter and frontal lobe of the title). In the literal meaning the speaker describes an ice fishing trip he/she goes on with his/her dad. While “Dad chops a hole.” (1) in the ice where it was dark because the water would be the deepest. The speaker can hear the “Tunk. Dark hair blighted \ by snow bees‚ his axe” (2-3). “Tunk” is an
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ANALYSIS OF ‘TO VIRGINS‚ TO MAKE MUCH OF TIME’ How does the poet persuade women to enjoy life while they’re young? Robert Herrick was part of the cavalier poet who wrote in the carpe diem genre. This poem is a lyric poem‚ which is a type of poem which expresses personal and emotional feelings. This poem promotes carpe diem‚ living life to its fullest. ‘To virgins‚ make much of time’ is aimed at middle class unmarried women‚ he is trying to persuade them to get married as quickly as possible and
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“The Laboratory” by Robert Browning is a poem about a woman being engrossed by jealousy. Browning uses many literary techniques to show the escalating changes of the main character. Through the tone‚ persona‚ and figure of speech‚ Browning utilizes these three elements in order to create the envious nature of the woman in the poem. The poem begins with a tone that is filled with resentment‚ which also describes the speaker’s emotions that soon escalates erratically. The first sign of resent is when
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What has Denise Levertov’s poem‚ “In Thai Binh (Peace) Province” clarify for you about history and memory. Levetov’s poem “In Thai Binh (Peace) Province” shows how sometimes the collective memory that is the history of a society is used by those within that society as a substitute for a lack of personal connection. This inevitably clouds not only the individual’s perception of the event but also hides the truth‚ and also becomes part of the collective memory. This perpetual motion of fallacies via
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