The World’s Wife- Carol Ann Duffy Notes Context on CAD -Born in 1955 -Scottish -Lesbian -Studied Philosophy -Appointed Poet Laureate in 2009 -Writes mostly in dramatic monologue -Known for social commentary/serious insights in humorous poems In World’s Wife: -Writes from the POV of female characters‚ usually ones with male counterparts -Purpose is to raise awareness of such understated characters -and to reinvent them opposed to traditionally held views- finding fresh ways of looking
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however this is lifted by the intrigue created in line 3. Keats juxtaposes the connotations of ‘Conspiring...’ with connotations of danger‚ trickery‚ and deceit with the positive connotations of ‘...load and bless...’ Arguably‚ line four features enjambment ‘...the thatch-eves run;...‘ as the semicolon provides additional details. However Keats manipulation of rhyme and metre present an ABABC rhyming scheme in the first 5 lines‚ and therefore it is not assumed enjambement. The extent of the harvest
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Porphyria’s Lover is a typical dramatic monologue by Browning‚ where we get an insight into the narrator’s thoughts. In the poem‚ we get an insight into the thoughts of a man who kills his love interest out of jealousy: “Nor could to-night’s gay feast restrain.” This gives the impression of Porphyria living a very high status life‚ just coming from a party‚ and the narrator being her love interest that she is sneaking away from her life to see. On the other hand‚ Porphyria’s death could have been
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WIRES Wires by Philip Larkin is an analogy of a society trapped by rules and limits and a demonstration that fear prevents humankind from following their desires. Larkin writes this poem in 1950 with the idea of showing his point of view of the world. In the poem the cattles are trapped by the wires imposed‚ preventing them from ever reaching their search for purer water. He shows that the world offers no hope nor mercy whatsoever in their trial for escape. What the poet is actually trying
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mixed with hope. Stanza two makes great use of commas‚ as it creates pauses in which the speaker is trying to imagine the woman and is trying to remember her with all her details. He also uses caesura “for me: yes”‚ to break the fluidity of the enjambment‚ in order to pause and think about the past‚ while they were in their happy moments. The use of commas‚ caesura and interrogation marks emphasize Hardy’s nostalgia and sorrow‚ as they produce a breakdown in fluidity. This punctuation suggests that
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Compare the ways that authors present the speakers in their poems. My Last Duchess‚ by Robert Browning and Poem at Thirty-Nine‚ by Alice Walker. These are poems that revolve around grief and pride. In My Last Duchess the speaker is a very proud duke with years of honour and power to his family name but his duchess shows no respect to anything he has given her. In Poem at Thirty-Nine the speaker is a lady that didn’t show enough respect to her father when he was alive but when she lost him she grieved
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interwoven Romantic style of her poetry. The structure of the poem further delves into this idea of the concern for time. The two symmetrical linked poems place emphasis on how time has moved on and separate childhood from adulthood. The constant use of enjambments reflect the passing of time and the ambiguity of where time disappears to in our vast existence. Harwood’s use of structure and language affirm her ability to transcend time throughout her work‚ further enhancing its capability to be accepted in
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results in moral relativism and national apathy. In ‘Canto de Esperanza’‚ the speaker portrays the tragic side of life with existential concerns from an introspective perspective. The sense of despair and pain in living are emphasised by the use of enjambment and caesura‚ ‘…vierte la esencia de la vida/ sobre tanta alma loca‚ triste o empedernida’. The poetic form‚ characteristic style and somewhat fragmented content of the poem reflect Lugones’ poetic and narrative form in ‘El Psychon’‚ in which Lugones
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‘The Woman Speaks to the Man Who has Employed her Son’ Lorna Goodison was born 1947 in Kingston‚ Jamaica. Her family was a large one comprising nine children. She attended St. Hughes High School and later‚ studied Art both in Jamaica and New York. Her first collection of poetry‚ ‘Tamarind Season’ was published in 1980. Several collection followed‚ as well as two prose fiction works. Her books have won many awards. Goodison’s themes include motherhood and the female in society. Currently
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Sonnet 43‚ A Touching Love Poem 	 	If one were to ever receive a love poem‚ Shakespeare’s Sonnet 43 would be and excellent poem to receive. The sonnet is addressed to the beloved of the speaker. The speaker talks about how the best thing he sees is upon the closing of his eyes‚ when he then pictures the beloved. The speaker talks about how the rest of the world is unworthy to look upon compared to the beloved. The speaker talks about how sleep is the best time‚ because that is when
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