and sadness Bhatt felt about her mother tongue and cultures. Bhatt explores the idea of history‚ culture and language throughout the poem. Bhatt uses two enjambments in the poem. The first enjambment talks about the book‚ which represents the culture and the way people should treat the books. The tone of voice used in the second enjambment is more aggressive and critical‚ as it described the period of colonization when the cultures and language were taken away by the conquerors. There is no rhyme
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reluctant to let her go. In “Flight of the Firstborn”‚ Peggy Carr addresses the feelings of parenthood when a child outgrows their parents and in turn leave their parents to start their own lives. Through metaphors‚ imagery and through constant use of enjambment the author expresses the parental feeling of having a child grow up in front of their eyes. Metaphors are figures of speech that show that two things resemble each other in either the emotions that they bring or the actions that are taken. In “Flight
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Father and Child This poem has two parts to it; I Barn Owl and II Nightfall. Both poems revolve around the relationship between father and child. In the first part‚ Barn Owl‚ the child is young and foolish and needs to be protected by the father. In the second part‚ the father is old and weak and needs to be protected by his middle-aged daughter. The ‘Barn Owl’ opens at daybreak‚ with the young persona creeping through the house with her father’s gun while he sleeps thinking that his daughter is
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characterised by enjambment. Enjambment is when sentences‚ in poems run over the end of one line and into the next one(s). In ’Wind’ lines spill into each other and the end of one stanza runs into the start of the next. This effect is enhanced by Hughes’s punctuation. Together‚ the enjambment‚ punctuation and the varying line lengths create the sense of movement and energy in the poem‚ as if everything‚ even the poem‚ has become slightly unfixed by the power of the wind. The enjambment also allows
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MacCain makes to a dying relative in a hospital. Throughout the poem‚ MacCaig gives his thoughts and feeling to how he fails to cope with the situation. The poet also uses enjambment‚ metaphor and imagery at the beginning of the poem when MacCaig hints at the central idea. "Vanishes heavenward"‚ with the use of enjambment the poet introduces the idea of death. The quotation emphases the theme of death and how MacCaig may not be able to speak to his loved one again. With the use of a metaphor and
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as shown in line 3: “I found‚ or thought I found‚”. This usage of commas brings pause to the poem and sets up the tone to become reflecting and sincere. Enjambment occurs twice in the passage‚ and each time contributes a longer burst of lines in contrast to the reluctance to it’s previous short‚ fragment like segments. One example of enjambment is at line 6-7‚ where it happens at “well might show how far a modern quill doth come too short”‚ contrasting with short and fragment like segments such as
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Surprised by Joy is about Wordworth’s acceptance of his grief. The poem progresses from a lack of clear metrical structure to a rhythm with clarity. This change embodies Wordworth’s progression from cognitive dissonance to resolute cohesion of his emotions and thoughts. The poets internal battle with opposing emotions of joy and grief are entrenched The personification of the wind at the beginning of the poem Surprised by Joy is about Wordworth’s acceptance of his eternal grief. Surprised
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swan going into the water is a guide‚ therefore the water can be the speaker’s quest. The speaker is saying to remain calm and let the water guide you to find your meaning in life. The literary devices used in this poem are Metaphor‚ Simile‚ and Enjambment. The metaphor of this poem is the swan‚ for the representation of the swan is an example of life’s difficult expedition. The simile in this piece of writing is “…the ground we stand on and cling to every day‚ is like the swan‚ when he nervously
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being old‚ fed from a mashed plate as an old mare might droop across a fence Tone: ironic/critical of Calvinist faith. Poet questions what the woman could possibly have done to deserve such suffering. to the dull pastures of its ignorance. Enjambment suggests prayers are repeated yet they go unanswered – uncaring god. Her husband held her upright while he prayed to God who is all-forgiving to send down ‘Foreign’ – angel of mercy an alien concept to Calvinists who believe people are born
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and scrambles through the Gates in order to fly home and see her dying father one last time. The poem infuses suspense as she swiftly makes her way through to the airport and to the Gate that was departing in a few moments. Olds’ excessive use of enjambments‚ metaphors‚ and personification demonstrates her sense of persistence all throughout the poem. Moreover‚ she attentively listens to the young man‚ which provides her instructions to catch another flight. She changes from walking to suddenly sprinting
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