English Close Reading Analysis The poem Mariana by Alfred‚ Lord Tennyson was published in 1830 and is the text I have chosen to do closely analyze. The subject matter of the poem was taken from one of Shakespeare’s plays titled “Measure for Measure”‚ and the line: “Mariana in the moated grange‚” gave Tennyson the inspiration to write of a young woman waiting for her lover. The two texts share a common theme of abandonment‚ as in Shakespeare’s play the young woman is also diligently awaiting
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Comparing Literature Poems "HAVISHAM" In the poem "Havisham"‚ Carol Ann Duffy presents the subject of this poem as an old‚ embittered woman with "ropes on the back of her hands"‚ while Browning presents the subject of his poem as a strong and determined but very jealous and embittered young woman. The poem is written in the first person in the form of a dramatic monologue‚ "The Laboratory" by Robert Browning is also written in this form. Miss Havisham is aware of her own stink - because she does
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In the novel Northern Lights Lord Asriel is the father of Lyra and a man obsessed with creating the perfect world. Lord Asriel is portrayed as a fierce-natured‚ cold-hearted and seemingly unapproachable person‚ who will do anything to achieve his goals. I respect and admire Lord Asriel for he will hesitate at nothing to accomplish what he believes is right (even if it means taking innocent lives or even his own). In this piece of writing I will show you Lord Asriel’s characteristics and his
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estThis Poem Dulce et Decorum est was written during the First World War by a man named Wilfred Owen. Wilfred Owen at the time this poem was written was an officer in the British Army and this poem depicts how he deeply opossed the intervention of one nation into another. Owen allows us to see his veiw on World War One‚ and the reader gets a first hand experience of the atrocities these soldiers had to face as it was written by a man who was there and lived the experience‚ in this poem Owen conveys
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of war? Wilfred Owens “Dulce et decorum est” tell us about the terrible and dreadful description suffered by a group of soldiers in the First World who gladly laid down their lives in the glory of battle. Dulce et decorum est‚ a very popular propaganda and a big lie which tells us that how sweet and fitting is to die for ones country. This poem is written in horrifying of how soldiers died to make the readers think that it is not sweet and fitting to die for ones country. Wilfred Owen thinks that
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Mr. Horsfall Yr 11 IB English Thomas Brelsford 11.5 ‘Discuss Owen’s use of visual and aural imagery in three of his poems’ Wilfred Owen was a famous anti-war poet from World War I. He wrote poems about his first-hand experiences during the war. Wilfred Owen uses personification‚ metaphors and similes‚ onomatopoeia‚ alliteration and assonance to increase the effectiveness of the messages he is trying to convey and to create a variety of visual
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and in one other poem from Conflict. In Mametz Wood‚ by Owen Sheers and Futility‚ by Wilfred Owen‚ their separate perspectives of conflict and war are shown throughout‚ with the use of imagery‚ and personification to show the poets’ changes in emotion. Owen Sheers wrote his poem in the perspective of what happened in the past‚ with the poem being influenced by Sheers seeing a picture of a mass grave‚ provoking gruesome images. Futility is written in the present tense‚ as Owen himself had war
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by the soldiers but also by the innocent people including children‚ not only that but it completely strips the identity off a soldier which is shown in the poem ‘Disabled’. War also has an effect on young children‚ making them think in a more mature manner and brings solidarity to people and this is conveyed in ‘The Last Night’. Wilfred Owen was an English poet and soldier‚ one of the leading poets of the First World War. While he was recovering at a hospital he met Siegfried Sassoon‚ and that
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Dystopian Essay Fahrenheit 451 and Anthem are two books that focus on government control in a futuristic typed writing. Ray Bradbury and Ayn Rand both predicted that in our society today that this could occur because of the invasion of technology. The novel that made a stronger argument against government control would be Anthem. In Anthem‚ they are restricted of basic rights as citizens ‚ and did not have freedom to do what they wish. “We strive to be like our brothers.” The characters in the
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which caused complications. Little did they know it was all in their imagination. Jack took advantage of the scared boys and made them bloodthirsty. They believed that the beast wouldn’t give them mercy‚ So they hunted a pig‚ named it the Lord of the Flies‚cut off his head‚ Put it on a sharp stake‚and worshiped and hated that thing that was dead. Ralph and Piggy wanted to talk the group out of their senses‚ Instead they got caught up in the chaos they joined their offenses. Simon
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