a quality in the thing perceived. In both cases‚ irony involves the perception of discrepancy‚ usually between apparent and real significance. It is an indirect way of communicating an attitude. Irony can vary in tone‚ from humorous to bitter. Example- Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge: “Water‚ water‚ every where‚ and all the boards did shrink; Water‚ water‚ every where‚ nor any drop to drink.” Diction: choice of words. A writing style may vary according to the level of
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Conflict can be internal or external‚ as exemplified in “Diving into the Wreck” and “Storm Warnings”. Conflict is the common theme between these two poems. Both of these poems were written by Adrienne Rich. Rich was an American poet and she was also a feminist. She wrote “Diving into the Wreck” during time period where women were still viewed as house wives. Even though some women had jobs‚ they were not giving the same benefits as male coworkers. The external conflict is between the women and the
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Samantha Brenton ENC1102 Steinke In the poem “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Goodnight” author Dylan Thomas writes about how people should not so willingly accept the inevitability of death but rather rage and fight against it. The poem was written for Thomas’s dying father and shows how anguished Thomas is at his fathers acceptance of death. Thomas seems to think that it is not honorable or befitting for a great or interesting man to die quietly in old age. In the poem nighttime is used as a metaphor for
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had the run Of some ten weeds to fix upon; Among those few out of the sun‚ The woodspurge flowered‚ three cups in one. From perfect grief there need not be Wisdom or even memory; One thing then learnt remains to me – The woodspurge has a cup of three. Illustration This poem took place in hill where the trees are shaken out by the wind and a field of grass where the man in this poet saw woodspurge as one
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"The Road Not Taken" is a poem by Robert Frost‚ published in 1916 in the collection Mountain Interval. It is the first poem in the volume and is printed in italics. The title is often mistakenly given as "The Road Less Traveled"‚ from the penultimate line: "I took the one less traveled by". "The Road Not Taken" is a narrative poem consisting of four stanzas of iambic tetrameter and is perhaps one of Frost’s most popular works. Interpretation The poem has at least two interpretations: a popular
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William Blake Poem William Blake‚ the worlds famous English poet (1757- 1827). He never limited himself to a title where you would say he’s poet of only romance or drama but whatever went wept through his soul he would engrave it in words. Joy and sorrow are opposite each other yet Blake develops poems from each aspect. The two poems I will be talking about are Infant Joy and Infant Sorrow. Infant Joy seems as if it’s a poem about an Infant named Joy. It is very perky
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dropout was being noticed for his poems‚ stories and plays‚ as well as his journalism under the pen name Quijano de Manila. His journalism was markedly both intellectual and provocative‚ an unknown genre in the Philippines at that time‚ raising the level of reportage in the country.Joaquín deeply admired José Rizal‚ the national hero of the Philippines. Joaquín paid tribute to Rizal by way of books such as The Storyteller’s New Medium - Rizal in Saga‚ The Complete Poems and Plays of Jose Rizal and A
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English 11H Period 4 27 January 2015 Poems by Langston Hughes I Dream a World 1. Main idea of the poem? The main intentions of the poem are presenting a world where blacks are equal to whites. Langston Hughes wants a world that is fair‚ without the discriminations or segregations by society’s norms. 2. Tone? The tone of the poem is filled with hope but also skepticism. The poem rhymes and is very easy to read. The rhymes give off a very light feel throughout the lines. As the poem progresses‚ you fee
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“Salome” is a poem written by Juan Calvino. The poem itself has fourteen lines; each being no more than five to six words in length‚ containing three stanzas in total. “Salome” is a ghastly poem which is also very vague‚ but if taken the time to be examined the poem can have multiple meanings. Although‚ the poem ’s historical significance gives you a much deeper perspective. The poem itself cannot be understood in its entirety without looking at its biblical influence. When I first read this poem I had
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My Explication of the poem Fear by Gabriela Mistral I am going to explain to you the poem “Fear” by Gabriela Mistral. Her poem is about her fear of society changing the ways of her daughter‚ turning her into an independent adult. She fears that her daughter will change from the innocent young girl that she is‚ into a not so innocent‚ careless adult who doesn’t need her mother’s love. As the speaker’s daughter grows up she wants her to stay the same‚ always be good and careful in life‚ staying
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