3‚ 2013 An Explication of “Spellbound” by Emily Brontë Have you ever found yourself knowing that you were in a predicament but had been incapable of finding the strength to leave it behind? The poem “Spellbound” by Emily Brontë relates to the idea of being unable to force oneself from a damaging situation. This can be seen through a careful examination of the poem’s title and its three stanzas. The title of Emily Brontë’s poem says volumes about the meaning. To
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known for his honest and accessible writing. Kooser’s poem “A Spiral Notebook” was published in 2004‚ in the book Good Poems for Hard Times‚ depicting a spiral notebook as something that represents more than its appearance. Through the use of imagery‚ diction‚ and structure‚ Ted Kooser reveals the reality of a spiral notebook to be a canvas of possibilities and goes deeper to portray the increasing complexities in life as we age. This poem opens with an extreme and vivid simile‚ “The bright wire
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Patrick Primeaux Dr. David Pulling English 1002 March 13‚ 2013 Describing Linda Pastan’s “Pass/Fail” This poem was written in a style using free verse. This means that there is no rhyming repetition and it sounds pretty much like a speech given by a person. The author of this poem‚ Linda Pastan‚ wrote this poem in 1975 to give the reader what she experienced through images. In this case‚ the images portray the worries of taking an exam and how to study. An (image) is a way to express to the
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A sonnet is described as a short lyric poem. But before well known sonnets of such poets like Shakespeare‚ the word sonnet used to simply mean little song. Over the centuries there have been different types of sonnets. Some of the most known sonnets are the types labeled as the English (Shakespearean)‚ Italian‚ and Occitan Sonnet. One of the most modern types of sonnets is known as Free Form. Most sonnets will follow its conventional form. This poem will consist of 14 lines with iambic pentameter
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Poem Explication: Marginalia The poem‚ “Marginalia” is written by Billy Collins‚ American poet. In his poem “Marginalia” Collins expressed how notes in the margins share reading experiences with others. He addressed every reader that they must contribute by expressing their views in Margins. He used different expressions‚ to relate the meaning of Marginalia and its importance for every reader. “Marginalia is defined as‚ “marginal notes or embellishments (as in a book) or “nonessential items”
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English II 11 January 2011 Narrative and Lyric Poetry Poetry has been around for centuries. Most often poetry is used when someone is down or when someone wants to show his or her love to someone else. Poetry is basically language condensed for artistic effect. Two types of poetry are narrative poetry and lyric poetry. Narrative poetry tells a story‚ a particular event‚ or happening‚ it often relates to a long story. Lyric poetry is any fairly short poem in which the speaker expresses intense personal
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Jeremy Nable Sara Stephens 31 January 2013 Poem Explication The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost Robert Frost is an excellent poet and will be remembered for his works for as long as they exist. Personally Robert Frost is one of my favorite poets‚ so when I saw this poem‚ I had to use it to write my explication. When I read The Road Not Taken‚ it really hit close to home to me. I get the sense from Frost that he is implying that he doesn’t want people to conform to society. Basically he
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Dr. Ruleman E102 11/13/13 Explication of Richard Cory The poem “Richard Cory‚” written by Edwin Arlington Robinson‚ is a very detail-oriented poem designed to make the reader think very thoroughly about the words and phrases that Robinson uses in his work. Robinson’s poem has many different aspects to it that make you question the work to really try and understand what is happening. Edwin Arlington Robinson uses imagery to describe the character‚ questioning of the characters life and irony
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Megan Jerlin College Writing 2 Assignment 1 April 6th‚ 2013 Poem Explication – “For The Union Dead” The first stanza speaks of an old aquarium‚ one that has obviously been abandoned and left to the elements. The second stanza speaks of lost memories‚ perhaps fond ones‚ of the author and the old aquarium when it was still open. The third stanza speaks of lost time and of time marching onto a new (and more often than not‚ not exactly better) tomorrow‚ with new things going up where old things
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In Catullus’ poem 10‚ he describes an event where he met his friend Varus’ new girlfriend. Since she was "not ungraceful nor unattractive"‚ Catullus tried to impress her‚ and his bad lying caused her to find out the truth. He tells the girl that he had bought eight slaves when he was in Bithynia. However‚ he tells us that he didn’t even have a good bed; therefore he did not actually get the eight men for it. His poem ends with him insulting the woman‚ saying she is one "through whom it is not
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