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    A narrative poem is right for the subject of John Updike’s poem “Dog Death”. For instance the subject about the loss of a love one is usually told in the form of stories. The narrative creates the image of the dog’s value to the family. The first stanza and the title indicate that the poem is about the death of a puppy. Updike personifies the dog‚ to stress the impact of the loss of a love one on the family. We know that she is loved because in the third line of the fourth stanza‚ the narrator states

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    "The Mother" Poem

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    tracy040812345Report | ------------------------------------------------- This is a Premium essay for upgraded members Upgrade to access full essay In a world in which abortion is considered either a woman’s right or a sin against God‚ the poem "The Mother" by Gwendolyn Brooks gives a voice to a mother lamenting her aborted children through three stanzas in which a warning is given to mothers‚ an admission of guilt is made‚ and an apology to the dead   is given. The poet-speaker‚ the mother

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    Close of a poem

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    to write about his poem “Love Song” because it really caught my interest and made me really think about what he was trying to tell within the poem. “Love Song” byJ. Alfred Prufrock is about a poet trying to show his love to possibly a close friend that he may have been secretly in love with. My interpretation of the poet’ thoughts and feeling are that I believe Prufrock would go to the ends of the earth for this girl. He states in the last two lines of the stanza “And if you were my wife‚ I’d be

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    1. How do you explain the relationship of the beginning and ending of the poem to the rest of the poem? The beginning and ending of this poem relates to the middle part through the Wanderer’s contemplation of man’s ultimate fate and the inevitability of hardship and death. In the beginning of the poem the Wanderer prays to God for relief from his long-suffering of wandering the lonely seas‚ but he knows that it is his destiny and he cannot escape it. The conclusion of this poem reprises this thought

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    feasting upon life’s most taboo pleasures. Using the socially disconnected characters‚ Samuel Yellen emphasizes the idea that that only by living a life of daring and excitement will humans ever be truly content with their lives. Those described in the poem are described as being distant from one another; they are disconnected socially and emotionally. Although the man and woman are right next to each other -- their hands close‚ but not touching -- they do not even

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    Although Paris is often thought of as the city of love‚ James Fenton opens his poem‚ ‘In Paris With You’‚ with the sentence “Don’t talk to me of love”. He appears to be getting over a broken relationship‚ saying “I’ve had an earful / And I get tearful”. Rather than both words of the rhyming pair coming at the end of lines‚ “tearful” is in the middle of the second line. The rhymes seem to give a lighter atmosphere to the first stanza‚ although Fenton is feeling upset. However‚ in the last line of the

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    Gnash's Poem

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    The tone throughout the poem and song are very similar in the sense of sombre‚ heartbreak‚ rejection and depression. Lines that support this include; ‘But mostly I hate the way I don’t hate you‚ not even close‚ not even a little bit‚ not even at all’ from Kat’s poem. In this line Kat is explaining her emotions towards Patrick‚ and how she can’t help that she is in love with him after all that he has done. In Gnash’s song‚ “I hate you‚ I love you” it is the artist’s way of explaining that one is still

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    Poem Comparison

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    1 Poem Compare and Contrast EO4 20/11/13 Word count: Compare and Contrast of War Poems The poems “Dulce et Decorum Est” by: Wilfred Owen and “The Charge Of The Light Brigade” by: Alfred‚ Lord Tennyson demonstrate images of war in many different and similar ways. War is a subject that often relies on many emotions with those directly or indirectly involved in the countries at war. It usually brings tears and memories of suffering‚ loneliness‚ struggles‚ or victories. Such disturbance of

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    Comparison of Poems

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    Poets: Wilfred Owen Rupert Brooke Poem: Dulce Et Decorum Est The soldier Similarities: - Theme - Period Theme: - War Period: - During World War 1 Differences: - Point of view - Style - Tone - Structure - Choice of Words - Description/Literary Techniques - Pace - Message to public - Impact towards humanity Point of view: - Negative towards war - Thinks that war is horrible and cruel as throughout the poem Owen makes disgusting remarks and descriptions of the war - War

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    shut out of factories as their employers did not want to acquiesce to better working conditions / wages - Materialism infected merchant’s minds Form: - Ballad‚ has a clear chorus - Popular form in Irish Culture - One of Yeats’ most sarcastic poems‚ he chooses this form in order to mock - ABAB Rhyme Scheme‚ simple structure and strong rhyme carry political messages better. John O’Leary - died in 1907 - Founder of Young Republic Brotherhood - Yeats was influenced by him- revolution could

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