In this assessment I will be evaluating and exploring the poem “follower” by Seamus Heaney. This poem is autobiographical as the poem examines the relationship between the poet Seamus Heaney and his father when he was a small boy. The structure of the poem is BAB rhyme scheme and 6 stanzas. The First 3 stanzas describe the father at his work; the last 3 stanzas are when the character enters the poem and controls the poem while the father becomes a secondary character‚ this could link to how Heaney’s
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him crazy at the same time. The troubadour poem that I have chosen to help prove this is the poem‚ "On true love are all my thoughts bent." This poem is in the troubadour style of canso‚ or "love song‚" as opposed to being a sirventes‚ or "political song." Like in minnesinger poems‚ many lines in this poem have rhymes‚ which means "the pattern of repeated sounds in a poem‚" that contribute to the flow and the romanticism of the poem. I believe that this poem expresses the idea that love is both a great
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My favourite poem is: Hope is the thing with feathers by Emily Dickinson I’ve never really had a favourite poem but this one connected with me. This is my favourite poem as it describes hope by using a powerful array of metaphors to enhance its effect. While it is true that many people all over the world live in extremely challenging and life threatening situations‚ leading hard lives in appalling conditions. What keeps people going in such circumstances is the glimmer of hope that
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With The Fall of Icarus by William Carlos Williams and Musee Des Beaux Arts by W.H. Auden‚ a clear idea is present. Both authors seem to minimize the importance of Icarus’s death‚ but with what intent? In both poems‚ self-concern outweighs any intentions to help Icarus. It is clear to me what the authors were trying to express by implying that people simply had their own things to do‚ too used to disaster to even care about anyone besides themselves. In the Landscape With The Fall Of Icarus‚
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When alone I am sad and troubled I walk in dark with no one but singled Miles and miles with a ray a hope I move with a lot of scope Carrying with me no prejudice But lot of charm and no malice Unknown of the evils of life. when in school I am truly bound By the love and respect of the loved A child is the greatest creation of God I feel lucky to be with them lord Children! You are the best This is the result of my ultimate quest. Teachers are preachers‚ they mould our future‚
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you want to be a writer. But the only real requirement is the ability to remember every scar.” Stephen King How can you do with your experience? Some people will share it‚ but some will keep it for themselves. Both “Digging” by Seamus Heaney and “Stop All The Clocks” by W. H. Auden are beautifully opposite poems about family and love. By using two opposite themes‚ imageries and rhymes‚ both poems bring to reader different feeling. The first similar thing between “Digging” and “Stop all clocks” is
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Mercy Killers”‚ by Dudley Randall‚ is a poem about life; Randall believes that mercy should be granted to all of us‚ despite the imperfect life we have lived. Throughout the poem Randall uses irony and metaphors to portray the theme of “To the Mercy Killers.” The theme of this poem is life. We all deserve to live‚ despite the hardships we have faced or the wrongs we have committed. Randall writes‚ “Never conspire with death to set me free / but let me know such life as pain can give.” (3-4)
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“Chicago”‚ written by Carl Sandburg is a strong meaningful poem illustrating the pride and confidence that pours out of the city of Chicago. Throughout the poem he points out the shortcomings of the city‚ but at the same time challenges the reader to find another city as majestic despite its flaws. He admits that first impressions of the city are negative‚ but there is more than meets the eye. Behind all its smoke and arrogance is a city built upon a foundation of confidence‚ pride‚ and creativity
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derogatory term for the needless use of technical terms. Example- Wherever You Are‚ Be Somewhere Else by Denise Riley: “In a look until dropped like an egg on the floor let slop‚ crashed to slide and run‚ yolk yellow for the live‚ the dead who worked through me.” Hyperbole: a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect. Example- A Boy and a Man by James Ramsey Ullman: “It was not a mere man he was holding‚ but a giant; or a block of granite. The pull was unendurable. The pain was
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English Literature Carol Ann Duffy: Hour Context Carol Ann Duffy is the first female Poet Laureate (2009)‚ and probably the best known female poet working in Britain today. She was born in 1955 in Glasgow. Duffy is well known for poems that give a voice to the dispossessed (people excluded from society); she encourages the reader to put themselves in the shoes of people they might normally dismiss. Her poetry often engages with the grittier and more disturbing side of life‚ using black humor
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