Based on the title of this poem‚ I predict this poem will be about similar people’s stories and how they handle their situations in similar manners. The type of poem I think it’ll be is an observational and descriptive poem. I predict this because I think the author is going to use a lot of descriptive sentences about the characters because of the mirror being the picture with this poem. She could describe how the characters looked in the mirror. * Theme: The theme of this poem is negative self-body
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mentally stable‚ makes sure that the opinion isn’t too skewed‚ although the town skews it a little Characterization Emily is compared to monument‚ something old‚ stuck in time‚ portrays how she can’t let things go. Plot funeral starts story‚ begins with death and ends with death. flashbacks so there is situational irony Setting House is old‚ like Emily Shutting up of top floor= her mind shutting up/being mentally unstable Symbolism Tableau/painting‚ stuck behind her dad‚ a.k.a stuck in the
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1) The title of this poem is unusual in that it is much longer than the average length of a title in poetry. The title also isn’t stylised in any way (though it could be argued that that deliberate decision is stylising the title) and doesn’t contain any form of punctuation. It also not only sets the scene (“To the doctor who treated the raped baby”) but also elaborated on the nature of its subject (“… and who felt such despair”) . Titles are the first thing that the reader sees‚ as such it is important
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Literary Techniques: Poetry Analysis 2 Sound Devices and Rhythm‚ Rhyme and Repetition Sound Devices A good poem can often be identified by its sound quality. 1. How do we evaluate sound quality? Poets use certain devices to create sound within a poem. We need to analyze the poem to look out for these devices‚ indicate the sound produced and evaluate its effect on the reader. 2. What do poets use to create sound within a poem? There are four main devices: • Alliteration • Assonance • Consonance
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WW1 poetry 1) The first poem‚ “Who’s for the game”‚ is written in 1915. 1915 was the second year in world war one‚ and thereby the beginning. Therefore‚ England needed as many young men as possible. At least Jessie Pope meant that. Around 5 million soldiers was the total number of the British army during the whole war. At the beginning of the war‚ the British army consisted entirely of volunteers‚ and they had quite a smaller army than France and Germany. This might be why Pope wants to get
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Introduction Poetry has been a special genre and it is one of the many genres that remain consistent (structural means) even after being exploited for years. Looking back at the British poems in the late 80s‚ the stanzas and lines have not changed much‚ at least not the structure of it. Even until today‚ these shapes remained the same‚ although altered in position such as the use of indentation or tabulation in each line‚ alternatively. Besides‚ poetry has become a medium of communication in various
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“Australian poetry gives us insight into the human condition.” Discuss this statement with reference to at least 3 poems. Human condition encompasses the unique and inevitable features of being human. It includes all aspects of human behaviour‚ irreducible part of humanity that is inherent and not dependent on factors such as gender‚ race or class. Human condition also includes concerns such as the meaning of life and anxiety regarding the inescapability of death. The techniques used in the poems
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Jennifer Vescio Dr. Helena Liddle ENGL3062 27 March 2015 Analysis Paper 2: Old Spice Commercial There are seven major schools of literary criticism: gender‚ social/historical‚ biographical‚ psychological‚ mythological‚ new criticism‚ and reader based criticism ("Schools of Literary Criticism." A-41 - A-49). Each school allows for us to “read” the “text” (Old Spice Commercial) through diverse theoretical “lenses”. The question is how can these diverse “lenses” allow for us to focus in on one specific
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particular? How do they individually and collectively help characterize the speaker’s situation? Through the use of metaphor and allusion‚ Cullen allows the readers to put themselves in his shoes. Through his poetry‚ the reader is presented with the struggle and the underlying true message- the harshness and cruelty towards the African Americans- the reality of racism. 2. Does the speaker’s attitude toward God or our sense of that attitude shift or change over the course of the poem? If so‚ how so?
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Literary Analysis Prewriting My thesis is that I believe the war inspired many of Wilfred Owen’s poems. He was very dedicated to his country. In fact he even enlisted himself in the military voluntarily. The war had many influences on Wilfred and his poems. For example‚ a quote from Dulce Et Decorum Est “If you could hear‚ at every jolt‚ the blood come gargling from the forth-corrupted lungs obscene as cancer‚ bitter as the cod of vile‚ incurable sores on innocent tongues”‚ this poem he was talking
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