It is no secret how Robert Frost feels about walls after reading his poem “Mending Wall”. To say that Frost admired and favored walls would be a lie. On the contrary‚ based on his poem it is apparent that he would prefer there be no walls present. I was led to ask myself‚ what type of wall is Frost referring to? It is not merely a physical wall made of stone‚ but a barrier that people place among each other to create an illusion of separation and protection. The style of the poem makes it simple
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it’s like learning another language‚ hence the title of my investigation. I intend to explore the literacies that utilise and build upon the traditional linguistic and dramatic techniques‚ emphasising also the musicality of the text (rhythm and iambic pentameter) as well as the logical/mathematical spheres (text decoding). I also aim to explore and add to the digital technologies that encourage student engagement with Shakespeare. As one teacher aptly remarked‚ "Looking at these multiple versions and
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A Critical analysis of ‘England in 1819’ At the beginning of the 19th century England became a place of both social and political unrest. The King‚ George III‚ was slowly dying‚ leaving the country in the hands of his ministers. With this‚ the idea of liberty began to grow‚ attacking the ruling classes who remained selfish and in power . Thus‚ with this in mind‚ Shelley uses ‘England in 1819’ and several other political poems to directly express his views on politics and morality during the period
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with no possibility of a reconciliation‚ whilst also adding to the ease of understanding and therefore also to the meaning of the poem. Another constraint of the sonnet is the length of the lines themselves. In a sonnet‚ the rhythm is always iambic pentameter‚ which means that there must always be ten syllables per line‚ with each second syllable being stressed. Where the author breaks this pattern‚ it must obviously be for a good reason‚ when the author wants a certain word or syllable to be stressed
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First Short Response – “First Poem for You” The Shakespearean sonnet “First Poem for You” has an iambic pentameter and consistent rhyme scheme. Every other line represents a true rhyme – the final accented vowels and all succeeding consonants or syllables are identical. For example the words “complete” and “neat” (Addonizio 1‚ 3). Every line of the poem has a basic stressed and unstressed syllable format‚ except the last line. The extension of the last line “but touch them‚ trying” implements a
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Sonnet 29 PARAPHRASE/TRANSLATION When‚ in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes‚ | When I’ve fallen out of favor with fortune and men‚ | I all alone beweep my outcast state | All alone I weep over my position as a social outcast‚ | And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries | And pray to heaven‚ but my cries go unheard‚ | And look upon myself and curse my fate‚ | And I look at myself‚ cursing my fate‚ | Wishing me like to one more rich in hope‚ | Wishing I were like one who had more
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but instead McKay uses the form of a sonnet to express the rage and frustration the African Americans were feeling during that time period. A sonnet is one of the oldest forms of poetry‚ a classic. It follows a set of rules: fourteen lines‚ iambic pentameter‚ and end-rhyme scheme‚ that make a poem a sonnet which the poem “America” decides not follow strictly. Even though the poem does follow most of the rules of
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On the surface‚ the poem "Birches" by Robert Frost is simply about a man who would like to believe that birch trees are bent from young boys swinging on them‚ despite the evidence that it is merely a result of the ice-storms. Even with this knowledge he prefers the idea of the boys swinging from the trees because he was a birch swinger years ago and continuously dreams of returning and experiencing those pleasant memories once again. From a more explored and analytical point of view‚ the birch trees
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"Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day" by William Shakespeare… [pic] Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May‚ And summer’s lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines‚ And often is his gold complexion dimm’d; And every fair from fair sometime declines‚ By chance or nature’s changing course untrimm’d; But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that
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“And yet‚ by heaven‚ I think my love as rare…”‚ from William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 (13). This is one of his most well-known sonnets and it also happens to be one of my favorite poems of all time. Shakespeare does not use words to falsify his mistress’ image; however‚ he uses them to tell the reality of her. This is what makes his love for her so special. She does not have to be perfect or even seem close to it for him to feel as he does about her. The use of diction‚ figurative language‚ and imagery
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