EXTENDED METAPHOR OF THE COCKROACH TO CONVEY HIS PERCEPTION OF HUMAN EXISTANCE? IN YOUR ANSWER PAY ATTENTION TO HOW POETIC DEVICES HAVE BEEN USED. ANSWER The poem ‘The Cockroach’ is a sonnet written by Kevin Halligan. It is written in the iambic pentameter as there are ten syllables in each line and as it mostly follows the pattern of the syllables being unstressed and then stressed. For example the line “ I (unstressed) watched (stressed) a (unstressed) gi-ant (stressed-unstressed) cock-roach
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An analysis on "Elegy written in a Country Churchyard" "Elegy written in a Country Churchyard" is composed by Thomas Gray.The main idea of this poem is the contemplation of mortality. Thomas Gray’s life was surrounded by loss and death. In 1750‚ the death of his close friend stimulated him to brood on the philosophy of death. An elegy is a poem which lamets the dead. In this poem‚ the poet concentrated on the death of commen people instead of great and famous one. The biggest achivement of
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described any of the woman’s attributes in a positive light. It is the last two lines of the sonnet that give way to the larger picture as to what the man intends to tell those who read along. While all of the other lines in the sonnet contain an iambic pentameter of 5 meters‚ this line stands out at 5.5 meters‚ beginning with the words “and yet‚” signaling the turning point that will transform the story from being just a list of unfortunate comparisons to something greater. The man takes these last two
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Analysis: Themes and Form The Rape of the Lock is a humorous indictment of the vanities and idleness of 18th-century high society. Basing his poem on a real incident among families of his acquaintance‚ Pope intended his verses to cool hot tempers and to encourage his friends to laugh at their own folly. The poem is perhaps the most outstanding example in the English language of the genre of mock-epic. The epic had long been considered one of the most serious of literary forms; it had been applied
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the respect she may not continuously get. For the reason being that neither women have the satisfactory lives they wish for‚ they portray their wants and feelings onto the animal they feel fits them best. Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers is written in iambic pentameter‚ therefore enhancing the effect and her feelings. In the poem‚ Rich makes Aunt Jennifer out as a meek‚ fearful‚ woman who is embroidering these beautiful tigers whom she
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Poetry analysis of “When in Disgrace with Fortune and Men’s Eyes” William Shakespeare penned down his most touching 29th sonnet‚ entitled‚ “When in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes”. This sonnet holds the subject matter of love. More particularly‚ this poem praises love. In the first quatrain‚ the author is in a state of melancholy and is treated as an outcast. In the second quatrain‚ he desires to be someone “with friends possessed”. But his love keeps him pushing forward. He wouldn’t change
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Assignment 01: Poetry (Seasons Come to Pass) William Shakespeare My Mistress’ Eyes are Nothing Like the Sun 1. The poem is written in iambic pentameter with an abab cdcd efef gg rhyming scheme. My mistress ’ eyes are nothing like the sun; a Coral is far more red than her lips ’ red; b If snow be white‚ why then her breasts are dun; a If hairs be wires‚ black wires grow on her head. b I have seen roses damasked‚ red and white‚ c But no such roses see I in her cheeks; d And in
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Read the following passage from Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus. Discuss Marlowe’s use of language in this passage and how it contributes to the characterisation of Faustus. (Act 5‚ Scene 2) Written in blank verse iambic pentameter; non-rhyming lines of ten stressed syllables‚ Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus is a morality play‚ a warning of what befalls those that deal with the devil. Faustus is introduced by the Chorus‚ a man who through scholarly pursuit has achieved much despite his upbringing; yet through
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contributes to Faustus’ characterisation. Doctor Faustus is a standard 5 act play typical of the renaissance period. It is a morality play with hints of a tragedy. Written in blank verse; each line contains ten syllables. It is also written to an iambic pentameter‚ this metre most resembles English speech. Many questions are asked. Faustus asks a one every time he speaks‚ this shows his thirst for knowledge‚ he wants to know everything. These questions are also used to slow the performance‚ forcing pauses
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originated in Italy and were written in classic Italian form divided into a major group of eight lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of six lines (the sestet). In the Tudor period sonnets were introduced to England by Sir Thomas Wyatt. The English rhyme scheme of sonnets was made up of four quatrains followed by a couplet (William Shakespeare’s Sonnets‚ 1). Some famous sonneteers of the Elizabethan age include George Gascoigne (1525-1577)‚ Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586)‚ Edmund Spenser (1552-1599)
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