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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adopts the petrachan sonnet style. The octet’s strict rhyming pattern reflects how she feels her life has been static so far. The sestet’s alternating near rhymes modulate from ‘move’ to ‘strove’ to ‘love’ reflecting gradual emotional and spiritual movement as a result of discovering this unexpected love. The distortion of iambic pentameter reflects
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cummings. However‚ Cummings has struck the fine balance between maintaining traditional form and introducing radical reform. His sonnet ‘it may not always be so’ conforms to the conventional fourteen-line length‚ positioning of the volta and iambic pentameter rhythm of a sonnet; the allowances that Cummings has made in terms of conforming to traditional conventions has served the purpose of allowing his work to remain recognisable as a sonnet. This introduces the added dimension of what his audience
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structured in an identifiable‚ categorical style with systematic stanzas and perfectly paired couplets. Some verses in “The Census-Taker” carry unstressed and stressed syllables‚ which echo the seemingly similar attempt in “The Wood Pile” at flawed iambic pentameter. In addition‚ Frost places himself in the poem‚ as the sharp first person narrative‚ simply passing through a nearby wood to perform his job duties. The poem is cognitive. My favorite element of Frost poetry that he purports in “The Census-Taker”
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Every adult has gone through a phase where they were rebellious towards‚ or simply didn’t appreciate‚ their parents. While most parents have a great deal of affection for their children‚ some parents express themselves through their actions. For children who grew up with affectionate parents it may seem hard to visualize what it would be like to have a secluded and strained relationship with them. And unfortunately some children grow up with cold distant parents who have little to no affection for
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of comparative lightness and gracefulness (Booth 6).” The Italian form has also been favored for themes such as religion (often used by Donne). Donne uses the abbaba cdcdd eee. It is a little more unusual; however it is in keeping with the five rhymes or
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“My Last Duchess”‚ one of the most beautiful poems in English literature by Robert Browning; a poem in the dramatic monologue form‚ unlike others‚ that conveys its message by implementing pure and genuine technicality through the character within it. The poem takes place at the art gallery in the residence of the Duke of Ferrara‚ where the Duke‚ after his previous wife’s death or disappearance‚ is preparing to remarry and is talking to the messenger of the Count of Tyrol who has come with the proposal
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The Rape of the Lock Alexander Pope What mighty contests rise from trivial things‚ I sing--This verse to Caryl‚ Muse! is due: This‚ ev’n Belinda may vouchsafe to view: Slight is the subject‚ but not so the praise‚ If she inspire‚ and he approve my lays. Say what strange motive‚ Goddess! could compel A well-bred lord t’ assault a gentle belle? O say what stranger cause‚ yet unexplor’d‚ Could make a gentle belle reject a lord? In tasks so bold‚ can little men engage‚ And in soft bosoms
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required to learn them as a discipline and a sign of one’s education. A good sonnet alluded to a good education‚ conveying one’s upbringing as one of a wealthier status. Although the Shakespearean sonnet‚ written in iambic pentameter with three quatrains‚ a rhyming couplet‚ and a rhyme scheme a-b-a-b c-d-c-d e-f-e-f g-g‚ was not crafted by Shakespeare‚ he made it popular and wrote many sonnets
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