Anglophone Literature I – 2014 Teacher’s name: Tanoni‚ Cynthia Students’ names: Arias‚ Antonella - Brito‚ Priscila Analysis of a Poem: “Sonnet XXXIV” by Edmund Spenser “Sonnet XXXIV” is a lyrical poem written by Edmund Spenser in the 16th century‚ during the Renaissance age. It was published as part of the Amoretti sonnet cycle‚ along with 88 other sonnets‚ which describe the poet’s courtship and eventual marriage to Elizabeth Boyle. In “Sonnet XXXIV” Spenser describes a ship at sea that cannot
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analysing poems ’Netttles ’ and ’born yesterday ’‚ both are similar in how they show a parents love and responsibility for a child. While ’Nettles ’ highlights the anxieties that a parent has for their child‚ the latter deals with the hopes a parent can wish upon their child. Both use various language techniques and structure to convey how parents can have different ways of expressing their relationship and love for a child. Born yesterday depicts this love for a newborn baby‚ but this poem is written
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Explore the different perceptions of the creatures in the poems "Ghost Crabs" and "Horses" Hughes’ perception of each of the creatures in his poems is one of awe. However‚ this awe is focused in different directions in each of the poems. In "Horses" Hughes feels an unprecedented respect towards the creatures; yet in "Ghost crabs" he feels a fear toward the crabs‚ which makes him feel in awe at their presence. Hughes feels the "Giant crabs" are the dominant power on Earth. Although they are
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couple who married young are described as having taken a metaphorical "wrong turning". Small things irritate them‚ before they finally find "accommodation"‚ a way of coexisting although living largely separate lives. The couple in Vernon Scannell’s poem They Did Not Expect This marry young‚ when they have only the "beauty of youth’s season" to build their relationship on. They act "quite unquestioningly"‚ without thinking. This results in their metaphorical journey through life taking a "wrong turning"
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The tone throughout the poem and song are very similar in the sense of sombre‚ heartbreak‚ rejection and depression. Lines that support this include; ‘But mostly I hate the way I don’t hate you‚ not even close‚ not even a little bit‚ not even at all’ from Kat’s poem. In this line Kat is explaining her emotions towards Patrick‚ and how she can’t help that she is in love with him after all that he has done. In Gnash’s song‚ “I hate you‚ I love you” it is the artist’s way of explaining that one is still
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usage in the poems. While crafting my work for the final portfolio‚ I reviewed many of the poems from our poetry packet in an effort to find inspiration and to create new interesting images. I took the most inspiration for my formal poem‚ which I found most difficult to write. One of the poems that was most useful to me was Jilly Dybka’s “Memphis‚ 1976.” Dybka’s poem follows the sestina form; I also wrote my last poem in this form‚ so it helped to follow the form by looking at her poem as an example
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poem entitled “Curiosity” written by Alastair Reid is a symbolic poem that uses cats as a metaphor for humans. It relates felines to people in the sense of curiosity‚ and what could be considered actually living life to the fullest. Essentially‚ this work contradicts the popular phrase‚ “curiosity killed the cat” by placing it within a broader context. Instead of discouraging curiosity‚ Reid explains why people should embrace it. In the first stanza‚ the author argues that the cat may have died
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Sappho: Poems In her work “Let’s Not Pretend‚” Sappho juxtaposes opposite ends of the spectrum of being‚ using life and death‚ black and white‚ mortality and immortality‚ old-age and youth‚ but not in a nostalgic theme. She cites her current old age‚ and seems to be relatively acceptant of the fact that life is indeed waning‚ and that she‚ unlike so many who she has seen‚ will not simply be stuck in the quest for eternal beauty. She writes “No‚ no one can cure it; keep beauty from going/And I
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Both Takashi’s poem‚ ‘The Blade of Grass in a Dreamless Field’‚ and SadokoKuriha’s poem‚ ‘When We Say Hiroshima’ were written during a terrible time in the human race’s history‚ the bombing of Hiroshima. The Blade of Grass in a Dreamless Field is a poem written in English where as When We Say Hiroshima is a poem written in Japanese and then was translated to English. The blade of grass in a dreamless field is a very personal poem in which Takashi reflects upon his experiences of the Hiroshima bombing
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young men into killing machines. It is all the more frightening because‚ emptied of any concerns for justice‚ or ethics‚ or solidarity‚ they opened fire anywhere‚ everywhere. After all‚ who could know where or who the enemy was? Herr’s use of brutal imagery absorbed me into his savage surroundings. From the soldier who can’t stop drooling as a
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