Extended metaphor: the swamp is a metaphor‚ described as “struggle‚ closure‚” “the center of everything.” The speaker struggles trying to grasp it in its entirety: bones knocking‚ trying “for foothold‚ fingerhold‚ mindhold [italics added]‚” the last of this list qualifying that this journey extends beyond the physical‚ it is a trial of mental conception‚ of putting one’s mind around a complicated problem. Important also to note that the relationship between the speaker and swamp seems
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Gang violence is a major problem in our society today. Gang violence could take place in our neighborhoods and corrupt the young children easily influenced by the violent behavior as well. In the two poems‚ Leather-Jackets‚ Bikes and Birds? By Robert Davies and? Street Gang? By H. Webster‚ the two poets write about gang related issues discussing the ill-mannered bikers who cause these problems to other around them. These poems discuss the violence‚ death and illegal activity in which a number of
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COVER SHEET Natalie Muller Student Number: 50582658 WAYS OF KNOWING: FICTION‚ POETRY AND DRAMA - EED102G Unique Number: 343857 Assignment: 02 WAYS OF KNOWING: FICTION‚ POETRY AND DRAMA - EED102G TABLE OF CONTENTS Poem Page 3 Vocabulary and My Notes Page 4 Essay Page 5 Plagiarism Declaration Form Page 7 Bibliography Page 8 A Young Man’s Thoughts before June the 16th By: Fhazel Johennesse tomorrow i travel on a road that winds to the top of the hill i take
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Where the Sleeping Tyger Lies: An Analysis of the Sound Devices Used in The Tyger by William Blake The Tyger‚ written in 1974‚ is one of both simplicity and mystery. Within this poem written by old English William Blake‚ there are 13 full questions within this short 24 line work. Though many literary analysts have attempted to forge a meaning from this work‚ not one theme has a more correct stance than any of the others. One clear symbol within the piece is the Tyger‚ who represents some form
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each of the four stanzas. “The Red Wheelbarrow” has no apparent rhyme pattern; however‚ there are several other literary devices found in Williams’ poem. One literary device Williams uses is alliteration. In lines 3‚ 5‚ 6‚ and 7 one can hear the consonant sound “w” or “wh” repeated. This use of alliteration gives the poem a soft sound In the third stanza Williams uses assonance when he repeats the “a” sound in the words “glazed‚” “rain‚” and “water.” This use of the literary device makes the stanza
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using a powerful language‚ effective tones and different text structures. Carol Ann Duffy uses language very effectively to enhance the understanding and fluency of the poem. She uses alliterations such as “Greek God” “bride’s breath” to make the poem go fluently and she uses sibilance which is the alliteration with s’s like “soured‚ stank”. She also uses onomatopoeia “hissed” reason for this is to contact with the audience make the reader feel as they are in the poem. By all of these‚ she makes
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uses imagery like “Great waves looked over others coming in” (2). As you see these poems are both similar by both using figurative language. Next‚ a second similarity in these poems is how they chose to write these with patterns. First‚ alliteration is a key term they used in writing these poems. In “Southbound on the Freeway”‚ Swenson
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"I know what the caged bird feels‚ alas"‚ the word alas is an expression of the grief and sadness the poet is going through. "When the sun is bright on the upland slopes‚ when the wind stirs soft through the springing grass" here the poet uses alliteration twice using the letters w and s. "And the river flows like a stream of glass" the poet uses a figure of speech which is a simile to compare the river with glass‚ the purpose of this simile is to enhance the beauty of river stream by comparing
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response from its reader. The first element that will be discussed is the language of the poem. Gwendolyn uses two classic language elements of poetry‚ rhyme and alliteration. Rhyme gives this poem its flow and rhythm. Brooks uses very simple rhymes. “We real cool. We left school” is one of four straightforward rhymes she employs. Alliteration provides the poem a particular sound. “Lurk late” and “Jazz June” are examples of the repetition of initial sounds used. The language that has been chosen in
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Poetry has been called the best words in the best order. The Highwayman deserves to win the title of “The best words in the best order” because of various compelling messages‚ themes and an assortment of stimulating language techniques‚ and vivid descriptions. The Highwayman is a ballad written by Alfred Noyes‚ a tale of Revenge‚ betrayal‚ forbidden love‚ courage‚ and moreover selfless sacrifice. It shows that LOVE can overcome any barrier‚ for example‚ we know that “The Highwayman” is a common
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