"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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return to experience this in reality. Language and Style: The poem is made up of three four line verses with line one rhyming with line three and line two with line four. It is very rich in sound. Along with rhyme‚ there are numerous examples of alliteration. "A hive for the honey bee" Assonance is also present. "Clay and wattles made." An excellent example of consonance is found in lines seven and eight with repetition of the "L" sound‚ in words such as "all‚" "glimmer‚" "purple‚" "glow‚" "full‚"
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reached‚ the first and last lines rhyme together (12‚15)‚ but the middle two are free‚ or unrhymed (13‚14). The words ‘slept’ and ‘wept’ are rhymed‚ with ‘wept’ in a prominent position at the end of the stanza‚ which is also emphasised by the alliteration
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In the poem "The Tiger"‚ the author‚ William Blake‚ is describing one of the most powerful and beautiful creatures and praising God’s work in the process by using symbols and different figures of speech. The figures of speech that are used are alliteration‚ metaphor‚ and anaphora. By using these certain figures of speech‚ Blake brings the focus to those things that he is so in awe of. Now‚ Just to give a quick background to the author‚ we go to Europe 1789-1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry
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September 1 ENG 1501 2014 Assignment 1- L. Grindley-Ferris 50332333 OZYMANDIAS 1. What kind of man was the Pharaoh Ozymandias‚ do you think? Quote from the poem to substantiate your answer. Pharaoh Ozymandias was a mighty man full of pride‚ power and cold heartedness which is evidence in these lines‚ ’’my name is Ozymandias‚ king of kings’’ and ’’look on my work ye mighty and despair’’ and “the hand that mocked them and the heart that fed.” 1 2. The poet takes great care
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nature is shown in ‘Wind’ and ‘Spellbound’ In his poem ‘Wind ’Ted Hughes describes a menacing storm that strikes a house in a deserted‚ unpopulated area and the storm’s destructive effect on the land. His use of personification‚ similes‚ metaphors‚ alliteration‚ and creative imagery creates an atmosphere of danger of nature’s rage that certainly changes into an atmosphere of defeat and helplessness. In contrast the poet for ‘Spellbound’ makes you think the poem is about witchcraft and is very magical
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starting this paragraph. I may be right in saying this is unlike a few – if not many – people in my form who had trouble starting. This is not me. I have simply strived to string this braid of bubbling and beautiful words together. Do you not find the alliteration‚ sibilance‚ plosive sounds and onomatopoeia in the last sentence level seven worthy? I’m hard pressed to find a reason for not giving me a level seven‚ as‚ a great man like you can‚ I hope‚ see what is right in front of you – a level seven-worthy
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characteristics she has inherited since she has become ruined. This helps bring the image of Melia alive to the reader. 3. Rhyme Scheme Hardy uses the rhyme scheme AABB to create a lyrical feeling to the poem giving it a rhythm. 4. Alliteration Hardy uses alliteration to help emphasize the changes Melia has made as a person which includes changes in speech and in outward appearance. 5. Symbolism there is symbolism in the passage because when the author describes Melia as ruined‚ Melia is not
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Explication of “Piers Plowman” by William Langland ENG/306 April 9‚ 2012 Shannon Loerch Explication of “Piers Plowman” by William Langland In the 14th century William Langland penned a poem entitled “Piers Plowman”. He used 111 lines of metered rhythm to illustrate a man’s quest for a stereotypical Christian life. Classified as a dramatic poem the manner in which the author describes this quest invokes an imaginative fever in the mind of the reader. The language used requires
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and lets him go. There are five stanzas in this poem. Bishop uses very descriptive language‚ the way she describes the fish “his brown skin hung in strips like ancient wallpaper‚ ”speckled with barnacles” ”fine rosettes of lime‚”. The poet uses Alliteration to give the poem a musical quality “held him beside the boat” ”the big bones” “with tarnished tin-foil”. Bishop also uses Assonance to give the poem fluidity “here and there” “but shallower‚ and yellowed‚” “backed and packed”. She uses simile in
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