Poetry Explication 20 May 2012 Questions Entwined into “The Summer I Was Sixteen” Words often have meaning behind what is said‚ regardless of those particular words. Emotions can be extrapolated from statements. A close reading and analysis of the poem “The Summer I Was Sixteen’ reveals more to the reader than just what sits on the page. Whilst reading this poem‚ a feeling of unusual melancholy and normalcy arises from a point in time which should be a substantial amount more upbeat. During
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as rhetorical figures‚ tropes‚ rhymes and rhyme scheme‚ alliteration‚ assonance‚ and other key concepts such as form‚ context and genre‚ makes these poems stand out. As a result‚ poem cannot be defined by the dictionary definitions of its words. ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’‚ composed by Wilfred Owen is an example of well-expressed poem‚ that incorporates the conventions of poetic techniques‚ and other key concepts like form‚ context and genre to convey the scenes‚ ideas and feelings. The use of rhetorical
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systems in the eyes of these slaves and in the eyes of all decent human beings. Though a myriad of Lucille Clifton’s poetry is about survival‚ the people in the ships have barely survived‚ but more importantly‚ though many of them have not‚ a significant amount did despite the fetid‚ deadly‚ inhumane conditions. Lines 1-5 illustrate the terrible conditions of the ship in which the slaves are crammed‚ “loaded like spoons‚" in the deep holds or “bellies” of these ships. They are crowded in there
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Bully Monologues Witness I told you everything I saw. I really don’t want to be involved in this. I’ve never wanted to be involved in this stuff. Colleges don’t like that. I can’t afford to lose my credibility with them. You know that. Can I go now? ….So I won’t get in trouble?... You swear?.... well‚ alright. Like I said‚ I didn’t see much. I only caught the tail end of the fight. There was blood already on the ground and the knife was just being thrown away when I came around the corner
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Understanding and Knowing Yourself My three key strengths are communicating and working well with the public and in a team‚ taking control of situations and always being open to give my opinion and performing. The career I’d like to pursue would be to educate specific audiences through theatre‚ I believe that my key strengths will help my get to my goal. I show my key strengths in everyday life whether it be at work‚ at home or at university‚ an example of when I used my key strengths would be in college during
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After viewing the production of Joy Fear & Poetry‚ it is evident that the use of performance technologies both live and pre-recorded‚ effectively enhance the space‚ mood and overall meaning of the play. The technologies used include digital projection‚ lighting and sound which are all neatly integrated to produce an insightful performance that frames the daily ideas‚ perspectives and experiences of children of various ages and cultural backgrounds. The incorporated performance multimedia used
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things mentioned above to aid the investigation into the language within them. The first poet that we will look at is William Carlos Williams and in particular his poem “This is Just to Say”. Just like all the poems he has written it is a short piece which is created using simple words and sentences that can be easily understood by the reader. The poem is full of enjambment and this means that we put particular emphasis on the words “breakfast‚ “delicious”‚ “so sweet” and “so cold”. If we didn’t observe
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soldier‚ one of the leading poets of the First World War. * His shocking‚ realistic war poetry on the horrors of trenches and gas warfare was heavily influenced by his friend Siegfried Sassoon and stood in stark contrast to both the public perception of war at the time‚ and to the confidently patriotic verse written by earlier war poets such as Rupert Brooke. * Among his best-known works – most of which were published posthumously – are "Dulce et Decorum Est"‚ "Insensibility"‚ "Anthem for Doomed
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Tragedy and Drama In a range of dramatic works from Agamemnon to Hamlet‚ one sees the range of development of the tragic form‚ from the earliest Greek to the later Shakespearean tragedies. There are two basic concepts of tragedy: the concept introduced by Aristotle in his Poetics‚ and the concept developed by Frederick Nietzsche in his "The Birth of Tragedy." Many dramas can be reviewed to reveal the contrast between these two concepts of tragedy‚ and demonstrate the development of the tragic
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Romantic Poetry Characteristics Romantic poetry gives more importance to passionate display of emotions. The study of the romantic poetry characteristics‚ throws light on the different features being incorporated. Have a look... Romanticism in poetry arose in response to the enlightenment ideals that prevailed in the 18th century. This form of poetry emphasizes on emotions rather than reason. William Wordsworth strengthened the movement of romanticism in poetry to a great extent. Ironically‚
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