Manley Hopkins‚ S.J. (28 July 1844 – 8 June 1889) was an English poet‚ Roman Catholic convert‚ and Jesuit priest‚ whose posthumous fame established him among the leading Victorian poets. His experimental explorations in prosody (especially sprung rhythm) and his use of imagery established him as a daring innovator in a period of largely traditional verse. About The Poem "Pied Beauty" is a curtal sonnet by the English poet Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889). It was written in 1877‚ but not published
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because it correlates back to the overall structure and tone through its stressed or unstressed pronunciation. Diving right in‚ McKay. Mckay seems to write his sonnet with a consistent meter. mainly doing it in an iambic pentameter‚ and around 10 syllables exactly for each line. Throughout the entire Sonnet‚ he starts each line off unstressed‚ "I shall return" (McKay‚ 1)‚ before stressing it right after‚ "RETURN; I shall RETURN" (McKay). This continues onto the end of the Sonnet‚ with each line being
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Critical Vocabulary Builder A Abjure – To renounce or retract esp formally or under oath‚ or solemnly. Abduration – The act of renouncing. Ablation – The surgical removal of an organ‚ structure‚ or part. Ablate. Ablution - The ritual washing of a priest’s hands. Abnegate (abnegation) – To deny to oneself; renounce privileges‚ pleasure‚ etc. Abstergent – Of cleaning or scouring Abstruse – Not easy to understand; recondite; esoteric. Acalculia – psycol. An inability to make simple
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-bernstein changes meter or words each time a theme is heard. RHYTHM (METRE/TEMPO) - -metre/time signature changes between 2/4 and 3/4 -fast tempo‚ use of syncopation creates feeling of excitement and anticipation -lots of syncopation -lots of rhythmic ostinato especially in the orchestre -cross-rhythms -accompaniment is a bass line‚ plays a ’push rhythm;‚ accented off beat chords -mostly syllabic (one work to a syllable) -several examples of triplets - Quiet dynamics‚ soft timbres
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Robert Herrick is generally considered the greatest of the Cavalier poets‚ and like most of this group of poets his works show a large amount of wit and dryness. One such poem "To Daffodils" which was in a collection of poems entitled "Hesperides‚" (tad bit presumptuous on his part) is a perfect example of Herrick’s sophisticated and direct nature. The poem is broken into two stanzas‚ the first addressing the daffodils and the second moving on to people and life in general. The poem moves along in
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line rhymes‚ with the exception of the last two lines which rhyme on their own as a rhyming couplet. The poem follows the rhyme scheme of a-b-a-b‚ c-d-c-d‚ e-f-e-f‚ g-g. This sonnet is written in iambic pentameter‚ containing fourteen lines and ten syllables within each line. The iambic pentameter makes the sonnet sound redundant‚ placing emphasis on every other word‚ giving an overall dull feeling. This creates a redundant sound. This is offset by the use of imagery within the text‚ using colours such
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Music History 1st year midterm notes Chapter V: The Middle Ages and the Evolution of Polyphony Early Middle Ages (5th-10th century) High Middle Ages (11th-13th century) Late Middle Ages (14th-15th century) Composers: Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) Songs composed Plainchant Sequence: Comlumba Aspexit About: -german writer‚ composer‚ philosopher‚ christian‚ and visionary -had visions and later recognized as a gift from god. -was sent to the church in god’s service‚ due to her
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Bradstreet utilizes an iambic rhythm‚ rhyming couplets‚ inverted syntax‚ and pronounced shifts in tone to exemplify Puritan ideals at the time as well as emphasize the ongoing internal battle between her attachment to material things versus her relationship with God. Throughout the poem‚ she establishes a consistent eight syllable iambic rhythm accompanied with rhyming couplets. This well structured rhythm mirrors the similar strict lifestyle of Puritans at the time‚ whose lives were often based
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poem written in iambic pentameter. Iambic pentameter means that there is a particular rhythm in a line or in a verse. It is broken up into small groups of syllables called “feet.” Iamb means that there is an unaccented syllable followed by an accented syllable. The root word “pent-“ has to do with the number five. So iambic pentameter consists of five groups of two syllables with the accent on the second syllable. The lines of this poem rhyme according to the scheme of the English sonnet in the form
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Poetry: Tone‚ Voice‚ Meaning and Sound John Donne’s ‘The Flea’ is a metaphysical love poem that takes the usage of a hilarious erotic narrative. The main theme of the poem is seduction that is shown using a persuasive vanity of a meek flea. The extremely original symbol of the flea is utilized to show unconventionally that both lovers are already adjoined in church and God’s eyes since the flea had bite off their bodies and intermingled with their blood. The tone used in the poem is extremely dramatic
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