To analyze a poem stylistically‚ we can analyze the poetic device‚ which is usually deviation and foregrounding‚ that the poet used in the poem. The term foregrounding refers to an effect brought about in the reader by linguistic or other forms of deviation in the literary text (Leech‚ 1985).In poem‚ devices of foregrounding and deviation are always used to draw reader’s attention and impress the readers. In the aspect of deviation and foregrounding‚ there are some perspectives on the nature of poetic
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Ali Shah became the 48th imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims at the young age of 7. He was known as the Aga Khan‚ a title he inherited from his father. He grew up under the care of his mother who took a great interest in his education. Until the age of 18 years‚ Aga Khan III received education in Bombay and Poona. He was later given the title “His Highness” by the British Government. The Aga Khan believed that the poor status of Muslims in India was illiteracy‚ and therefore‚ education was the greatest
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Genghis Khan Genghis Khan was Mongol leader (1162-1277). He also know as the greatest Asian and his real name was Temujin. He conquered China and Central Asia and more . The Mongols controlled between 11 and 12 continuous square miles. Total‚ is it a size of Africa. The question is “How Did He Change The World?”. Genghis Khan protected Buddhists‚ Muslim‚ Christians and Hindus. They create more new technology like : Guns‚ gun powder‚ men wore silk shirt to battle. He established paper money and
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war poetry is the transformation that war brings about in a person. Many poems reveal boys going into war and becoming young men after the experience. Another dominant theme in war poems is about the forgotten soldiers who lost their lives and weren’t remembered. Many poems have been written about war and the feelings evoked by war. Even though a lot of war poetry was written before World War 1‚ the defining war poems were written during or about World War 1. Possibly the main reason for this
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masterpieces. William Shakespeare who wrote during the 15th century‚ created many plays‚ lyric poems as well as sonnets. Known as a well respected master of his craft‚ Shakespeare wrote many fine lyrics which can now be found in his plays‚ poems‚ and sonnets. Similarly‚ Thomas Hardy‚ a realist poet in the 19th century‚ is best known for his pessimistic style and tone used in many poems and novels. The poem It Was a Lover and His Lass by Shakespeare and The Ruined Maid by Hardy contain several devices
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www.engishbiz.co.uk 2003 Steve Campsall How to Read a Poem Poems can sometimes be difficult to get to grips with. But remember that the poet has tried hard to say much using few words. Part of the enjoyment of a poem is the work needed to engage with it and find out what the poet is saying. Don’t always expect to be able to ‘translate’ a poem – many poems have ‘meanings’ that are hard to define precisely‚ but which still seem to strike a powerful chord in our consciousness. Remember that
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achieved great things eventually drift away. But what if soon after their peak of glory they die. Would the memory of them and their glory live on longer? In the lryic poem "To an Athlete Dying Young" by A.E. Houseman the narrator shows how dying young and at the peak of your glory is better then living to be forgotten. The setting of the poem is in a town and cemetery in nineteenth-century England during the funeral and burial of a young athlete‚ a runner. The first stanza explains the victory of a boy
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Mary Hyland 11/18/14 P.3 Poem Reaction Paragraphs Emily Dickinson: “Success Is Counted Sweetest” This poem brought about a reaction in me of true success. The message is those who succeed‚ never truly appreciate success: only those who fail‚ or who lack something‚ can truly appreciate the joy if they had succeeded. The poet says “those who ne’er succeed” genuinely value success‚ or as she says‚ “They “count” it “sweetest”. Dickinson also states the members of the victorious army
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they are in divorce court for lack of communication‚ respect‚ including infidelity‚ and financial burdens. They were blinded by romance and rushed into something they were unprepared for. However‚ it really is not their fault; it just shows that romantic love is a poor basis for marriage. Oscar Wilde had once stated that‚ “Men always want to be a woman’s first love—women like to be a man’s last romance.” Nevertheless‚ romance and love go hand in hand. It seems it is all that matters in a relationship;
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Describe and evaluate two or more theories for the formation of romantic relationships (8+16 marks) The similarity theory by Byrne et al 1986 explains the formation of relationships. The essence of this view is that similarity promotes liking. Firstly‚ you will sort potential partners for dissimilarity‚ avoiding people who you perceive as a different personality type and attitudes to yourself. Then you chose someone who is most similar to yourself from the remaining. Couples with similar attitudes
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