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    LORD ULLINS DAUGHTER POEM ANALYSIS The atmosphere is one of the distinct characteristics of the poem Lord Ullin’s Daughter. The poem starts with an agitated atmosphere that arrests our attention. A chieftain of the highlands rushes to the seashore with his beloved and orders a boatman to row them across the sea without delay. He promises to give the boatman a silver pound. The chieftain’s restlessness and anxiety are evident here‚ though why he is in a hurry is not clear. It arouses the boatman’s

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    allegoria‚ from allegorein to speak figuratively‚ from allos ‘other’ + egorein ‘to speak publicly’. -A short example of this literary device can be the poem ‘Epigram’ by Langston Hughes: Oh‚ God of dust and rainbow‚ help us see That without dust the rainbow would not be. in which ‘dust’ and ‘rainbow’ stand for something else rather than their superficial meaning in this poem. This means that- in the first layer of meaning- dust helps creating rainbow. Something which is considered unclean and

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    LITERARY DEVICES AND THEIR USE IN POETRY The task set out in this essay is to examine the listed devices (accentuation‚ creation of hierarchies‚ shifts of accent‚ ambiguity‚ semanticisation and creation of relationship) of syntactic foregrounding‚ using examples from poems as illustration. The word ‘foregrounding’ when used in a literary context means to ‘make strange’. In other words poets use various literary and poetic devices in order to highlight a particular unit within a poem‚ in order

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    Literary Analysis of “The Names” by Billy Collins In the poem “The Names” by Billy Collins many words are used to paint vivid images of themes of war and sorrow-filled family members of soldiers lost in Vietnam. In literature‚ words are all that an author has to express their feelings and memories. Sometimes words are used in their literal sense to tell a detailed story‚ however‚ in poetry words are most likely to be used metaphorically to express things that don’t often have a specific look or

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    Glossary of Literary Terms Addresser/Addressee: The addresser of a text is the voice of a text. In prose‚ the term more commonly used is narrator‚ in a poem‚ speaker. The addresser is often different from the poet or author. The addressee is the receiver of a text‚ often the reader‚ but occasionally another implied receiver; for example‚ the addresser’s beloved in the case of a love poem. (See also Point of View.) Alliteration: Repetition of the initial letter (or sound) of successive words

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    of “A Thing of Beauty (Endymion)” By John Keats “A Thing of Beauty (Endymion)” is a poem about objects of beauty that exist on earth. John Keats’s repertoire of writing in this poem makes it easy for the reader to understand the poem better. In addition‚ his tone of expressing objects in a rhetorical way as well as an excellent choice of words makes this poem calm‚ peaceful contemplative. The main theme of the poem is the powers of nature. The writer implies that people should realize these powers

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    Module C Response Good Afternoon‚ ladies and gentlemen. The existence of conflicting perspectives in society can only be enriching. Today‚ I will present to you how the representation of conflicting perspectives in textual forms creates a mirror to our society. This mirror reflects societal imperfections‚ the major‚ on which we will focus today‚ being obsession. This issue has been particularly documented in the turbulent relationship between poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath and the literary works

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    Response for "The Swans".

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    The Swans‚ by Clifford Dyment Midstream they met. Challenger and champion‚ They fought a war for honor Fierce‚ sharp‚ but with no honor; Each had a simple aim and sought it quickly. The combat over the victor sailed away Broken‚ but placid as the gift of swans‚ Leaving his rival to his shame alone. I listened for a song‚ according to story‚ But this swan’s death was out of character No giving up of the grace of life In a sad lingering music I saw the beaten swan rise on the water As

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    created the brilliant poem‚ “The Tides.” This specific poem is the story of watching the tides change. Most of Bryant’s works are nature-oriented and take advantage of multiple literary terms. “The Tides” has a significant meaning‚ several romantic elements‚ and uses many literary devices. The general interpretation of “The Tides” is about what occurs when the tides change. Bryant uses great description in characterizing the violent seas at high tide. Norbert Krapf analyzed this poem and described the

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    Disenfranchisement within Literary Works Hate is human nature for some--those who are in a position of power toward others who seem less than equal. This repugnant behavioral trait is often implemented on those who deserve no such treatment. Those who are disenfranchised do not have same rights and equal opportunities as those who are not discriminated against or those who deprive power from others who are innocent. Literary works can be used to give examples of disenfranchisement and how people

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