The Conscientious Objector. The conscientious objector tells us about a person who refuses to be involved in war for moral and ethical reasons. War has never solved problems. In this poem‚ war itself is being considered as immoral. This is because war takes lives. The poet herself is speaking in this poem. In the first sentence when she says “I shall die‚ but that is all I shall do for Death” she recognizes that Death is inevitable. But‚ she refuses to take any part in it. The next lines
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The poem does not rhyme but the poet has used repetition to slow the poem down and make the reader feel the heaviness of heart that the poet feels. The poet uses similes and metaphors throughout the poem for example when he says ‘I have learned to wear many faces like dresses’ implying different expressions for different occasions. The poet has used a very strong metaphor when he writes that his laugh in the mirror is ‘like a snakes bare fangs’. A snake is commonly used in mythology and fairy tales
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Abc poem Flowers Lily is the purity of heart Mellow delicate beauty and sweetness Nasturtium represents a conquest or a victory in a battle Olive is so peaceful Poppy is inspiring and majestic. Diamante poem Puppy Playful‚ silly Barking‚ fetching‚ eating Ball‚ leash ‚ free‚ wool Sleeping‚ running‚ playing Sweet‚ young Kitten Sun Hot‚ warm Boiling‚ burning‚ heating Summer‚ Sunshine ‚ winter‚ thunderstorm Splashing‚ sliding‚ slipping Chilly
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Bhatt The poem ’A different History’‚ written by Sujata Bhatt is written post the British colonisation of India. The poem is based on Indian religion and a bit of Greek mythology. The poem talks about different cultures‚ mainly Indian and the colonisation of India. As Bhatt has experienced three different cultures; the Indian culture‚ the American culture and the German culture‚ the poem reflects on the differences in cultures and delves into mainly the Indian culture. The poem explores how the
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Constantly risking absurdity The poem “Constantly Risking Absurdity” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti is a poem where he compares a poem to an acrobat.He starts off by describing how an acrobat risks everything even his life to his audience by walking in a high wire of his own making.What Ferlinghetti means is that an acrobat does everything he can including his most precious values mental and physical to entertain and amaze his audience. He doesn`t care if he makes a fool of himself o even kill himself
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relationships can’t be guaranteed permanent now a days. Kim Addonizio chooses tattoos as a symbol in this poem “First poem for you.” Water and lightning is what makes the poem most symbolistic. “Lines of lightning pulsing just above your nipple can find as if by instinct the blue swirls of water on your shoulder where a serpent twists facing a dragon.” Though symbols can have more than one meaning to them the poem helps to point of the specific meaning of these symbols. The girlfriend of the guy with tattoos
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Poe gushes over her beauty and Doolittle demonizes her for "past ills". In the Edgar Allan Poe poem the speaker is an admirer of Helen who is professing his love. His tone is one of wonder at her perfection and beauty. With Poe’s diction you can imagine Helen’s majestic beauty. He describes very aptly the "face that launched a thousand ships". The author uses imagery effectively throughout the poem‚ for example‚ those Nicean barks of yore/ That gently‚ o’er a perfumed sea". The mental picture of
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original or beautiful in this poem which celebrates the breath-taking variety of nature in its many forms. 3)Continuum- - Explore the wasy Allen Curnow builds up the image of his depression‚ originated from a poetic block‚ in this poem. - Some poems tell a story. Show how you think Allen Curnow makes the story of his mental conflict (creative struggle) and gladual change of mood so compelling. - How does Allen Curnow powerfully convey the difficulties of writing a poem? 4)Horses - The main focus
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The poem "Cross" by P.K.Page describes the sorrow of witnessing a stony couple who can barely remember why they are angry with each other after a week-long battle. They won’t discuss it or resolve it because "neither/can come to that undemanded act of love-/kiss the sleeping princess or sleep with the frog--/and break the spell which holds them each from the other." So the couple ends up like "two on a desert island‚ back to back‚" an emotional chasm dividing them which neither is willing to bridge
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tone‚ which has the tone of the poem spilt out across the words written down which holds an encoding. The encoding or message is what the poet truly wants to get across to you from the particular speaker or mask they are behind. In the poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling‚ he masks himself with the face of a father reaching out to his son. He characterizes what would make the ideal person‚ making them seem almost holy‚ if they could accomplish all tasks addressed in the poem. Evidently‚ Kipling tries to rely
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