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    While studying Elizabeth Bishop’s poetry‚ it was remarkably clear that Bishop’s carefully judged use of language aids the reader to uncover the intensity of feeling in her poetry. In the six poems in which I studied by this poet‚ we can see how Bishop used the languages to her advantage in a way that helped the reader to uncover the intensity of feeling in her work. We can see the emotions in her poetry through a mix of language types and techniques within "The Fish"‚ "The Prodigal"‚ “In the Filling

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    Attack by Siegfried Sassoon; Anthem for Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen; Belfast Confetti by Ciaran Carson; No More Hiroshima’s by James Kirkup Compare and contrast the attitudes to conflict shown in three or four of these poems‚ pointing out how the poets use language to explore their ideas and emotions. Two of the poems listed above‚ attack and anthem for doomed youth are to do with things that happened during world war 1. Both Wilfrid Owen and Siegfried Sassoon were involved

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    In today’s world‚ where one is expected to conform to the masses‚ maintaining individuality is often difficult. There are some people who simply follow the herd‚ and then there are those certain other people who strive to take the reins and become their own person. The former often succeed in their desire to fit in and become another faceless member of the crowd. The latter‚ however‚ commands society’s respect and ultimately has a better grasp of their identity. The subject of identity and individuality

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    In this essay I will be exploring how the poets expressed their views in a strong and effective way. I shall be writing about three poems. • Base Details by Siegfried Sassoon • On the life of man by Walter Raleigh • Those bastards in their mansions by Simon Armitage Base Details Siegfried Sassoon In this essay I will be describing the contrasts and explore the attitude of the poet in a strong and effective way. This poem is written by Siegfried

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    POEM ANALYSIS The Vacuum by Howard Nemerov talks about a widower and his late wife‚ and how he uses the vacuum as a symbol for her death. The poem expresses deep sorrow and sadness that derive from the loneliness of the speaker‚ after his other half’s passing away. Nemerov attempts to take his readers on a grief-stricken journey‚ by strategically employing figurative language (mainly personification‚ metaphor‚ simile‚ and alliteration)‚ fractured rhyme schemes and turns in stanza breaks in the

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    POETRY ASSIGNMENT  Biography John Le Gay Brereton was born in Sydney‚ Australia‚ on the 2nd of September 1871. He was the fifth son of John Le Gay Brereton (snr)‚ a doctor‚ and his wife Mary Tongue. His parents and family life impacted greatly on his view of the world‚ distorting it from the views of the norm of the times. John senior was also a poet‚ and published several volumes of poetry. John junior went to school at Sydney grammar school‚ and was just 15 when his father died in 1886. John

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    Mahmudul Hassan Tareq Pankaj Bhattacharjee Lecturer Writing Literary Essay and Composition Eng-437 091-114-022 11 Dec.‚ 2011 Death in Emily Dickinson’s Poetry Poetry; most of the time depends on the poet’s personal life. His/her experiences in life are reflected through the words of poetry. Emily Dickinson lived most of her life within private world. Because of this life of solitude‚ she was able to focus on her world more sharply than others authors of her time were. She

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    Children’s Poetry Poetry is meant to be interpreted in many different ways. This is what makes poetry so diverse when compare to other writings. The many interpretations of poetry is a good thing‚ but also a bad. Too much interpretation can destroy the true meaning of the poem. This can happen with all kinds of poetry‚ but it is more likely to happen with children’s poetry. Jack Prelutsky is a famous children’s poet. Prelutsky was named the first Children ’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation

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    one of the interesting poets in the 20th century Indian English literature. His timeline is between 1929 and 1994. His poetry attained its popularity in 1960s. He is considered as the voice of modern India‚ though he shows his deep root in Indian tradition and culture. Among his contemporaries A.K.Ramanujan seems grave and sincere due to variety of themes prevailed in his poetry. He is not only a poet but also the greatest translator. He is famous for his translations rather than other creative works

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    Music and poetry both are used to describe experiences and express feelings. They are very similar. Both music and poetry tell of feelings or situations that are meaningful to the singer or author‚ speak to every level of emotion. Music and poetry are very closely linked. There are many examples of poets who have turned their poems into musical lyrics‚ and there are many poems are created to be sung out. The famous one is Shakespeare. Many of his Sonnets have been turned into songs. In

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