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    better understand what people go through in their lifetime. There are instances where the reader can feel what the poet is feeling and that is what makes a great poet differ from an ordinary poet. As in anything‚ poetry is subjective to each individual and one person might look at a piece of poetry one way or experience it another way. In the poem‚ “Alone”‚ by Edgar Allan Poe‚ the speaker of the poem who is Poe‚ shows his true self to the reader and is not ashamed to hide anything. He is interpreting his

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    Comparison of Poems In the poem “Poetry” by Marianne Moore‚ it describes how you should read poetry‚ how poetry can be interesting and how it relates to everyday life. This poem has a similar purpose to “Sonnet” by Billy Collins. Both of these poems are describing poetry and how it should be read/formed. Analysis In the poem‚ “Sonnet”‚ Collins makes the sonnet sound as if it is a sonnet speaking. He does this so that both the speaker and reader have fun while reading the poem with the end outcome

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    POETRY ANALYSIS: DESIGN Robert Frost’s poem Design seemingly disputes the question whether there is a design to life; yet‚ he is not able to establish an answer. Despite the comlexity of his poem his implied message is rather simple. Frost’s statement clarified human’s eagerness to finding a meaning to life and an essential background and reason to events‚ regardless of how small and insignificant they might be. His work states an advice not to interpret too much into insignificant conincidences

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    fighting in the war. Yehuda studied the biblical texts and Hebrew literature. Yehuda was involved in the militia of Israel since 1948. He served in the British army during the World War II; the memories and horrors of World War II influenced Yehuda’s poetry. In 1948‚ he also fought in the Arab-Israeli War as an Israeli defense for Jerusalem’s Independence. He was also involved with the Israeli army in the years of 1956 and 1973. After serving in the Sinai War and the Yorn Kippur War in 1973 he became

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    Saffarzadeh‚ a well-known Iranian writer and poet. Saffarzadeh described herself as a true fundamentalist‚ a loyal advocate of Grand Ayatollah Khomeini and fervent follower of his philosophy and idealism. Neshat’s use of both Saffarzadeh and Farrokhzad’s poetry in this body of work marries the intellectual and emotional

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    A Hate for England and a Love for Poetry George IV ruled England as Prince Regent under his insane‚ dying father King George III in 1819. At this time‚ England was in a wretched condition. The Napoleonic wars were over and a lot of the population was left unemployed and hungry. The laws of England defended the rich and exploited their citizens. Percy Bysshe Shelley‚ a poet‚ was one of these commoners and an impassioned supporter of liberty. In 1819‚ Shelley wrote a poem entitled “Sonnet:

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    Literary Devices – Poetry Allusion: An event or fact from an external context assumed to be known by the reader (e.g. historical‚ biblical‚ etc.). An allusion can increase one’s understanding of the poem in question by drawing parallels with other subjects. Anthropomorphism: The showing or treating of animals‚ gods and objects as if they are human in appearance‚ character or behaviour. Apostrophe: Something that addresses an object‚ abstract idea‚ or person who is dead as though it could

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    Compare the representation of gender in Tennyson’s poetry. “The Lady of Shalott” portrays women as oppressed and trapped‚ maybe by men‚ or by society. In line seventeen he uses “and the silent isle imbowers the lady of shallot” the word ‘imbowers’ is a word used to mean imprisoned or surrounded. A bower is an old word for a Ladies private room‚ so to imbower means to close up in a bower. This could be taken‚ out of context‚ to mean she is being protected‚ but within the poem it is clear that she

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    Through the medium of poetry‚ composers are able to powerfully convey ideas and express personal opinions of the world around them. Robert Gray‚ an Australian poet who is known for his effective use of visual imagery‚ clearly evokes ideas and express personal concerns of ‘Global warming’ ‘sacrafice’ His incorporation of explicit language techniques‚ such as diction further accentuates his perspective towards the world around us. Flames‚ Dangling wires and Meatworks are a great examples of how Gray

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    Theory………………………………………………………...4 1.2.4 The Cognitive Theory. Chapter Two Metaphor in English Poetry 5 2.1. The Importance of Metaphor in English Poetry 5 2.2. The Use of Metaphor in English Poems 5 2.2.1 The Metaphor of Death in English Poems…………………………………….5 2.2.2 The Basic Factors of Metaphors in English Poems are Shaped………..……7 Chapter Three Different Types of Metaphor in English Poetry 9 3.1. Object-Only Metaphor 9 3.2. Image-only Metaphor 9 3.3 Object‚ Image

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