Essay: Diction and Tone in Poetry In the field of literature‚ authors use various forms of writing techniques to create diction and tone. One way that the author‚ Andrew Marvel‚ of “To His Coy Mistress” uses a unique way of diction to portray several styles of tone‚ in which they shift from one another‚ through stanza to stanza. His diction creates a variety of literary styles that most authors use as a way of conveying a personal message. This diction creates a multitude of imagery that the reader
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ENG. 1102 Paper 1 Carpe Diem Poetry “To The Virgins‚ To Make Much of Time” by Robert Herrick and “To His Coy Mistress” by Andrew Marvell are two great examples of Carpe Diem poetry. Their vivid imagery‚ symbolism‚ and usage of simile and metaphor are what make these poems memorable. Their usage of these terms also makes the poems more inviting and makes the usage of the Carpe Diem tradition more apparent. Likely risqué for their times‚ I find both poems somewhat romantic and tame for our
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Chen. The Master has four mistress‚ Songlian being the fourth‚ and all was in competition with one another for the master’s affection and attention. Each mistress has her own quarter in the castle and her own personal servant. The routine on a daily basis was to stands in front of their quarters and awaits the Master’s decision on his sexual needs. Once his decision is made‚ the quarter of the mistress chosen was lit up with red lanterns. For that day‚ the chosen mistress is rewarded with foot massage
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If you want to read about love and lust towards a group of young girls‚ or a single girl in particular‚ then read To the Virgins‚ to Make Much of Time or To Coy His Mistress. They are creepy‚ weird‚ but yet at the same time‚ actually leaves somewhat of a decent message. The two poems are very good‚ and thoughtful poems. The general subject to both of these poems is the fact that they both have to do with love‚ and sex. Although in the poem To the Virgins‚ to Make Much of Time the writer is talking
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there are a variety of social groups that are portrayed in a negative light‚ but the most prominent is the female population. Throughout the book‚ many women are disregarded‚ or are seen as unimportant. From Marie to Meursault’s mother to Raymonds mistress‚ each woman is portrayed as destitute and desperate for love. Thus‚ Camus uses the character of Meursault to present women as shallow and naive to the audience. Camus portraying women this way‚ adds to the theme of the novel that these values of
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In “Sonnet 130: My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun‚” William Shakespeare uses the literary devices of imagery and figurative language to show that people should be judged based on who they are‚ not on their looks or what society says one should be like. To begin with‚ the text states‚ “If hairs be wires‚ black wires grow on her head.” (I.iv) The author uses figurative language to show how his mistress’ hair looks like. He compares her hair to wires which aren’t typically compared to hair
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his mistress is more beautiful than anything in this world. He is enforcing that his art is outside the world of time and to validate his point‚ he embodies the eternity of his lady’s beauty through the permanence of poetry. In lines 1 to 9 of the sonnet‚ Shakespeare states his initial question "Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?" and this statement provides the basis for the rest of the poem. The praise and awe is most evident in these lines as he reveals all the qualities the mistress possesses
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Carolina. Jackson and others have been through it all‚ they have been whipped‚ almost whipped to death‚ they have had family members die‚ and they’ve also seen others get whipped and beaten to death. Jackson stated‚ “My earliest memory was of my mistress (woman of authority or control)‚ whom I was very scared of‚ out of all people‚ because
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more delight / Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks. (line7 / 8)” Here he states that his mistress breath’s stinks and that some perfumes gives him “more delight”. “I love to hear her speak‚ yet well I know / that music hath a far more pleasing sound (line 9 / 10)” He claims that he loves to hear her speak‚ but the sound of music is much more of a pleasing sound than the sound of her voice. “I grant I never saw a goddess go; / My mistress when she walks treads on the ground. (line 11 /
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grand and regal manner. The man she’d spend the rest of her life with would be able to afford the elegant apparel she’d adorn…just like her Mistress. She would even assist him in his business affairs—as much as she could. Mostly‚ she would run an
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