* “A Jellyfish” – Marianne Moore * * How do punctuation and rhythm reinforce meaning in Moore’s “A Jellyfish”? * * Marianne Moore’s “A Jellyfish”‚ displays how punctuation and rhythm can reinforce the overall meaning. The poem contains multiple messages and is deeply symbolic. The literal message is visualizing the jellyfish’s fluid movements through water. Also‚ its qualities can relate to the “[fluctuations]” (Moore 2) a person can endure in a lifetime. The rhythm of the poem
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“Explain how the poem “not my best side” portrayal of its characters‚ leads to archetypes being gone against.” This poem is inter-textual in a sense that it is based on the painting “St. George and the Dragon”. It takes a humorous role in portraying each of the characters found in the painting and goes against theirs common archetypes of a dragon‚ princess and knight. This poem is a parody on the archetypes that the characters of the painting should have‚ it goes against them completely in a humorous
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Key words • Offensive – a military operation which aggressively attacks in order to gain territory or achieve a specific aim. • Apocalyptic – relating to the end of the world‚ particularly in a religious sense What is the poem about? This is the only poem we’re studying which looks directly at the fighting in the war. The first three stanzas show us the soldiers relaxing before the battle and appreciating the nature around them‚ before the fighting begins in stanza 4. The men who
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Dixon’s poem Plenty shows the relationship between a mother and her five daughters which‚ on a wider horizon could be taken as a relationship between adults and children. The poet starts by telling us that they used to run ’riot’ and this was more than the mother could cope with. We are not told whether the behaviour was meant to annoy the mother or it was just a normal prank played and enjoyed by children. The situation in stanza is not a pleasant one as the poet gives us a grim picture of the situation
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I believe that the poem "Mirror" is all about identity‚ how the image of the mirror is a reflection of Plath herself‚ searching for herself and reflecting her inner turmoil. The first stanza gives human qualities to the mirror‚ making it a prime example of personification. The mirror "mediates" and "reflects." The mirror is used to personify how young people only look at the superficial qualities of themselves as well as others. With the shift in stanzas‚ the lake becomes a metaphor. As people age
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Hopkins’s unique literary style Gerard Manley Hopkins‚ a Victorian poet‚ still makes many literary critics think his work through over and over again‚ mainly because of his unique use of language. Susan Chambers is in her essay “Gerard Manley Hopkins and the Kinesthetics of Conviction” concerned with “the need for regular renewal”‚ which Hopkins considered highly important (32). Neither Hopkins nor Chambers were absolutely sure what makes us respond differently to familiar things after a period
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Roller Skate Man The poem “Roller Skate Man” by Raymond Souster is about a legless man who gets around on a block of wood strapped to roller-skates. The central purpose of this poem is to make people realize that the way disabled people are treated in society is wrong. That is because the author/narrator describes the man to be physically unappealing by using words such as: “shrivelled body”‚ “freak” and “big head”. The words used to describe him are based on what society thinks of this particular
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Discuss the theoretical and technical concepts of reggae drumming‚ with reference to its historical context (500-600 words) Reggae is a music style (genre) which developed in the Caribbean (Jamaica) in the late 60s‚ which originated from the development of “Ska” and “Rocksteady”. Reggae is recognized worldwide by the rhythmic accents provided from the off-beat pattern (usually played by the guitar or piano) it is also known as the “Skank”. This pattern accents the 2nd and 4th beat in each bar
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Themes evident in Sylvia Plath’s poetry Sylvia Plath displays many themes in her work; however she has the tendency to conceal and dig her themes‚ metaphors‚ and symbols deep in her poetic words‚ which leaves us readers left to decipher them. Plath is a poet that conveys quite compelling emotions through her work and is both prodigious and petrifying while still gloomy and relieving. Though there are many themes to revisit‚ the more significant ones evident in her writing will be explored. Mortality
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Phoenix II Pre-AP/IB/GT Period 4 01 October 2012 A Story Father-Son relationships are difficult to keep steady. One day‚ everything is great then before you know it‚ it is hard to have even a decent conversation. In the poem A Story by Li-Young Lee‚ it seems that the father of a boy is having a tough time watching his little boy grow up. Within the first few stanzas‚ you find that the father and the son enjoy reading stories together and that they have bonded much over this classic bedtime
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