Much like poetry‚ “Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent.” Music and poetry are two platforms in which artists from the beginning of time have chosen to circulate their ideas‚ feelings‚ and opinions. Although different in popularity‚ these mediums are alike in various ways. Nonetheless‚ not every song you hear on the radio can be properly analyzed using procedures that you would follow to evaluate poetry. A song has to contain certain literary elements
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Jorge Luis Borges’ short story‚ “Borges and Myself‚” and Julia de Burgos’ poem‚ “To Julia de Burgos‚” are two self reflective pieces about their respective authors. They both focus on a detachment between the author’s persona and self image. Not only do these literary works share similar themes‚ but they use many of the same poetic elements. These elements - tone‚ metaphors‚ and allusions - are a means to accurately communicate the internal struggle they share. Both pieces use tone. In “Borges and
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Billy Collins once said‚ “Poetry can do a lot of things to people. I mean it can improve your imagination. It can take you to new places. It can give you this incredible form of verbal pleasure.” Collins truly sends his readers to new places with his poems. Billy Collins writes with childhood‚ and memories as his main themes. By writing about childhood‚ and memories from the past Collins brings his reader into the poem. Everyone reading his poems has had a childhood‚ and has memories of that childhood
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The Metaphors of Emily Dickinson Metaphor is a writing technique used to make comparisons between two things that are not alike. Sometimes the things are so far apart that they look like you cannot see any similarities. This is especially true in Emily Dickinson’s work. The best way to show the metaphors in the poem‚ There Is No Frigate Like a Book by Emily Dickinson‚ is to go two lines at a time. The first two lines are “There is no Frigate like a Book and “To take us Lands away”. Books cannot physically
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The poem that my group chose is “Reckless Poem” by Mary Oliver. I first was first attracted to it by the title‚ which intrigued me‚ but then the poem itself was stunning‚ in language and in content. In its most simplified form‚ this poem is narration of a person’s experience of self discovery deep in the woods. As you reread‚ however‚ individual details make begin to draw attention to themselves. The poem begins with the narrator reflecting that she is hardly herself‚ but that this feeling is “heaven-sent”
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If a picture can paint a thousand words‚ certainly a word could paint a thousand pictures. This is what poet Marianne Moore accomplishes with chosen words in her poem. Words that create specific pictures that provide the reader with an insight into her thoughts. However‚ her pictures are not pleasant and encouraging images. On the contrary‚ in the poem “What Are Years?” Moore utilizes negative and demoralizing imagery to reveal her pessimism and belief of mankind’s declining morality. In the first
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Poetry’s beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It is written with rules and guidelines yet is a versatile piece of literature. Some poets like to bend the rules while others would just write what their heart desired. Ella Wheller Wilcox was one of the poets who loved to write about her beliefs. Ella’s poetry was known as didactic‚ which the critics looked down upon but her poetry was widely enjoyed and the public did not seem to have the same thoughts as the critics did. In fact her didactic ways
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In the poems “Identity”‚ by Julio Noboa Polanco‚ and “The Road Not Taken”‚ by Robert Frost‚ there are many prime examples of alliteration‚ repetition‚ rhyme‚ and rhythm. To begin with‚ “Identity” uses repetition by repeating the words “I’d rather be” in stanzas two‚ four‚ and the beginning and end of stanza five. The poem “The Road Not Taken” uses repetition by starting lines: two‚ three‚ and four with “and” in stanza one‚ “and” in line seven‚ line eleven starts with “and”‚ line twenty also starts
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In the poem “It’s Funny‚” by Juliet Levin (poetrysoup.com) the narrator is struggling with betrayal from the people he/she cares about. The point of view is first person‚ I say this because the word “we” is used a lot throughout it‚ the tone is hurt‚ I think this because he/she cries and hurts about things that they don’t benefit from. Juliet Levin uses symbolism in this text to represent forgiveness and how it can make us weak in times of hardships. The first‚ example of symbolism in this poem
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Seamus Heaney in his poem “Blackberry-Picking” vividly describes the childhood experiences of blackberry picking‚ however‚ it details the reality of life not being fair. Heaney gives a deeper meaning of life; if we continue to think with our childish minds‚ we will continue to be fooled by reality. Through the use of diction‚ imagery‚ and tone‚ Heaney gives a deeper understanding of his work. In line 1‚ Heaney opens this poem with diction by stating “Late August‚ gives heavy rain and sun” he is
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