a regular‚ repeated pattern of sounds or movements. Rhyme: a word agreeing with another in terminal sound. Rhyme scheme: the pattern of rhymes used in a poem. Sound devices: elements of literature and poetry that emphasize sound. End rhyme: rhyme of the terminal syllables of lines of poetry. Alliteration: stylistic device in which a number of words‚ having the same first consonant sound‚ occur close together in a series. Assonance: resemblance of sounds. Onomatopoeia: the formation of a word
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The poem we are analyzing is called "To Autumn" by a poet named John Keats. The poem is an Ode to autumn. It’s a very serious‚ thoughtful poem that praises the season autumn. From the language and words Keats uses‚ we can tell this poem was written some time ago in the early 18th century. The poem is dedicated to autumn and is an expression of joy and harvest. We can tell this poem is an ode because of the way he praises autumn ’Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness.’ The first stanza is mainly
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Poetry has always been the language of the soul of Nagaland. At its most beautiful it mirrors the joy‚ the glory and the peace that the soul of man can fathom. At its darkest‚ at its most barren it proclaims the desolation of the soul. Nagaland Poets cannot tell the story of Nagaland and the conflict that has been her lot‚ and therefore use poetry as a medium to convey the same. For the story of Nagaland is the story of the Naga soul on a long‚ lonely journey of pain‚ loss and bereavement‚ a silent
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Firstly‚ ‘‘My Papa’s Waltz’’ is written with a wistful and bitter tone‚ as the young boy achingly reminisces his childhood. Words like ‘‘romped’’‚ ‘‘battered’’ and ‘‘scraped’’ clearly demonstrate a negative connotation and are purposely used by Rothke to suggest that the boy in the piece of poetry is a victim of physical violence. The speaker‚ the young boy‚ metaphorically compares waltzing with his alcoholic father to getting beaten by him. A ‘‘waltz’’ is a dance that is performed by a couple
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English 106‚ Spring 2012 Dr. Rothwell Paper 2: Poetry Response Taffy Jones The American Dream‚ what is it? Is it realistic? Can everyone attain it? These are some questions that depending on your culture and ethnicity could be answered differently. Imagine being in a culture where the American dream was not attainable due to the color of your skin or the way you looked. Many Americans feel that the American dream is that of money‚ houses‚ and cars. For many it is kindness‚ family and love.
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The Poetry of Jose Rizal Jose Rizal is the Philippines’ national hero. He was an amazing polymath. One of the fields he excelled in is poetry. While other poets wrote out of sheer creativity‚ Rizal wrote mostly out of fervor for his motherland. Many other poets write or wrote for the fame or to please a patron. He always wrote under duress. He lived during the time of the corrupt colonial Spanish government. This is probably why there is such poignancy in his poetry. It is as though he longs for
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My Poetry Book By Hans Page 1– Table of Contents Page 2 – Thoughts on poetry Page 3 – Similes Page 4 – Metaphors Page 5 – Personification Page 6 – Apostrophe Page 7 – Hyperbole Page 8 – Onomatopoeia Page 9 – Internal rhyme Page 10 – Imagery Page 11 – Alliteration Page 12 – Autobiographical Poem Page 13 – Acrostic poem Page 14 – “This Is Just to Say” Poem Page 15 – My Favorite Poet(s) My thoughts on poetry My favorite poems are jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll
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Chantal Froystein Froystein 1 H English 102 Prof. Wyman March 4‚ 2013 Poetry Essay “Why I am not a painter” by Frank O’Hara and “Dedication” by Czeslaw Milosz could not be any more different on the surface‚ but they have several similarities especially when analyzed in the context of Emily Dickinson’s “Untitled”. In her poem‚ E.D. describes what a poet means to her—that they take ordinary situations and make them beautiful and when they do‚ we think how obvious it seems and then “We
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witness different emotions and struggles of life – True 6. A poem that expresses the emotions‚ feelings and observations of the writer. Unlike narrative poem‚ it presents an experience or a single effect‚ but it does not tell a full story. – Lyric Poetry 7. It is a long‚ formal lyric poem with a serious theme. It often honors people‚ commemorative events‚ respond to natural scenes‚ or consider serous human problems. – Ode 8. All characteristics are involve in literary writing except for: - Power 9
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Tour Dutt was born on March 4‚ 1856 in Bengal and she died on August 30‚ 1877‚ in the prime of her youth‚ at 21. She is often called the Keats of the Indo-English literature for more than one reason - her meteoric rise on and disappearance from the literary firmament‚ as also for the quality of her poetry. James Darmesteter pays a befitting tribute to her‚ "The daughter of Bengal‚ so admirable and so strangely gifted‚ Hindu by race and tradition‚ and an English woman by education‚ a French woman
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