‘A Gift’ by Rahila Gupta‚ is a short story about a two homosexuals‚ which traces fragments of the feelings and emotions of a chaste and somewhat intellectual relationship between two women‚ one being the dominant partner and the other the submissive one. She uses a vast variety of figures of speech‚ such as alliterations‚ metaphors and similes to describe the platonic relationship between two women. As we read through this short prose‚ we learn that the author is seeking attention and grabbing
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Analysis of Sonnet 29 Sonnet 29 is a poem written by Edna St Vincent Millay. It shows that the poet realizes that the one she loves did not love her long enough. Throughout the entire poem‚ she employs metaphors in order to connect the ideas with the message of suffering love causes. Edna St Vincent echoes “Pity me not” in the sonnet because it highlights the reader should not feel guilty about anything that goes wrong with her. As in the first six verses she talks about how nature also deteriorates
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they can get food‚ which is not natural. The comparison with parrots and prostitutes seems off the wall at first but its very good. When you think about it deeper it works. ’Fatigued with indolence‚ tiger and lion Lie still as the sun.’ This is an oxymoron‚ this really means tired of doing nothing. Hughes uses enjambment to capture the mood of the tiger and lion. He goes onto describe ’the boa-constrictors coil Is a fossil’. This is good imagery it depicts the shape of the boa constrictor but also
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John Donne’s poetry conveys the message that metaphysical poetry is dependent on unpredicted imagery and symbolism. This is expressed through A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning and The Canonization. The usage of Sexual ecstasy‚ the microcosmic and macrocosmic and odd connotations with love are the main characteristics of John Donne’s metaphysical poetry. Sexual Ecstasy is concealed behind religious enlightenment. This is expressed in The Valediction: Forbidding Mourning. The “profanation of our
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POETRY Joan T. Suarez What is POETRY…. Poetry is a patterned form of verbal or written expression of ideas in concentrated‚ imaginative‚ and rhythmical terms that often contain the elements of sense‚ sound‚ and structure. It is considered the oldest literary form. Poetry has implied meaning/s which is/are evoked in the carefully selected words. It is often considered as the most difficult and most sophisticated of all literally genres. One of its distinct characteristics is that it
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Rupert Chawner Brooke was an English war poet who is best known for his collection of idealistic war sonnets written during the First World War and his boyish good looks‚ which prompted the Irish poet William Butler Yeats to describe him as “the handsomest young man in England”. Poets in Brooke’s time were vastly known to glorify war; however Brooke’s poetry with its patriotic mood and naive enthusiasm soon went out of fashion when the realities of war were fully understood. His poem Peace is highly
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‘Marrysong’ by Dennis Scott Born in Kingston‚ Jamaica‚ Dennis Scott was a Jamaican poet‚ playwright and actor. One of his most notable works of poetry is ‘Marrysong’. Scott was one of the most prestigious poets after the independence period of Jamaica‚ with his poem ‘Uncle Time’ for which he received the notable title of being one of the most influential poets of modern Jamaican literature. Referring to his wife as ‘territory’ – Scott indicates that he must discover this territory‚ with this
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Batter My Heart‚ Three Person’d God: An Analysis Catherine M. Judd Liberty University Batter My Heart‚ Three Person’d God: An Analysis John Donne’s sonnet Batter My Heart‚ Three Person’d God is a colorful and dynamic poem about the battle that man faces with himself‚ sin and God. It is a piece that is full of strong metaphors and symbolism. What’s in a Title? John Donne submits a plea to God for a violent overpowering in Batter My Heart‚ Three Person’d God. The title itself is significant
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In Songs of Innocence and of Experience‚ Blake employs natural imagery throughout his poems and in many of them love can be seen as being pure and natural. In Blake’s poem ‘My Pretty Rose Tree’ natural imagery runs all the way through the poem yet he has also expressed the jealousy and complications in love. Poems such as London and The Clod and the Pebble show how love is tainted by corruption‚ which conveys to the reader the epitome of love and how its reality can show its hidden immorality.
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Midterm and Final Review 1. Allegory- a narrative in verse or prose in which the literature events (person‚ place‚ or thing) consistently point to a parallel sequence of symbolic ideas. The narrative is used to dramatize abstract ideas‚ historical events‚ religious system‚ or political issues. 2. Tone- the attitude toward a subject conveyed in a literature work. Tone may be playful‚ sarcastic‚ ironic‚ sad‚ solemn‚ or any other possible attitude. 3. Alliteration- the repetition of two or more
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