Algeron Charles Swinburne’s “Love and Sleep” established a theme of his lover’s beauty and his unconditional love towards her through strong diction which creates a passionate form of image. In the poem‚ such words as “lying” (1)‚ “asleep” (1) and “night” (1) implies the speaker is in his bedroom‚ creating a lonely‚ quite atmosphere. In this immersive atmosphere‚ the writer strikes a chord with the readers and graphs the sorrow and yearning incisively and vividly. Moreover‚ the word “saw” (2)‚ being
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Shaista Khalid “POEM ANALYSIS” Life leads us to excessive wishes that often result in a man’s downfall. Sir Philip Sidney in “Thou Blind Man’s Mark” portrays his hypocrisy towards desire and shows how it influenced to their downfall and destruction. In his sonnet‚ Sidney uses metaphor‚ alliteration and repetition to convey his feelings for desire. Throughout “Thou Blind Man’s Mark” Sidney uses metaphors that clearly illustrates the effects of desire on ones life. He begins with the
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It takes one major blow to turn the course of a life upside down. In Pitcher’s Hands‚ Curt was the guy who held the standard for a college student. There was nothing to hate about him since he had grown up being infused with Christian morals. In fact‚ his Christian morals lead him to a volunteer opportunity to help a paraplegic take a bath once a week. It seemed as if Curt was living a model Christian life. Now take Brad from The Voice of the Body into consideration. He was willing to be dragged
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Joy in the Midst of my Pain By: Lakella L. Taylor God give me the strength I need to go on My heart is wailing‚ sorrowful My soul lies driven in by the tide of despair. Lord lift up my heart; lift up my soul‚ save me From my affliction and pain. For great is my love for thee. For thy art my joy in the midst of my pain. A Piece of Art By: Lakella L. Taylor A piece of art Vague
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achieved great things eventually drift away. But what if soon after their peak of glory they die. Would the memory of them and their glory live on longer? In the lryic poem "To an Athlete Dying Young" by A.E. Houseman the narrator shows how dying young and at the peak of your glory is better then living to be forgotten. The setting of the poem is in a town and cemetery in nineteenth-century England during the funeral and burial of a young athlete‚ a runner. The first stanza explains the victory of a boy
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My hometown was a wonderful place to live But there were many times it didn’t forgive Some memories I hold so fond‚ Others I wish were gone. My hometown’s history made my heart bleed The town no longer has what I need When the war came and took the peace as prisoners we wished to be freed That’s when you know it’s time to leave Because in my hometown I can no longer believe One day my father told me we must leave town With dismayed eyes as his tears were drawn He said we are fish
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poem entitled “Curiosity” written by Alastair Reid is a symbolic poem that uses cats as a metaphor for humans. It relates felines to people in the sense of curiosity‚ and what could be considered actually living life to the fullest. Essentially‚ this work contradicts the popular phrase‚ “curiosity killed the cat” by placing it within a broader context. Instead of discouraging curiosity‚ Reid explains why people should embrace it. In the first stanza‚ the author argues that the cat may have died
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Secretary Chant” by Marge Piercy feel unappreciated and lost as employees. Jorge is “outside…of [Americans] understanding” and The Secretary is lost in her work and compares herself to objects such as her “hips are a desk.” The employees from these poems have become hidden behind their duties and are slowly sinking into the unknown. “Jorge the Church Janitor Finally Quits” begins with Jorge’s point of origin. While working as a janitor‚ “no one asks where [he’s] from” assuming he’s “from the country
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the poem “Sestina‚” the author‚ Elizabeth Bishop‚ depicts a painful story of a grandmother and a child living with loss. Most readers who have some knowledge of Bishop’s biography would assume that the poem reflects the time in her childhood when she lived in Nova Scotia‚ after her mother had been committed to an asylum (Sanger 47). The story begins in a kitchen on a rainy afternoon in September‚ with both the grandmother and the child having tea and reading the almanac. While the grandmother tries
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childhoods are looked back on in sadness and remorse. In the poems "Looking For Dad"‚ "My Grandmother" and "The Sick Equation"‚ the narrators explore the darker sides of childhood. Each poem tells a different story‚ but are all about tragic memories from shattered childhoods that will scar forever. "Looking For Dad" is about a boy who’s father leaves home. I think the author chose the title because not only does it explain the main theme of the poem‚ but the phrase "looking for" maybe refers to the soul
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