My Explication of the poem Fear by Gabriela Mistral I am going to explain to you the poem “Fear” by Gabriela Mistral. Her poem is about her fear of society changing the ways of her daughter‚ turning her into an independent adult. She fears that her daughter will change from the innocent young girl that she is‚ into a not so innocent‚ careless adult who doesn’t need her mother’s love. As the speaker’s daughter grows up she wants her to stay the same‚ always be good and careful in life‚ staying
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In this assessment I will be evaluating and exploring the poem “follower” by Seamus Heaney. This poem is autobiographical as the poem examines the relationship between the poet Seamus Heaney and his father when he was a small boy. The structure of the poem is BAB rhyme scheme and 6 stanzas. The First 3 stanzas describe the father at his work; the last 3 stanzas are when the character enters the poem and controls the poem while the father becomes a secondary character‚ this could link to how Heaney’s
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parting‚ it is never easy to express the emotions one feels at that moment‚ let alone transform it onto paper. Alfred‚ Lord Tennyson writes a poem entitled “Break‚ Break‚ Break”‚ suggesting a theme of loss and heartache; Anne Bronte writes a poem called “Farewell”‚ which shares the same emotions and central theme as Tennyson’s poem. In both of these poems the speakers reflect on heartbreak through excellent lyrical techniques but have very different ways of relaying how they handle heartbreak to
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too minutely‚ wondering Which of them I might meet. I remember that thought. Not Your face. No doubt I scanned particularly The girls. Maybe I noticed you. Maybe I weighed you up‚ feeling unlikely. Noted your long hair‚ loose waves Your Veronica Lake bang. Not what it hid. It would appear blond. And your grin. Your exaggerated American Grin for the cameras‚ the judges‚ the strangers‚ the frighteners. Then I forgot. Yet I remember The picture: the Fulbright Scholars. With their luggage
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type of conflict in one of her popular poems “The Fish”. In the poem‚ a fisher experiences a battle between his or her victory of catching a fish and their admiration‚ respect‚ and guilt later gained for this fish. This leaves the fisher stuck with making the right decision and that decision is should he or she free the fish or not. A battle within yourself can result in a completely different outcome than what you expected. For the fisher in Bishop’s poem‚ their day out fishing turned into a more
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In the poem “Ithaka” by C.P. Cavafy the poet uses repetition to display the message that although‚ Odysseus’ main goal is to return home enjoy the journey and assimilate what you can along the way. In the first three lines of the poem‚ the poet communicates to Odysseus giving him advice on his nostos back to Ithaka : “As you set out for Ithaka hope the voyage is a long one‚ full of adventure‚ full of discovery.” These lines show how the poet prefers Odysseus to take his time to “stop and smell the
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Analysis of some Poems of “Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair” Neftali Ricardo Reyes Eliecer Basoalto‚ better known as Pablo Neruda was a Chilean poet‚ considered one of the best and most influential artists of the century‚ "the greatest poet of the twentieth century in any language" (García Márquez). He was also a prominent political activist; member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party‚ candidate for the presidency of his country and ambassador in France. Twenty Love Poems and a Song
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life changed over the short 44 years that he lived‚ although he didn’t live long‚ he sure wrote hundreds of poems that illustrated his life as a child‚ as well as his later years which led to his death in 1930. Lawrence life was divided into a couple sections in which Lawrence’s life changed for the good and bad. These changes that he experienced in his life got represented in some of his poems. Some of his life chapters were his childhood in Nottingham‚ in which he had a rough time growing up with
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a simple yet beautiful poem that describes the beauty of nature and how it can inspire our lives. Wordsworth uses images to describe the scene to the reader‚ like a painting on a canvas; that explains vividly how the poet saw it. An example of the creativity is how the daffodils presented an almost human quality in the way they resemble dancers dancing in unison as if presenting a show. At the end of every alternate line of the poem there is a rhyming word‚ giving the poem both continuity and a sense
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great Langston Hughes. What makes these poems so intriguing though is the way the setting‚ theme‚ and speaker create distinct images for the people who read these poems. The setting helps describe the situation of the poem with regards to the time of day‚ the season of the year‚ the historical significance‚ the person being addressed‚ and the external or internal conflicts. The theme also did its part with respect to its link to the poems. The theme of the poems created issues and ideas which caused
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