Compare and Contrast 3 poems from AQA GCSE Anthology‚ Moon on the Tides. In this piece of writing I will be comparing and contrasting 3 poems. Which are ‘Praise Song for my mother’‚ ‘Harmonium’ and ‘Nettles. The title of each poem describes exactly what it is and what is about. ‘Praise Song for my Mother’ is not actually a poem‚ it is a praise son. Which in Guyana (where Grace Nichols was born) it is something written after a person close to them has dies. It is written to commemorate and rejoice
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1 January 2013 AP Literature and Composition Poison Tree- Explained Anger is like a ticking time bomb. Its suspense keeps growing and growing until the point of destruction. Much like a ticking time bomb‚ William Blake conveys the building anger towards an enemy in the poem “Poison Tree”. In the poem the speaker is afraid to tell his friend he is angry with him. His friend eventually turns into an enemy. When the speaker shields his true feelings his anger grows to the point that it becomes
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How does Blake present childhood and the natural world? Blake viewed the natural world as an energising force for good‚ linking it often with children through the value of play‚ natural instincts and life forces along with the idea that ‘energy is eternal delight.’ Nurse’s Song [I] and [E]‚ ‘The Ecchoing Green’ and ‘The Garden of Love’ exemplify Blake’s love for childhood intertwining with nature. In these poems Blake shows how authority intrudes with this Arcadian tone as the Utopia is corrupted
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Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116 I chose this poem somewhat at random since I felt that the main point of this assignment was to read a poem and interpret it for ourselves with no influence from others. I think the most disputable‚ if not confusing‚ aspect of this poem to me was whom it was addressed to. It sounded to me like it was either self-reflection about what love is‚ or perhaps more likely advice to another person about love. I would like to discuss the structure of the poem for just
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“SONNET 34” by Edmund Spenser Sonnet 34‚ which is included in a collection of poems known as “Amoretti” by Edmund Spenser‚ was published in 1595. Throughout this poem the speaker expresses feelings of depression and anguish because of the loss of his beloved. However‚ he is not pessimistic at all since he knows that his love for her will bring him joy once more. This poem is a Spenserian sonnet which is composed of three quatrains and a final couplet. The rhyme pattern is abab bcbc cdcd ee written
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The main difference between Plath’s and Hughes’ poetry‚ is that Plath writes about her own experiences. Whereas Hughes experience is second hand‚ he writes about his own pain though Plath’s experiences. In the poem Daddy‚ Plath is talking about her childhood. She is writing as she remembers it. On the other hand the way Hughes writes Tender place is through Plath’s experience of electrocution. The Poem ‘Daddy’ is set in Sylvia’s childhood. It is a very violent and conflicted poem. She is talking
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Basically‚ this poem is about love‚ but here shakespeare has discussed the love which is in his mind. you may disagree with him if you like. The first stanza in this poem is a quatrain and its rhyme scheme is abab. Shakespeare uses alliteration‚ assonance‚ consonance‚ and repetition to develop this stanza‚ which‚ as a whole‚ states that love does not change. The first line contains an example of alliteration in the words “me‚” “marriage‚” and “minds.” In this line‚ he is referring to love as
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Written in 1893 and published in the poet’s collection The Rose‚ ‘When You Are Old’ is one of W.B. Yeats’ (1865-1939) most popular poems. As with many of his works‚ the poem is influenced by Greek Mythology. In this case‚ it is the legend of Helen of Troy‚ which inspires Yeats. ‘When You Are Old’ is believed to have been written for Maud Gonne‚ the love of Yeats’ life. It is based upon a much earlier poem by Pierre de Ronsard (1524-1585)‚ which was part of the French poet’s ‘Sonnets for Helene’
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The elegy “To an Athlete Dying Young” by A. E. Housman follows the speaker as he mourns the death of a highly celebrated‚ young athlete. Housman asserts for one to achieve eternal greatness in the minds of his admirers he must die closely after reaching his peak performance or face the prospect of having is glory fade. Housman employs a distant‚ observant tone almost as if the poem’s speaker is a close friend or confidant of the athlete. The speaker chooses to glorify the young athlete’s death‚ focusing
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In Joy Harjo’s poem Remember‚ a person is being instructed to remember a number of different things in his/her life. It contains twenty-eight lines‚ which lack rhyme and rhythm. Conceptually‚ however‚ the poem divides itself; when mentioning another else to remember‚ a new line starts‚ beginning with the word “remember.” The speaker within the poem sounds like an elderly person‚ perhaps a grandfather due to the in-depth statement about “[your mother’s] life‚ her mother’s‚ and hers” and the subtle
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