Poetic and Highly Literary Words |[pic] | Poetic and Highly Literary Words. Poetic words form a rather insignificant layer of the special literary vocabulary. They are mostly archaic or very rarely used highly literary words which aim at producing an elevated effect. They have a marked tendency to detach themselves from the common literary word-stock and gradually
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THE ‘PREFACE’ TO LYRICAL BALLADS AADED TO THE SECOND EDITION OF LB IN 1800 IN PUTS FORWARD WORDSWORTH’S THEORY OF POETIC DICTION Wordsworth’s purpose‚ as he tells in the Preface was‚ “to choose incidents and situations from common life”‚ and quite naturally‚ he also intended to use‚ “a selection of language‚ really used by men”. He was to deal with humble and rustic life and so he should also use the language of the rustics‚ farmers‚ shepherds who were to be the subjects of his poetry. The language
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1. Take any sample of 100 words in complete sentences. 2. Count only full sentences. If the last sentence ends short of 100 words‚ stop at that stage. 3. Count the number of words in the sample with 3 or more syllables‚ omitting capitalised words. Call this X 4. Divide by 100 the number of sentences to give an answer Y. 5. Add X + Y to give an answer Z. 6. Multiply Z by 0.3 to give an American grade equivalent. 7. Add 5.0 to your answer to give a British reading
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the Lyrical Ballads. It has been generally supposed that Wordsworth’s theory of poetic language is merely a reaction against‚ and a criticism of‚ ‘the Pseudo Classical’ theory of poetic diction. Such a view is partially true. His first impulse was less a revolt against Pseudo-classical diction‚ “than a desire to find a suitable language for the new territory of human life which he was conquering for poetic treatment”. His aim was to deal in his poetry with rustic and humble life
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The Poetic Structure of “Frumsceaft” “Frumsceaft” is a song that is written by an uneducated cow-herder who amazingly sang a song in Old English. The cow-herder’s name was Caedmon. He produced “Frumsceaft” after he had left a place where everyone was singing songs. He left the place because he was disappointed in himself because he had not thought of a song to sing. Caedmon was lying in hay in a barn when he had a dream of an angel. The angel gave him a song to sing and told him to go back there
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Macbeth Written by Anne Dierker and Gary Sletmoe Edited by David Hillis Introduction to Unit What student wouldn’t want to read an action-packed psychological thriller replete with greed‚ guilt‚ and gore? One cannot deny the fact that Shakespeare’s Macbeth is relevant to today’s society with the variety of timeless themes in the text. Because Romeo and Juliet is typically taught in ninth grade classrooms in PPS‚ many students (ideally)
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Who do you blame most for King Duncan’s Death? Who do you blame for king Duncan’s death? Consider the role of Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth‚ and the Witches. When answering this question you need to consider the roles of Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth‚ and the Witches. From this we need to also consider when the play was written and in what context the audience saw the characters in the time when the plays were written. Shakespeare was commissioned to write the play by James I of England who was also James
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Steve McKnight 20 June 2014 Persuasive Poetic Devices in “The Dream of the Rood” In the Anglo-Saxon poem‚ “The Dream of the Rood‚” the author’s purpose is to impress upon his audience the power of salvation offered by Christianity‚ as represented by the crucifix. For the author‚ the crucifix‚ or Rood‚ is no mere symbol‚ but a literal embodiment of salvation. At the time it is believed to have been written‚ the poet’s audience consisted of a spectrum of Christian followers and pagans who retained
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Macbeth shows many qualities in a person that would define him as a good and noble man‚ worthy of labeling him as a tragic hero. A “tragic hero is a man of noble stature(Arp‚ Johnson 1221)‚ Macbeth is the noble Thane of Glamis and loyal general to King Duncan of Scotland. Shakespeare’s tragic heroes find an eminent position in society‚ giving them a high social and political status. He shows true bravery and fought honorably for King Duncan in the beginning of Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ defeating the
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of Masculinity in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth The female gender usually does not have qualities traditionally associated with males. In the play Macbeth‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ Lady Macbeth is one character who’s masculine qualities are greater than her feminine qualities. Lady Macbeth’s self-masculinization inevitably leads to her death. In the play‚ Lady Macbeth’s masculinity leads to her selfish ambition‚ diminishes her female qualities that were traditionally seen in women in
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