References: O’Day‚ R.‚ Hardy‚ W.‚ Padley‚ Marsh‚ G.‚ Padley‚ S. and Perryman‚ L.A (eds) (2011) – Making Sense of the Arts Open University p. 81 “Poetry Slams”: The Open University Module Y180 (Online Chapter 7 accessed 01.10.11.) “Barbaric Splendour”: The Open University Module Y180 Resource Booklet 2 P.39 (Source: Klein‚ J. (2009) Grayson Perry‚ London‚ Thames and Hudson‚ p 42).
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Nia Williams EG 102 Dr. DiSanza Paper 2: Poetry Due: 11/13/2012 The Importance of Appreciation and Involvement in the Natural World around Us Two poets from two different centuries address a particular theme with two very distinct perceptions. “The World Is Too Much with Us‚” by William Wordsworth of the 18th century‚ and “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer‚” by Walt Whitman of the 19th century‚ both address the importance of appreciation and involvement in the natural world around us.
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Higher 2006- Unseen Poetry Practice ‘In the Can’ In the poem‚ a prisoner describes life in a prison. Every second is a fishbone that sticks In the throat. Every hour another slow Step towards freedom. We’re geriatrics Waiting for release‚ bribing time to go. I’ve given up trying to make anything Different happen. Mornings: tabloids‚ page three. Afternoons: videos or Stephen King‚ Answering letters from relatives who bore me. We’re told not to count‚ but the days mount here Like
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received worldwide acclaim. Their success proved‚ as critics like Srinivasa Iyengar pointed out‚ A shot in the arm of modern English Literature has had to come from West Africans like Amos Tutuola‚ Wole Soyinka and Gabriel Okara. (16) The role of poetry‚ in African literature‚ has
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Elements of Poetry When you read a poem‚ pay attention to some basic ideas: Voice (Who is speaking? How are they speaking?) Stanzas (how lines are grouped) Sound (includes rhyme‚ but also many other patterns) Rhythm (what kind of "beat" or meter does the poem have?) Figures of speech (many poems are full of metaphors and other figurative language) Form (there are standard types of poem) Voice Voice is a word people use to talk about the way poems "talk" to the reader. Lyric poems and
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Feminism in poetry All women have a place. That is barefoot‚ pregnant‚ and chained to the stove. Ideas like this are what started the feminist movement. Women desired to be judged by their worth as a person rather than their physical appearance or biological factors. Women sought out social‚ economic‚ and political equality. Many women wanted to do their part to support the cause. Some of the most notable influences of the feminist movement were poets such as Sylvia Plath‚ Lucille Clifton and Anne
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The Story of an Indian Woman To those who lack the real understanding of poetry‚ it is seen no differently as any other literary composition; a text‚ written and understood by a certain group of people. However to those who appreciate‚ and possess even the slightest bit of understanding that the poet intended‚ is considered an accomplishment. Poetry is an art of discovery‚ it requires immense effort not only to understand but to compose. Indian Woman‚ a poem written by Jeanette Armstrong‚ evokes
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To be able to explain the aspects of poetry to you all‚ I thought I would break the mini lesson down into two parts. It will help you understand the differences between a poem and a sonnet‚ and will make it easier to absorb all of the components involved. First we will start with a sonnet. Let’s start by talking about just what a sonnet is. “Before Shakespeare’s day‚ the word “sonnet” meant simply “little song‚” i.e.‚ a short lyric poem” (poetry.about.com‚ 2010). By the 1200’s‚ the sonnet had come
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recently studied some of your poetry for my leaving certificate english course and I feel greatly changed by what I read. To say the least‚ it made a strong impression on me. It was a memorable experience. I looked into five of your poems with great depth and they were; "A Constable Calls"‚ "The Forge"‚ "The Underground"‚ "The Tollund Man"‚ and of course "The Skunk". These poems inspired a range of emotions in me that I would never have expected to feel while reading poetry. In the poem "A Constable
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Poetry Essay- In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting two poems. These two poems are called Composed upon Westminster Bridge by William Wordsworth and London by William Blake. Both poems are about London and are set in the late 1700’s / early 1800’s. The Structure of both poems are different‚ William Blake’s London Poem has 4 stanzas and an ABAB rhyming pattern. He also uses a lot of negative words such as rigid‚ harsh‚ aggressive tone. When Blake wrote his poem he must have been
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