questions about their past and they will gladly answer. It’s almost as if it is kind of testing the speaker‚ like will or she actually answer the question? And the answer is most definitely yes. As for the meaning‚ I am not too sure. I guess some poetry cannot always be explained so well but that’s okay because I still enjoy reading it and trying to figure out what it is about. But I can pretty much understand the gist of the poem. It is just the last line that gets me‚ "What the river says‚ that
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One Art This poem trains to develop the spirit of resignation on the loss of persons‚ places and things however valuable they may be. It arouses casual relationship with the material things failing which people usually get abnormal on the loss of their cherished objects. You can see the example of the poetess’ mother who had been mentally retarted and spent her life in asylum. The poem is simple but the message is everlasting. Look with Muslims‚ they are religiously bound to say Inna Lillahe Wa
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attractive force‚ it ignites an obsession. However‚ innocence can be tampered with by dark forces. People are easily influenced by others’ ideas rather than their own‚ therefore transforming them into different people. In the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde‚ Dorian’s innocence causes controversy in the process of self-discovery‚ due to unhealthy and unpromising relationships. Eventually evil engulfs Dorian and creates a monster within. The songs “Empty Garden” by Elton John‚ “Innocent”
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that one speaker purposely remembers the past‚ as opposed to the other persona that only thinks of the past because they are looking with fear into the future‚ both poems still illustrate that discoveries can be made through retrospect. In Diptych‚ Gray (the speaker) is reminiscing about his childhood and his parents‚ and by doing this he begins to have a better understanding of them. Whereas‚ in Late Ferry the speaker is watching the demise of warmth associated with earlier times‚ by looking at a
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The Language of Poetry This accessible satellite textbook in the Routledge INTERTEXT series is unique in offering students hands-on practical experience of textual analysis focused on poetry. Written in a clear‚ user-friendly style by an experienced writer and practising teacher‚ it links practical activities with examples of texts. These are followed by commentaries and suggestions for research. It can be used individually or in conjunction with the series core textbook‚ Working with Texts:
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Worldwide Proliferation of Gray Zones Annawadi is a perfect example that symbolizes what Boo considers to be the Zero Sum Game as the amount of economic prosperity that is occurring in India is offset by the many costs. Specifically in gray areas such as Annawadi‚ what it represents is how an area can effectively become a “gray area” where the economic prosperities of the country are not fully reflected equally nor in a way that benefit all. Rather‚ the example of Annawadi and its area shows how
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’Compare and Contrast’ Poetry Analysis’Silver’ and ’The Moon’Five blind men‚ all possessing accurate but different portrayals of an elephant‚ show the new dimension one possess from looking at things from different perspectives. Supervising the activities on Earth‚ the only natural satellite on the Water Planet is perceived differently amongst the Homo sapiens roaming on it. Silver by Walter de la Mare and The Moon by P.B. Shelley are two insights on the character of the moon. Despite Silver and
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WW1 poetry 1) The first poem‚ “Who’s for the game”‚ is written in 1915. 1915 was the second year in world war one‚ and thereby the beginning. Therefore‚ England needed as many young men as possible. At least Jessie Pope meant that. Around 5 million soldiers was the total number of the British army during the whole war. At the beginning of the war‚ the British army consisted entirely of volunteers‚ and they had quite a smaller army than France and Germany. This might be why Pope wants to get
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Debra Marquart uses her poetry to explore ideas of identity and projection. Specifically‚ how people tend to project their own stories and ideas onto passing strangers. When interacting with or observing a stranger there is no context to what they were doing before you crossed paths. Marquart’s poem is clearly not talking about herself when she creates these interesting backstories for a person she has no understanding of. This is exemplified by the statement‚ “I think of the one to whom bad news
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“Australian poetry gives us insight into the human condition.” Discuss this statement with reference to at least 3 poems. Human condition encompasses the unique and inevitable features of being human. It includes all aspects of human behaviour‚ irreducible part of humanity that is inherent and not dependent on factors such as gender‚ race or class. Human condition also includes concerns such as the meaning of life and anxiety regarding the inescapability of death. The techniques used in the poems
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