Introduction: Poetry is a way to express opinions and ideas and this can often be more effectively achieved through song. Analysing a poem or song lyrics involves explaining the subject matter‚ identifying and discussing the impact of using poetic devices and commenting on the mood created. Analysis: The Hero – Siegfried Sassoon ‘The Hero’ by Siegfried Sassoon tells a story of an officer who is sent to inform and console a mother of a fallen soldier‚ her son. The poem is split into three
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FUNERAL BLUES by W. H. Auden Stop all the clocks‚ cut off the telephone‚ Prevent the dogs from barking with a juicy bone‚ Silence the pianos and with muffled drum Bring out the coffin‚ let the mourners come. Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead Scribbling on the sky the message He Is Dead‚ Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves‚ Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves. He was my North‚ My South‚ my East and West‚ My working week and my Sunday rest
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Desires Joseph von Eichendorff is seen as one of the most famous poets of the German romanticism. Eichendorff composed many poems about his desires‚ the romantic world of joy‚ the simple intimacy‚ and the experience of nature as a way to God to create a mental antithesis to his violent affected military life. In this manner‚ his poem “Moonlight Night”‚ written in 1837‚ reflects his desires and his closeness to nature and to God. The speaker of the poem describes his feelings and impressions of
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Anne Bradstreet’s Poetry Anne Bradstreet was the Danica Patrick of poetry in the mid 1600’s‚ except she went unknown. She drove into the male-dominant field of poetry. In her time it was frowned upon for women to race in such an intellectual track. Bradstreet does not let the wall between the drivers and the spectators stop her‚ she pulls right up to the starting line with them. In fact‚ she uses this barrier of sexes to fuel her ideas. Anne Bradstreet writes using many different forms of figurative
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A Study of Wordsworth’s Poetry Wordsworth poetry derives its strength from the passion with which he views nature. Wordsworth has grown tired of the world mankind has created‚ and turns to nature for contentment. In his poems‚ Wordsworth associates freedom of emotions with natural things. Each aspect of nature holds a different meaning for Wordsworth. ’The beauty of morning; silent‚ bare’ (5:WB*) A main source of interest for Wordsworth is the absence of an unnatural presence‚ such as a city
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uses. We can say that her poems actually manifest her obsession with death and immortality‚ and how the loss of the desire to live causes death. She offers a creative and different perspective on the death and its effects on others‚ but also writing poetry about death was her way to cope with the loss of her beloved ones since she lost her mother‚ father‚ great number of friends and her nephew‚ and all that death around her affected her mind deeply. We also might presume that she had the great desire
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West Indian poetry germinated its seed in the eighteenth century. The art form in the beginnings though vibrant‚ had been nearly impossible to discover. Caribbean poetry was influenced by slavery and the British system having supreme authority over the people of the West Indies. Accustom to the written form‚ there is also an oral element to West Indian poetry. This can be seen in‚ traditional folk songs‚ sankeys‚ calypsos‚ hymns‚ chants‚ and reggae songs. This analysis deals with the work of two
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“Don’t You Want Me‚” The Human League (1981) “Don’t You Want Me‚” was written by Human league’s lead vocalist Philip Oakey‚ background singer Adrian Wright as well as keyboardist Jo Callis. This song was unusual in that one of the female backing singers took a lead role‚ as the song was structured as a duet.The Human League thought of themselves as very cutting-edge‚ their music was based on electronic sounds and considered guitars "archaic and antique." Lead singer Phil Oakey has been quoted
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Christia Rosetti--"Uphill" Poetry Analysis “Uphill” in Depth Symbolism‚ by definiton‚ is an artistic imitation or invention that is a method of revealing or suggesting immaterial‚ ideal‚ or otherwise intangible truth or states. Symbolism in poetry has and still is used as an inspiration to write and sometimes can become the sole purpose of a poem. This poetic element is the foundation and core of Christina Rossetti’s poem Up-hill. The symbolism itself is built over the course of the entire
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CHRISTOPHER OKIGBO’S POETRY CHRISTOPHER OKIGBO * HIS LIFE (it’s a rap) * HIS WORKS (a brief overview of his poetry and accomplishments) * REVIEW OF POINTS TO KEEP IN MIND * HIS POETRY (Three poems will be explored to illustrate the development of the personal and communal experience of Okigbo’s poetry) * A * B * C * GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF: * PERSONAL LIFE of Christopher Okigbo * COUNTRY involving the public life of Christopher * POETRY which expresses
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