POETRY ASSIGNMENT Biography John Le Gay Brereton was born in Sydney‚ Australia‚ on the 2nd of September 1871. He was the fifth son of John Le Gay Brereton (snr)‚ a doctor‚ and his wife Mary Tongue. His parents and family life impacted greatly on his view of the world‚ distorting it from the views of the norm of the times. John senior was also a poet‚ and published several volumes of poetry. John junior went to school at Sydney grammar school‚ and was just 15 when his father died in 1886. John
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While studying Elizabeth Bishop’s poetry‚ it was remarkably clear that Bishop’s carefully judged use of language aids the reader to uncover the intensity of feeling in her poetry. In the six poems in which I studied by this poet‚ we can see how Bishop used the languages to her advantage in a way that helped the reader to uncover the intensity of feeling in her work. We can see the emotions in her poetry through a mix of language types and techniques within "The Fish"‚ "The Prodigal"‚ “In the Filling
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Chapter-VI: Quest for Self in the Poetry of A.K.Ramanujan The identity crisis in the poetry of A.K.Ramanujan escapes easy categorization. The writer who is born and brought up in the Hindu way of life and who has educated himself as a world citizen‚ the conflict between the inner and the outer forms the core of his poetry. The poet’s self is the theatre in which are staged a host of incidents from the past‚ and across which move a number of personae like his grandparents‚ mother‚ father‚ cousins
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poet. Modernist poetry involved less conservative styles‚ and more cynical outlooks on life. People questioned‚ “What is becoming of the world?” ("What Are Characteristics of Modernist Literature‚ Fiction in Particular?"). Looking at Cummings early work‚ it’s apparent that he was replicating the style of poets that use the imagist approach. Ezra Pound was an inspirational poet to Cummings. He drew inspiration from his dislike of his environment. He wanted to show the world how poetry did not need to
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Classical Chinese Poetry Re-Created as English Poetry1 Roslyn Joy Ricci Centre for Asian Studies University of Adelaide Introduction The well-known Robert Frost2 witticism that poetry is what disappears in translation ’ is only valid if poetic translation aims to produce a perfect re-creation of the original‚ ’3 however‚ I suggest that successful translators re-create poetry in another language as opposed to translating it into a second language.4 The aim of re-creating poetry is to attempt
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Plato and the Affect of Art and Poetry In the Republic of Plato‚ the famous philosopher that followed in the footsteps of Socrates‚ Plato created the ideal society in which would only be successful if its citizens were "just." Every being in his Republic has a certain telos‚ or destiny in life‚ which must be followed in order for the Polis to thrive. Their actions are guided by their desire to discover and attain knowledge of the absolute truth or true "form." These forms are an aspect of reality
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one of the interesting poets in the 20th century Indian English literature. His timeline is between 1929 and 1994. His poetry attained its popularity in 1960s. He is considered as the voice of modern India‚ though he shows his deep root in Indian tradition and culture. Among his contemporaries A.K.Ramanujan seems grave and sincere due to variety of themes prevailed in his poetry. He is not only a poet but also the greatest translator. He is famous for his translations rather than other creative works
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‘The value of poetry lies in its ability to illuminate the world within’ Do you agree? The value of W.B. Yeats’ poetry lies within his ability to illuminate a world within –a transcendent salvation for beauty‚ longevity and order arising from a world ridden by anarchical change; A salvation that shapes and preserves his poignant and lyrical confrontations by enlightening the fraught arguments of the human heart. From his introspective lamentation of life’s futility in ‘Amongst School Children’
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ENG 102 05 Miller’s Death of a Salesman & Writing Poetry We’ve read several poems highlighting father/child (more specifically the father/son) relationship. Hayden’s “Those Winter Sundays‚” Heaney’s “Digging‚” and Roethke’s “My Papa’s Waltz” examine the eventual understandings that grown sons acquire regarding their fathers’ behaviors‚ attitudes‚ choices‚ etc. witnessed as they (the sons) were ‘growing up.’ Death of a Salesman highlights the long-range impact a father‚ Willy Loman‚ has on his sons
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ideas and emotions? Judith Wright is one of the greatest poets that Australia has ever produced. Most of her poems are based on social issues. Throughout her poetry Wright uses various techniques that explore different ideas and emotions. This can then be easily deciphered by the reader‚ allows them to bond to the meaning of the poem. Wright’s poetry covered emotions and ideas through the use of technical features in her poems; such as rhyme‚ rhythm‚ imagery and tone. Wright‚ through the poetic technique
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