period: 1985 Prose - consists of those written within the common flow of conversation in sentence & paragraphs. Poetry-refers to the those expressions in verse with measure & rhyme line‚ stanza‚ & has a more melodious tone. Type of prose – novels‚ biographies‚ short stories‚ contemporary‚ dramas‚ legends‚ fables‚ essay‚ anecdotes‚ news‚ speeches. Type of lyric poetry 1. Folksong - short poems intended to be sung 2. Sonnets - have a 14 line dealing w/emotion feelings or ideas
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British colonies‚ and was affected deeply. This turned him into a brooding‚ introverted teenager and a misanthropic‚ pessimistic adult. This outlook on life shows clearly in his poetry. Housman believed that people were generally evil‚ and that life conspired against mankind. This is evident not only in his poetry‚ but also in his short stories. For example‚ his story‚ "The Child of Lancashire‚" published in 1893 in The London Gazette‚ is about an child who travels to London‚ where his
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Plath notes: Why does Sylvia Plath’s poetry have textual integrity (i.e. unity)? * Context – Plath’s and yours * Informed PERSONAL understanding IDEAS * CONSTRUCTION * LANGUAGE FEATURES * SIGNIFICANCE Context: 1. Plath wrote in the early 1960’s 2. Plath suffered from depression and Bi-Polar‚ pervious to her main period of writing‚ she had on one occasion attempted suicide. 3. Plath loves and cares for her children‚ maternal instincts and influence. 4. Plath
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Oodgeroo’s poem "Time is Running Out" is representative of both her style and thematic concerns. "Colour Bar" likewise expresses these ideas. Some features of her style are rhyme‚ symbolic language and alliteration. Rhyme is represented in both "Time is Running Out" and "Colour Bar". In "Time is Running Out" there is no set rhyme scheme that runs throughout the poem. In the first stanza the rhyme scheme is that every second line rhymes for example‚ spade and trade. In the second and third stanzas
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Victorian Age The beginning of the Victorian Period is dated sometimes as 1832 (the passage of the first Reform Bill) and sometimes as 1837 (the accession of Queen Victoria). It extends to the death of Victoria in 1901. But when we refer the history book of W. J. Long and literary terms of M. H. Abraham‚ we find that the period between 1850 -1900 is regarded as the Victorian Period‚ which is also known as the Age of Compromise and the Age of Peace and Prosperity. When Victoria came on the
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poets. In 1859‚ Emily Dickinson produced "Success is counted sweetest." In1923‚ Robert Frost wrote "Fire and Ice." That same year‚ Wallace Stevens created "Gubbinal." These three poems share much in common. They contain many of the same elements of poetry‚ such as connotative meaning‚ imagery‚ symbolism‚ and tone. First‚ the three famous poems all possess a connotative meaning . Within the poem "Gubbinal‚" Stevens wrote‚ "The world is ugly". In the quotation‚ the word ugly isn’t merely used to describe
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Symbolism The use of symbols is one of the most striking features of Blake’s poetry. There is hardly any poem written by Blake‚ which does not possess a symbolic meaning‚ besides its apparent or surface meaning. Though most of his poems are written in simple language‚ the fact does not deprive them of a deep meaning. However in order to understand Blake’s poetry at a deeper level‚ we have to know something about the symbols‚ which he makes use of. A.C.BAUGH has remarked ‚ “The mystic movement
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Salman Zafar Principles of Literary Study: Poetry Professor I. Essay 1: February 19th 2015 Sonnet 12 The use of imagery and figurative language in poetry can be used to add complexity and depth to the plot and overall tone of a poem. Often times an author will incorporate poetic devices in order to stimulate the senses of the reader in a nuanced manner that further enhances the message or theme of the poem. Similarly in Sonnet 12‚ Shakespeare’s use of poetic devices is used in conjunction
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tears and the only way she was able to soothe her soul and ease the tears was to express her feelings in the form of poetry. Her family embraced the creative gift and encouraged her to keep writing. This was the start of the young woman’s career and a chance to let begin touching the lives of others through her words. Gabriela has two different ways in which she writes her poetry. One is a structured format in which she is hired by an organization given a theme‚ time and money. Though Gabriela has
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Poetry Response: “Heritage” The poem “Heritage” describes how the author James Still feels about his hometown. Initially this poem seems to be a simple tribute to one’s hometown‚ but the underlying descriptions prove otherwise. The poet uses a first person point of view to create a personal connection between the audience and the speaker‚ and then uses beautiful imagery to describe some ugly events. The poem is memorable because‚ although most people are proud of their heritage‚ some need to realize
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