WB YEATS A PERSONAL RESPONSE I thoroughly enjoyed studying the work of WB Yeats. He presents key themes and messages in the form of artistic and beautiful imagery. He deals with many important issues facing Ireland at the beginning of the 20th century‚ the search for oneself and death. A key theme in his work is the need to escape‚ to create a sanctuary where one can think clearly minus the materialism and grayness of the modern world‚ looking back and reflecting on the past. ‘The Lake Isle
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EMANUEL XAVIER Emanuel Xavier‚ as a poet of the Contemporary period‚ exemplifies the best of the genre. Through his use of poetic devices‚ style and thematic‚ Xavier has given us some of the most iconic and universally appealing work. Particularly in his poem titled “Tradiciones”‚ we see examples of his most salient particularities and effective use of English and Spanish language. Emanuel Xavier the stands as one of the greats Hispanic people of American and World Literature. Emanuel Xavier was
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Jessica Hueto Ms. Dester AP Lit and Comp/ per.2 6 November 2015 Cummings Biography Edward Estlin Cummings was born on October 14‚ 1894 in Cambridge‚ Massachusetts. Cummings decided as a child that he wanted to become a poet. He would write a poem every day looking at traditional ways of writing a poem. One reason that cumming slight have wanted to write poetry might have been because he loved me t to the philosophers Williams James and Josiah Royce. He grew up with people who might have influenced
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Adversity‚ as Horace so claims‚ does not elicit talents from people more than any other circumstances; rather‚ it provides a platform for people with talents to showcase their skills in applicable circumstances. Not all of the many thousands of people who have faced adversities in America’s history have come out with grand talents; in fact‚ most of them don’t. For every Frederick Douglass‚ there are tens of thousands of freedmen who‚ suffering much‚ accomplish little. The concept of adversity eliciting
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Poetry can be construed inversely by numerous people; this may lead someone to be convinced that all poems are vastly dissimilar from one another. However‚ this is not always the case‚ in fact‚ numerous poems can share the same theme or imagery while speaking of completely diverse things. Both H.D.’s (Hilda Doolittle) “Sea Rose” and Elizabeth Bishop’s “Vague Poem” have one obvious connection: Roses. But as a reader it is significant to analyze if there are any further similarities. I feel the only
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Thomas Stearns “T.S.” Eliot is one of the most inspiring authors in American history. Eliot’s contribution to society was more than words. Eliot’s authorship sits upon a pedestal that will stand the test of time. He is one of the few authors of the 1920s who had the poetic talent that is reflected on to this day. T.S. Eliot’s literature‚ which greatly impacted the 1920’s‚ was influenced by his early life‚ collegiate career‚ jobs‚ love life‚ and authoring career. Eliot was born September 26‚ 1888
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Poetry has graced the world of literature for centuries. Writers have entertained their thoughts on paper with their use of language‚ symbols‚ and imagery. For as long as there have been poets writing poetry‚ there has been people trying to interpret their meaning. Often‚ these interpretations are based on what the reader wants to see versus the authors intended purpose. Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” is a popular poem that is often misinterpreted as a message to nonconformity. However‚ the
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Form is an integral part of poetry. The form used by E. E. Cummings is quite unique‚ and is different in each of his poems. His poems‚ "nobody loses all the time‚" "pity this busy monster‚manunkind‚" and "r-p-o-p-h-e-s-s-a-g-r" illustrate this fact. The poem‚ "nobody loses all the time" is a good representation of Cummings’ work‚ written in no traditional form. It is 37 lines long‚ divided into six stanzas of six lines each‚ and one line standing alone at the end. This poem is unique in that it
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Dear‚ E.E. Cummings‚ I have unraveled your poem “anyone lived in a pretty how town”. I really enjoyed the uniqueness of the puzzle you created. The narrator of the story tells the narrative as if they don’t care‚ moreover‚ the story itself is about a lot of people not caring. The only people who act out are Anymore and Noone‚ they fall in love and worry about no one but themselves‚ as the disregardful outside world continues to repeat the cycle of life and death by no means. Mr. Cummings‚ I appreciate
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In the poem‚ “next to of course god america I‚” E. E. Cummings alludes to the idea of American patriotism‚ in this case blind patriotism. Cummings presents the issues of what constitutes patriotic pride by alluding to patriotic songs and he opposes how the American are “muted” by the patriotic pride. Throughout the poem‚ Cummings displays a sense of contempt towards the political figures who give speeches about war and do not part take in them such that Cummings mocks them. Cummings contempt attitude
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