September 30‚ 2012 “We Real Cool” by Gwendolyn Brooks 1) Rhyme Gwendolyn Brooks makes great use of rhyme throughout the poem. She uses words such as "cool"‚ "school"‚ "sin"‚ and "gin" (Brooks 684-685). These are rhymes that appear at the end of lines. The rhyme scheme used compliments the theme‚ since it is the directed to a young audience. It is known that Brooks is trying to attract a young crowd because she is talking about young people who are supposed to attend school. The poem has an
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similar ways are with the poetic devices and the different ways are with the emotions expressed and the rhyme scheme used. For example in the poem “Dulce et Decorum Est” Wilfred puts an A‚ B‚ A‚ B...etc. rhyme scheme: “Bent double.... sacks‚ Knock-kneed.... sludge‚ Till on.... backs‚ And towards.... trudge” (Line 1-4) This rhyme scheme helps demonstrate images of war because the repeated A‚ B‚ A‚ B‚ rhyme scheme makes it sound like the heavy and organized steps of the soldiers. In the poem “The Charge
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by splitting up your poem into groups‚ or stanzas‚ of ten lines. Most odes have three of these stanzas‚ but if you want to write more‚ by all means do! 4. How do you want your poem to rhyme? It’s up to you how you want to format the rhyme scheme of this poem. You can make every two lines rhyme‚ every other line rhyme (most odes do this)‚ or make up your own pattern- just make sure that whatever pattern you choose‚ you use the same one for the whole poem. 5. If you have written this ode about someone
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inclined to adapt the poets feeling of awe. The poet uses various poetic devices to convey the meaning. One of which is rhyme. The rhyme pattern is a quatrain which means the rhymed lines follow a specific pattern. He uses the rhyme to capture the same ideas‚ this is viewed line 9 and 10 when the poem breaks away from the average rhyme pattern‚ ABBA‚ and instead conforms to an AA rhyme pattern. There is an example of alliteration that can be viewed in this poem and this is "rays in golden rays". The
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In ‘Manhunt’‚ Simon Armitage uses rhyme to reflect the togetherness of a relationship. He says “After the first phase‚ after passionate nights and intimate days.” As the poem goes on‚ the reader can start to recognise that the un-rhymed cuplets show how fragmented their relationship has become. There is imagery indicating how carefully she treats her husband. “And handle and hold the damaged‚ porcelain collar bone‚ and mind and attend the fractured rudder of shoulder blade.” The point she makes about
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cause that Jesus died and that no man follows. Cullen uses rhyme in these three poems. Although he uses it in a different format the three of them has it. In the poem "Saturday’s child" and "Simon the Cyrenian speaks" Cullen uses rhymes every two stanzas‚ and in the "Incident" Cullen uses rhyme every other stanza. These three poems are very similar to each other; they all talk about racism and poverty in a black person. In all the poems rhyme is
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the same way‚ but with ‘May’ instead of ‘four‚’ and ‘June’ instead of ‘five.’ The next stanza has only a few words on each line. The last stanza is like the first 2 stanzas. There is also an irregular rhyme scheme with very few rhymes. There are half rhymes; ‘bubbled’ and ‘doubled‚’ and full rhymes; ‘light’ and ‘night.’ The tone of the first stanza starts out light and happy‚ with a four-year-old boy looking forward to his fifth birthday. As ‘Rising Five’ continues‚ the tone gets more somber as
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Each poem uses structure and punctuation very cleverly‚ but in different ways. For example‚ in “The Flood”‚ each line uses iambic pentameter and everything has a rhyme – everything has a word somewhere that rhymes with it. The verses are 14 lines‚ similar to a sonnet‚ and the last verse is even a perfect sonnet that rhymes correctly and finishes with a rhyming couplet. Like a river‚ it seems chaotic and long‚ but it technically
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In 1969 segregation and racism were separating the people of America‚ not only physically but also emotionally. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚” written by Maya Angelou‚ captured the separation and unfairness of society. This poem is an accurate representation of the pain and hardship of the African American community. Marguerite Ann Johnson‚ now known as Maya Angelou‚ was born on April 4‚ 1928 in St. Louis Missouri. She was a civil rights activist as seen in many of her poems. Angelou experienced
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this term by the class. It is an admirable poem that was created by an American poet by the name of Peter Meinke. The poem “Advice to My Son” is a very enjoyable poem written by American poet‚ Peter Meinke‚ which uses contrast‚ imagery‚ and a unique rhyme scheme to both engage and entertain the reader; while proving that the wisdom of age is better than the ignorance of youth. Seldom do individuals have the opportunity to view diverse forms of literature while attending courses and it seems as though
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