the poem about? Does the title provide a clue?) • Themes • Rhyme/Rhythm/Structure (and how does this link to the subject matter/themes) • Imagery (metaphors‚ similes‚ personification‚ symbolism) • Vocabulary and Punctuation • Effect on the reader • Compare the two poems for each of these... A way to structure your response... • Compare the subject of the two poems. • Compare the themes of the two poems. • Compare the rhyme/rhythm/structure of the two poems. • Compare the imagery of
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To analyze a poem stylistically‚ we can analyze the poetic device‚ which is usually deviation and foregrounding‚ that the poet used in the poem. The term foregrounding refers to an effect brought about in the reader by linguistic or other forms of deviation in the literary text (Leech‚ 1985).In poem‚ devices of foregrounding and deviation are always used to draw reader’s attention and impress the readers. In the aspect of deviation and foregrounding‚ there are some perspectives on the nature of poetic
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when fire begins to consume the exuberance of youth. In Stanza 4‚ the bells ring "in the silence of the night‚" meaning death has triumphed over life. *The Bells as Death’s Accomplice: In the first stanza‚ the bells keep time in a "Runic rhyme‚" a mysterious rhyme that pleases the ear. Thus‚ the bells become death’s accomplice‚ marking the passing of time–each second‚ hour‚ day‚ year–with beautiful sounds that continue until life ends and the king of the ghouls tolls the death knell (Stanza 4). The
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Corruption of authority can consume an individual or even an entire society. Both of William Blake’s poems‚ “The Chimney Sweeper‚” syntactically resemble one another through Blake’s employment of the ampersand and a fairly simplistic rhyme scheme; however‚ the tone in the first poem remains naïve and innocent as the speaker personally describes critical moments of coping with the atrocities of chimney-sweeping while the second poem employs a more cynical or accusatory tone as the point of view shifts
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“I love you.” Those three little words can change your life forever. Many people dream of hearing them. Women dream of their Prince Charming coming to sweep them off their feet while men search for the love of their life that can set their hearts on fire. Many people will say it’s just a dream and theirs no such thing as a love like that. “True love” is non existent and the phrase I love you is overused. Many people will ask themselves “is there such a thing as true love?” This question has been
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are the stages of boyhood and the feelings and emotions that run through the minds of these young kids during the early stages of their lives. Sharon Olds uses a strange yet effective writing style in the “Rite of Passage” poem‚ although there is no rhyme scheme the flow throughout the poem is very smooth and easy
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has no rhyme scheme and follows contemplative tone‚ that comes from the decision of life and death which sets the mood of the poem: sadness and despair. Kumin uses “ beheaded” and “hooked” to illustrate the images to she wants to communicate. In Woodchuck‚ Maxine talks about the violence in killing the woodchuck and actually shows the reader the killing and violence whereas the Traveling through the dark illustrates a human reaction to the less-violent act. The poem however does have a rhyme scheme
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blush seep through her skin- acknowledgement of love I dream about her in my attic bed- maid dreaming mistress in her bed Full Moon Significance of ellipsis Repetition-her & she- doesn’t have a name Sibilance/Assonance/Alliteration Internal Rhyme Next to my own skin‚ her pearls- juxtaposition of my & her Cool white throat- descriptive & sexual Wear them‚ warm them- refer to
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Aaron Grech Mrs. Jester ENGL 1102 October 1‚ 2012 Analysis of “Messy Room” by Shel Silverstein In the poem‚ “Messy Room” Shel Silverstein uses imagery‚ rhyme‚ and repetition in his poem to show the reader the real affects of a messy room. Silverstein in his poem wants us as the reader to feel how messy the room really was. In every line of his poem you can feel the imagery and really see how the room really looked. Silverstein is trying to make the reader feel like that’s how messy a
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herself and a place of self-awareness. She realizes that everything may not be as her first glance may have suggested. Going Blind is written in a loose rhyme scheme that contributes to the relatable yet mysterious tone of the poem. The punctuation is not dissimilar to prose‚ but the sixteen lines in quatrain form are cut off to create the rhyme‚ which is a‚ b‚ b‚ a. I feel this poem appealed more to the sight‚ as the description given painted‚ for me‚ a clear picture of the room full of people
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