as a hint toward racism and prejudice. Another way we see that Alvi is confused is through the disorganized‚ almost messy way she has written the poem‚ with no rhyme and set line length it gives the reader a sense of confusion which is undoubtedly what she feels. In stark contrast Angelous’ poem shows no such confusion with an abcb rhyme scheme and a set line length all of the way through it becomes obvious to the reader that Angelou knows exactly what she wants to write and how she wants to write
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a first-person speaker. The poem follows a pattern in terms of how the events are alternated and is structured in a form of decasyllabic quatrain‚ where there are 4 lines and syllables. The poem consist of five unrhymed quatrain‚ however there are rhymes within the poem itself‚ such as spare and pair. The language in the poem is much more conversational and colloquial‚ rather than being formal. The way‚ in which the author says‚ “I have not bummed”‚ seems to be rather informal. However‚ this
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Silver and The Moon both powerfully describing the nature of the moon‚ the two poems depicts distinct images. ’Silver’ by Walter de la Mare is a bravura and meaningful poem with vivid imagery. In this innovated sonnet (with 14 lines‚ 7 couplets that rhyme and 8 syllables per line except for the last two with 9) that gives the reader a round and calm beat‚ a mood of serenity is found in the mystical world that appeals to children with tenderly emotion. Throughout the poem‚ the poet repeats the word ’silver’
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miXing AnD mATcHinG By: William Meyer SECTION A • Poetic Devices Glossary Poetic Devices Glossary Irony: a difficult term to define can refer to a manner of expression or a quality in the thing perceived. In both cases‚ irony involves the perception of discrepancy‚ usually between apparent and real significance. It is an indirect way of communicating an attitude. Irony can vary in tone‚ from humorous to bitter. Example- Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge:
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rely on the men that control our lives to take care of us; in doing so‚ there could be women who forget how to care for themselves. We become potted plants allowing someone else to be in control of our lives. c) versification (meter‚ line-length‚ rhyme scheme‚ free verse?) and structure (first line longer to give emphasis to what a woman is “not”‚ this word is used several times‚ alliteration. Repetition of vowels‚ assonance. The use of “a women” has rhythm the makes the speaker emphasis‚ rapid
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The song ”Rain and Snow” is a studio recorded folk song and bluegrass murder ballad sung by Obray Ramsey. It’s a mix between a narrative and lyrical song as the singer/persona tells a story about his marriage to his wife‚ how she made him feel‚ and how this drove him to murder her. The verses in this song are four lines long and each weak syllable is followed by a strong syllable. That makes this a ballad that uses an iambic meter. More specifically‚ is the first line of each verse has 4 strong syllables
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bring the narrator back to society. The horse does that by shaking his harness bells as I mention before. Different people can view this poem differently. Frost used a regular rhyme scheme. The poem has four identical stanzas. Each line has four stressed syllables. In each stanza the first‚ second and fourth line rhyme but the third sets up the rhythm for the next stanza. There was meaning to every line and I
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through rhyming techniques. Shakespeare’s emphasis on the last words of each line indicates to the reader the particular importance of these words and their relation to the plotline. In the first line and third line of the first quatrain‚ (something) rhyme is used to express how the two families (the Montagues and Capulets) are both seen with “dignity” but then its rhyming counterpart in the third line describes how this grudge between families turns to new “mutiny”. Through the rhyming of the two words
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The two quatrains of this poem rhyme ABCB. The ominous rhythm of these short‚ two-beat lines contributes to the poem’s sense of foreboding or dread and complements the unflinching directness with which the speaker tells the rose she is dying. Commentary While the rose exists as a beautiful natural object that has become infected by a worm‚ it also exists as a literary rose‚ the conventional symbol of love. The image of the worm resonates with the Biblical serpent and also suggests a phallus. Worms
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“First Poem for You” is a poem by written by Kim Addonizio‚ an American poet. This poem “First Poem for You” is a closed-form poem but written as an English sonnet. The poem a person who loves the tattoos in his or her lover’s skin. At the same time the tattoos scares him or her by their permanence. The thoughtfulness and the depth of details expressed in this poem makes us conclude that the persona or speaker in this poem is a female. The speaker is certain about the permanence of the tattoos on
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