Although both Blake and Wordsworth are romantic poets‚ their subject matters and style of poetry differ greatly. Blake is often critical‚ ironic and symbolic about matters such as city life and politics‚ whereas Wordsworth is explicit and very descriptive - frequently using figurative devices in his works. Blake ’s use of language is stark and bleak‚ while Wordsworth ’s is rich and involves senses. Blake ’s themes are also more to do with society‚ but Wordsworth ’s are based around nature and spiritual
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also writes: Tell them that brave it most‚ they beg for more by spending‚ who in their greatest cost‚ seek nothing but commending. Again‚ Raleighs social commentary is in the last line of the stanza‚ and is emphasised through the use of an ABAB rhyme scheme. This quote shows the poet accusing the wealthy of superficiality in buying material possessions simply in an attempt to attract commendation. This is a concept which is still extremely relevant in todays society. Raleigh attacks both the court
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called iambic pentameter‚ this is a rhyme scheme in which each sonnet line consists of ten syllables. The syllables are divided into five pairs called iambs or iambic feet. An iamb is a unit made up of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable. An example of an iamb would be goodBYE. As well as this they traditionally consist of 14 lines. Traditionally a sonnet is split into three sections: the first is a quatrain of four lines with a rhyming scheme of a b a b.The second is an octave
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Leda and the swan word choice Word choice of course always has to do with what you want to say and how you want to say this. For example the last words of the first two paragraphs follow the abab rhyme scheme so they are kind of set already. Words are also very particularly chosen to create a certain mood. In the first sentence the mood of the poem is already very clear‚ a dark‚ mystified‚ mood and to do this it uses the word sudden. This tells the reader that an unexpected thing is happening
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inferior insects whether it be pulling the wings off a fly or crushing an ant. In the poem "Thoughtless Cruelty" by Charles Lamb the reader can see that the author is indeed angry about such a thing. The author uses the poetic devices such as diction‚ rhyme‚ and detail to describe his attitude toward those who perform such "Thoughtless Cruelty". The author first directs his attention to "Robert" that has "kill’d that fly". The author then says the man was "devoid Of thought and sense" to have killed
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While the form of this poem is Petrarchan‚ it follows a more Shakespearean rhyme scheme of ABAB CDCD EFFE GG. Though there is a slight variation in the third rhyme section (EFFE instead of the classic EFEF)‚ the presence of the Shakespearean rhyme can be specifically seen in the rhyming couplet at the end of the poem. It is likely that the disconnect between the Petrarchan form and Shakespearean rhyme scheme is due to the unusual subject of the sonnet. Typically‚ sonnets are used to express
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Heaney and “Those Winter Sundays”‚ by Robert Hayden‚ although similar in some respects‚ differ in tone‚ structure‚ rhyme and rhythem. STRUCTURE The structure of both poems are very different. “Those Winter Sundays” consists of 3 stanzas of differing lengths. In contrast Seamus Heaney’s “Follower” is made up of of six stanzas of equal length.“Follower” has a regular ABAB rhyme
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incredible loneliness. He admonishes the man who finds the body of this Ophelia ignore her sins‚ and simply admire her beauty and bravery‚ and pity her bad lot in life. In the first 2 stanzas‚ each alternating 3- and 2- foot lines with an ’abab’ rhyme pattern‚ the narrator uses a steady and simple rhythm to establish the somber‚ introspective mood of the poem. A feeling of pity for the beautiful but obsessive subject is set. Every line of the poem is begun with a single trochaic foot‚ with iambs
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The two poems I will be comparing and contrasting in this essay are two of William Shakespeare’s most famous sonnets. Sonnets numbered 18‚ ’Shall I compare thee...’ and 116‚ ’Let me not.’ Both of these poems deal with the subject of love but each poem deals with its subject matter in a slightly different manner. Each also has a different audience and purpose. In the case of ’Shall I compare thee...’ the audience is meant to be the person Shakespeare is writing the sonnet about. Its purpose is to
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approached it in an unconventional way. “[i carry your heart with me(i carry]” is a fourteen line sonnet. However‚ unlike Shakespeare‚ Cummings does not use a three quatrain-couplet form. Additionally‚ he does not use a rhyme scheme in the first stanza‚ but switches to a slight abab rhyme scheme for the next two stanzas. Rather‚ the poet used a free verse sonnet to emphasize this everlasting love he has. About a decade earlier‚ Cummings wrote the poem “[anyone lived in a pretty how town]”. This poem features
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