Where I Come From In “Where I Come From”‚ poet Elizabeth Brewster portrays the differences lifestyles between city-dwellers and country-dwellers‚ with a clear bias towards the latter. Brewster also expresses her belief that people are defined by the place they live in. Vivid imagery‚ structure‚ and poetic devices‚ are used by Brewster to convey the contrasts between city and country life. Vivid imagery‚ created by Brewster‚ conveys the contrasting elements of city and country life. In the first stanza
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W.H. Auden poem “Stop All The Clocks”‚ published in 1938‚ describes the death of a loved one and the enormous funeral which followed. The poem consists of four stanza‚ each containing four lines. Auden’s poem‚ explores the ideas of grief‚ through the first person pronoun “I”‚ in order to engage the reader into his personal tragedy. It’s almost as if each stanza expresses a new emotion‚ with the first stanza expressing grief‚ the second stanza expressing public notification‚ the third stanza expressing
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In the poem “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer”‚ by Walt Whitman‚ the speaker “[becomes] tired and sick” of the learned astronomer’s “proofs‚ [and] figures” used to observe the stars. While the others attending the lecture applaud the astronomer for his approach to the stars‚ the speaker‚ however‚ exits the lecture hall to enjoy the stars in his preferred method of going outside in the “perfect silence”. These contrasting scenes expose the dichotomous relationship of the speaker’s and the astronomer’s
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War Photographer Commentary Carol Ann Duffy’s poem ‘War Photographer’ published in 1985‚ explores the two contrasting worlds in which a war photographer lives in: the warzones of Belfast‚ Beirut and Phnom Penh and his calm home town in Rural England. This poem was based on Duffy’s numerous conservations with Don McCullin‚ an internationally known British photojournalist who specialised in war photography and urban poverty
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Romeo replies to Juliet’s speech by agreeing to disown his name “Henceforth‚ I never will be Romeo”. Shakespeare implies the danger that the lovers are in when Juliet points out “the place death‚ considering who thou art”. This creates tension for the audience‚ and demonstrates Juliet’s concern for Romeo’s safety – “If they do see thee‚ they will murder thee.” Romeo speaks metaphorically when he says “With love’s light wings did I o’erperch these walls”‚ suggesting there is no boundary to
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Sonnet 130 Overview Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 is about imperfection vs. perfection‚ personal preference on beauty‚ love and stereotyping. These ideas are developed throughout the poems quatrains and couplet through techniques. The technique that stood out for me and represented all of the ideas Sonnet 130 is about is imagery‚ whether it be negative or positive‚ Shakespeare uses the technique well in conjunction with other techniques to make his point stronger. These ideas are introduced in
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William Shakespeare’s last tragedy‚ the ‘timeless’ Macbeth‚ has not become obsolete due to the universal concerns that remain pertinent in our society. In his play he portrays many themes through the use of controversial characters; Many of these concept have ongoing relevance to our world today that subsequently produce sinister connotations. But the ingenuity with which Shakespeare painted the portraits of the eventual corruption and moral decay of one’s pureness‚ caused by the rapid influx of
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How does the prologue to Shakespeare’s ’Romeo and Juliet’ prepare the audience for the play? The prologue to Shakespeare’s ’Romeo and Juliet’ prepares the audience by making a short summary of the play so it gets the audience thinking about what the story is about. The prologue is a sonnet which is a 14 line poem‚ it is also known as an english‚ elizabethan sonnet which contains 3 quatrains and a rhyming couplet. A sonnet is usually a love poem and that is exactly what ’Romeo and Juliet’ is
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Sonnet 116 by Shakespeare and Hour by Carol Ann Duffy Sonnet 116 and Hour are love poems that aim to describe love as a powerful force to be reckoned with. Both poems are traditional sonnets with 14 lines that express love as a “bright” “star” that almost brings light into people’s lives. Sonnet 116 describes love as a “star to every wand’ring bark” suggesting that it is the north star that guides ships home. The north star does not move so won’t let you down if you were to follow it. Perhaps
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_’JACK FELL AS HE’D HAVE WISHED‚’ THE MOTHER SAID‚_ _AND FOLDED UP THE LETTER THAT SHE’D READ._ _’THE COLONEL WRITES SO NICELY.’ SOMETHING BROKE_ _IN THE TIRED VOICE THAT QUAVERED TO A CHOKE._ _SHE HALF LOOKED UP. ’WE MOTHERS ARE SO PROUD_ _OF OUR DEAD SOLDIERS.’ THEN HER FACE WAS BOWED._ _QUIETLY THE BROTHER OFFICER WENT OUT._ _HE’D TOLD THE POOR OLD DEAR SOME GALLANT LIES_ _THAT SHE WOULD NOURISH ALL HER DAYS‚ NO DOUBT._ _FOR WHILE HE COUGHED AND MUMBLED‚ HER WEAK EYES_ _HAD SHONE WITH
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