There are a multitude of techniques used by poets to make their poetry both pithy and complex. Due to the limitations of certain poetic forms‚ poets may be forced to use the devices of meter and blunt diction to accurately express their sentiments. Some poets may choose to use allusions to relate a number of scenarios to a certain theme‚ utilizing the historical context of these scenarios as further material for interpretation. Other poets may choose to the opposite approach to economy‚ intentionally
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request. Although she did all of these amazing things one of the things she is best known for is being a phenomenal poet. Her poetry includes themes of african american oppression‚ feminism‚ and human rights which makes them inspiring to read. Born Marguerite Annie Johnson‚ Angelou had a difficult childhood.
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Middle Passage The Middle Passage was the stage of the Triangular Trade where slaves was shipped to the New World as part of the Atlantic slave trade. The slaves were sold or exchanged for goods. Like Iron‚ cloth‚ gunpowder‚ brandy‚ Tobacco‚ sugar etc. The voyage took several weeks’ sometimes months to get to their destination. While the slaves were on the ship they were packed liked sardines and shackled like animals. Their hands and feet were chained to each other and they had to sleep in one
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Odyssey Passage: Book V lines 224-233 "My lady goddess‚ here is no cause for anger. My quiet Penélopê --- how well I know --- would seem a shade before your majesty‚ death and old age being unknown to you‚ while she must die. Yet‚ it is true‚ each day I long for home‚ long for the sight of home. If any god has marked me out again for shipwreck‚ my tough heart can undergo it. What hardship have I not long since endured at sea‚ in battle! Let the trial come."
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Amber Brewer Dr. Fussell ENGL 1302 April 8‚ 2011 “The lesson of the moth” Analysis by Don Marquis The title of this poem by Don Marquis is "The Lesson of the Moth" because it is a poem about the thoughts of a moth and his outlook on life. The overall poem would be considered argumentative being the moth is trying to inform the man that he should live his life and let his hair down a little more instead of relishing the everyday routines of life. This is shown in paragraph 3 when the moth says
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The Indian vs. the European Religion and Way of Thinking Religion is probably the most definitive factor in the way Indians lead their lives‚ particularly if they practice Hinduism and this is why the clash between Hinduism and Christanity in A Passage to India parallels the conflict between the Indians and the British. Hinduism is best represented in the novel by professor Godbole‚ and Christianity is epitomized in Mrs. Moore who comes to India with the kindness and understanding heart of a
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Fredrick Douglass Passage Rhetorical Analysis In the Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass‚ Douglass uses rhetorical devices to convey his meaning that slavery is the worst possible experience for humanity in a contemptuous tone. Douglass states‚ “the wretchedness of slavery‚ and the blessedness of freedom‚ were perpetually before me.” This use of antithesis in parallel structure is used to convey his meaning by contrasting the two ideas of slavery and freedom‚ showing how extremely awful
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that he has a big influence to Ezra Pound and T.S Elliot. He is imagist poet and he focused directness of idea and economy of language also he rejected Romantic and Victorian poetry. Imagism presents an image and makes a sudden flash in our minds. Williams’ language is in common speech and he questioned that ‘’how does poetry come about?’’ He uses everyday object and he suggests speech is the just ordinary thing and word exchange. He creates
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At first the purpose of the passage “Owls” by Mary Oliver is difficult to pinpoint. This is because Oliver begins with describing the penetrating fear of a “terrible” (33) great horned owl‚ and suddenly develops into a section discussing a desultory and trivial field of flowers. The mystifying comparison between the daunting fear of nature and its impeccable beauty is in fact Oliver’s purpose. Oliver uses hyperbole in her lyrical and poetic diction to convey her true feelings about nature. She
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How can different perceptions about one topic be expressed in poetry? The main theme that the two sets of poems convey is war‚ but it’s expressed in different point of views through the use of diction that builds tone. The tones of these poems play a big role in conveying the differences between the different eras that these poems are written in‚ and shows how societies have changed from the Victorian era till the time of World War I. The diction and tone in Borden and Owen’s poems is so much
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