first eight-line part is called the octave‚ with a rhyme scheme of abbaabba; the second six-line part is called the sestet‚ with a rhyme scheme of cdecde. Gradually the Italian sonnet pattern was changed. Since Shakespeare attained fame for the greatest poems of this modified type‚ his name has often been given to the English form of the sonnet. The English sonnet is made up of three quatrains and a concluding couplet‚ with the rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg. In the Shakespearean sonnet each
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Sonnet 130 and My Ugly Love Contrast and Comparison Shakespeare’s sonnet 130‚ “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun” and Pablo Neruda’s “My ugly love” are popularly known to describe beauty in a way hardly anyone would write: through the truth. It’s a common fact that modern lovers and poets speak or write of their beloved with what they and the audience would like to hear‚ with kind and breathtaking words and verses. Yet‚ Shakespeare and Neruda‚ honest men as they both were‚ chose to write
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stock market (Monica Gagnier‚ 2008). But Madoff became famous for a very different reason on December 10‚ 2008 when Madoff ’s sons told authorities that their father had confessed to them that the asset management unit of his firm was a massive Ponzi scheme. On March 12‚ 2009‚ Madoff pleaded guilty to 11 federal felonies‚ including securities fraud‚ wire fraud‚ mail fraud‚ money laundering‚ making false statements‚ perjury‚ theft from an employee benefit plan‚ and making false filings with the SEC.
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question‚" as if being free and being happy were the same thing. "The Unknown Citizen" uses the old-fashion style‚ eventhough it is written in modern era. The writer‚ Auden‚ is known as a master of of the rhyming couplet (AA‚ BB)‚ the simplest rhyme scheme in English. Auden is considered a "modernist" writer‚ but his work is unlike that of any other poet of the past century. The Unknown Citizen deserves a central place in our nation’s capital‚ considering all his huge accomplishments like having five
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EMA Task 1 Compare and Contrast John Agard’s ‘Listen Mr Oxford Don’ and Benjamin Zephaniah’s ‘No rights Red and Half Dead’ This essay will aim to compare and contrast the two poems ‘Listen Mr Oxford Don’ by John Agard and ‘No rights Red and Half Dead’ by Benjamin Zephaniah‚ using the study diamond and commenting on their effects‚ the techniques used within them‚ interpretations of their meanings and any relevant contextual information. First up the essay will appraise each poem succinctly
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structure as Shakespeare’s other sonnets‚ containing fourteen lines and written in iambic pentameter‚ and composed of three rhyming quatrains with a rhyming couplet at the end. However‚ it does not follow the traditional English rhyme scheme of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. Rather‚ the scheme is ABAB CDCD EBEB FF. As noted by Bernhard Frank‚ Sonnet 29 includes two distinct sections with the Speaker explaining his current depressed state of mind in the first octave and then conjuring what appears to be a happier image
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he planned to give out several million dollars in bonuses two months earlier than scheduled‚ they demanded to know where the money was coming from. Madoff then admitted that a branch of his firm was actually an elaborate Ponzi scheme (we all must know what’s a Ponzi scheme) and that he had lost $50 billion of his investors’ money Madoff’s own sons reported their father to federal authorities‚ and the next day Madoff was arrested and charged with securities fraud. (He managed to raise good sons?)
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Much of the poetry of the 17th century was heavily romantic‚ focusing on damsels and decadent parties where the Roman wine God Bacchaus ruled supreme. Amongst the movements’ teachings was the idea of "Carpe Diem" - the Latin phrase for "seize the day". Herrick‚ fascinated by this ancient philosophy‚ centred many of his poems on the theme‚ cautioning people to use their time wisely. Robert Herrick was one of the "Tribe of Ben"‚ a group of poets who followed and were inspired by the works of the dramatist
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In the poem “An Echo Sonnet”‚ author Robert Pack writes of a conversation between a person’s voice and its echo. With the use of numerous literary techniques‚ Pack is able to enhance the meaning of the poem: that we must depend on ourselves for answers because other opinions are just echoes of our own ideas. At first glance‚ the reader notices that the poem is divided into two parts in order to resemble a conversation. When reading the sonnet for the first time the reader may make the mistake
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BANK CREDIT FACILITATION SCHEME To meet the credit requirements of MSME units NSIC has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with various Nationalized and Private Sector Banks . Through syndication with these banks‚ NSIC arranges for credit support (fund or non fund based limits) from banks without any cost to MSMEs. Furthermore the MSMEs can upgrade their competence in terms of business and technologies by getting rated through independent‚ renowned and professional
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