WILLIAM BLAKE(1757-1827) -THE LAMB Summary The speaker‚ identifying himself as a child‚ asks a series of questions of a little lamb‚ and then answers the questions for the lamb. He asks if the lamb knows who made it‚ who provides it food to eat‚ or who gives it warm wool and a pleasant voice. The speaker then tells the lamb that the one who made it is also called “the Lamb” and is the creator of both the lamb and the speaker. He goes on to explain that this Creator is meek and mild‚ and Himself
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The title : ’’ Loves secret ’’ by William Blake is poem of unrequited love‚ the author is narrating a sad love story‚ he feels lovesick. The Author : William Blake was born in London in 1757. He belongs to the pre-romantic period in England. The setting : The poem was written in the 18th century‚ Im England . The Theme : It’s about the departure of a loved one when he admits that he loves her. The departure of the loved one can be interpreted in two ways. In one way‚ departure means her death
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Steinbeck’s passage on page 1 of The Pearl expresses a relaxed mood of tranquility‚ completeness and satisfaction through the spirit of family. This is conveyed though the wording in the descriptions‚ the setting‚ and also the use of figurative language. The tone is calm and relaxed‚ and Steinbeck’s narration and description conveys a tranquil atmosphere. The song is ‘clear and soft’ and he hears a ‘the little splash’ of the ‘morning waves’‚ illustrations providing imagery which conjures ideas of
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have a perfect body‚ perfect hair‚ perfect face‚ and so on. Most of the times girls based their life on achieving a perfect look‚ they spend a great amount of money on plastic surgeries‚ and trying to change themselves. Through the use of figurative language Piercy is able
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methods of figurative language. “Flow like the blood of Abraham through the Jews and the Arabs‚ Broken apart like a woman’s heart‚ abused in a marriage‚ the brink of holy war‚ bottled up‚ like a miscarriage” This line is layered with symbolism and similes. He cleverly uses biblical stories with emotional tragedy to describe the splitting of a nation with foreshadows of war. As a listener it’s hard not to feel emotion with this imagery. Throughout most of the song you hear eccentric figurative language
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clarify and illustrate your discussion.) To eat or not to eat the cookies - that is the question. William Blake is one of the most popular English romantic artists. He was a painter‚ a sculptor and a poet. I find him most interesting as his poetry touches problems which are timeless and I may say that a latter-day person asks himself the same questions concerning religious matters as Blake did. He used his poetry as a powerful instrument of social comment. He believed‚ that his vocation was
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In the citation in Jn 3:3-10 between Jesus and Nicodemus of the spirit and the flesh there is a lot of meaning to the symbolic language used. Also this citation is very ironic. Some of this language is when they say “being born again”. This shows the symbolic meaning in the way that it is referring to baptism. These are relate because when you get baptized you are essentially born into the Catholic Church and recognized as a child of the Christian faith. This citation is ironic because Jesus is saying
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In Kate Chopin’s 1894 work‚ “The Story of an Hour”‚ symbolism and figurative language are utilized to express the central theme of freedom. Mrs. Mallard believes the she has been granted freedom in the form of the death of Brently Mallard‚ and‚ ultimately‚ finds freedom from her unhappy marriage in death. The author immediately starts off by mentioning Mrs. Mallard’s heart trouble‚ which could symbolize her unhappy marriage. Chopin also tells of how Mrs. Mallard doesn’t take the bad news of her
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William Blake was a man desperately obsessed with the divine. In "the Sick Rose‚" "the Lamb‚" and "the Tyger" he clearly demonstrates this dedication to examining that fascination through the use of three very tangible metaphors. One doesn’t have to look very far to observe this fascination for it is readily evident in every stanza of these poems; the deeper meaning behind his words can sometimes get lost in the details. "The Lamb" is‚ at heart‚ a tale of simple innocence. One may wonder‚ however
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Throughout the poem Neruda uses repetition to emphasize the meaning of the surrounding words or phrases. In the beginning‚ the poem almost repeats the poem’s title indistinguishably‚ the only difference between the first line and the title is the replacement of the word “A” to the word “My”. This is not an exaggerated change‚ however allows the reader to see Neruda’s relationship to the dog which has died. My showing that it is his dog which has died‚ the reader is able to analyze the poem as not
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