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    specific time by a writer. These parts of a poem consist of imagery‚ metaphors‚ rhyme‚ and structure. A few of these can be seen in Lewis Carroll’s‚ “Jabberwocky”‚ Craig Raine’s‚ “A Martian Sends a Postcard Home”‚ and R. S. Gwynn’s‚ “Shakespearean Sonnet”. These poems also offer examples of figurative language. According to The Writing Lab & the OWL at Purdue and Purdue University (1995-2012)‚ the definition of imagery “is a question that philosophers and poets have asked themselves for thousands

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    In rhyme and meter‚ Claude McKay’s “If We Must Die” generally conforms to the conventions of a Shakespearean sonnet‚ but at several moments throughout the poem‚ McKay also strays from the rules of the English sonnet. In composing his poem in the style of the traditional Shakespearean sonnet‚ McKay creates a clear narrative that is both easy to follow and equally artistic. However‚ in deviating from this conventional style‚ McKay draws attention to specific phrases that contribute greatly to the contrasting

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    ‘In Donne’s Poetry the religious and the erotic are dangerously confused.’ Discuss. John Donne’s Holy Sonnets were a series of metaphysical poems written during the early 17th Century while he was converting to Anglicism from Roman Catholicism. Sonnet 14‚ known as “Batter my heart‚ three person’d God”‚ documents how Donne desires God to exercise his mastery over him in order to banish his qualms from his mind‚ which are manifested in the “reason” or “enemy”. However‚ the language that Donne utilises

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    Figurative language: Use of words in ways they are not normally used in order to create a distinct‚ imaginative effect or impression. For example‚ in the expression “He sang at the top of his lungs‚” the suggested meaning of the words is understood—not their literal meaning. Hyperbole: A figure of speech that deliberately exaggerates a description about something or somebody to create a desired effect. Irony: A circumstance in which there is a contra¬diction or difference between what is intended

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    Donne ’s "Parody" of the Petrarchan Lady Author(s): Silvia Ruffo-Fiore Reviewed work(s): Source: Comparative Literature Studies‚ Vol. 9‚ No. 4 (Dec.‚ 1972)‚ pp. 392-406 Published by: Penn State University Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40246080 . Accessed: 19/02/2013 04:17 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps

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    the poets ingeniously present love from a romantic perspective in their poems. Firstly‚ “Let me not to the marriage of true minds” – also known as Sonnet 116 – is one of the most famous in William Shakespeare’s collection of sonnets. It demonstrates the glory and invincibility of love‚ and is a poem addressed to a mysterious “Fair Youth”. The sonnet proposes the idea that true love will always persevere‚ regardless of any obstacles or troubles that may come. Shakespeare employs various literary

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    John Donne and Shakespeare John Donne and William Shakespeare both wrote a variety of poems that are both love poem but with very different content. This essay will compare two of their poems Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare and the ‘SUN RISING’ by John Donne. Flattery In ‘SUN RISING’ the poet exclaims that the sunbeams are nothing compared to the power of love‚ and everything the sun might see around the world pales in comparison to the beloved’s beauty and it is a characteristic of Petrarchan

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    and aliveness‚ but now Millay does not have that feeling‚ so she has become an old lonely woman. Ironically Millay wrote this poem in sonnet form‚ which usually has a feeling of romance and love‚ and this poem portrays Millay as a lonely woman who had love in her life‚ but can now barely remember the lads she romanced with. This poem portrays more of an anti-sonnet. Bibliography:

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    In Sonnet 116‚ Shakespeare presents a personal view of love which is uplifting‚ but also dark. He questions whether the ’love’ in question is really true ’love’. The Sonnet is written in the first person. Shakespeare immediately puts himself inside the poem from the very first words: ‘Let me not’. The start of the poem‚ ‘admit impediments’‚ begins the dark tone. ’Impediments’ suggests problems‚ and echoes the words of the marriage service‚ where the priest has to ask if anyone has reasons against

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    John Donne Outline

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    last Parliament. in the same year‚ he secretly married Lady Egerton’s niece‚ seventeen-year-old Anne More 5. died in London on March 31‚ 1631 V. Poety Analysis 1. Shakespeare’s "Sonnet 30" a. past failures‚ sadness‚ woe. b. then comforted by the thought of his dear friend 2. Shakespeare’s "Sonnet 61" a. lover haunts him‚ to be certain he will not cheat on her. b. he then concludes it is his love for her that keeps him so interested‚ not her jealousy keeping him in

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