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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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    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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    1st Semester Exam Review Questions English 4 SELECTIONS FOR TESTING 1. Beowulf 2. “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” 3. Canterbury Tales “Prologue” 4. “The Pardoner’s Tale” from CT 5. Sonnets 6. Elements of Style author’s names Terms (know by definition‚ characteristics or example). 1. Kenning: two-word poetic renamings of people‚ places‚ and things such as the kenning whales’ home for the sea ex from Beowulf: “I have come so far

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    in his will. The sonnet explores the loss felt by Hathaway as she grieves for her husband. Throughout the poem Duffy effectively uses poetic techniques to explore the feeling of loss felt by Hathaway as she is now a widow. The sonnet form allows Duffy the opportunity to discuss the emotion of loss as it highlights the grief felt by Hathaway perfectly. The title of the poem is interesting as it directly quotes from Shakespeare’s will “Item I gyve unto my wife”. Using the sonnet form effectively

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    Material possessions do not last. 4. The poet points out to us that all that is left is art (the remains) and a few words (what is written on the pedestal). It seems therefore that art and language outlast the legacies of power. (see Shakespeare’s Sonnet LX) 5. In describing Ozymandias the poet distances him from our present reality in fact the narrator meets a traveller who describes the remains. This level of obscurity (far and distant) makes the king seem less powerful and commanding. 6.

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    “POEM ANALYSIS” Life leads us to excessive wishes that often result in a man’s downfall. Sir Philip Sidney in “Thou Blind Man’s Mark” portrays his hypocrisy towards desire and shows how it influenced to their downfall and destruction. In his sonnet‚ Sidney uses metaphor‚ alliteration and repetition to convey his feelings for desire. Throughout “Thou Blind Man’s Mark” Sidney uses metaphors that clearly illustrates the effects of desire on ones life. He begins with the metaphor of desire

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    of the stick. She was not blessed with desirable attributes‚ yet he loves her. Unlike most poets from his time‚ Shakespeare does not write to please the reader’s ears but to be brutally honest in a way that is endearing‚ in a roundabout way. His sonnet is very atypical in the way that he describes his beloved as unappealing‚ but yet he is in love with her for who she is. For most of the piece‚ Shakespeare uses imagery to provide a picture of how unlovely this woman is. The narrator is not regarding

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    order like in line eight. • He often used striking and dramatic comparisons like in line three. • Hopkins put a lot of sound effects into his poetry. • He wrote many of his poems in the sonnet form. • He enjoyed the unique shape‚ colours‚ beauty and inner energy of nature Summary ‘Spring’ is a sonnet. A sonnet is a rhyming fourteen-line poem. The poem is divided into two clearly different parts. The first part‚ of eight lines‚ is known as the octave. The second part‚ of six lines‚ is known as

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    THE MAIN FEATURES OF THE METAPHYSICAL POETRY ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN DONNE The term "metaphysical poetry" is used to describe a certain type of 17th century poetry. Metaphysical poetry is concerned with the whole experience of man. It means that the poetry is about showing knowledge and thoughts from different areas of experience‚ especially about love‚ romantic and sensual; about man’s relationship with God and about pleasure‚ learning and art. Metaphysical

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