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    Death be not proud

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    In John Donne’s Holy Sonnet X‚ Death be not proud‚ death is apostrophized‚ or directly addressed as though it were a person rather than an abstraction. The speaker remonstrates with death not to display pride‚ as humans do when others hail them as “Mighty and dreadful.” In lines 1 and 2‚ the speaker insists death is neither all-powerful nor worthy of awe and fear. The people death appears to have conquered and deprived of further existence are not dead‚ nor can death ever claim the life of the speaker

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    Figure of Speech

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    Simile : A comparison between two distinctly different things‚ objects or events. It consists in placing two different things side by side and comparing them with regard to some quality common to them. First the two objects must be different in kind. Secondly‚ the point of resemblance between the two different object or event must be clearly brought out. Such words are used for comparison : ‘like’ or ‘as’. A simple example of Robert Burns‚ “O my love’s like a red rose.” Errors like strews upon

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    immortal ANALYSIS temperate (1): i.e.‚ evenly-tempered; not overcome by passion. the eye of heaven (5): i.e.‚ the sun. every fair from fair sometime declines (7): i.e.‚ the beauty (fair) of everything beautiful (fair) will fade (declines). Compare to Sonnet 116: "rosy lips and cheeks/Within his bending sickle’s compass come." nature’s changing course (8): i.e.‚ the natural changes age brings. that fair thou ow’st (10): i.e.‚ that beauty you possess. in eternal lines...growest (12): The poet is using

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    Analysis Of A Poem

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    name: Tanoni‚ Cynthia Students’ names: Arias‚ Antonella - Brito‚ Priscila Analysis of a Poem: “Sonnet XXXIV” by Edmund Spenser “Sonnet XXXIV” is a lyrical poem written by Edmund Spenser in the 16th century‚ during the Renaissance age. It was published as part of the Amoretti sonnet cycle‚ along with 88 other sonnets‚ which describe the poet’s courtship and eventual marriage to Elizabeth Boyle. In “Sonnet XXXIV” Spenser describes a ship at sea that cannot navigate by the stars because clouds of a storm

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    Sonnet 138

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    Close Analysis Essay 138 As a reader I have chosen sonnet 138 also known as “when my love swears she is made of truth” this is written by the one and only William Shakespeare. With this it seems to have examples of literary elements and various types of rhythm. Shakespeare seems to write the sonnet in alphabetized letter rhyme scheme. As the reader it seems at a poem that the meaning of the poem changed. Also the author seems older then the woman that he is dating. The woman tells to the speaker

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    ‘Analyze How Poets Have Used the Sonnet Form to Explore Ideas About Love and Mortality’ Sonnets have been used to paint a detailed picture of human emotion‚ tradition and culture‚ through the centuries. Originally‚ they began in the 14th century and each era inherited the collections of fourteen lined literary genius and reworked its form‚ subject or use of sensual imagery in order to allow the literature to represent the moods of the time. The word “sonnet” comes from the Italian word‚ ‘sonnetto’

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    that the best way to genuinely break down a ballad productively is to concentrate absolutely on the words in the sonnet. For this understanding I tailed every one of the means important with a specific end goal to appropriately break down the lyric. I went to an agreement on both the strain‚ and the determining of it. A lyric’s expression assumes a central part in dissecting a sonnet‚ considering the content is each of the one needs keeping in mind the end goal to find the importance. My Papa’s

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    Emma Louise Harper How do the poets portray the nature of love in relationships? ‘Sonnet 130’ is a pre 1914 poem‚ by William Shakespeare‚ about love although it is not a traditional love poem. The poem is not a flattering poem but is more insulting. The opening line of Shakespeare ’s Sonnet 130 is a simile "My mistress ’ eyes are nothing like the sun". Unlike other poets who may exaggerate on describing the one they love‚ Shakespeare tells it as it is. Shakespeare continues to describe his

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    The English Renaissance

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    English literature Medieval Drama The variety of Dramatic forms of medieval drama Form classical Greek times‚ and in many other cultures‚ theatre has maintained strong religious connections. The origins of English theatre are religious too. 1- Forms of Medieval drama: The first forms of medieval drama are related to Religious form‚ i.e. all related to different festivals mass and holidays. It was prominent during Easter and Christmas. For instance‚ Tropes is a dramatic performance‚ in

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    glided at his own sweet will: Dear God! The very houses seem asleep; and all that mighty heart is lying still! Sample Answer: The sonnet “Composed upon Westminster Bridge” written by William Wordsworth reflects on the poet’s love of nature‚ and describes the magnificent sun rise over London. His thoughts and feelings are displayed in the form of a Petrarchan sonnet‚ with the “Abba cod did” rhyme scheme‚ and the eight-lined octave which sets the scenario of the poem‚ and the six-lined sestet which

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