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    The poem Sonnet

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    The poemSonnet 11 is a lamentation song of unreciprocated love by Lady Mary Wroth. She was an English Poet of the Renaissance. She lived between 1587-1651/3 and was from a distinguished literary family and was one of the first women to be recognised as a literary talent. Her life was not an ideal one. Her husband died but she did find love with her cousin‚ Earl William Herbert. It wasn’t easy for her though‚ as Herbert was also one of the favourites of Queen Elizabeth and she moved him around

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    A Sonnet Lyric Poem

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    A sonnet is described as a short lyric poem. But before well known sonnets of such poets like Shakespeare‚ the word sonnet used to simply mean little song. Over the centuries there have been different types of sonnets. Some of the most known sonnets are the types labeled as the English (Shakespearean)‚ Italian‚ and Occitan Sonnet. One of the most modern types of sonnets is known as Free Form. Most sonnets will follow its conventional form. This poem will consist of 14 lines with iambic pentameter

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    Sonnet 130 (Poem Summary)

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    Sonnet 130 William Shakespeare is known for writing love poetry. Many individuals are familiar with “Sonnet 18‚” which begins "Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day." In this poetic work‚ he describes his lover in glowing terms. However‚ in “Sonnet 130‚” Shakespeare illustrates a more realistic view of love. Although this poem may not seem as romantic as his other works‚ it illustrates how love blossoms even if the significant other is not physically attractive. The first three lines of the

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    Poem Analysis Sonnet 129

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    Poem Analysis Shakespeare’s Th’expense of Spirit in a Waste of Shame Where most poetry since Petrarch had been based on the unavailability of the love object‚ Shakespeare in sonnet 129 writes about exactly what happens when you get what you think you want. But contrary to expectations it is not an achievement devoutly to be wished‚ but rather an inevitable nightmare. It’s quite hard to pin down Sonnet 129 to one specific speech situation. Neither is there any “I” – a clear reference to a particular

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    War Poems

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    War is a time of violence‚ protest‚ death and pain for many people around the world. With this conflict‚ a lot of poetry is written because poetry is one of the most common ways for people to put across their feelings about situations. War is one of these situations for which many people have very strong feelings. A common theme in war poetry is the transformation that war brings about in a person. Many poems reveal boys going into war and becoming young men after the experience. Another dominant

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    War Poem

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    obscene horrors of war. Discuss with close reference to Mental Cases and at least one other poem studied. War is brutal and impersonal. It mocks the fantasy of individual heroism and the absurdity of utopian goals like democracy. The horrific post traumatic stresses are graphically exposed. In Mental Cases and Disabled by Wilfred Owen. They both expose a chronicle of the debilitating stages of post war traumatism; this is achieved through the employment of various poetic techniques. War is the annihilation

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    experiences. Select TWO poems set for study and explore Owen’s portrayal of suffering and pity. Prescribed text: War Poems and Others‚ Wilfred Owen Wilfred Owen wrote about the suffering and pity of war from his first -hand experience at the Somme. He was appalled by the overwhelming and senseless waste of life‚ the “human squander” and detailed its devastating effects on young men. In both ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ and ‘Mental Cases’ he writes with intense focus on war as anextraordinary human

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    How did poems convey the first world war? Wilfred Owen and Wills Hall covey war in their own way adapting to the  time and circumstances to put across the horror and brutal reality of  war.  The two texts I am going to refer to‚ to show this are “The long and  the short and the tall” by Wills Hall and "Dulce et decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen.  Wilfred Owen writes his poetry to get over the trauma of the  experience. He has (like many other poets) the burning desire to get  the horror of the

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    War Poems

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    Discuss the ways in which the poets convey the horrors of war In the two war poems “Dulce Et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen on “War Photographer” by Carol Anna Duffy‚ the writers convey the horrors in different ways. In Dulce Et Decorum Est” Owen writes from the perspective of a tired worn out soldier. In “War Photographer” Duffy writes from the perspective of a man who captured the war. In the poem “Dulce Et Decorum Est” the main mood is dark and depressing. Owen refers to diction that

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    Sherman Alexie’s poem titled‚ “The Facebook Sonnet‚” captures social media as it is - meaningless and lonely. Users sign up for sites in hopes of sharing life’s excitements and receive other’s support in return. Many are honest in the things they post‚ while others are not. it is up to the individual to stand with a high chin or let the weight of the words affect them. It easy to get caught up in the extravaganzas of others‚ thus the real struggle is protecting your own identity and value. EVALUATE

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