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    Mametz Wood

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    is written in three-line stanzas. The length of the lines changes. In some cases (for instance lines 4 and 12) the longer lines very clearly break up the neat form of the poem. These suggest the uneven ploughed field or the chits of bone rising out of the ground. The use of full-stops shows there is a clear‚ regular structure within the poem: a single stanza is followed by a pair of stanzas‚ then another single stanza is followed by another pair. The final‚ seventh stanza acts as a conclusion.

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    Each stanza utilizes a different method of appeal that relies on diction and punctuation. In the first stanza‚ the speaker appeals to character‚ in the second emotion‚ and in the third reason. By using different methods of appeal‚ the speaker hopes to win his mistress’ love. From the title‚ one can see that the speaker is a man addressing a female. However‚ to understand the dramatic situation‚ one cannot examine the title alone but must scrutinize the entire poem. In the first stanza‚ the

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    by clearly stating what is being felt by the speaker and the crowd around the accident. By stating clearly and vividly the emotions of the scene‚ it is easy for the reader to identify the theme itself‚ and also to identify with it. In the first stanza‚ the speaker describes the ambulance arriving on the scene more so than the actual scene itself. The ambulance is described using words such as "wings"‚ "dips"‚ and "floating"‚ giving the impression of the hectic nature of its business at an accident

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    The Jaguar

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    in a zoo and their lifestyles. It also compares them to the jaguar‚ which is an animal that lives very differently to the others because of the way it views its life. Yet how does the poem depict the jaguar as a powerful and free animal? The first stanza of Hughes’ poem the jaguar is: ‘The apes yawn and adore their fleas in the sun. ‘The parrots shriek as if they were on fire‚ or strut Like cheap tarts to attract the stroller with the nut.’ ‘Fatigued with indolence‚ tiger and lion’

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    the 1st‚ 2nd‚ and 3rd sentence of the next stanza. In relation with the cryptic language draws the question‚ there is a more sinister back drop of loneliness and depression in this poem much deeper than the level of nature orated by the Narator. I. First Stanza A. Frost opens with describing who’s woods we are viewing 1. Does it matter who’s woods B. No one is here. 1. No one will see me C. Watching as the woods fill with snow II. Second Stanza A. My little Horse must think its queer

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    English Desc

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    Thomas Titles of Two Poems: The Hand That Signed the Paper And Death Shall Have No Dominion Dylan 1914-1953 Three children‚ lived in whales A punster- liked multiple meaning‚ ambiguous terms The Hand That Signed the Paper 4 stanzas‚ 4 versus in each stanza- Conceit-Constantly repeats ‘the hand’ – everything in this poem is something a hand can do. The hand represents authority and power. “Sovereign fingers‚ kings” The hand is detached to a person. Signing and writing off these papers

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    Invictus

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    Ernest Henley. This poem is about being invictus‚ a Latin word for unconquerable. Henley writes about the hardships he faced and how it has not made him weaker. In the first stanza‚ he writes‚ “Out of the night that covers me‚ black as the pit from pole to pole‚ I thank whatever gods maybe for my unconquerable soul.” This stanza shows that even through the night‚ a metaphor for hardships‚ Henley is bothered. In terms of leadership‚ the larger theme of this poem is that even the darkest night will end

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    Vergissmeinnicht

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    scheme is constantly changing from stanza to stanza‚ each involving end rhyme. In stanza one‚ Douglas rhymes the words “gone” and “sun” in lines one and four‚ and the words “ground” and “found” in lines two and three‚ thus giving the stanza an abba rhyme scheme. This differs with the following stanza which contains near‚ end rhymes of the word “gun” (5) in each of its lines. Moreover‚ each additional stanza is‚ at the least‚ a slight variance from the other stanzas. At first read‚ this makes the poem

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    Bruce Dawe - Americanized

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    replaced by a ‘z’. Stanza one is set in the morning at breakfast time. It involves the mother and her child. Instead of the usual loving mother‚ we see a cold mother and one that is doubtful of her lover for her own child. Dawe uses cold language such as ‘beneficence’‚ ‘beamed’ and ‘laminex’ as well has the pause after ‘she loves him’ to signify this. The pair are also conveyed to be separate from each other‚ symbolised by them being on opposite sides of the breakfast table. Stanza two shows us how

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    “Stop all the clocks‚ cut off the telephone” by W. H. Auden Stop all the clocks‚ cut off the telephone‚ Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone‚ Silence the pianos and with muffled drum Bring out the coffin‚ let the mourners come. Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead Scribbling on the sky the message He Is Dead‚ Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves‚ Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves. He was my North‚ my South‚ my East and West‚ My working week and

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