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    shows how she shows this dying and entrapment as natural. It shows how it is just a cycle that does not seem to change. Each stanza in the poem is four lines with eight syllables in almost every line. In the second stanza‚ the second line “You deck the bars with tropic flowers” has nine syllables. This puts an emphasis on it especially because it is in the middle of the stanza. Here she is comparing the cage she is in to nature. It seems like something locked her up yet tries to make it beautiful and

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    place. It is also hinted how man has evolved in their methods to kill themselves. Each stanza represents a different time and place. This is ranged from the biblical era to the mid-twentieth century. Different phrases within the stanzas give away which era Brock is referring to. All of which have different meanings and a very unemotional tone to them. “And one man to hammer the nails home.” The first stanza features the phrase above. It refers to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ‚ when nailing

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    difficulty of accomplishing something. By using ideational structure full of metaphors and making each stanza to have its own characteristic‚ Arnold effectively transferred the theme of the poem. The poetry starts with the description of Dover beach at a moment‚ which would not last forever‚ directed us to the sadness or disappointment that he would reveal later in poetry. The first stanza is very much about descriptions of the place‚ which are full of contrasts. Arnold‚ with so much imagery

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    Kubla Khan: Finished?

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    Aside from the symbolism that lies in Coleridge’s stanzas‚ the actual notion of whether it is a complete poem or an incomplete piece of work is an enigma. Although Coleridge claimed that his poem was a mere fragment‚ he did not refer to it as unfinished. Kubla Khan might be an incomplete idea‚ but it is still a complete poem because of it’s last two conclusive stanzas which might have been written post-interruption. The first couple of stanzas in this poem are simply imagery. Coleridge describes

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    His poem is about his father’s death. It also touches on when people should die‚ they shouldn’t die‚ and they should resist it‚ fight against it and avoid dying if possible. And if they are to die it should be by kicking and screaming. In the first stanza‚ we are introduced to night‚ the

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    still connect through Ms. McCallum’s approach by the self-absorbed mother that is exposed in her myths. Ms. Clifton is able to say a lot with little words‚ especially in “forgiving my father”. The poem consists of 3 stanzas addressing her father’s ineptness. In the first stanza the reader sees that during Ms. Clifton’s childhood her family was financially unstable. In this poem she gives recognition to her mother because of the mental and physical abuse she had to live with. In an interview

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    shell shocks‚ it make the experience of reading through this piece much more personal and much more weight to the message it carries‚ although it might be more difficult to understand given that we now live in completely different times. In the first stanza‚ we are presented with the main character of the piece: A young‚ crippled soldier sitting in a wheelchair‚ "legless‚ sewn short at elbow". Owen refers to him as He‚ which suggests how war has lost his identity‚ who he really was before it. It might

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    to annoy the mother or it was just a normal prank played and enjoyed by children. The situation in stanza is not a pleasant one as the poet gives us a grim picture of the situation they had to cope with. Water was a rare commodity and because of that they could not afford the luxury of filling the ’old enamel a tub’ which we are told was ’age-stained’ and rusty. The reason for that is given in stanza two where the poet explains that there was persistent drought and dams were dry and ’windmills stalled

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    Pablo Neruda

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    Pablo really describes love and emotion well‚ how he felt for his lover. In the first stanza especially‚ “Everything carries me to you‚ as if everything that exists‚ aromas‚ light‚ metals‚ were little boats that sail towards those isles of yours that wait for me.” It has a very romantic tone from the language used. Neruda’s poem “If You Forget Me” comprises of seven stanzas of unequal length. The first stanza initiates eagerness to read the rest of the poem‚ he leaves you at a cliff hanger; it

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    university student‚ never does escape her confinement‚ either physically or mentally. The poem is structured into nine stanzas of varying lengths‚ with the shorter ones coming at the beginning and end. The variety of stanza lengths and the multiple spacings to divide the stanzas support the tension‚ the feeling of being caught‚ the danger that can intrude at any time. The short stanzas‚ and indeed the generally short line lengths‚ force the reading to slow down which further supports the idea of the

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