Step 1- first impression Step 2- contrasts Step 3- purpose of the author in writing the poem Step 4- line-by-line analysis of the literary devices used in the poem Expository paragraph Sonnet from the Portuguese V: I lift my heavy heart up solemnly by Elizabeth Barrett Browning I lift my heavy heart up solemnly‚ As once Electra her sepulchral urn‚ And‚ looking in thine eyes‚ I overturn The ashes at thy feet. Behold and see What a great heap of grief lay hid in me‚ And how the red wild sparkles
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Lines 1–4 The structure of the sonnet is Petrarchan‚ an Italian form of the sonnet that characteristically divides its theme into an octave‚ in which a problem or emotion is stated‚ and a sestet‚ in which the problem or emotional tension is resolved. There is a clear separation between the first eight lines (the octave) and the final six (the sestet). The octave is divided into two four-line stanzas‚ or quatrains. The first quatrain opens with a recounting of the occurrence in mid-scene. It begins
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Appendix Sonnet 18 Shakespeare 1 Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? 2 Thou art more lovely and more temperate: 3 Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May‚ 4 And summer’s lease hath all too short a date: 5 Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines‚ 6 And often is his gold complexion dimmed‚ 7 And every fair from fair sometime declines‚ 8 By chance‚ or nature’s changing course untrimmed: 9 But thy eternal summer shall not fade‚ 10 Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest‚
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ENGLISH NOTES- WILFRED OWEN DISABLED Themes - effect of war on the individual - loss of identity and humanity - multiply this for all seriously injured soldiers Techniques 1. Imagery a) Soldiers present life “ satin a wheeled chair” “ legless‚ sewn short at the elbow” EFFECT- establishes the scene and situation - shocks the reader b) Previous life “ town used to swing so gay” “ carried shoulder-high”
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Imagery in the poem | Example of image | | The poem begins in the labour ward of the hospital: it is ’hot‚ white ’ (line 2) and sterile‚ which seems at odds with the intimate event that is about to occur. Further on it is seen as ’a square / Environmental blank ’ (line 9) and a ’glass tank ’ (line 19). Why do you think Clarke places so much emphasis on the hospital building? | | Before the actual birth‚ Clarke looks out of the window at ’The people and cars ’ (line 4) going about their
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Analysis of “Hawk Roosting” Hawk Roosting is a poem written by Ted Hughes (1930-1998). Hughes was a British poet who often described the destructive aspects of animal life‚ survival instincts and the brutality of nature. His poem Hawk Roosting deals with the themes evil‚ power and human nature told from the point of view of a hawk. This poem therefore coheres with Hughes’ other work. In my analysis I will be focusing on a characterization of the first person and what this hawk symbolizes. I will
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There Is No Frigate Like a Book Emily Dickinson There is no frigate like a book To take us lands away‚ Nor any coursers like a page Of prancing poetry. This traverse may the poorest take Without oppress of toll; How frugal is the chariot That bears a human soul! Emily Dickinson foregrounds the simple pleasure of reading an enjoyable book by four striking metaphors: 1. A book is compared to a "frigate" - a light sailing vessel capable of travelling at high speeds. 2. light verse is compared
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Krystin Kowalski Miss Sampson AP Latin 30 April 2013 Essay Caesar and Vergil discuss the motivations behind the actions of their characters in battle. Caesar describes what encourages his characters to engage in battle while Virgil describes the reasoning behind Aeneas and the other survivors for retreating from the siege. In the passage from Caesar it is obvious that the soldiers are hesitant to engage in battle according to Caesar in line 1 “atque nostris militibus cunctantibus” (and our
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Rant The Toronto Transit Commission sounds like a big corporation that cares for their customers‚ provides valued transportation and helps everyone arrive on time; well none of those statements were true. It seems that we pay quite a lot through our taxes and fares but only receive mediocre services. I saw this ad the other day and it said “would you pay more for better TTC services” I couldn’t help but laugh at how the transit commission already acknowledges they’re horrible services and demand
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How to Write Diamond Poems This is another way to be creative when it comes to writing poetry. For those of you who like to write poetry‚ here is a good example of a type of poem that when you’re finished‚ the words will form a diamond shape. I learned this lesson in a creative writing class I had taken last year. In fact‚ when I substitute teach‚ I use this as a creative writing lesson. The students love it‚ and when they are finished writing their poems‚ I allow them to use the computer because
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