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    analysis of poem

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    To analyze a poem stylistically‚ we can analyze the poetic device‚ which is usually deviation and foregrounding‚ that the poet used in the poem. The term foregrounding refers to an effect brought about in the reader by linguistic or other forms of deviation in the literary text (Leech‚ 1985).In poem‚ devices of foregrounding and deviation are always used to draw reader’s attention and impress the readers. In the aspect of deviation and foregrounding‚ there are some perspectives on the nature of poetic

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    War Poems

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    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 theme in war poems is about the forgotten soldiers who lost their lives and weren’t remembered. Many poems have been written about war and the feelings evoked by war. Even though a lot of war poetry was written before World War 1‚ the defining war poems were written during or about World War 1. Possibly the main reason for this

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    masterpieces. William Shakespeare who wrote during the 15th century‚ created many plays‚ lyric poems as well as sonnets. Known as a well respected master of his craft‚ Shakespeare wrote many fine lyrics which can now be found in his plays‚ poems‚ and sonnets. Similarly‚ Thomas Hardy‚ a realist poet in the 19th century‚ is best known for his pessimistic style and tone used in many poems and novels. The poem It Was a Lover and His Lass by Shakespeare and The Ruined Maid by Hardy contain several devices

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    Comparing poems

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    www.engishbiz.co.uk  2003 Steve Campsall How to Read a Poem Poems can sometimes be difficult to get to grips with. But remember that the poet has tried hard to say much using few words. Part of the enjoyment of a poem is the work needed to engage with it and find out what the poet is saying. Don’t always expect to be able to ‘translate’ a poem – many poems have ‘meanings’ that are hard to define precisely‚ but which still seem to strike a powerful chord in our consciousness. Remember that

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    Poem Analysis

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    achieved great things eventually drift away. But what if soon after their peak of glory they die. Would the memory of them and their glory live on longer? In the lryic poem "To an Athlete Dying Young" by A.E. Houseman the narrator shows how dying young and at the peak of your glory is better then living to be forgotten. The setting of the poem is in a town and cemetery in nineteenth-century England during the funeral and burial of a young athlete‚ a runner. The first stanza explains the victory of a boy

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    Why Ulysses S. Grant Was a Superior General to Robert E. Lee Bullets rained down on the men as they trampled over the enemy‚ battling their way to victory at the command of their beloved general. During the Civil War‚ Soldiers greatly admired their generals. After the Civil War ended in 1865‚ Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant emerged as two of the most distinguished generals in American history. Robert E. Lee‚ a devoted Virginian‚ fought for the Confederacy. Ulysses S. Grant‚ a hero of the Mexican

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    Poem Paragraphs

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    Mary Hyland  11/18/14  P.3  Poem Reaction Paragraphs    Emily Dickinson: “Success Is Counted Sweetest”­  This poem brought about a reaction in me of true success. ​ The message is  those who succeed‚ never truly appreciate success: only those who fail‚ or who lack  something‚ can truly appreciate the joy if they had succeeded.​  The poet says “those  who ne’er succeed” genuinely value success‚ or as she says‚ “They “count” it  “sweetest”. Dickinson also states the members of the victorious army

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    Appreciation of Poem

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    convey their ideas‚ opinions‚ and express their feelings. Some poems can be understood easily while others seam vague. But whatever they are‚ they all contain some common elements of poetry such as theme‚ figurative language‚ and tone‚ etc. ¡§Constantly risking absurdity and death¡¨ and ¡§betting on the muse¡¨ are two poems which are written by two different poets. By comparing and contrasting these two poems‚ the full beauty of the poems can be greatly appreciated and their theme can be deeply explored

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    Properties of a Poem

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    ------------------------------------------------- Example: ------------------------------------------------- Discuss how the theme of ‘childhood’ or ‘war’ is expressed in two of the works you have studied. (You might discuss the theme of childhood in a poem and a novel you have studied this year) 1. Think about important themes that appear in each of the texts that you have studied this year. 2. Consider significant characters and their role in the texts you have

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    Two Poems

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    Comparison of Two Poems Why is it that people write poems? Sometimes‚ it seems that authors write poems to confuse or to mislead. As most would know‚ poems aren’t actually written for that purpose. They are written to amuse and enlighten in a critical thinking way. Poems are like secret passages with deep meanings within the lines and rhythms; after being pulled apart and analyzed‚ they can leave your mind blown. I will be comparing “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke with another poem titled “Those

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