I Have a Rendezvous With Death - By: Alan Seeger Vincent Lee Analysis "I Have a Rendezvous With Death” by Alan Seeger informs of the poet’s mind-set towards death. In the start where he uses the word "barricade‚" he is representing war to begin the poem. His poem goes on to develop on the concept of death through war and battle with the use of terminology such as "disputed" to recommend issue. The poet‚ returning to the trenches‚ connects a certain elegance and respectability to the concept
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This is a good essay as a base for ideas‚ just needs to be expanded further. ‘Behaviour of Fish in an Egyptian Tea Garden’‚ written by Keith Douglas is a poem about the connection between man and woman. Describing and interpreting the relationship between the genders sense of hierarchy‚ beauty and character. This could be analysed in the strange title; the fish (man) is mesmerised by the Garden’s (woman) setting‚ because it is metaphorically abnormal yet unusually attractive. This draws the fish
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Compares essay When death affects us personally‚ our grief seems overwhelming and irremediable. But when it affects others‚ we tend to distance ourselves from it. In “Ballad of Birmingham‚” Dudley Randall does something news stories and textbooks cannot. He makes the sadness of an infamous tragedy vivid and heartfelt to everyone who reads it‚ whether they have a connection to the tragedy or not. “Ballad of Birmingham” is based on the events of a day that has been recounted in books and
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Reading response to a poem: Richard Wilbur Boy at the window D. Jones ENG125 July 1‚ 2012 For: Jennifer Miller Reading response to a poem: Richard Wilbur Boy at the window When one is considered naïve‚ it has been thought to determine one as “having or showing a lack of experience‚ judgment‚ or information; credulous” (www.dictionary.com). In Richard Wilburs’ poem‚ Boy at the Window‚ Wilbur uses simple form language to paint the image of the boy staring out the window at the snowman
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Sestina In ’Sestina’ Elizabeth Bishop tells a painful story of a grandmother and a child living with loss. The story‚ set in a kitchen on a rainy late afternoon in September‚ features two actions: having tea and drawing. Although the woman tries to remain cheerful and thus protect the child‚ her tears give away her sadness. The child‚ meanwhile‚ not only observes these troubling signs but also draws a house that makes her proud. By the final nine lines of the poem‚ a surprising thing
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THEME The poet explores the relationship between cultural identity and language. When you speak a language you also learn its culture. Lines 19 and 20 sum up the theme. Which language has not been the oppressor’s tongue? When another country is the conquerer‚ that country brings its language and culture to those who are conquered. SUMMARY ‘A Different History’ is in two linked parts: lines 1-18‚ then lines 19-29. The first stanza draws the link between western and Indian culture as
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Poetry analysis: Skunk Hour‚ by Robert Lowell In beginning of "Skunk Hour" (the first four stanzas to be more precise)‚ Robert Lowell gives the sense of a Maine sea town that is slowly declining. For example‚ lines 4 through 6 state the following: "Her farmer / is first selectman in our village; / she’s in her dotage." With the usage of the word "dotage" in line 6‚ it clearly suggests that the condition of Maine is in its declining years. For a better understanding of its poor state‚ stanza
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Hide and Seek How does the poet bring the subject matter “to life” to the reader? The poem shows that the child is just starting out in life‚ and as the poem progresses‚ he learns something new about it; that he is actually vulnerable in the real world. The poet manages to bring the subject matter to life by using a set of language and structure that intensifies the reader’s participation in the poem. As seen‚ the poem consists of only one‚ long stanza‚ which simply creates the vision of a flow
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The Flea 1. What has been the past relationship of the speaker and the woman? What has she denied him? How has she habitually “kill[ed]” him? What is his objective in the poem? 2. In many ways this poem is like a miniature play: it has two characters‚ dramatic conflict‚ dialogue (though we only hear one speaker)‚ and stage action. The action is embedded in the dialogue. What happens preceding the first line of the poem? What happens between the first and second stanzas? Between the second
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The Passionate Shepherd to His Love By: Christopher Marlowe It is a beautiful example of pastoral love poetry. This poem depicts love rural countryside setting. The entire poem is an entire invitation‚ spoken by the shepherd‚ who pledges to his beloved‚ a shepherd who is eager to give everything‚ opposing the fact that his offerings are transient‚ if only “His love” will accept his pleas to “Come live with me and be my Love.” The shepherd promises that if his beloved will come live with him
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