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    The analysis of poem “In the small hours”. Hopkins wrote this sonnet at a time when he had just emerged from a long period of depression and inner anguish. The poem is carefully designed to surprise the reader and dramatize the moment of recognition that the speaker experiences in coming to terms with his own spiritual struggle. The interpretation of the poem depends in large measure on how one reads the transitions between the poem’s three sections (the first quatrain‚ the second quatrain‚ and

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    English 1302‚ Composition II Poetry Analysis Assignment: Choose ONE of the prompts below; then write a 3-4 page poetry analysis in which you analyze the use of literary elements in one of the assigned poems listed: “America” (Claude McKay); “We Wear the Mask” (Paul Laurence Dunbar); “Harlem (A Dream Deferred)” (Langston Hughes); “Mirror” (Sylvia Plath); “The Bean Eaters” (Gwendolyn Brooks); “To The Mercy Killers” (Dudley Randall); “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” (Dylan Thomas). Your

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    | The Importance of a Speaker | by | | Brianda Payan | | | Tammy Mata Composition II Poetry Analysis April 8‚ 2013 Word Count: 1264 Tammy Mata Composition II Poetry Analysis April 8‚ 2013 Word Count: 1264 Brianda Payan Prof. Tammy Mata English 1302 8 April 2013 The Importance of the Speaker There are many literary terms that constitute a poem‚ such as symbolism‚ rhyme‚ rhythm‚ tone and so on. The most important literary term that makes up a poem is the speaker.

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    Poetry analysis of ‘Introduction to Poetry’ The Poem “Introduction to Poetry” is by Billy Collins‚ an English poet‚ and it is about how teachers often force students to over-analyze poetry and to try decipher every possible meaning portrayed throughout the poem rather than allowing the students to form their own interpretation of the poem based on their own experiences. Throughout the poem‚ a number of literary devices are used. For example: “or press an ear against its hive”. Using this metaphor

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    The “Root Cellar” by Theodore Roetbke is full of alliteration and similes. There is even an example of hyperbole when Roetbke writes “dirt kept breathing a small breath” (line 11). There are two similes in this poem. Roetbke compares roots to old bait and shoots to “tropical snakes” (line 5 and 7). Alliteration exists mostly in the beginning part of the poem. “Dank as a ditch” (line 1)‚ “bulbs broke out of boxes” (line 2)‚ and “dangled and dropped” (line 3) are the alliteration examples found in

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    John Crowe Ransom‚ an American poet‚ was born in Pulaski‚ Tennessee on April 30‚ 1888. He received an undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University in 1909‚ and later became a professor there. Ransom published three volumes of highly much-admired poetry. He was a member of the Fugitives‚ a group of writers who were suspicious of the social and cultural changes taking place in the South during the early twentieth century. They sought to preserve the traditional idea‚ which was firmly embedded in classical

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    Poetry Analysis On This Day I Complete My Thirty-Sixth Year The poem is quick to assert that‚ maybe even provide a caveat‚ that one should take their life seriously and live their life to the fullest. It’s interesting that Byron beings to reflect on his life at this age‚ and I find it even more interesting that the poem was written on the last year he would live. One thing Byron emphasizes heavily on this poem is love and compassion. His first lines are an admittance that he does not have a

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    What is Poetry? ​One may try and seek a definition for poetry‚ but there is no correct answer. In fact‚ each person will have his own version for the definition of poetry. But that is the beauty of poetry‚ the same poem will have a unique meaning for each individual that reads it. The most fitting description for poetry comes from the character Pablo Neruda in Michael Radford’s 1994 film Il Postino: The Postman‚ “When you explain poetry it becomes banal. Better than any explanation is the experience

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    Poetry Analysis Essay “Poema para los Californios Muertos” Lorna Dee Cervantes’ poem‚ “Poema para los Californios Muertos” (“Poem for the Dead Californios”)‚ is a commentary on what happened to the original inhabitants of California when California was still Mexico‚ and an address to the speaker’s dead ancestors. Utilizing a unique dynamic‚ consistently alternating between Spanish and English‚ Cervantes accurately represents the fear‚ hatred‚ and humility experienced by the “Californios”

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    Janelle Roa Cabrera ENG 4 – W 2008 – 07276 Professor Emmanuel V. Dumlao Poetry Analysis: “Justice” by Khrystyne Carmel Villan About the Author Khrystyne Carmel S. Villan‚ a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts student in the University of the Philippines Los Baňos‚ is a Writing major who is currently at her third year level. The poet drew her inspiration in writing the poem from the tragic death of rape-slay victim Given Grace Cebanico. In the piece “Justice”

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