self-awareness and understanding. Further examination of the text shows that the narrator is actually embarrassed and chagrined by the confused adoration towards his friend’s older sister that marked his childhood‚ creating a reflective yet fatuous tone that is developed through the utilization of literary devices such as dramatic diction‚ simile‚ extended metaphor‚ and religious imagery. Joyce’s word choice both provides insight into and encapsulates his feelings regarding blind love and infatuation
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and meeting God when you arrive in Heaven. I believe that in the poem the Pilot was capitalized to represent God‚ and being able to be greeted by him when he dies. In lines eleven and twelve when he says "And may there be no sadness of farewell / When I embark;" you could tell that the speaker was accepting his death‚ and did not want anyone to be saddened by him leaving. The tone of this poem is sad since the speaker is dying‚ but it is also a calm tone since the speaker is accepting his death
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Hamlet by William Shakespeare there are many tone shifts in the first act. In Act 1 Horatio tells Marcellus and Barnardo why they are in constant preparation and says “In the most high and palmy state of Rome‚ A little ere the mightiest Julius fell‚ The graves stood tenantless…” (I.i.124-127) This shows a tone of caution and fear‚ many is worried about an invasion. In the second scene the Queen and King questions Hamlet about why is he still grieving and he says “That can denote me truly. These indeed
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“I Too Sing America” by Langston Hughes is a poem in which metaphorically the poet talks about segregation of the black and white‚ he whats to let the readers know that he too is an american and that tomorrow he will the all will be equal . In this poem Langston Hughes takes about segregation with the black and white. How they had to eat in the kitchen for example it stayed in the text”tomorrow ill be at the table when company comes Nobody’ll dare say to me ’eat in the kitchen then”. He was optimistic
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The Tone of “The Dream of the Rood” “The Dream of the Rood” is a spectacular piece of poetry that dates back to the eighth century‚ which represents Christ on the cross using metaphors throughout the poem. Speaking of Christ’s experience on the cross‚ most people think it’s horrific and grisly. So therefore that’s what most would assume the tone of this poem‚ which is incorrect. The tone of the “Dream of the Rood” is uplifting‚ which is shown throughout the poem used by imagery. To begin‚ the
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Curiosity killed the cat "Curiosity killed the cat" is a proverb used to warn of the dangers of unnecessary investigation or experimentation. A less frequently-seen rejoinder to "curiosity killed the cat" is "but‚ satisfaction brought it back".[1] The original form of the proverb‚ now little used‚ was "Care killed the cat". In this instance‚ "care" was defined as "worry" or "sorrow." An easier definiton of the phrase curiosity killed the cat would be that being curious can sometimes lead to
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A Man I Am by Stevie Smith (1902-1971) In less than a page‚ this poem instantly recognizable as the work of its utterly unique author sketches the process of man s evolution from a primitive‚ violent‚ wolf-like state to true‚ spiritually-conscious humanity. The process is at the same time a movement from hate (line 1) to joy (in the penultimate line). The three verse paragraphs describe‚ in order‚ the wolflike state‚ the evolution itself‚ and finally the evolved state in which man began to feel human
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‘A man I am is a poem of transformation and redemption’. Discuss this quote with close reference to the poem. A man I am was written by Stevie Smith‚ and like most of Stevie’s poems is unstructured and has individual verses which in this poems manner of subject may explore the transformation and it’s progression from wolf to an actual man. The transformation in this poem is about how in order for a man to actually evolve into a man (through evolution) then he must accept God’s will‚ which
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‘Neutral Tones’ by Thomas Hardy and ‘Absence’ by Elizabeth Jennings. In both poems Thomas Hardy and Elizabeth Jennings they have lost a person they were close to. There are some similarities in their feeling but there responses are different. Neither poets can forget the experience and are reminiscing on the situation. They are both going back to the place where they were with the people they loved. However in ‘Absence’ she has actually gone to the place they were together and in ‘Neutral Tones’ he
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“ I too wanted to live an ordinary life.. I never drank ‚ never lied‚ never smoked‚ never hurt anyone‚ then why me atharv why me? All I wanted from life was to make my parents happy‚ have a happy family and yes a caring person who would love me for what I am. Was it too much? Was it too much for god to give? Why did he do this to me? Why?…” ananya burst out in tears.. and hugged Atharv “ Ananya ‚ hey why are you crying? You are my superwoman‚ my motivation‚ you cannot just break down like this… don’t
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