substantially increases the level of drama‚ which it projects. Since both of the sentences are short‚ the dramatic pause in the middle emphasizes the depressed loneliness that the scop is portraying‚ while still allowing for a pause to think. In The Wanderer‚ line 22 contains a caesura; “And I sailed away with sorrowful heart.” Even though there is no comma or period dividing the contents of this statement‚ there is a large space‚ which implies that one should pause. This pause draws attention to
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Discuss the theme of love and longing in the poems you have studied. ………………………………………………………………………………………….. Poetry enables a writer to express his or her feelings. Like painting or music it is an art‚ an art that supplies the reader with an insight to the poet’s mind. Poetry is a response and an evaluation of the author’s world and life. A poem can represent sorrow‚ joy‚ love‚ anger‚ despair‚ or it can simply be a reflection of an event or memory. Poems frequently have hidden meanings‚ but many are
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AP Literature Poetry Essay Prompts (1970–2011) 1970 Poem: “Elegy for Jane” (Theodore Roethke) Prompt: Write an essay in which you describe the speaker’s attitude toward his former student‚ Jane. 1971 Poem: “The Unknown Citizen” (W.H. Auden) Prompt: In a brief essay‚ identify at least two of the implications implicit in the society reflected in the poem. Support your statements by specific references to the poem. 1972 NO POEM 1973 (exam not available) 1974 Poem: “I wonder whether one expects
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The Anglo-Saxons are the people who gave us the first masterpieces of English literature. ”The Seafarer‚” “The Wanderer‚” and “The Wife’s Lament” all came from the Exeter Book. The Exeter Book originally belong to the Leofric era ( reference ).The leofric era was from (c.958-1028).The first bishop of exeter had donated the exeter book to the exeter cathedral library. The three poems are similar in style and content. “The Seafarer” is about men who made a living on a boat. The people had to leave
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Yeats Valves and Controls Inc. Case Study Case Studies in Finance Class: Case Discussion in Finance Submission Date: 23.12.2012 Case Discussion in Finance – Yeats Valves and Controls Inc. Table of contents 1 2 3 3.1 Issue Statement Is there a strategic fit between Yeats and TSE? Data Analysis Calculation of the WACC 4 5 6 6 3.1.1 Return on equity ............................................................................................................................ 7 3.1.2 Return
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In almost every piece of literature there can be found references to the author’s or the narrator’s culture. Having an understanding of this culture can help one better understand a literary work. Reading a work that contains references to a culture can also spark interest and inspire the reader to learn more about the culture that is represented in the work. One such piece of literature is the poem "Ah Mah‚" written by Shirley Geok-lin Lim. This poem contains many references to Chinese culture that
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THE MIRACLES OF WATER INTRODUCTION Attention-Getting Opener: W. H. Auden‚ an English poet once said “Thousands have lived without love‚ not one without water. How many of us gave not even a second thought on the importance of water? How much water is wasted each day by everyday people like us because we do not think water is that important to us? Preview: Today‚ I would like to share with you some of the miraculous functions of water to a human body which are: I. avoids dehydration‚ II. aids digestion
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demonstrated by the poem “The Wanderer.” The purpose of these forms of literature was to pass along tribal history and values to a population who could not read or write. Warriors would gather in mead halls where scops and their assistants would recite poems or songs for hours or even days as a form of entertainment or ceremonial occasions. These poems were made very catchy so they could easily be recalled and as a result‚ retold. These poems‚ like in “The Wanderer‚” contained alliteration
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highly artificial novels of Bulwer-Lytton and Disraeli above plainer and greater work of Victorian Fiction. Her uncle Charles Robert Maturin’s Gothic romance ’Melmoth the Wanderer was a book that mother and son both held to be one of the major works of the early nineteenth century"(Fido 18.) This same story "Melmoth the Wanderer" has many similarities to the more recent Picture of Dorian Gray. This
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Mountain landscape Lawrence Chung Hiung‚ Malaysia Thousand mountains around the parks‚ A flock of birds flying high up the skies‚ Above the misty clouds‚ Above the sea and mountain cliffs. A sudden appearance of rainstorm‚ A heavy downpour flooded the lands‚ Trees move and sway in the storm winds‚ Water rapid gorging the rivers. Lose self in the undulating valleys and peaks‚ In mystical mossy forests‚ Sprawling jungles trails and plantations‚ classic tropical flowers‚ trees and
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