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    war poets such as Rupert Brooke. Some of his best-known works — most of which were published posthumously — are "Dulce et Decorum Est"‚ "Insensibility"‚ "Anthem for Doomed Youth"‚ "Futility" and "Strange Meeting". Poem at a glance Anthem for Doomed Youth" is a well-known popular poem written by Wilfred Owen which incorporates the themes of the horror of war. It

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    to the Wars” by Richard Lovelace are two poems that share this theme. Even though they share the similar subject of war‚ these conflicting poems are an example of how a theme can be interpreted‚ and written about‚ in completely different ways. While both “Dulce et Decorum Est” and “To Lucasta‚ Going to the Wars” focus around the theme of war‚ Owen’s poem sheds light on the hardships and sufferings that soldiers faced in World War I‚ while Lovelace’s poem focuses on the romantic‚ honorable aspects

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    Li Bai Poem Analysis

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    human interaction with it; this type of poetry was known as Jue Ju poetry. (Heifer International) The main themes of the above poems written by Li Bai are connected with Taoism‚ since inspiration is drawn from the Taoist belief that man has an intuitive connection to nature. The relationship of man to nature is the central theme of Li Bai’s poems. In the first poem‚ “Dialogue in a Mountain‚” the persona represents a person who lives in seclusion from society. This is reflected in the first

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    The poem‚ I chose has a very optimistic point of view. It talks about life and how although we all are going to die eventually‚ and it’s no use dwelling on the past so you might as well live for now. This poem is interesting to me because‚ it gives me a different perspective on life now. This poem really relates with the world we live in because a lot of people have this kind of point of view. But also‚ some people feel so lost that they need to hear a positive message like this. I really like that

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    bones are found help us imagine the horror of the deaths. The poem refers to “their jaws‚ those that have them” and “their absent tongues” – reminds us their bodies have been destroyed by decay and gunfire. Poetic Devices: i. Assonance and alliteration create specific sounds throughout the poem. “a chit of bone‚ the china plate of a shoulder blade” sounds like the plough striking the soldiers skeletons. ii. The alliteration in the poem gives some phrases a more determined feeling. The earth “stands

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    Sky Scraper Poem Analysis

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    2012 “Sky Scraper” a poem or just a song? What exactly identifies a poem? How can we classify a song as a poem and another not? There is debate over how a poem should be defined‚ but there is absolutely no doubt about its ability to set a mood. In general‚ poetry is art by means of words‚ an arrangement of words containing meaning and musicality. A poem is identifiable by its literary and musical elements such as its poetic devices. Another characteristic of a poem is its ability to say

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    analyzing the poem "The Soldier" by Rupert Brooke. This poem isabout a man who loves his country dearly. The country is England. He believes that if he should die in a far away battle field that people should remember of him only that he was English. Brookes says in his forth line‚ "In that rich earth a richer dust concealed." This means that if he is to die in a land other than England that the soil would be made better because there would now be a piece of England within it. The plot of this poem reinforces

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    Carpe Diem Poem Analysis

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    Carpe diem poem Dreams by Langston Hughes Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow. http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/16075 This poem is a Carpe Diem poem in realizing and reflecting on how precious life is. The poem makes a point to say that if you do not hold onto your dreams and keep them close at heart‚ life can become lonely and unfulfilling

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    Billy Collins use figurative language and imagery in the poem Flames to express an idea or thought. Billy Collins has used Imagery in Flames to show an idea or a thought he has had. Smokey The Bear is walking in the woods with a gas can and some matches. “Hat cocked at a disturbing angle”(line5). This is imagery because it makes the reader visually see Smokey The Bear. When you see this type of imagery it alters the reader’s perspective of the poem to think something is not correct. Smokey The Bear is

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    Blue Heron Poem Analysis

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    music theory into my skull. I believe this helped my compose a melody for this poem. As I was reading this poem‚ my first impression was‚ "How am I supposed to make a melody out of this?". However‚ upon reading this poem‚ I got a feel of what this poem means. This poem is about a Blue Heron‚ a bird‚ that is looking is looking for food in November. As I was reading the poem‚ I decided to focus on the first half of the poem for my melody. Picturing a Blue Heron walking through the cold ponds in November

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