Lagrime mie is a Baroque cantata written in the 1650’s. It is part of her collection of cantatas and arias‚ Diporti di Euterpe. This piece contains chromaticism and word painting technique. Also‚ the form of the piece is similar to all cantatas of the Baroque period; that is‚ it contains recitative arioso and aria styles. The piece is composed based on a poem or lament about unrequited love by Pietro Dolfino. Based on the lyrics the lover laments the fate of his beloved after being locked up by
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“The Red Pony” is the book I read‚ and it is pretty much about a family who lives on a ranch. In the story‚ a young boy is with his father and his ranch hand (assistant) at their family ranch‚ and everyday they have to work on something. When the boy’s father and the ranch hand happened to have a free day with little work to do‚ they decided to surprise the young boy by getting a gift that he had always wanted‚ a horse. The story goes on and on but I wanted to get to my point‚ which is where and
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A Breakfast Tale Massacre Eggs awaiting their death; a deadly mixer‚ and an almighty hand that controls the eggs’ lives are all thought-provoking elements of “An Egg Horror Poem”. Although many poems are fascinating to read‚ “An Egg Horror Poem” was engaging through the aforementioned elements‚ a realistic theme‚ light-hearted mood‚ and vivid imagery. By using all three of the great literary ‘musts’; namely‚ theme‚ mood‚ and imagery‚ the author‚ Laurel Winter‚ has written poem that will stand as
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I heard a knocking louder than before. It was at my window. It was still nothing‚ but my heart stopped. I opened the windows and a bird flew off but there sat a good mannered Raven of yore for many days. The bird perched on a Greek god of war above my bedroom door. I heard a plain conversation with no meaning. The Raven sat lonely on the sculpture and his soul outpoured as he said nothing else. I was scared when things started moving by reply‚ so
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It is clear to me that throughout Oscar Wilde’s life there was a degree of personal uncertainty he bestowed upon himself. This was very much reflected in his social lifestyle‚ personality and dress sense; but above all through his many dramatic works that reflect his often contrasting attitudes toward himself in his extravagant and highly esteemed approach to his writing of classic English literature. This is true for drama: the playwrights who write plays often incorporate aspects of their own
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Thomas Gray wrote “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” in 1742‚ shortly after the death of his close friend Richard West who died from tuberculosis (“Gray‚ Thomas”). The death of his dear friend influenced him to write an elegy‚ which is a poem expressing sorrow or lamentation‚ especially towards one who has died (“Poetry for Students”). An elegy is usually a pensive or reflective poem that can be nostalgic or melancholy (“Elegy”). Gray uses figurative language and detailed description to get
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Theodore Roethke’s poem “Elegy for Jane” shows the speakers affliction towards the death of his former student Jane. Roethke uses personification‚ imagery and metaphors as well as other devices to show the love and sorrow the speaker feels for Jane. The personification used by the speaker‚ when he says “leaves‚ their whispers turned to kissing” and “mold sang in the beached valley under the rose” is a representation of Jane’s presence‚ for bad and good her presence delighted them. The speaker uses
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“The Bet” is a short story written by Anton Chekhov in 1889. Anton Chekhov was a renowned playwright and short story novelist who rose to fame in the late nineteenth century. He was born on January 29‚ 1860 in Taganrog‚ Russian Empire. Chekhov’s father was a grocery store owner and his mother was a popular storyteller‚ perhaps creating an interest of storytelling to Chekhov at a very early age. “The Bet” is a very popular short story that holds a very important meaning to Chekhov. Anton Chekhov
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The written word has long been recognized a powerful medium for communication. Dickinson‚ one of the great American poets‚ recognizes and lauds this fact in her poems. In a time when travel and communication were much harder books provided much of the knowledge and understanding of the reaches of the world. Throughout her poem “There is no Frigate like a Book”‚ Dickinson make the case that one can travel through books and books stand as one of the best modes of traveling through careful word choice
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Are you able to answer the question ‘What is the best way to communicate’ ? Poetry is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meaning. Sound devices are poems that honor people important to the speaker or focus on the speaker’s own identity. People can communicate with poetry in many ways talking about their relationships using sound devices such as rhyme‚ onomatopoeia‚ alliteration‚ and repetition. “Annabel Lee” was written by Edgar Allen Poe
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