those sound imitates its meaning. Ex: buzz‚ hiss‚ thud‚ and sizzle * Imagery is a descriptive language poets use to create word pictures or images. Images are enhanced by sensory language which provides details related to the senses. Types of poetry * Narrative-tells story that has the same literary elements‚ such as character‚ plot‚ stings‚ as works of prose fiction. Ballads‚ epics‚ and verse romances are three types of narrative poems. * Dramatic- uses techniques of drama to represent
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Lapp Thursday the 9th of April 2009 Feminism is defined as the theory of the political‚ economic‚ and social equality of the sexes. Eavan Boland and Anne sexton share more than just their love of poetry‚ they both incorporated female struggles and feminist ideas into their poetry. In a close reading of the poems Her Kind‚ by Anne Sexton and Anorexic‚ by Eavan Boland‚ the themes and the overall feel and struggles of the characters in both poems are very similar; they both use historical
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November 8th 2013 Poetry Heaven The sonnet is one of the most common methods in poetry. Sonnets are very restrictive because there is only 14 lines predominantly in iambic pentameter. This restricts the poetry writing‚ but that is what makes it so beautiful. Sonnets are usually about love. Their tone sound very nice‚ easy to read and they can be sung. Sonnets are taken as a challenge for many poets because freeverse is easy and linear. “When I Consider How My Light Is Spent” is a Sonnet written
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Sierra Wardell Poetry Response Tuesday March 12‚ 2013 “The Writer” By: Richard Wilbur The passion one has for something can make those who have never related to it have a desire to understand it in order to experience the same passion. The Writer. This poem has too many words that could be said about it. Although this poem is about a father telling the readers about his daughter when she writes‚ it goes so much deeper than that. I find the theme of this poem to be passion. Three different examples
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IOC OUTLINE: POETRY INSTRUCTIONS: Underneath each of the points below type your notes in blue font. Your analysis of tone and stylistic devices must be done in a stanza-by-stanza or line- by -line fashion‚ in as much detail as possible. Avoid robotic comments and consider how and why as you develop your analysis. Introduction 1. State your full name‚ course‚ level‚ and the school you attend 2. State the title of the poem as well as the full name of the poet 3. Contextualize the poem into the
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[2013] Poetry – Elizabeth Bishop Aoife O’Driscoll www.aoifesnotes.com Elizabeth Bishop – Brief Biography Elizabeth Bishop was born in Massachusetts in 1911. Her father died when she was a baby‚ and his death caused Bishop’s mother to have a mental breakdown. When Bishop was five her mother was permanently institutionalised and was never reunited with her daughter. Bishop’s maternal grandparents took care of her and she spent her early childhood with them on their farm in Nova Scotia. Bishop
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within the vivid portrayal of the sights‚ sounds‚ odors‚ and movements of various elements of nature. He aimed at attaining something higher and divine and leaving behind a record of his mystical experiences in nature and human life in his poetry. So his poetry is not simply an artistic encapsulation of lovely and tranquil aspects of nature but also a comprehensive account of his mystical experiences. Wordsworth’s mysticism is remarkable for its meditative mood and pantheistic conception of nature
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‘The real meaning of a poem cannot be summed up by the dictionary definitions of its words.’ This is simply because‚ words and phrases are written very carefully to its best level. Poems like ‘Ode to the West Wind’ and ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ are great examples‚ whose real meaning cannot be defined by the dictionary definitions. Utilizing effective and innovative techniques such as rhetorical figures‚ tropes‚ rhymes and rhyme scheme‚ alliteration‚ assonance‚ and other key concepts such as form
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period: 1985 Prose - consists of those written within the common flow of conversation in sentence & paragraphs. Poetry-refers to the those expressions in verse with measure & rhyme line‚ stanza‚ & has a more melodious tone. Type of prose – novels‚ biographies‚ short stories‚ contemporary‚ dramas‚ legends‚ fables‚ essay‚ anecdotes‚ news‚ speeches. Type of lyric poetry 1. Folksong - short poems intended to be sung 2. Sonnets - have a 14 line dealing w/emotion feelings or ideas
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British colonies‚ and was affected deeply. This turned him into a brooding‚ introverted teenager and a misanthropic‚ pessimistic adult. This outlook on life shows clearly in his poetry. Housman believed that people were generally evil‚ and that life conspired against mankind. This is evident not only in his poetry‚ but also in his short stories. For example‚ his story‚ "The Child of Lancashire‚" published in 1893 in The London Gazette‚ is about an child who travels to London‚ where his
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