Within “Wedding-Ring‚” by Denise Levertov‚ the symbolism associated with the actual wedding-ring in the poem is utilized to paint an image of a love that once existed but no longer thrives. This symbol‚ the wedding-ring‚ first derives the essence of heartache from the line‚ “as if at the bottom of a well.” One can easily associate the depths of a well as being cold and dark. The loneliness‚ that arises from a love that once was‚ begins to creep into the essence of the wedding-ring when
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Denise Levertov was an anti-war supporter and one of the famous poets in the 20th century. She was born in 1923 and started publishing her works after the Second World War. Levertov wrote a variety of poems during the Vietnam War including interesting aspects of political development. By the means of poetry Levertov was trying to touch the ethics of Americans. She starts to write about war poems for the first time around 1966 and this is clearly indicated by her poem "Life At War". Levertov
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“The Wedding Ring” by Denise Levertov is about the speaker in the poem coming across a wedding ring that had been stored away‚ and remembering the failed marriage attached to the ring. In the first line “My wedding ring lies in a basket as if at the bottom of a well.” The wedding ring itself being a symbol of marriage and the word bottom brings ideas of the dark taps and loneliness. A person feels when they are at the bottom‚ emotionally speaking. The next line “Nothing will come to fish it back
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Bouchikhi Camil “Denise Levertov and Water” Denise Levertov was born was born in 1923 in Ilford‚ United Kingdom‚ part Welsh‚ English‚ German and Jewish. She played Piano‚ studied Literature and French and at the same time “[sold] the Daily Worker house-to-house in the working class streets of Ilford Lane”1. Her mother came from a mining village and her father was a professor. She traveled and studied literature all over Europe‚ analyzing classic French literature as well as German texts. After
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specific poem. In the poem “To the Snake” by Denise Levertov‚ the reader can use meaning to help understand the point in the poem that is being depicted. Levertov uses tone and a living object to mold the actual meaning behind the written words. Levertov uses tone by emphasizing the “S” in the words throughout the poem. The poem uses sound effects of a hissing snake to help build character around the devious actions the snake actually represents. Levertov also uses tone in word pairs such as: “cold
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The Inspiration of Caedmon The poem "Caedmon‚" written by Denise Levertov‚ enlists readers to learn more about God and creation and by doing so expands their understanding of the universe. At one point or another in life‚ people go through stages where they have no inspiration and sometimes shrink back from something that they think is too complicated to achieve. Therefore‚ they are limiting themselves and their undeveloped talents‚ much like Caedmon was before his sudden inspiration
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Token of Love- the shiny “pricey” little thing Wedding Ring Culture is a way of life. It is something that refers to the expressive side of human life. It can be an object‚ a behavior‚ a symbol‚ interpretation or belief. Culture is that invisible bond that ties people of certain community together. It is a system of knowledge shared by a relatively large group of people. It is an accumulated experience which is socially transmitted. Culture consists of patterns and is passed from generation to generation
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Cited: : Levertov ‚ Denise . ``A Time Past ’ Literature : An Introduction to Reading and Writing ‚ Compact . 4th Ed . Edgar V . Roberts and Robert E . Zweig . NJ : Prentice Hall ‚ 2007 PAGE PAGE 2 MACROBUTTON NoMacro [First Authors...
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In the poem “To the Snake” the author Denise Levertov use several writing techniques to portray money and gambling. She uses syntax‚ sound imagery‚ color imagery‚ figurative language‚ and symbolism to represent money and gambling. Symbolism is used cleverly throughout the poem to depict a number of things that would take numerous readings to see. Throughout the poem the sentences are structured so that every other sentence is indented‚ with exception to the first two and the last
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Compare and contrast Vultures by Chinua Achebe & What Were They Like by Denise Levertov. In both of these poems the poets are concerned with war and both poets write like they have a negative attitude towards it. Both poets talk about the presence of evil in war and what the consequences of war are later on in life. They also discuss the feelings behind war‚ and why we should be sympathetic for the people who were killed for no reason during these wars. I also think that both poets portray an
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