Ezra Pound and William Carlos Williams both comment in a theoretic way on the nature of poetry. Outline briefly their theories. Then discuss the implications their theories have for the writing and reading of poetry‚ and support your argument with a number of specific examples from their poems. I have structured this essay so that the first part deals entirely with the theories and poetry of Ezra Pound and the second‚ entirely with the theories and poetry of William Carlos Williams. Each part will
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that the word ’I’ and no other pronouns apart from ’they’ to describe the daffodils is used in the poem suggests that the first person is on their own- there is no-one else with them. Just this simple pronoun announces the theme of loneliness in William Wordsworth’s poem. The very first sentence also introduces the theme of loneliness: ’I wandered lonely as a cloud.’ Here this simile reminds us of how empty a sky is‚ and therefore how empty the person is. There is a part of them that is not fulfilled-
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attack us but why did people of the past fear these creatures. As time progressed humans started to interpret and use the word monster in a different manner. In this essay I will be arguing that reader-response criticism is the best way to interpret William Shakespeare’s The Tempest by showing that we create the monsters. The best way to argue this play is to use the Toulmin model of argumentation. I think that Shakespeare argues that we create the monsters we fear and only we can
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It was September 14‚ 1958. Marcel Williams grew up in Detroit‚ Michigan‚ not the safest city‚ who was a sophomore in Mumford High School. Marcel grew up in a poor family with only his mother and two sisters‚ so he was always helping out and running errands‚ therefore he learned to stick up for himself and responsibility. He worked at a 7-11 near his house which was the only income in his family because his mom was diagnosed with breast cancer and his two sisters were two young to work. Marcel didn’t
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TRAFODWCH YMATEB Y BEIRDD I RHYFELA AR DARLUN A GAWN O RYFEL YN EU GERDDI. CYFEIRIWCH AT GERDDI O LEIA DAU O’R BEIRDD GAN DRAFOD EU CYNWYS A’U HARDDULL. Yn y traethawd yma mi fyddaf yn trafod cerddi Waldo Williams‚ Gerallt Lloyd Owen‚ Ceri Wyn Jones ac Iwan Llwyd. Gobeithiaf cymharu holl gerddi’r beirdd yn ymwneud a rhyfel a thrafod eu cynnwys a’u harddull a sut mae’r beirdd yn teimlo ynglyn a rhyfel. Mae’r gerdd ‘Y sgerbwd milwr’ gan Gerallt Lloyd Owen yn son am golledion rhyfel ac am y tro
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my arrows of desire! Bring me my spear! O clouds‚ unfold! Bring me my chariot of fire! I will not cease from mental fight‚ Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand‚ Till we have built Jerusalem In England’s green and pleasant land. The poem by William Blake that is generally known as “Jerusalem” is probably the best known of his works‚ although it was not given that title by its author. Blake did write a poem called “Jerusalem”‚ but it is one of his immensely long “Prophetic Books”‚ written between
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remained largely ignorant‚ and they could not look to the clergy for sound‚ spiritual direction. However‚ God inspired a special man with a desire to communicate biblical truth by using plays that the people could enjoy and learn from. That man was William Shakespeare‚ the Bard of the Bible. Why is he referred to as the Bard of the Bible? Well‚ some call Shakespeare the Bard of the Bible because he advanced biblical ethics‚ alluded to the Scriptures‚ and magnified the Christian God. Many
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I dreamt a dream! What can it mean? And that I was a maiden Queen Guarded by an Angel mild: Witless woe was ne’er beguiled! And I wept both night and day‚ And he wiped my tears away; And I wept both day and night‚ And hid from him my heart’s delight. So he took his wings‚ and fled; Then the morn blushed rosy red. I dried my tears‚ and armed my fears With ten-thousand shields and spears. Soon my Angel came again; I was armed‚ he came in vain; For the time of youth was fled‚ And
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Williams Carlos William’s poem “This Is Just to Say” seems like a simple poem at first glance. After reading the poem‚ I had discerned it was an imagery poem. As I tried to interpret the poem‚ several thoughts had wondered through my mind. At first‚ I was imagining it was a secret message for a lover. Secondly‚ I thought it was a note left for a wife. Thirdly‚ I envisioned that it was a representation of Adam and Eve. At last‚ I felt it represented a confession to God. The simplicity of this poem
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In the short story Gaston by William Saroyan uses the bug‚ Gaston‚ and the peach to symbolize the girl’s father. In the story there is a girl whose parents are divorced and during the story she is with her dad. Her mom is also so rich and her dad is poor. The girl’s dad buys a kilo of peaches and within the peaches‚ there is a bad peach with a a bug. They continue to have a conversation about Gaston and the girl soon wants a peach with a bug inside of it. The father leaves to go get more peaches
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