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    Gary Soto Tone

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    At the beginning of “Oranges” there is an example of enjambment “The first time I walked” (1) this makes the reader ponder on whether the poem is about a child’s first steps but as one reads on they realize it is meant to emphasize how important this walk with the girl is. The speaker’s walk with the girl becomes a milestone in the speaker’s life. Another line with enjambment is line 3 where the speaker is talking about how he feels weighed down. At first the reader

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    Literature Ms. Taylor The Century Quilt Response The poem The Century Quilt by Marilyn Nelson Waniek serves as a nostalgic reflection of the history of a cherished quilt‚ which connects the speaker’s life to her diverse heritage. Wainek’s use of enjambment‚ personification‚ and colorful imagery develops a speaker and a character that demonstrates affection for the quilt’s qualities and reveals a more complex underlying message about the quilt’s impact on how the speaker perceives her life and family

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    For Our Grandmothers

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    I pay more attention to this technique because I hear it a couple of times which makes it more effective. The use of enjambment in this poem keeps you concentrated because the sentences just flow naturally. This makes me want to keep reading more and see what the next line is going to be about. Sometimes when i read poems i zone out but Brown’s usage of enjambment keeps you lured in. I can relate to this poem in a few ways because she talked about something that everyone’s grandmother does

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    Danse Russe

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    verse‚ to create his own structure that will be interesting to the reader. The pattern that he creates does a good job of connecting to the emotional or imaginative effect he is aiming for. William creates a repetition of sound in this poem by using enjambment‚ end-stopping‚ assonance and many other ways which allow him to make the reader focus on important parts‚ and emphasize important things. These patterns he creates work with the feeling of freedom that comes with free verse. In Danse Russe

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    Another genre convention that my poem has in common with “Spitting Image” is that there are both enjambments used. For example‚ I wrote “The crocuses on the ground / twinkle in the wind.” and “There is another rainbow / fade away into diaphanous satin‚” as enjambments which enable to establish a sense of urgency by propelling the audience forward through the poem. Furthermore‚ the using of enjambments also creates a fast rhythm for my poem. Additionally‚ I also applied auditory‚ olfactory and tactile

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    Duffy

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    particularly focusing on the theft of a snowman. In the snowman he sees the coldness and loneliness of his own position. Through the narrator’s monologue‚ Duffy reveals the psychology behind the crimes. I intend to examine Duffy’s use of techniques such as enjambment‚ imagery and symbolism to present the psychology of this unpleasant character. Topic Sentences • Clearly state what the paragraph will be about • Can link back to the previous paragraph • In the poem’s first stanza‚ Duffy establishes connections

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    Horses by Edwin Muir

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    the poem that gains interest from the readers. Muir uses many literary devices. In the phrase‚”Lumbering Horses in the Steady Plough” he uses Enjambment comparing the Horses on a steady plough to a bare field. The effect created by the use of enjambment is that the feelings or memories of the poet are still ongoing and this is reflected. The enjambment helps the poem flow into the next line. The word “lumbering” is defined as moving in a slow‚ heavy manner. There is consonance in the words Those

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    Commentary: An Advancement of Learning by Seamus Heaney In An Advancement from Learning by Seamus Heaney‚ he describes a retrospective childhood experience. The narrator compels himself to face a deep-seated and preposterous fear which he consequently conquers. He shares his terror and revulsion by implementing vivid and vibrant imagery presented in nine quatrains. The conquest of an irrational fear depicted in this poem is perhaps a metaphor for overcoming greater fears in life. As the title

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    Comparing and Contrasting

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    bringing back good memories. This is what photographs tend to do. Clarke uses enjambment as she does not use punctuations to break up the flow of her poem and this adds to the dreary tone. Towards the end of the poem we see more evidence of rustic activity. The poet Molly Holden uses enjambment throughout the last stanza‚ ‘sweet hay and gone some seventy years ago and yet they stand before me in the sun’. This enjambment gives the image of hay possibly falling down. We can link this to rustic activity

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    end-stopped lines and enjambment are also used: "What a trash/To annihilate each decade." One important aspect is the demonic tone of this poem. The way that Plath seems to tell the story as if it were a show or carnival is another aspect which ties in to the demonic tone of ’Lady Lazarus’. Plath structures her poem in a certain way in order to create different effects. For example‚ enjambment is used: "The second time I meant/To last it out and not come back at all." Sylvia uses enjambment in order to make

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