Compare how poets present World War 1 in ‘Mametz Wood’ and one other poem you studied Sheers wrote ‘Mametz Wood’‚ reflecting on the death and remains of solders in World War One contrasted to Hughes who wrote’ Bayonet Charge’ after war but set it during war‚ presenting the uncertainty of the soldiers. Having the two poems set in different times‚ contrasts how World War 1 is presented both during and after. Bayonet Charge has many examples of similes to give vivid detail to the reader‚ helping
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was to expose the true horrors of World War II and to challenge the romanticized view of war that poets such as Rupert Brooke held. To achieve this‚ Owen used familiar imagery techniques of similes and personification‚ and sound devices such as onomatopoeia and alliteration. In Dulce et Decorum est.‚ Owen used the techniques of similes‚ ”Bent double like baggers under sacks‚” he wrote‚ likening young‚ normally healthy men to old beggars tying to keep warm under sacks. This comparison of these young
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THE BELL *Assessment of the Poem: Some critics regard the poem as masterly; other critics regard it as shallow and sing-song. The latter critics–including many 20th and 21st Century poets–tend to eschew rhyming poetry because of its emphasis on form and musicality over substance. It is true that the "The Bells" is highly musical‚ in keeping with Poe’s belief that a poem should appeal to the ear. The Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff wrote a symphony based on the poem. It contains four movements
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attitude or the youths and people who are watching the crime. The poet has not made an appearance in the poem as he shows no emotion‚ but he makes the reader feel‚ through his description of the photos that are captured by his use of metaphors‚ onomatopoeia and repetition‚ that they are witnessing the crime. The first stanza has a theme of loss‚ which is slowly released throughout the poem as the poet begins to describe the foreground and introduces the reader to the incident: “Ragged diamond”
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worked like a little hero by her side’’ | Shows that even the little kids are working as hard as her | Personification | ‘’drops of sooty… her forehead’’ | Emphasises that she works so hard until her sweat drops look like they’re standing up. | Onomatopoeia | ‘’Bung! The crows leave..’’ | Represents the sound of a gun | Irony | ‘’she loves her children‚ but has…harsh to them’’ | Gives the effect of her being those strong women type and doesn’t show affection. | Imagery | ‘’He is not… hair will
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Harald was not sitting on his rump doing nothing”. Roald uses the colloquial term ‘rump’ instead of the formal word bottom or behind. This gives us the impression that Roald is talking to us in a more humorous and light hearted manner. Roald’s onomatopoeia techniques make the text much more memorable for the reader. For example Dahl’s use of “Ow! Ouch! Ouch!” on page 48 is to imitate the sounds of poor little boy Twaites being beaten by a cane‚ which invokes sympathy in the reader. It also provides
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Some the literary elements that Poe uses in the bells are onomatopoeia‚ alliteration‚ assonance‚ repetition‚ and rhythm. Onomatopoeia which is the formation of word by imitation of a sound made or associated with its referent‚ it is used in line 3 with the phrase tinkle tinkle‚ tinkle. Alliteration is the commencement of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group‚ used in verse 2 lines 10 and 12 “frantic fire” and “desperate desire.” Assonance
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Figure of speech A figure of speech is the use of a word or words diverging from its usual meaning. It can also be a special repetition‚ arrangement or omission of words with literal meaning‚ or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it‚ as in idiom‚ metaphor‚ simile‚ hyperbole‚ or personification. Figures of speech often provide emphasis‚ freshness of expression‚ or clarity. However‚ clarity may also suffer from their use‚ as any figure of speech introduces
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Poem Analysis Digging Digging is a poem written by the Irish poet Seamus Heaney. It’s about a person looking back into the past and thinking about his father and his grandfather. The memories in the poem are about his father and his grandfather’s occupation. The sentences: ‘Stooping in rhythm through potato drills.’ shows that his father was a potato farmer and ‘My grandfather cut more turf in a day’ shows that his grandfather was a turf harvester. The title of this poem also has a meaning
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How does Malorie Blackman create a vivid picture of the bomb and its aftermath in this passage? A shocked atmosphere concludes this chapter with a bombing of Dundale shopping centre in the book noughts and crosses‚ Malorie Blackman makes the aftermath and bombing of the Dundale shopping centre very vivid for the reader by using very interesting and useful word and phases. Firstly‚ Malorie Blackman uses many ominous hints and foreshadowing to create a vivid picture of what was about to happen in
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