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    In Emily Dickinson’s poem‚ "Because I could not be stopped for Death"‚ Death is describe in human characteristics‚ throughout the piece of literature. She uses a a great deal of personification to allow us to relate to the piece. She also uses the poetic technique imagery. This plays a big role in the piece because it allows us to kind of picture ourselves there.. In this piece of literature‚ the persona describes death as being gentle‚ handsome and well groomed. Perhaps a man coming to pick

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    and untimely nature of death. While Dickinson’s poem presents eternity as the soul’s ultimate spoils in this struggle‚ the tone of the poem suggests that in itself the promise of eternity can provide no comfort to the living. The poem’s use of personification‚ together with a marked shift in tone and rhythm‚ provide an especially chilling presentation of man’s powerlessness in the face of death’s random schedule. In the poem‚ death is portrayed as a gentlemanly suitor‚ who collects the speaker for

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    to Holmes concerning incidents surrounding Henry Baskervilles and the moor‚ his use of creative descriptive language revealed his romantic and imaginative feature. In contrast of Holmes‚ he was not mechanic‚ he always apply metaphors‚ similes‚ personifications and also some vivid adjectives to build up an atmosphere. [The] God-forsaken corner of the world referred to the quite isolated moor and this informal adjective gave the feeling of deserted more appealing. He admired the beauty of this enchanting

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    in ’Mr Death’ and "The Farmer Retires To Town" Lundgren explores relationships with the natural world. Through different techniques Lundgren presents his thoughts and feelings on relationships of life. In the poem "Mister Death"‚ the use of personification in the title brings death to life and offers him an identity and title. This presents a unique way of viewing death as natural‚ and acceptable and also indicated the relationship of his own mortality. The poem sets in a retirement home‚ ’Mr Death’

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    8 September 2013 Ann Petry Prose Response In the selection from The Street‚ Ann Petry most frequently employs personification to provide insight into Lutie Johnson’s disgust with the wind and how that‚ in turn‚ builds a bitter relationship between the protagonist and the city setting. To begin the passage‚ Petry sets a dark‚ desolate mood as she personifies the wind as relentless and assaulting. It is made blatantly clear that the weather “did everything it could to discourage the people

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    he hides away from society. He is alone and ‘cries to nothing and the terrible night’ as he has nothing and there is no one around him. So he turns to the one thing in his life that keeps him warm‚ methylated spirits. Personification The poem continuously uses personification‚ as a way of interpreting the man’s relationship with the bottle. The bottle is personified as ‘his girl’‚ his only companion. “His woman of fire who creeps to his heart and sets a candle there”‚ this shows his love and affection

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    With her personification of death as “kindly‚” Evans states this is a Christian belief “that death could be the door to an eternally happy life.” By showing how death “slowly drove‚” Dickinson is “creating suspense” of what will come on the carriage ride. Evans comments

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    in his treatment of the garden‚ highlighted by his ravages “like a hungry bird”. The notion of cultural belonging is portrayed through the image of the house and its memories. The house symbolises the cultural identity of the family and the personification of “its china-blue coat…” suggests the family’s pride in maintaining their home‚ similar to caring for a family member. The memories are described as “heated discussions/ And embracing gestures/…”. This use of sensory imagery and cultural allusions

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    “Musée des Beaux Arts” by W.H. Auden We have been studying a poem called “Musée des Beaux Arts” for the past 3 weeks‚ it is a poem about Icarus falling from the sky. These next six questions give us an insight into the meaning of the poem. In this poem by W. H. Auden there are six subjects being talked about‚ the suffering‚ The Old Masters‚ human position‚ miraculous birth‚ the Martyrdom and the disaster‚ these all refer to something that is happening in the

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    Out out is a narrative poem that outlines‚ in a certain way‚ the dangers of letting a child do a man’s work. The boy‚ whom we find to be young‚ has an unfortunate accident with a buzz saw resulting in the boy’s death. The poet uses language structure and characterisation to convey the tragic circumstances in which the boy is killed and how society reacted upon it. the title is an allusion to the story of macbeth by shakesphere where the quote continues to say "out‚ out‚ brief candle". this shows

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