W.B. Yeats has created rhythm in his poem "When You Are Old" by using a familiar meter‚ simple rhyme scheme and by enhancing these forms with effective poetic devices and substitutions. Almost everyone who has studied English has read a play written by William Shakespeare. Yeats uses the same form‚ iambic pentameter‚ to create a steady rhythm that is familiar to many readers. He uses substitution feet to deviate from the regular meter and emphasize the parts of the poem he feels are important. For
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When Friendship Turns to Love I didn’t want to depart my home town‚ which I’ve been settling ever since the day I was born. Neither do I want to leave my school‚ relatives‚ and most importantly my best friend Samuel. Sam and I had been best friends since elementary school. I still recall the day when we first met; it was the first day of grade 1 and we were in the same class. Unintentionally I collided with his head trying to reach for my pencil that had been knocked out on the floor. Fortunately
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Analysis of a Poem: “The Lamb” by William Blake “The Lamb” by William Blake is a strong teaching of the image of Jesus. The author writes it as a form of a child’s song which an adult is asking questions to a child and the answer to “Who made thee?” This is also a form of a teacher teaching a lesson about Jesus (Blake line 1).The author uses of repetition‚ metonymy‚ personification and allusion build the image of Jesus. The lamb unquestionably symbolizes Jesus. The lamb is a traditional image
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Poem Analysis Born January 19‚ 1809‚ Poe never really knew his parents. His father left the family early on‚ and his mother passed away when he was only three. Separated from his siblings‚ Poe went to live with John and Frances Allan‚ a tobacco merchant and his wife‚ in Richmond‚ Virginia. Poe published his first book‚ “Tamerlane and Other Poems” in 1827‚ and he had joined the army. Poe went to West Point‚ but before doing so he published his second book “Al Aaraaf‚ Tamberlane‚ and Minor Poems”
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Modern Love George Meredith “Modern Love.” The term brings to mind the changing dynamic of today’s society. This change has been present for decades and continues on to this day. In George Meredith’s poem he illiterates the negative impact of this change in a case that could encompass so many couples; the pain of a loveless marriage. Through his use of diction‚ and metaphor Meredith show the pain and heartache of two people being so close‚ yet so emotionally distant. The first line of the
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You entered my life like a gentle sigh‚ like a quiet breeze blowing softly through the leaves. You were a stranger first‚ one who laughed freely and easily‚ who spoke of minor intimacies and common grounds‚ who made me feel strangely liked and valued. You became my friend‚ no longer a stranger‚ trusting me with secrets hidden‚ confiding what you liked and hated. We talked and laughed and‚ as time passed by‚ I grew more and more dependent upon your smile. From strangers to friends was just a baby
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ANTHEM FOR DOOMED YOUTH ANALYSIS 1. The Body of Poem “Anthem for Doomed Youth” By: Wilfred Owen What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? Only the monstrous anger of the guns. Only the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle Can patter out their hasty orisons. No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells‚ Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs‚— The shrill‚ demented choirs of wailing shells; And bugles calling for them from sad shires. What
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the first line‚ “When using‚ you are not the same”. Growing up in the 70s and being a teenager in the 80s‚ I have seen firsthand the detrimental effect that substance abuse has on our society. When she continues with next two lines‚ “That sublimity of an altered state‚ you are not the same”‚ I have absolutely no doubt I know what this poem is about. The lines “I’ll lock all my windows. I’ll bust all the light bulbs.” means that this person is turning her back on someone. When she finishes with “I
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Janelle Roa Cabrera ENG 4 – W 2008 – 07276 Professor Emmanuel V. Dumlao Poetry Analysis: “Justice” by Khrystyne Carmel Villan About the Author Khrystyne Carmel S. Villan‚ a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts student in the University of the Philippines Los Baňos‚ is a Writing major who is currently at her third year level. The poet drew her inspiration in writing the poem from the tragic death of rape-slay victim Given Grace Cebanico. In the piece “Justice”
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John Crowe Ransom‚ an American poet‚ was born in Pulaski‚ Tennessee on April 30‚ 1888. He received an undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University in 1909‚ and later became a professor there. Ransom published three volumes of highly much-admired poetry. He was a member of the Fugitives‚ a group of writers who were suspicious of the social and cultural changes taking place in the South during the early twentieth century. They sought to preserve the traditional idea‚ which was firmly embedded in classical
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