The Flea 1. What has been the past relationship of the speaker and the woman? What has she denied him? How has she habitually “kill[ed]” him? What is his objective in the poem? 2. In many ways this poem is like a miniature play: it has two characters‚ dramatic conflict‚ dialogue (though we only hear one speaker)‚ and stage action. The action is embedded in the dialogue. What happens preceding the first line of the poem? What happens between the first and second stanzas? Between the second
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The Passionate Shepherd to His Love By: Christopher Marlowe It is a beautiful example of pastoral love poetry. This poem depicts love rural countryside setting. The entire poem is an entire invitation‚ spoken by the shepherd‚ who pledges to his beloved‚ a shepherd who is eager to give everything‚ opposing the fact that his offerings are transient‚ if only “His love” will accept his pleas to “Come live with me and be my Love.” The shepherd promises that if his beloved will come live with him
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1. What metaphors does Holmes use to describe the ship in stanzas one and two of "Old Ironsides"? “The meteor of the ocean air” in stanza 1 and “The eagle of the sea!” In stanza 2. 2. In 1830‚ the 44-gun American warship Constitution‚ the inspiration for "Old Ironsides‚" was scheduled to be scrapped - that is‚ stripped of everything valuable or reasonable. What proposal is put forth by Holmes‚ in the last stanza of his poem? In the last stanza he states that if the ship should “die” in a sense
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How are relationships presented in ‘My Last Duchess’ and one other poem of your choice? Firstly‚ the presentation in ‘My Last Duchess’ is a relationship that has no equality between the Duke and the Duchess. This is shown through the title of the poem. The word ‘my’ is a possessive pronoun and it connotes with the fact that someone has ownership over something else; in this case the Duke has ownership over the Duchess. The Duke is objectifying the Duchess and the word after is ‘last’ this suggests
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Summary of each stanza 1st Paragraph in ‘Do not go gentle into that good night’‚ the poet writes about the idea of death‚ and what dying men should do in their last moments. He does this through the frequent usage of imagery‚ illustrating to the readers the final moments of various people’s lives‚ and what they should do in these moments. 2nd Paragraph The writer creates the impression that we should not let death take control over us‚ and that we should fight even in the very last moments of
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The chambered nautilus The poem “The Chambered nautilus” from Oliver Wendell Holmes. The poet finds a nautilus shell‚ and reflects on the life of the animal‚ venturing on the unknown adventure of life. He reflects on how‚ as it grows‚ it moves into a new chamber‚ each one larger than the last. Then this makes him think of his own life‚ and mortality. And how he moves and grows from one part of his life to the next‚ until he finally dies‚ and leaves his shell just like the nautilus. Holmes begins
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Critical Essay on ‘Follower’ A poem which explores the problems of growing older is the poem ‘Follower’ by Seamus Heaney. This poem is about Heaney’s childhood memories of his father working on the farm ploughing the land. Heaney talks very highly of his father and creates the impression of a very strong man who was an expert at what he done and a man who was his son’s hero. It also talks about how Heaney used to follow his dad around as he worked and how he dreamed of growing up and ploughing
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The poem "The Door" reveals to us that change in self involves taking chances and the positive consequences of change. Miroslav expresses change as an individual’s commitment to embrace new opportunities presented to them‚ leading to a new perspective of life. The door‚ being the central metaphor of the poem‚ represents a barrier‚ which holds us back from initiating alter. It is a gateway to new opportunities if the individual decides to take the initiative. The poet uses repetition of the phrase
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Philip Larkin’s poem “Here” is able to use clear syntax‚ vivid imagery‚ and clever choice of words to distinctly convey his attitudes towards the four different places he describes in the poem: a bustling city‚ a large town‚ a suburban community‚ and an isolated paradise. Syntax structure is a key area in which the poem uses the format of words to convey the specific meanings between the four different stanzas. Three ways he is able to do this are listing‚ enjambment‚ and transitions between the
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Kia Wells Eng 102 20 September 2013 “The Road Not Taken” By Robert Frost The poem “The Road Not taken by Robert Frost was published back in the year of 1916.The poem was printed in Italics and consists of 4 stanzas. This poem is also considered and known to be one of Robert Frost’s most popular poems. In this essay I will explore The Road Not Taken. I try to fully understand if Frost felt disappointment in his life due to certain decisions that are made. Stanza four of the poem is where the
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