Introduction Poetry, a form of art and expression that has existed for millennia, serves as both a mirror and a lamp to society. It not only reflects societal norms, values, and emotions but also illuminates paths for change and introspection. The intricate relationship between poetry and society is underscored by the fact that poets draw inspiration from their surroundings, while...
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Various forms of literature has been taught in schools for centuries. They are essential to the basic objective of any English class. Literature helps students to become more sophisticated readers, more flexible writers and to develop moral imagination, ethical values, and a sense of vocation. Literature has a diverse collection of classifications, such as poetry, prose, drama, non-fiction, and media....
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To provide context, culture is an integrated system of learned behaviour patterns, wherein meaning is transmitted from generation to generation. According to Fisher, it represents specific attitudes and feelings of any given groups of people, which put simply is a system of shared meaning (qtd. in Kocak 64). As structuralists would understand, the nature of language is akin to culture;...
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Introduction Anne Carson is widely considered a prominent figure in contemporary poetry. Her poetic language blends both classic and modern elements, and she uses verse to provide complex and universal commentary on multifaceted issues, coupled with an overall tone of profound skepticism. Carson has gone through several genres in her oeuvre, including essays, libretti, and reviews. She has also been...
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Well-written poetry has the ability to stir up deep emotions, plumb the depths of the human conscience, and even cause for reflection on existence itself. The usage of many literary devices contributes to the greatness of a poem and determine the impact it has, as can be seen in âNatureâ by Henry W. Longfellow. Longfellow implies a fleetingness to life...
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In âBullyâ Martin Espada uses the first stanza to introduce the theme of his poem. âIn the school auditorium/the Theodore Roosevelt statue/is nostalgicâ (lines 1-3). The statue described emanates a nostalgia for the Spanish-American war, which was considered by many to be a morally reprehensible act of hate upon Hispanic people. The author of the poem, Martin Espada, was introduced...
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Death is a very complicated feeling to describe. Some people may experience various emotions. Death is most commonly described as a feeling of loneliness and emptiness. Robert Frost was a 20th century poet. Frost explains that, âA poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesicknessâ. In John Updikeâs poem, âDogâs Deathâ, it...
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The poem may additionally moreover start on a pretty unhappy be mindful when the speaker claims that he âwandered lonely as a cloudâ, then again the tone of the poem hastily grew to boost to be joyful, when he spies a crew of daffodils âfluttering and dancing in the breezeâ. He declares that with such a sight âa poet ought...
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âWhy do you think they always say never give up on something you want to be in life?â Life is all about how you make it, you will have to fight many battles just to be where you want. Some might be easy, and some might be hard. Reading many epics this semester, The Odyssey, Gilgamesh, and Sundiata are relatable...
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In, the poem âThe Epic of Gilgameshâ the main character and hero of the story is Gilgamesh. In the beginning, Gilgamesh is not the fair and just king as the gods expected of him. Gilgamesh thought that because he was mostly god he could anything he wanted with no consequences. Gilgamesh caused an abundance amount of distress and pain to...
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Throughout 'Gretel in Darkness', Louise Gluck employs the medium of poetry to describe the intense emotional turmoil that a survivor of traumatic experiences can go through, weaving the audience through the flashbacks of a distressing experience and interjecting the all too real alienation that one can feel when recovering. The author's expert word choice and rhetorical questioning invites the audience...
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Poem Mood Analysis Essay Peacefulness comes in many ways, based on how humans interpret and feel it. A person can be deeply depressed and crying over something, but is still considered peaceful, or can be very joyful and pleased on the inside and still feel peaceful. There are two poems that have contradicted interpretations of the mood peacefulness, âThe Morning...
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Dylan Thomas' âDo not go Gentle into that good Nightâ is a Villanelle, a nineteen-line poem in a set format, it is an old French format, first written in 1606 by Jean Passerat. The structure is severe with two lines being repeated at the end of alternate stanzas and then making up the final two lines of the last stanza,...
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Textual conversations between conflicting texts highlight both the parallels between the composerâs ideologies as well as their conflicting attitudes, underscoring the contrasting outlooks from both parties. Resonating and reaffirming this idea is the contradictory interplay between Sylvia Plathâs poetry collection of âArielâ, authored during an era of gender digression, where women were stereotypically branded as housewives,; and Ted Hughesâ attempts...
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The short poem, âPorphyriaâs Loverâ by Robert Browning is one of his finest works that portrays the motions of love and hate, as well as passion and control. The thrilling love story is about a man who is greatly obsessed with his lover named Porphyria and all he really wants his to keep her all to himself. But the only...
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Introduction The concept of toxic masculinity, defined as cultural norms that can be harmful to men, women, and society, manifests in various forms of literature. William Shakespeare and Robert Browning, two monumental figures in English literature, provide profound insights into this phenomenon through their poetic works. Shakespeare's plays and sonnets often depict the destructive nature of rigid masculine ideals, while...
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Intro: Why does poetry speak to us in a way that grasps our attention and makes us want to discover more? Edmund Spenserâs âSonnet LXVIIâ (1595) offers an insight into a huntsman who is in pursuit of a lover, William Blakeâs âA Poison Treeâ (1794) teaches us of the underlining conflict between a friend and a foe and William Butler...
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Through the exploration of T.S Eliotâs âPreludeâsâ (1911), âThe Hollow Menâ (1925) and âThe Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrockâ (âPrufrockâ 1915), the audience is exposed to the isolation, depersonalisation and corruption of society that Eliot endures by his âsingle voiceâ of apprehension, engaging with our own uncertainties. Eliotâs poems endure the hardship of people being hungry for any form...
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Introduction about a poet: Robert Lee Frost was born in March 26, 1874 and died in January 29, 1963.He was an American poet, highly regarded for his realistic depiction of rural life and his command of spoken American. His works often draw the background of rural life in New England in the early 20th century and use them to study...
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Two poems, Remember by Christina Rossetti and Funeral blues by W.H Auden have the same motif of loss yet are almost the antithesis of one another in execution of attitudes to death. The speaker, Christina Rossetti in her poem Remember entreats her lover for remembrance after death yet speaks with a poignant realism in the acceptance that he may forget...
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Langston Hughes, an influential literary artist, âexplore[d] the lives of African-Americansâ during the Harlem Renaissance (âMother to Sonâ 177). Because he was black himself, Hughes could write about his first-hand experience of âthe tacks and splintersâ associated with discrimination, and provide the privileged with his perspective (Miller 432). Hughes reveals the impediments blacks faced by writing with figurative language (Miller...
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The poem âDo Not Weep, Maiden, for War Is Kindâ by Stephen Crane was published in 1895 during the period of realism in American literature. The American poet Stephen Crane was born in 1871 and has had many popular works that take place during and have been influenced by the Civil War, including this piece. Although Crane was born after...
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In this poem, Yeats talks about the Irish war of Independence. Basically, this poem is created around the idea of Irish nationalism and revolution. In 1916 Irish had a great war against Great Britain. But in this war, they were not able to get their freedom and they lost a lot of their heroes. But this movement, the sacrifice of...
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Pablo Nerudaâs âOde to enchanted lightâ is a poem that utilizes alliteration, word choices, and metaphors to explain the vast possibilities that come with change. While Mary Oliverâs âSleeping in the forestâ is a poem that explains the sounds and visions of the beautiful land (with figurative language as well). Nerudaâs poem is an ode (a poem that deals with...
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It is no secret that of all four seasons, spring is a favorite for most. Find it inspirational as well? There are numerous reasons for that including the regrowth and rejuvenation that it brings to life. Flourishing leaves, blossoming flowers, and the warm weather have proven to be a source of inspiration for numerous writers. That might explain why spring...
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Literary genres are essential for both writers and readers when writing. For writers, the use of literary genres provides them with patterns that allow them to structure their writing. On the other hand, literary genres give readers the pleasure of discerning what is being written for them. The five literary genres of poetry, flash fiction, memoir, life legacy, and comedy...
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In ancient Greek myth, heroes were humans, male or female, of the distant past, gifted with superhuman abilities and descended from the immortal gods themselves. What defines the heroic life itself is the fact that humans are mortal. The certainty that one day you will die is what makes us human, distinct from animals who are unaware of their future...
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Homer was a Greek epic poet and supposedly the author of The Iliad and The Odyssey which are thought to be composed sometime between 750 and 650 BC. In Homerâs Iliad, the characters Sarpedon (mortal son of Zeus) and Patroklos (companion of Achilles) who both die noble and heroic deaths are commemorated with the grandest burials, whilst in Homerâs Odyssey,...
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Do we get to choose? Do we get to live or do we get to die? Quite an indecisive argument that every individual holds up at a certain point in life continuously living in the ruins of time. Every Leaf turns brown, every youth wrinkles away and every bone cracks its age. Nothing is immortal------ immortal is the soul, immortal...
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It is often easy to suggest that âpoetry makes a familiar world unfamiliarâ however, the world that the poet writes about is familiar to them. For example, Sylvia Plathâs poetry was highly influenced by her deteriorating mental health and her difficulty with relationships. The world that Plathâs poetry portrayed is a world that was familiar to her. Plathâs short book...
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