Analysis Of Perhaps By Vera Brittain

The single lines emphasises the importance of communication. It could be argued that she was trying to reach out to someone in the moments before her death, but no one was there. No one was there during her life and no one was there during her death. Morgan shows this is the structure of the poem, with the use of the single lines, and then the words of Marilyn Monroe straight after.

All times, the disappearance of cherishable beings brings people unbearable agony. Eventually, they cry, and then suffer more heartache, yet the attitudes when confronting a farewell vary dynamically within individuals. In Dylan Thomas’ “Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night” and Elizabeth Bishop’s “One Art”, both speakers experience a painful loss. However, while Thomas strongly opposes the undeniable fact of his father’s death process, Bishop reluctantly accepts the departure of her beloved. The two speakers react differently to recover from the ineluctable sadness, to regain inner peace. In the end, the poems’ comparison concludes losing valued relations is distressingly unavoidable, and that there is no ideal way to cope with losses. Therefore,

Jane Kenyon, the author of “Otherwise”, once said, “The poet's job is to put into words those feelings we all have that are so deep, so important, and yet so difficult to name, to tell the truth in such a beautiful way, that people cannot live without it.” Jane died a few years later after writing this poem, and it was published after her death. “Otherwise” is a meaningful poem that describes the tender truth about death in a definite but beautiful way; it also emphasizes the pleasant normalcy in life, and how everything will change.

The second half of the poem is very different from the beginning half because the lines that follow the first sentence

Death is something that at some point will come to each of us and has been explored in many forms of literature. “The Raven” and “Incident in a Rose Garden” are two poems that explore common beliefs and misconceptions about death. Though both poems differ in setting, tone, and mood there are surprising similarities in the literary tools they use and in the messages they attempt to convey. The setting and mood establish the tone and feel of a poem. In “The Raven” we are launched into a bleak and dreary winters night where a depressed narrator pines for his dead girlfriend.

Poetry is love, and love is… well, poetry” (Shmoop Editorial Team). In essence, Baca’s poem is a reminder that life is more than just materialism and the simplest form of gestures, such as writing poetry, can make a difference towards a loved one. Additionally, this poem is a reminder that the obstacles in life are not as significant because love outweighs the negative. Even though poetry does not pay the bills, it instills a

In my thoughts, Harwood’s poetry engages readers through its poetic treatment of loss and consolation throughout relationships as well as its exploration of universal themes about human existence and processes of life. Harwood’s poetry validates the consoling influence of childhood experiences upon adult development evident in both At Mornington and A Valediction where they both explore one sense of loss and consolidation. Harwood cleverly includes personas with their own feelings and anxieties to outlook on the present and future and the power of memories held with past relationships. Relationships link within Harwood’s poetry as throughout life she experiences suffering and includes her personal voice and life within the story of her poem.

What is unusual about Pastan?s poem is the way she effectively conveys these sentiments by the

The poem Mother Who Gave Me Life by Gwen Harwood, is about the speaker’s mother and her life that is near death. This focused universal thematic concern of motherhood is conveyed through a reflective tone, as the speaker is seen to acutely contemplate her mother’s life and the wisdom she has been taught. Gwen Harwood uses a eulogy structure to undertow the reader’s focus to the praise the speaker has for her mother. As well as creatively embedding the use of enjambment, repetition and metaphors, Harwood attempts to convey the emotion of the speaker reconciling her final moments with her mother.

When a loved when is gone it feels like a hole in the world. With much grief he says, “Never again will anyone inhabit the world the way he did. Questions I have can never now get answers. The world is emptier. My son is gone. Only a hole remains, Avoid, a gap, never to be filled”(33). This phrase describes his emotions and how he views the world without his son. The author gives advice on what to say to someone who is mourning. He says to never say its Ok because its never okay and death is awful. “ What I need to hear from you is that you recognize how painful it is. I need to hear from you that you are with me in my desperation” (34). When some passes away no one really knows what his or her loved ones are feeling because each death is unique and each person is different. The wisest of words don’t even make the pain go away, and all that can be done is lending an ear to listen, a shoulder to lean on.

If someone could reflect on their entire life after they had passed, what would they say? What if that person heard that their loved ones were not appreciating everyday they were alive? What would they say to them? In the poem “Lucinda Matlock”, written by Edgar Lee Masters, the character Lucinda Matlock, who has passed away, shares the story of her life and gives some advice to her loved ones who are alive and experiencing some bad times. The theme Masters uses is to make the best of life because life is too short to be negative. The character Lucinda Matlock has passed away but is reflecting on the ups and downs of her life, but always remains positive. Masters describes the theme by using persona, tone, and

For her memory to fade from our lives like a dream; Our lips need not speak when our hearts mourn sincerely, For grief often dwells; Where it is seldom seen.

The last stanza in this poem considers the woman's physical description and moral character. Her “so soft [and] so calm” flow radiates peace and goodness.

Dickinson and Whitman also use similar poetic devices in "Hope is a Thing with Feathers” and “O Captain! My Captain!” Each poem contains an extended metaphor. In Dickinson’s poem, a bird clearly symbolizes hope. The first stanza introduces the bird metaphor: ‘Hope is the thing with feathers--/That perches in the soul.’ The next lines ‘And sings the tune without the words--/And never stops—at all—’ illustrate the interminable nature of the bird and hope. The second stanza expands the metaphor by saying ‘And sweetest—in the Gale—is heard—.’ The bird’s song, or hope, is the sweetest during a Gale, or troubled times. The first lines in the final stanza ‘I’ve heard it in the chillest land--/ And on the strangest Sea’ describe the bird, or hope, as being

The mother's road to finding closure over her son's death is much longer than her husband's. Her feelings throughout the poem are of