English Literature Poem

The poem begins with a compelling description of nature’s wrath, Phillis personifies the storm as Aeolus, the Greek king of winds. The speaker commands Aeolus to “be still” and cites him as a “tyrant” as he coerced the wind, which is similar to how the white men had enslaved Phillis. As Susanna crosses the ocean, like the slave ships did, personifications of the

The sentence structure of this poem is unlike a lot of poems that you might see where the lines are of equal length and contain the same amount of sylables. Rather than taking that approach, Blanco's poem contained senteneces, and lines that were all of different length. For example, in the second stanza blanco included two very long lines that included dashes and comma's because he was creating a list. Some of the very short lines feautured throughout the poem occur beacause the sentence was too long to fit into the line before and was continued in the next line.

The poems by Komninos and Langley also use tone to relay the persona’s attitude. In Komninos’ poem, the persona, who happens to be the poet, is fed up of being treated differently by Australians because of his heritage and is using the poem to “assert” himself “as an Australian… as an artist.” In Langley’s poem, the Australian persona relays a positive view of Australia, representing Australians as compassionate, educated and respectful whilst relaying an unfavourable opinion of immigrants, portraying them as self-absorbed and “god-like” in an unnatural, unfitting sense. Tone is helped to represent Australian identity by the use of a persona and the use of language in the text.

By adding in onomatopoeias, the reader is able to hear the sound of the water as it rushes and crashes. Therefore, the poetic devices that Imtiaz uses have a tremendous purpose throughout the poem.

The theme of strong feelings is explored and used in many different ways throughout a variety of poems. In most poems many different strong feelings are conveyed such as grief and love. I will explore a variety of strong feelings in all my poems; in ‘Half-Past Two’ for example, I will investigate how Fanthorpe explores the feelings of fear and confusion, liberation and then finally order and control. I will also explore how the poets use lexis, structure and imagery to convey the strong feelings presented. Many poems also consist of similar characters such as in ‘My Papa’s Waltz’ and ‘Half-Past Two’ which both include a similar authority figure, while In ‘A Mother in a Refugee Camp’ a caring mother has to sit by and watch her child die due

The dominant contrast in "Oh, Oh" is created by the comforting versus harsh descriptions of the natural versus the mechanical.  This contrast is created not only through images, but also through a careful collaboration of word choices selected by Hathaway.  Perhaps the most easily recognizable of these is found in the middle of the poems only stanza.  After the author's persona and his girl have walked through the country, they encounter the invasion of a train.  But, the action of the intrusion is not what is important here; rather, the language that is used to describe both situations is what must be examined.

This poem dramatizes the conflict between appearance and reality, particularly as this conflict relates to the central symbol of the poem, the goose fish. The speaker relates the tale of two lovers who encounter a dead fish on the beach after sharing their affection with one another. While looking at the fish, the couple ponders the meaning of this fish. Taken figuratively, the goose fish occupies many roles. As the speaker overlooks the events taking place between two lovers on a beach, he introduces the goose fish as playing the part of an intruder: “Until they saw… / As though the whole world had found them out, / The goose fish…” (15-17). Shortly after the lovers witness the goose fish, they

Another apparent device in the poem is it’s use of cacophony. This is noticeable as this literary device is used almost throughout the whole poem as shown, “The wind was a torrent of darkness upon the gusty trees” and “The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas” This literary device again gives emphasis on those words to bring the environment to life. Alliteration and consonance is also to be shown within the poem as seen with “ghostly galleon” and “road was a ribbon” and “moonlight looping the purple moor” and “The wind was a torrent of darkness upon the gusty trees” and this gives a subtle connection with those key words. Lastly, repetition is shown towards the end “ And the highwayman came riding-- Riding--

By merely reading a poem, one can identify the writer’s mood, which reveals the self-expression aspect of poetry. When contemplating a poem’s structural characteristics, such as style, expressions and diction, the poet’s emotions and condition is easily unravelled. For instance, “The Old Familiar Faces” explored a poignant, sorrowful tone with the repetition of tragic expressions throughout. This helped portray the theme of nostalgia and uncover the poet’s condition when writing the poem. This why I concur with the unit’s statement of inquiry as I think it is very fitting of our poetry

Our personal identity shapes who we are or shall become, it is how a person sees them self, fitting into their surroundings. Both Owen and Alvi explore the unpredictable personal identity of a person and how it changes their lives for the worse in their poems Disabled and An Unknown Girl. The former poem, filled with pathos, demonstrates a soldier’s joyful life prior to and after WWI where he suffered a devastating tragedy, losing all his limbs, emphasizing his deformed personal identity throughout the poem. The latter, however, depicts a cultural visitor experiencing India in hopes of fulfilling her somewhat incomplete heritage (and thus, personal identity), in which

“Poems are written with the feelings and emotions, with the intuition and the instincts, that make each of us who we are” (Charters 669). Dana Gioia, the author of “Summer Storm 2000” expresses an emotional works to an event dated back 20 years ago. Gioia uses dictions such as, imagery, figures of speech, setting, tone, and ballad to help readers not only comprehend the poem but to help them envision and feel it as if they were the ones experiencing the story. Gioia uses these means as a way of expressing his feelings and thoughts while explain to readers the deeper meaning of what “Summer Storm” really entails.

The use of metaphors, symbolism, and imagery are apparent in the poems, creating a deeper meaning upon analyzation. Hadeed for instance, uses metaphors and symbolism heavily in her writing to enhance the significance and effect of the wording. In the text, she states, “I am what is left/ after forced penetration/ into fertile motherland/ I am sweet yams dug from their beds/ and replanted in a foreign climate” (Hadeed). The metaphors are utilized when she talks about having been born in another country when she says “fertile motherland,” and then goes on to say, “replanted in a foreign climate,” which would be in the U.S. She compares herself to a plant being placed in an unknown territory, which is symbolic to what she must go through in America. She is basically an “outsider,” someone who is seen as divergent which arouses suspicion and questioning. Which coincides with the reason as to why she is asked about her racial heritage. Smith on the contrary although using metaphors as well, she has a great use of imagery to convey the meaning. As she details in her poem, “There? I was the American Girl/ Here? I’m the China Doll/ They look at me and see what I am/ I look at me and see who I am” (Smith). She uses metaphors in these lines, but she is giving us the illustration in our head to help us picture how people viewed her. In the last lines, she clarifies further more her

Oodles of poems explore different aspects of the violent theme of conflict. Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘War Photographer,’ Chinua Achebe’s ‘A Mother in a Refugee Camp’ and Louis MacNeice’s ‘Prayer Before Birth’ portray conflict through the disasters of warfare. In an akin way, the poem ‘Disabled’ by Wilfred Owen displays a youngster whose limbs were lost in the battlefield and is now waiting for death. ‘Piano’ by D. H. Lawrence is another poem which depicts a man’s reminiscence of his mother, who might’ve died due to some form of conflict. Similar to ‘A Mother In A Refugee Camp’ is W. H. Auden’s ‘Refugee Blues,’ both successfully displaying the arduous lives of refugees. Therefore, I will be analyzing the theme of conflict as well as comparing the above mentioned poems in this essay.

In the text “Letters To A Young Poet” Rilke seems to have a subtly rude tone in the passage. Rilke often criticizes Franz in a mature manner so it doesn't seem as such. Then, towards the end of the of the paragraph he begins to give him some advice and constructively criticize Franz. From the third paragraph to end of the text Rilke is giving genuine advice as to how to make his career to the best of his ability.

The poem ‘Coming Home’ by Owen Sheers, explores the description of the poets visits to his family, and how the passage of time has changed some things and make some things feel odd. There are three main characters in this poem, namely the mother, father and the grandfather, as well as the narrator, who is the poet and reflecting on this visit of his. It is in the form of omnipresent narration, which gives it somewhat of a constant flow throughout each stanza. The reflection is done in a low tone, which makes the reader not focus at any particular part of the poem, while the vivid imagery and attention to detail captivates the readers mind throughout the