Poem 'On The Pulse Of The Morning'

In the poem About his person you find out about the mans identity through analysing several objects. The poet shows us this by using images of things found on his body for example ‘a ring of unweathered skin’ shows us

Memorable ideas are evident in Harwood’s poetry. In her poem, “At Mornington”, she considers the philosophical idea that the passing of time leads to gaining of wisdom. Harwood shows that growth and development are a critical part of defining our individuality. She has effectively used poetic techniques such as construction; vivid imagery and the context of her own life to explore this idea and contributed to the textual integrity of the piece. External contextual readings and values of the poem have illuminated the significance of the piece in asserting the value of friendship and relationships, and presented various ideas such as the inevitability of death, the significance that past events and memories play in shaping present perception as well as the defining of individuality through growth and development. Together, this contributes to the memorability of the poem.

A second way the theme of this poem can be seen is through imagery.  The first glimpse of this is in stanza one:  Cullen writes, “Pierce to the marrow…and past the bone.”  This passage provokes feelings/images of pain in our minds, addressing the same pain one feels when shunned in the world, whether on the basis of appearance, gender, nationality, etc.  This describes the part of the theme that says people must care for each other.  When pain pierces one’s heart, Cullen proposes that these feelings must “Be fused and mingle, diverse yet single,” with others’, as he states in the second stanza.  His meaning is that individuality is good but people must help each other; this is the path to an equal society where all are accepted.  A final example of imagery is the “shining and unsheathed” description of a blade in the last stanza.  Cullen wants the reader to perceive grief as dangerous and ready to strike.  Along with reiterating the fact that all humans must help one another, Cullen now states an ultimatum:  either society works to eliminate grief, or they can never be truly content with their lives.  The “sword” of grief will come down on the public if they cannot coexist.  The unique characteristics of each human being must be cherished and respected, not rejected and ridiculed.

First of all, Richard Blanco’s poems are loaded with figurative language: mostly metaphors and similes. One reason he uses his figurative language is to help the reader visualize the setting. In

The author uses imagery in the poem to enable the reader to see what the speaker sees. For example, in lines 4-11 the speaker describes to us the

The appreciation of nature is illustrated through imagery ‘and now the country bursts open on the sea-across a calico beach unfurling’. The use of personification in the phrase ‘and the water sways’ is symbolic for life and nature, giving that water has human qualities. In contrast, ‘silver basin’ is a representation of a material creation and blends in with natural world. The poem is dominated by light and pure images of ‘sunlight rotating’ which emphasizes the emotional concept of this journey. The use of first person ‘I see from where I’m bent one of those bright crockery days that belong to so much I remember’ shapes the diverse range of imagery and mood within the poem. The poet appears to be emotional about his past considering his thoughts are stimulated by different landscapes through physical journey.

Through the use of first person narration, personification, and metaphors, the poem invokes feelings of determination

One example of the personification used in the poem is when the author personifies sound when he says, “A few sounds escape from his mouth/a babbling no one understands” (Hongo, lines 30-31). “Escape” is often used to refer to running away from something. When the speaker describes “a few sounds [escaping] from [the man’s] mouth,” the speaker implies that these are the last sounds that the old man will make before he passes away. However, when the speaker continues with “a babbling no one understands,” they are implying that the old man may be trying to call for help in his native language. Since he is an immigrant who may not speak fluent English, no one can understand what he needs and cannot help him.

In the poem, “Backwards,” by Warsan Shire the poem dramatizes the conflict between the long for the past and the hatred of the present. This poem highlights the rough situation that the speaker is in as well as a need for what life was like before. One can easily see that the speaker in this poem is a child in the family, because of the context of line 3, “that’s how we bring Dad back.” This is referring to the longing for their dad before they were in the situation they currently are in. Although, there is not line to line rhyme scheme the poem is written backwards at the beginning of the second stanza. This is likely showing the reader the need for the past and emphasizing the importance of the current situation. The overall theme of this poem is showing what life was once like and what it is now.

Personification The uses of personification in this poem there are in line eleven, Of cypress, I roamed with my soul. This statement explains that the lover compares his psyche to a human being, so it could walk. In line fourty four and fourty five, And has come past the stars of the Lion / To point us the path to the skies.

The song Sunrise is something that can be related to the feelings of the Jews when Eitzengrupen was attacking towns and massacring Jews. The whole first verse is a verse that can be related to what a Jew was feeling when they were stepping up to their graves getting ready to die. The first part of the lyrics says that someone is full of despair and held a prisoner of war. This must be wxactly what the Jews were feeling, as they know what their fate is going to be and that they are a prisoner of the Nazis in a war between the Nazis and the Jews. The next part says that they are running out of air because they are buried in sadness and that they want a way out of this world.

Prompt: In a brief essay, identify at least two of the implications implicit in the society reflected in the poem. Support your statements by specific references to the poem.

According to Pradopo (2003: 75), the ancient poets until today’s poets have used personification. It is comparison between inanimate things and person. Personification makes the poet’s language is a live. It gives the clarity in the reader’s mind of a certain object

There are plenty works of poetry that have been published, but none that match the intellect and beautiful writing aura like those of Phillis Wheatley’s. Phillis Wheatley was America’s first black female poet who learned to read and write at an age where blacks were either unable to learn or restricted from these opportunities. Most of Phillis Wheatley’s poetry consists of religion, death and the hardships and burdens blacks endured throughout slavery. With the will to overcome slavery, she went on to express her thoughts, views, and ideas through poetry. Her writing talents and deep intellect towards her works separate her from other writers and place her in a category of her

To start of, the poem has an appeal of imagination and has many features that show this. First of, we have numerous metaphors, "I am a thousand winds that blow" and "I am the diamond glints on snow" are examples. These metaphors are indirectly comparing him to the greatness, to the amounts of them, trying to relate to us by telling us how he is everywhere. He might not be here in person but he is all around as used in the metaphors the wind, in the snow, in sunlight that ripens the grains everywhere. Second, the poem has the symbol of "do not stand at my