Poetic techniques

fleet diesel that interprets them, like music on a roller-piano as they move, over the rhythmic rails”. Dawe also uses alliteration to create this similar pattern such as “breeze blowing”, “cliff of kissing” and “sandstone sustaining”. Both of these techniques create tone within each poem allowing the reader to reflect the mood of each poem. Auden’s rhyme scheme portrays a tone of sadness and grief in its simple structure and Dawe reflecting a tone of joy and longing

been happy, tho' [but] only in a dream.” Even dreams of “hopeless sorrow” are preferable to the actual world. One poetic technique that Poe uses is rhyme. It is a simple technique, but is extremely effective as a literary device. The rhyme makes the reader really feel more connected to the work, and able to read it at a higher level. Poe also utilizes alteration in his poem, a technique which

Lust for Strawberries The poetic techniques used in “Strawberries” are as lovely and noticeable as the fruit itself. The poem is about a persona who is deeply in love with his past lover and reminisces of an afternoon spent in a daze of love; tales of the past. The author of the poem, Edwin Morgan, uses many different poetic techniques – including the lack of structure, the author’s diction, and the poem’s tone - to convey the theme of love and memories. The poem is separated into three differently

Leadership Jessica Ellen Cornish, also known as Jessie J, first began her stage career at age 11. Along with singing, she’s also done songwriting for some big celebrities. On the singing side, Jessica Cornish, Toby Gad, and Shelly Peiken wrote the 2011 hit “Who You Are”. The song debuted on her first album also titled Who You Are. Jessie once said that this song was written when she went through a time of not knowing who she was anymore. At the time she wanted to give up music until she wrote the

day The meaning of forgiveness People make mistakes, doesn't mean you have to give in Life is worth living again (Bieber lines 19-22) These song lyrics convey how there are many poetic devices in “Life is Worth Living”. These lyrics show examples of symbolism, repetition, and mood. “Life is Worth Living” has more poetic devices than the poem, “Barter”, which makes the song lyrics more artistic through the use of metaphors, allusions, symbolism, alliteration, hyperboles, mood, and repetition. “Life

Songs are filled with passion and emotion. Songs may have simple lyrics but there is so much meaning to those words. The song Jar of Hearts by Christina Perri has lots of spirit and emotions. This song is about a girl who is regaining her independence and confidence which was lost because of a heartbreaker and she expresses her story through anger and sadness. In Perri’s song , the first verse and pre-chorus show anger, depression, and recovery. In this verse “I know I can’t take…” Christina’s

Atwood uses simple, but effective imagery to engage the senses of the reader, for example: ‘[…] that is a fish, blue and flat’ (l. 4). These images grow more elaborate and it becomes clear that she uses metaphors and simile to convey more intricate ideas. As the speaker confesses that there is more to the world than they let on, the use of enjambment, repetition and punctuation directs the focus on certain words and gives the poem certain acuteness and urgency as the pace increases: ‘Once you have

In 2009 Alicia Keys released her album “The Element of Freedom”, on this album her son “Like the Sea” compares being in love to the sea. This album released a year before she got married so she was speaking from her experiences. “Like the Sea” by Alicia Keys use similes and repetition to demonstrate the ups and downs that come with love and make love complex. Alicia Keys talks about love in the majority of her songs. In her music listeners can hear the change from looking for love to being in love

“My Shot” At An Amazing Song There are thousands of different songs throughout the world. If it’s musical, pop, rock, or even classical. Many songs also give you different moods. Such as lullabies giving you a calm feeling or “grunge” music creating tense and sad moods. The song My Shot by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs, Leslie Odom Jr., Anthony Ramos, Okieriete Onaodowan by is a amazing song that gives you a feeling of determination, it is also catchy, and tells a story. The song My Shot

"Hey There Delilah," by the Plain White T's, is a touching story about a woman's admirer that wishes to see her again and promises to go to her no matter how perilous or painstaking the circumstances may be.To begin, the artist uses a specific diacope over and over in order to express his love for the girl he is singing about, Delilah. He constantly repeats in the chorus, “Oh it’s what you do to me” (Plain White T’s, line 15-19). The repetition of this diacope makes the song more endearing and shows