Tetrameter

“Twas brillig, and the slithy toves/Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:.” (1) Looking through a dictionary, one would be unable to find a majority of those words (brillig, slithy, toves, gimble, wabe). What makes Lewis Carroll’s “Jabberwocky”, an exceptional poem that is still academically relevant since its public debut in Carroll’s novel Through the Looking-Glass in 1871, are these “words”. Carroll devised the words to further carry out what this poem is about, nonsense. Some readers will take the

1. In the poem, “The Destruction of Sennacherib”, Lord Byron sets the poem at an anapestic tetrameter. One prime example of that can be “With the dew on his brow, and the rust on his mail” (18). This can be broken down into anapestic because every third syllable is accented and tetrameter for there being four foots per line, for example: Wi˘th t˘he d’ew / o˘n h˘is br’ow / a˘nd t˘he ru’st / o˘n h˘is ma’il. The ˘ describes all the unaccented words meanwhile the ‘ describes all accented words. 2. In

Road Not Taken,” Frost includes explications for his readers to better understand the poem. The meter of the poem is iambic tetrameter and has an end rhyme of ABAABCDCCDEFEEFGHGGH. The line “Then took the other, as just as fair” (6), can be considered as a simile to some while others may say

highlighted the society he lived in and at the same time revealed his inner thoughts and views. During this period, Tennyson wrote the poem In Memoriam A. H. H. after his friend Arthur Hallam unexpectedly died. Tennyson structured the poem in iambic tetrameter, and it contained over 100 sections that each tells a separate facet of Tennyson’s feelings during this time. Even though he wrote most often of Hallam, some of the sections pertain to larger concepts of life, death, and science. While In Memoriam

Living in the moment is a sentiment that has been repeated throughout most of our lives; so much so that most of us have long since come to view it as nothing more than an abstract concept. This way of living is called into question in the poem "Corinna's going a Maying", where author Robert Herrick explores the concept of living in the moment. The poem is a riddle due to the high amount of similes and metaphors throughout it, its purpose being to make the reader think about the idea of how important

“The Road Not Taken” and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” are perfect examples of Robert Frost’s clear diction and simple images. This author often uses nature lyrics to describe a scene. “The Road Not Taken” and Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Day” feature an outdoor, natural setting. Both poems highlight the woods and someone traveling through them. In “The Road Not Taken” Frost begins by describing two paths in a yellow wood. The narrator in the second line gives the reader insight into his

Beginning in media res, the tetrameter “turning and turning in the widening gyre”, highlights Yeats’ belief in the

Analyzing Fiction Paper on “To His Coy Mistress” In Andrew Marvell’s love poem “To His Coy Mistress”, arguments for sexual freedom are evident as sexual conquest is illustrated by the clever use of thinly veiled sexual innuendo, a pinch of erotic metaphor, and mocking humor. At initial glimpse of the poem’s title, one might easily misperceive the objective of the lyric as a whole and immediately assume the worst due to the evolution of terminology over time. When Marvell uses the lexeme ‘mistress’

in American literature and “To Lucasta, Going To The Wars” is written in British Renaissance literature. The work of literature written by Ballou is perceived in more of a formal way and Lovelace’s is viewed in the form of a ballad with a iambic tetrameter as a rhyme scheme. These two works of literature are compared and contrasted by their

the narrator writes 'rather at once time devour', showing that the narrator sees time as the enemy, and that it may 'devour' their lover before they can fully express their love to each other. The first stanza in 'his coy mistress' is written in tetrameter, suggesting that the narrator is controlled and calm, trying to put forth their suggestions and persuade their lover to fulfill their