Meter

Structurally, Blake composes the poem as a dramatic monologue utilizing an ABAB rhyme scheme and simple vocabulary. Much of the work uses an anapestic poetic meter, which is often characterized with childish cadence of literature. The composition therefore resembles perhaps a children’s hymn -- establishing the innocence of the boy which narrates it. Ergo, the very nature of youthful innocence is tied inextricably to the overall tone of the poem. Blake not only addresses the reader, but…

Beowulf characterizes Old English poetry as it is composed in alliterative verse, which relies upon alliteration within its organization of a poetic line. Old English alliteration verse employs accentual meter, and a caesura (strong pause separating two half- lines. Beowulf epitomizes Old English poetry as it lacks a consistent rhyme pattern. Historically speaking, Beowulf was not purely a fictitious creation. Although it was primarily fantasy, many of the characters within the novel once…

Imagism has played an important role in shifting the way poets write a poem as it focused more on the images rather than the theme of a poem. Some of the modernist poets began focusing on imagery by describing things in simple and few words and not focusing on the themes behind the images in poem, instead they let the image itself be the focus of the poem. It is like emerging languages with picture in order to create an image that stimulates the mind of the reader. It is considered as a way used…

Everyone behaves differently in the morning. Some may wake up energetic waiting to start the new day while others wake up dreary. “Five A.M.” by William Stafford depicts a speaker walking down a familiar street and enjoying the early morning. “Five Flights Up” by Elizabeth Bishop is another poem that takes place in the morning; however, the speaker in this poem is unhappy. “Five A.M.” and “Five Flights Up” both reflect on the early morning surroundings, but they use different techniques to show…

The piano part in “Blue Rondo” is fast and exciting, but that was all it was – it did not seem striking different. As a listener in the 21st century, these groundbreaking innovations in the jazz language seem almost commonplace. Multi-meter works, African and Middle-Eastern influences, and abstract jazz are all commonplace in this age. However, looking to when this album was released, one can begin to see the true genius of Brubeck. While “world music” was existent within the U.S. marketplace…

impression, a lasting impression, reinforced by the late hour and the dying light of the moon. There is vivid imagery, of mighty caverns, gushing rivers and deep valleys strewn about in the poem but the most noteworthy thing is the irregularity of the meter. The lines start out as being short and entrancing, advancing on to longer, more incantation-like verse before contracting again in the last stanza but to a more reserved, constricted form. The poem, as is common knowledge, describes a…

Bloomquist 1 Sarah Bloomquist Coen AP Literature 11/2/17 Poetry of the Week Questions 1 In what sense does the poem offer suggestions for approaching poetry? What advice does the speaker provide in lines 1-11? The poem recommends that people read poetry with an open mind and that they should be able to come to their own conclusions about a poem without outside pressure or views. In other words, the poem advocates for personal interpretations rather than an outside one imposing on individuals.…

Thermal dispersion mass flow meters, often called thermal mass flow meters, rely on the transmission of heat from a body to a gas flow. Inside the flow meter sensor head, a heated resistance thermometer (RTD) is electronically compared with an unheated RTD sensor. As a gas passes the heated RTD, heat is transferred from this sensor to the gas, and hence the RTD is cooled, thereby reducing the temperature difference between the two sensors. Heat transfer from the RTD to the process gas is based…

Whereas many people experience love only as different mental, as well as emotional states in contemporary times, John Donne’s Songs and Sonnets do not simply characterise one constant view of love, but include a vast variety of attitudes and emotions. One could almost think that Donne tried to depict his knowledge of love with the help of his poetry. Love is able to be experienced with the soul, the body, or even both. Moreover, it can also be a religious experience, it can further increase the…

In the passage, “First” by Ryan Van Meter the author takes use of a very subtle thesis that is found in the first paragraph. The purpose of a thesis is to let the reader get a general idea about the reading. A thesis should give readers a clear sense of what the passage/paper will be about and its specific focus. It should also outline and highlight the specific details of importance in the passage. Meters passage is about him looking back as a kid and discovering who he is as a person. In…