Good Afternoon; today the quote stated above by Wei Te 'i will be the main focus in this presentation. The poems being analysed are, "All the World 's a Stage" by William Shakespeare and "Nothing Gold can Stay" by Robert Frost, "Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night" by Dylan Thomas, and "Funeral Blues" by W.H. Auden all convey similar themes which evoke feelings into educated audiences. Poetry is a form of literature which uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities to tell a story or convey an idea, as “poetry presents the thing in order to convey the feeling”. Its main purpose is to evoke different feelings and emotions that linger within the reader.
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Both convey the different emotions in which death can bring to different readers. Where Thomas explores the aspect of fighting against death, and Auden in contrast focusses on death through a funeral march. A poetic device used to convey the ideas of the poems with the use of form. Form is utilised to let the reader understand the structure and rhythm of the poem. Though both poems are structured differently, both still convey the same message of death. Thomas structures his 5 stanzas with A-B-A and the last stanza as A-B-A-A. This is utilised due to the referents throughout the poem to repeat the theme of death and the feelings drawn around it. For example, the words of ‘night’ and ‘light’ rhyme with the first sentences of the stanzas to convey the idea of fighting against death. Auden structures his poem with 4 stanzas with an A-A-B-B structure, in which all ending words of the sentence rhymes to create a sombre tempo of the poem like a funeral march. He would use this to express the ‘dark day’ and the silence which revolves around the funeral.
Both Thomas and Auden utilise the device of repetition in their poems. Thomas produces his poem revolving around the central theme of death and fighting against it to the end uses repetition to highlight his idea and to instil a rage in the audience with the lines “Do
The poems "All the World 's a Stage" by Shakespeare and "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Frost convey …show more content…
Both convey the different emotions in which death can bring to different readers. Where Thomas explores the aspect of fighting against death, and Auden in contrast focusses on death through a funeral march. A poetic device used to convey the ideas of the poems with the use of form. Form is utilised to let the reader understand the structure and rhythm of the poem. Though both poems are structured differently, both still convey the same message of death. Thomas structures his 5 stanzas with A-B-A and the last stanza as A-B-A-A. This is utilised due to the referents throughout the poem to repeat the theme of death and the feelings drawn around it. For example, the words of ‘night’ and ‘light’ rhyme with the first sentences of the stanzas to convey the idea of fighting against death. Auden structures his poem with 4 stanzas with an A-A-B-B structure, in which all ending words of the sentence rhymes to create a sombre tempo of the poem like a funeral march. He would use this to express the ‘dark day’ and the silence which revolves around the funeral.
Both Thomas and Auden utilise the device of repetition in their poems. Thomas produces his poem revolving around the central theme of death and fighting against it to the end uses repetition to highlight his idea and to instil a rage in the audience with the lines “Do