and the diction of men expressed throughout the poems In 1798, Wordsworth had a poetry collection called, Lyrical Ballads, which helped the romantic era of English literature grow. Writers in this era were inspired by the structure and diction used to describe nature and the everyday life of a man. In the poem “Daffodils” the structure of the poem is very traditional using most of the structure elements of most poems, like the stanza, the lines, and the 8 syllables per line. The diction in this poem…
The Poetics: Macbeth Aristotle is a famous philosopher, as well as, an early scientist who wrote the Poetics; which, was written about a tragedy and focuses on literary theory. The Poetics consist of: plot, character, theme, diction, music, and spectacle. I watched the production of Macbeth that was directed by Rupert Goold and produced by David Horn in 2007. Macbeth is a tragedy based on a brave Scottish general who’s ambitious actions overtake him and turn him into a guilty, evil person…
know they are free. This theme of war being so brutal that when it ends people cannot help themselves from singing, celebrating, and feeling free is emphasized in “Everyone Sang” by Siegfried Sassoon because of the poetic elements of diction, sound devices, and figurative language. Diction, or the choice of imaginative words, plays a major role in the theme of this poem. The poem immediately starts out by jumping into the happiness that is initiated by the end of the war: “Everyone suddenly burst out…