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During Japan’s Ancient Period, culture and arts began to flourish. Poets were among the first important literary figures in Japan. Among them, Yamanoue no Okura stands out as a poet and once Governor of Chikuzen, a province located in Kyushu (Brittanica). Okura’s most notable poem is “Dialogue with the Impoverished” which was included in the Man’yoshu. In “Dialogue with the Impoverished”, Okura utilizes imagery and other rhetorical devices to describe the hardships of poverty in Japan’s early…

Have you ever heard Canada's National Anthem and thought, “Wow, that's way different than the Star Spangled Banner.”? How about how different the main sports of the United States and Canada? Most people wonder what it is like to live in a different country. Now I'm here to compare and contrast the U.S. and Canada. I am going to be comparing the national anthems of the two countries, the weather and climate of the countries, and the major sports of each. I hope this will enlighten you and make…

Poems from the First World War have often been analysed over the last 100 years. From these studies, it can be said that the poetry of the Great War differs from earlier poetry since in the war no specific rules for writing were given (c.f. Puissant 6). But also, poems from the First World War itself offer enormous contrasts (c.f. Longley 58). One corollary of the premise that poetry changed in the course of the war from an expression of martial aspiration and the glory of sacrifice to one of…

John Anderson, My Jo is about a couple growing old together; it is from the women's point of view. The beginning start with when they first met and talks about how when she was young she fell in love with a young man that had dark hair. The transition from when they first met to when they are growing old together is when the man’s hair is described as the color of snow. The last stanza talks about them going down a hill which, I think, is to symbolize their life together and ends with them going…

Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) Was a very private person. She was well known as being a recluse. Although she was consider a hermit she is considered one of the most well-known poets in American History. Not a lot is known about Emily life but she left a lot to be determined about herself in her poetry. In her poetry she talks about politics, religion Gender, and sex. In her ideas of “identity” the American Identity is established in her poetry. Dickinson writing style lies internally in her…

Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Life is not always easy for everyone in this country. Miguel Pinero is a Port Rican writer, who is also a playwright, actor and co-founder of the Nuyorican Poets Café. He was a leading member of the Nuyorican literary movement. His style of writing is unique. His life was not that great, but all he has been through really help him out along the way. His poems are very interesting. In both of his poems, “La Bodega Sold Dreams” and “Seekin’ the cause”, Pinero…

Postmodern Poetry Essay We analyzed the two poems, “One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop and “In Honor of David Anderson Brooks, My Father” by Gwendolyn Brooks. The correlation between these poems is the act of losing someone or something, but how they react to this loss varies. Within the short poem, “One Art,” the speaker seems to be dulled to the point where she/he has no care when it comes to losing anything or anyone and even recommends practicing this act everyday. “In Honor of David Anderson…

Every human lives for themselves, because of this the pain and tragedy one person is facing goes unnoticed by the rest of the world.“The landscape with the fall of Icarus” a painting by Bruegel and “The landscape with the fall of Icarus” by Williams share many similarities like the tone, diction, painting details, and the treatment of Icarus. The tone in the painting and the poem are similar to one another. In the painting, the sun is rising and the harbor is peaceful which creates a joyful…

There are some considerable and not so significant variations between the versions of the Odyssey. One very inessential difference is the fact that many words in the Prose version that are spelled with a “C”, in this book are spelled with a “K” for instance, “Her lady Kalypso…(1)” and “... in Ithaka…(2)” . Additionally, the poetry adds diacritical marks above letters in names for instance, “ ...Hêrmes, cross the sea to the island of Oýgia…(4)”. Another less significant discrepancy is that with…

Larry Patrick Levis, as a poet of the contemporary Period, exemplified the best of the genre. Through his use of poetic devices, style and thematic, Larry Levis has given us some of the most iconic and universally appealing work. Particularly in his poem titled “___________”, we see examples of his most salient particularities and effective use of English language. Larry Patrick Levis then stands as one of the greats in the pantheon of American and World Literature. Larry Patrick Levis was…