Internal rhyme

“The Rose that Grew from Concrete,” is written by Tupac Amaru Shakur. The poem is short, and is an autobiographical dramatic monologue in which the speaker addresses aspects of the poet’s life. The idea that the poem is a dramatic monologue is demonstrated by the one sided question the speaker asks the reader: “Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete?” The poem is dramatic as it is spoken in a moment of deep emotion, as the speaker passionately discusses the subject,…

The poem’s rhyme scheme begins simply with an ababcb pattern but gets more complicated as the poem progresses, repeating rhymes within a line (known as internal rhyme) and ending with the pattern abcbddbb in the last stanza(cite). The repeated use of the end rhymes “sea,” “Lee,” “we,” and “me” offer a link from stanza to stanza throughout the poem (Shmoop Editorial Team). Repetition of…

In the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow hangs the icon of Our Lady of Vladimir. Considered one of the masterpieces of Russian Iconography, the icon is the most venerated in Russia. Unlike other more austere Marian icons, Our Lady of Vladimir belongs to the Ἐλεούσα Eleousa or ‘tender-touch’ iconographic style. This style is known for stressing the humanity of Christ; a compassionate God who suffers with humankind. Painted in the twelfth century, the icon depicts Mary and the child Christ. In this…

The author of a poem has the power to simultaneously tell a captivating tale while using his words to illustrate a masterpiece; opening in your mind’s eye a portal to what reality they want you to experience. In “We are Seven” William Wordsworth utilizes this power and has his readers experience more than just a sixty nine line dialogue between a “little cottage girl” (6) and an older gentleman. In sixteen quatrains Wordsworth uses the form of his ballad to express his opinions on topics such as…

because it helps my poem to have some information that backs up how girls body images also makes an impact on society. For my poem, I used rhymes such as ending rhymes, internal rhymes, and slant rhymes. I used these types of rhymes because it makes the poem flow better, sound better and to make it “stick” into the reader's or the listener’s mind. The way these rhymes were used was quite random. It’s employed whenever it seems to make the poem flow. I have also used imagery in my poem. This can…

a child, he once has the ability to witness the divinity of nature but as an adult that was disappearing. The speaker of the poem is an older man who is thinking back about his childhood’s glory and connection to the heaven. With frequent shift of rhyme scheme in the poem, Wordsworth makes this poem songlike and using metaphors and personification to emphasize his emotional ideas of pre-existence and to express the fact that time has stripped away much of nature’s glory, depriving him of his…

A fork in the road lies ahead of the speaker as he contemplates on which one is the better path. Incapable to see what lies ahead, he opts for the better looking and less worn out one, but soon contradict himself saying that both ways look equally fair. Thinking about one road, he takes the other telling himself that one-day he will return to try again, although it is very unlikely. The speaker anticipates his future with a sigh saying that he took the one less travelled by road making all the…

“descended;” “scraping” and “creeping;” “hither,” “thither,” and “wither;” and “treason” and “reason.” These examples of consonance emphasize these words and add to the overall dreary mood of the poem. True to the fashion of a typical lyric poem, the ABCBDB rhyme scheme creates a very melodic rhythm that parallels both the nature of the leaves and the travels of the speaker. Leaves are often described as floating through the air; similarly, Frost makes the man’s travels very ____ (as seen by…

Imagism is a literary movement that had its origin in the artistic world and reinvented the traditional conventions in art and poetry. This movement emerged in the early 20th century and its main representatives are Ezra Pound, H.D., William Carlos Williams, and James Joyce among others. The main characteristics of Imagism were written down by Ezra Pound in an article published in Poetry: A Magazine of Verse in 1913 with the title of: ‘A Few Dont’s by an Imagiste’ in which Pound describes the…

In-Depth Look at My Last Duchess In the poem “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning, the main character, the Count speaks about his deceased wife and a painting of her to a mysterious listener at his private party. The Duchess’s story revolves around the internal conflicts between her and the Count. The main threads include the jealousy and self-importance of the Count, as well as the compassion of the Duchess. He subtly insinuates to the party-goer that his wife’s early death was caused by him,…