Meter

In the poems “I heard the learned astronomer” and “324” by Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson respectively, Whitman and Dickinson both approach the same subject from different views. Whitman contrasts nature in reality, versus nature in scientific study; Dickenson compares nature to a religion, and finds holiness in the natural world. While Whitman and Dickinson approach the subject of nature from different perspectives, they both arrive at the same conclusion of the higher position of nature.…

Students of all grades and interests gather in the band room before school begins. They compare homework, discuss conclusions, greet friends, make plans together, practice, or just hang out. New students feel that there is something special going on and hang around to see what it is. They could read or learn stories about past band member’s ones who achieved amazing results during high school as well as ones who are doing wonderful things in colleges and careers. They feel connected, not just to…

The song ”Isolation” by John Lennon and the poem “There’s certain Slant of light” by Emily Dickinson relate both to the sense of light. However the light’s meaning differs for each one. For the poem, “There’s certain Slant of light”, it’s hinted at being oppressive. For example, the slant of light is oppressed in the same way the speaker may feel the same emotion by the weightiness of cathedral music. So this slant of light is oppressive in the same way the speaker may feel oppressed by the…

"These are the flowers we bought this morning, the dahlias tossed on his grave and bells waiting with their tongues cut out for this particular silence." I believe his quote falls under second degree. To me, First degree would be top notch, the best of the best. Second is good, and their is bad. This small piece of literature is different from any other piece I've seen, that is why I chose it. This poem is called Memory of Elena by Carolyn Forché. Some poems are hard to interpret. This…

During the 1800s and even today, many Christians believe that the end of one’s life is a momentous occasion, complete with trumpets blowing, the heavens opening, and angels descending from the sky. They expect to reach eternal salvation and enlightenment: their heavenly reward. However, within poem #465, Emily Dickinson’s speaker ironically confronts this glorified Christian expectation of the moment of death by revealing its truly anticlimactic nature-- the grim truth of reality as represented…

Within “Fire and Ice” and “Mending Wall,” Frost critiques the human condition. Although the sentence structure of the two poems differ, both poems contain euphonic diction. “Fire and Ice” contains telegraphic and short sentences. However, in “Mending Wall,” the sentences are long and drawn out. The use of the telegraphic sentences in “Fire and Ice,” is to quickly grab the reader’s attention; the reader is forced to get the main idea of the poem within a few short lines. By doing this, Frost…

S2, L2-3 - The wording strikes me as a little awkward here. Consider restructuring the second part of the phrase so that it reads “hands that bite” or maybe “hands, they bite”. I feel as though my making “bite” a present tense verb, the flow of the poem sounds better, but it's all up to you! S3, L1 - I adore this line. Poseidon’s omnipotence is conveyed flawlessly through your diction. It paints humans as dolls under his force, and your word choice of 'soda caps' brings the poem back to the…

The artists of the nineteenth century composed of an assortment of subjects. One regularly utilized theme is that of adoration. The topic of adoration has been drawn nearer in a wide range of ways. Emily Dickinson is one of the various writers who utilize love as the subject of a few of her sonnets. In "if you were coming in the fall," Emily Dickinson utilizes a few analogies to upgrade the subject of the time spent sitting tight for affection. In this lyric Emily Dickinson utilizes similitude…

Question 2: Formalism Rainbow Series Part Three: An Absolutely Ordinary Formalist Analysis The Text: An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbow – Les A. Murray The Formalist theory requires readers to adopt a formalist mindset, understanding that the meaning of a text is derivative from its form; the two unable to be separated from each other. In the poem, An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbow the form is constructed in stanzas and is analysed through its literary features which include style, rhyme, repetition…

Devotions For “Devotions” by Bruce Snider, the first critical strategy I used was the formalist approach. For a formalist critic some of the questions you have in your head while reading a story are, what's the structure of the work, how does it use figurative language to help out with the meaning of the story, and what imagery is used. So while I was reading “Devotions,” I had all these questions in the back of my mind and acted like I was a real critic. So from my assessments, the structure of…