Meter

In this poem the Cullen wrote short phrases that are written in memory of a person who has died, something that can be in scripted on a tombstone. His main focuses are epitaphs written for a fool, one who gaily sowed his oats, for a wanton, and for a preacher. The main points are the epitaphs being relatable to whom they concern. The topics that are covered are death, wisdom, love, and vanity. All in all, the author’s thesis is to show the different roles someone may had in life and what could…

Response to Parker’s There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyonce Poetry has many definitions, almost as there are poets. Poetry is language in which its strength is shown through the expression of feelings and ideas through the use of concrete or abstract images in order to give great aesthetic pleasure while still being able to communicate meaning. Morgan Parker’s “There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé’ is essentially this, a work of art. Parker is an African-American poet and editor.…

Robert Gray’s ‘Journey: the north coast” depicts the idea that rediscovering something that has been concealed can be intensely meaningful towards an individual. This is evident throughout the train journey of the persona, through the use of metaphor in “ One of those bright crockery days”. The use of metaphor is used to represent the aspect of rediscovery as the persona is reminded of his past domestic life when looking out the train window. In addition, there is a comforting freshness and…

In “Letter One” of Letters to a Young Poet, a man named Rainer Maria Rilke gives advice to young poet who seeks for help from Rilke, an advanced poet. Rilke’s specific word choices impacted the meaning and tone of his letter. Rilke’s passion for poetry was displayed within the letter and he wanted the poet to also be passionate about writing as well. Rilke told the young poet on (pg. 6) “ Find out the reason that commands you to write.” Rilke wants the young poet to question himself on why he…

IV The energy left in the Harms were residual and minimal “Felix, qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas” “Fortunate is he who understands the causes of things.” Virgil, Roman poet, “The Georgics”, Book II There was also another possible line of argument why the harms could not cause any serious repercussions. Let us examine the following table. Table 6: The Main Qi in the Harms of the Earthly Branches This Earthly Branch Had this Seasonal Qi This Earthly Branch Had this Seasonal Qi 子 Zi…

In the erasure poem book, “Nets,” Jen Bervin utilizes the sonnets of William Shakespeare to create new poetry. The poems were created by analyzing the word choices available within his sonnets. The examination of the words helped the author to find a voice within the work. There are an infinite number of word choices available within each sonnet, and by studying the words, you can determine which voice within the poem would like to speak. The poem, “18,” was composed using William Shakespeare’s…

The cliché, the more things change; the more they stay the same, applies to two poems, “The World is too Much with Us,” written in the 1800s and “Spirits in the Material World” which was written in 1981. The poems are both in response to the everchanging world. These poems use specific poetic elements to create force behind their arguments. Furthermore, each poem conveys a similar theme that materialism is going to ruin the planet for future generations. The first poem “Spirits in the Material…

Sappho’s fragments in, If Not, Winter, are composed of her reflections on the ardent emotions of love and desire. Sappho continues to ask and search for love, but she becomes consumed with desire. Sappho’s inability to control these emotions causes her to be caught in a battle between love and desire. Throughout the text Sappho uses “eros” to express her lust for an individual; this causes a conflict with in the word eros because it is defined as fluid term in which desire and love are…

In the poem, “For You” by Kim Addonizio, she uses situational irony and personification. Addonizio blends the two elements together to show how much she is in love with him. Adding her syntax and diction, Addonizio draws emphasis to what she is doing for love. To start, Addonizio gives a great descriptive of what she is doing for him. She says, “For you I undress down to the sheaths of my nerves.” Addonizio is telling her lover that, for only him, she will remove her outer layers of…

The tone of stanza 1 is horrific. It includes this quote, “Shook all our coffins as we lay, And broke the chancel window-squares, We thought it was the Judgement-day.” This quote includes multiple words to make the poem feel horrific like coffins, broken windows, and Judgement-day. This shows that the world is in pieces and may be coming to an end, which for most is a horrific event. Coffins also shows this since, they hold dead bodies which since the mid-1800s has been the center for horror…