Meter

"Since feeling is first" and "(in just-)" "Since feeling is first" and "(in just-) are both written by the same author, E.E.Cummings, and both have great meaning behind them just different topics. For instance, "Since feeling is first", in this poem the author places an idea that is located in each stanza which brings out the true meaning of the poem. both poems have great significance behind them, and also life experiences within them, they were made perfect in the structural form so that…

In this story/letter a person named Rilke and is sent by many letters from a young poet. The young poet asks for advice on Rilke’s poems. Rilke also responds in many tones and words to describe the young poet what to do. Rilke kinda shows a little of no care for the young poet at first but seems to gradually get more interested. Rilke gives the young poet not just ideas but ways to do it himself. The story/letter talks about a lot of the poet but in a good way. Rilke gives the poet…

The definition of “dramatic monolog” in the glossary is a poem with only one speaker overheard in a dramatic moment usually addressing another character who do not speak, whose words reviled what is going on o the scene and expose significant depts. of the speaker temperament attitude and values. an excellent example is Robert Browning’s poem entitled “My Last Duchess” My initial response to the poem was I was confused. The written languages Style was not easy to read. When I read the…

The poem talks about, the poet’s strong feelings of love for words; Kennel introduces by exalting the beauty of language and words which he succeeds in doing through comparing the blackberries to language and words. The poet’s deep attraction to words is portrayed in his attraction to the ripeness and richness of blackberries. In lines like the “many- lettered, one- syllable lumps, which I squeeze, squinch open and splurge well in the silent, startled, icy, black language. The poet succeeds in…

Billy Collins’ Snow Day, describes a snow blizzard as comedic irony. He uses words and phrases that show sarcasm and riveting diction. Throughout this poem, Collins expresses deep thought about the weather. He acknowledges that everything in the town is covered in snow which results in store and school closure, which provides him with a sense of joy and adventure. In Snow Day, Collins characterizes the man versus nature conflict through the use of similes, extended metaphors, and alliteration.…

Strings of Control Control is an occurrence that slips in and out of our everyday lives. It could occur in the form of your boss, your parents, and even in moments like waiting for the walking sign at a crosswalk. No matter who we are, someone or something always has control over us like translucent strings pulling and pushing us throughout our lives. These strings that control us are brought to attention in the poem "I Once Was a Child" through the author, Victoria Chang's, numerous…

I choose [All Through the Night] Nursery song on page 1135 of The Norton Anthology of Children’s Literature. This nursery song has repetitive lines and exact rhyme in each of its stanzas. [All Through the Night] Nursery song has six stanzas. This nursery song has parallelism repeated with the same lines in each of the six stanzas of the nursery song. Although it has a particular difference of each stanza compared with even stanzas and odd stanzas for example, the first, third, and fifth stanzas…

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…

Walt Whitman song of myself is Whitman is going through a physical or mental change because he’s talking about how he “ I celebrate myself, and sing myself” and he’s not depressed or sad about something because once we get out a sadness we go out and we party to show were not that person anymore. He start being more observant to and aware of his senses when he says “The sniff of green leaves and dry leaves” and the touching of “A few light kisses, a few embraces, a reaching around of arms” and…

The use of literary devices inside of a solitary poem is extremely important. Creating a world or “image” for a reader to indulge him/herself in is a tremendous task but done right it is absolutely beautiful. Using elements in a story is much easier than in a poem because poems are stereotypically shorter and in a poem you have to be precise and use your words as a way to vaguely intrigue the reader. Literary elements such as imagery, setting, and tone are all affect how the reader perceives…