Nursery rhyme

Articles of Criticism Slam poetry, like other art forms, is subject to criticism. Sarah Kay is no exception. Kay’s poetry has most commonly been analyzed for college classes, as the newer form of poetry is not as widely recognized or studied. The first article I studied was written by Hayden J, and explored the facets of Sarah’s theme throughout the poem, as well as concentrating on the tone of the poem. Hayden starts by talking of the impact of Kay’s performance. Kay’s performance shows the…

When it comes to living life, there is often that though inside one’s mind about the end of life, about death. It is a common topic that reflects upon the humanity of oneself and those around. Life and death are a topic that is versatile to authors of diverse genres. Virginia Woolf is one of those authors who was drawn to this continuum. Woolf’s childhood was filled with death, born in 1882, her mother passed in 1895, her half-sister died in 1897, her father followed in 1890, and her brother in…

Introduction: In The Museum of Ordinary life, Gabeba Baderoon states that, “In South Africa poetry has offered a ringing voice at a time of enforced silence, and a vision of prescence and complexity at a time when even the humanity of Black people was denied. Poets tell the secret histories of what happens in plain sight, and give voice to what is supressed. They register minute shifts in the air, in an era, and translate the orders of conciousness and the body into the delicate, powerful…

To start, the structure of his poem is slightly more free-versed with 25 lines, each with eight syllables each. The poem has a tone considered to be colloquial and contains a varied rhyme scheme. Although Frost also inspires to be steadfast like the star, his aspirations are based on morals or political thought in his case, instead of love. Like Keats, he starts with an apostrophe; however, he adds “(the fairest one in sight)” lightheartedly…

Poetry comes in many different ways. From the dark and scary ones to uplifting poems and ones about love. Although it can be expressed differently, it is only many poets finding ways to show what means the most to them. This is just one example of a poet who put most of his life experiences and messages he wanted to get across to others; his name was Pablo Neruda. Born on July 12 1904, in Parral, Chile was the famous poet Neruda. Although, at that time he was not yet a poet and still went by…

Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton which tells the story of the fall of man as written in the first chapters of Genesis. Milton uses the poem to clarify what he thinks are part of the story in the first three chapters of Genesis. The Bible gives short accounts of the creation, the birth of man and woman, the temptation and the fall of man but Milton tells the story from his own perspective to add to the Biblical version. Satan is an…

An analysis of the Blighted Hopes by Leona Florentino The first quatrain in the poem stated by the following “What gladness! Oh, what joy!... Is given to one who loves… For there is someone to share… In all his suffering and pain.” Is a one sentence statement. The emotion portrayed by the first quatrain started strong through the use of exclamatory sentence. “What gladness!” is further emphasized by the words that follow it “Oh, what joy!” which seems to indicate that the persona of the poem is…

diction in order to clearly express her thoughts. The poem’s rhyme scheme is ABAB, CDCD, and EFEF. However, all but one of these rhymes are slant rhymes. This again shows Dickinson's willingness to contradict standard poetic styles. She includes rhyme, which creates the song-like reading that is both enjoyable and impactful, while still having the diction to express meaningful ideas. This shown by the fact that she is willing to use actual rhyme in the first quatrain. In other words, she…

The Tone of Religious Devotion in Hopkins’ PIED BEAUTY Being a sensuous poet and a Roman Catholic priest at the same time, Hopkins’ poetry bears the stamp of his sensibility( as a poet) and his devotional spirit ( as a priest). These two often trigger a conflict and generate a lot of tension in his poems. Nevertheless ,this contradiction seems to be resolved and both, the poet and the priest , seem to be in harmony in ”Pied Beauty”. The poem opens with the poet’s…

Poem (given by teacher) The poem illustrates the difficulty of making decisions and the consequences of that decision. The poet effectively uses the poetic devices, imagery, alliteration, and allusion to portray the central theme of making decisions. The first line, “venomous lies, attacks you anonymously” bring forth the allusion of snakes. Snakes are considered to be full of lies and betrayals. In the Bible, the snake gave Eve a choice to eat the fruit of knowledge and Eve took the fruit of…