Octave

womankind. In so doing, the portrayal of modern feminine experiences in these poems show the reader the feelings commonly associated with women, due to their like emotional occurrences. Firstly, in the poem, " I, Being Born a Women and Distressed," the octave reveals the feelings the speaker encountered towards herself and a man during a sexual act. In the first line the speaker sets the tone and attitude by using the feeling of being "distressed." As the poem progresses, the speaker reveals…

rhymes, nor eye rhymes at the end of the lines, therefore there is no rhyme scheme in the sonnet. One internal rhyme can be found in lines thirteen and fourteen (tights & lights). In this Italian sonnet, the rhyme scheme is a fixed ABBAABBA in the octave, and CDECDE in the sestet. “To launch a little ship on love 's storm-tossed seas, “(line 3), meaning if you put yourself out there for someone specific, you could get emotionally hurt. It doesn’t feel good when you love someone, and the…

Webern’s Variations for Piano, mvt. 2 Analysis Webern’s Variations for Piano begins with a prime row starting on Bb3. This continues until the Eb4 grace note in measure six. This is primarily consistent in the bottom staff with the exceptions of measures five and six where the rows switch staffs. The switching of staffs occurs in each iteration of the rows and its various forms at one point or another. Wagner also creates an elision with the last note of one row and the first note of another.…

In this poem, William Wordsworth expresses the beauty he sees in nature and shows the love he has for his daughter. In the octave, the writer describes the evening as he walks along a shoreline. To him, the evening is a time of calmness, allowing one to delve into their own spirituality, an opportunity to become closer to God. His mention of a nun automatically signifies purity and religiosity, leading to divinity. He is awed by the magnitude of nature, hence the praise. The descriptions are…

exposition, development, and recapitulation. This piece differentiates from other classical era movement sonatas in that it starts in media res, meaning that the listener immediately listens to fast motions of lower strings and a melody of violin octaves. The first theme of the first movement of the composition starts in G minor. Then the piece tempers during the bridge to B Flat Major for the second theme, a chromatic contrast to the first theme. For an extra dramatic effect, chromatic notes…

when the violins begin to play I felt very relaxed and peaceful and then even more so when the flute are added in. I began to wake up as the music grows louder, it then tappers off for a minute till the violins and flutes start to play at a higher octave. When the whole orchestra begins to play the melody in a very load tone, it draws my attention and keeps me waiting for what is next. As I listen I feel like I am flying in the sky soaring high and then dropping down low to get a glimpse at…

During the Elizabethan Age, the beginning of non-religious dramas came into literature as well as sonnets with dialogue such as “The Nymph’s Reply”, a parody to “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” written by Christopher Marlowe. William Shakespeare, the writer of 154 sonnets but most widely known for his work by the name of Romeo and Juliet, has made his mark on British poetry during the Elizabethan Age/ Renaissance. The two British sonnets being compared and or contrasted are sonnet I (one)…

The addition of the valves allowed the trumpet full use of the chromatic scale without sacrificing tone or volume. The use of pistons also allowed the trumpet’s overall tubing to be shorter allowing the harmonic series to begin an octave higher making the trumpet easier to play. With the development of the valved trumpet came the composition of virtuosic solos in the mid-19th century. One such piece is Carnival of Venice by Jean-Baptiste Arban. This piece featured extremely fast chromatic…

On April 25, 1917 a star was born Ella Fitzgerald , She was born in Newport News, VA and raised in New York . Ella and Her Mother Temperance Fitzgerald where homeless for some years before she got her big break, In 1934 . She appeared the Apollo theater in Harlem winning a contest and got discovered by a big artist . http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ella-fitzgerald Years later she was called “The First Lady of Song,”. But growing up in New York, She was inspired by “ Shake hips” Tucker…

Frost uses a series of metaphors and an altered rhyme scheme to express his feelings of victimization and to pose unanswerable questions to the Creator regarding why life was created as it was. This poem has 14 lines organized into two stanzas: one octave and one sestet. This is a prime indicator…