Petrarchan sonnet

“Miracles” is a poem that stresses that everything is in life is a miracle. From A cubic inch of space to animals feeding in the field are miracles. Every second in life is a miracle and some people don’t understand that. 2. The poet is addressing the world of what miracles are to him. It begins with a rhetorical question of,” Who makes much of a miracle?” The author shares his ideas of what miracles are after he says,” I know of nothing but miracles.” I know it is in the author's point of…

What once was known to be someone’s thought that turned into someone’s words is known to be related to poetry. Thoughts and emotions play an important role in not only confessional, but also beat poetry. In Allen Ginsberg’s “A Supermarket in California” different techniques are used to capture a reader’s feelings. Throughout this poem Ginsberg allows the audience to sense emotions in ways such as using word choice with specific punctuation, contrast of metaphors, and use of active voice.…

spiritual, ruination, and the natural. These poems capture the facets of Merwin’s 1960s style and the use of imagery. They are also presented in stanzas, which are irregular, but given the link between the stanzas, the poems suggest that an inverted sonnet was used by the poet. Also, the poems are characterized by persistent capitalization at the beginning of every line. This paper seeks to deeply discuss imagery as used in the "For the Anniversary of My Death" and "The Nails", by W.S. Merwin.…

Life has many wonders that are beyond the human understanding. Many people have been asking about life’s meaning and purpose while others seem to be certain about why on Earth they exist. Mary Oliver, in her poem “The Summer Day” expresses her own questions about life. Clearly, she intends to write to those who have not yet believed of established a connection with a higher being. Through her words and expression about the nature, using appeal to pathos, she tries to convince her readers to…

With the passing of time, memory can magnify and distort what is important to an individual's life. In Gwen Harwood’s poetry, Harwood portrays these aspects through her poem, ‘The Violets’ and ‘Father and Child.’ The poems both represent time and memory in different ways which gives the audience an impression that everyone is different and memories all differ from person to person. It also shows that the lessons we learn from the past differ and are sometimes false memories. As time passes an…

Alliteration The repetition of initial consonant sounds Imagery Words or phrases that appeal to any sense or any combination of senses Metaphor A comparison between two objects with the intent of giving clearer meaning to one of them. Often forms of the "to be" verb are used, such as "is" or "was", to make the comparison Onomatopoeia The use of words which imitate sound Repetition The repeating words, phrases, lines, or stanzas Rhyme The similarity of ending sounds existing between two words…

This poem elaborates on a boy’s first experience of being in love with girl. This poem has one speaker, who is unknown. One can assume that Gary Soto is referencing himself. The speaker is carefully remembering certain details like, "newly planted trees,” & "a few cars hissing past" because these memories must have impacted the. I am assuming the speaker is an older man, recollecting his youth. The poem has two conflicting settings, the first one is the place where the speaker is physically in,…

“Snow” And the Impact of Love on Memory The style of a story is the director of attention, fixing the readers’ eyes on a central theme or idea. Ann Beattie uses style to portray the effects of memories influenced by love in her short story called “Snow”. The power, strength, and futility of love effects someone by touching their heart and marking on their memory. Now, the author’s voice in this story is spoken through the style; the primary message about love and memory in this work is…

Handwritten Reunion An Analysis of Tess Gallagher’s “Under Stars” “Under Stars” seems lifeless at first glance; however there's more than meets the eye since Tess Gallagher buries the deeper meanings under ambiguous words and lines to create a dramatic effect when the poem is broken down through diction and other literary devices. “Under Stars”, the title alone, automatically paints an image of a dark night with clear skies with an air of despair and desire in the reader's mind. Tess Gallagher…

“Chevrefoil (The Honeysuckle)” has been a great poem of love. I am interested in this story to learn about how when two people are separated their love depart from one another. As I read this poem, it brought the thought to my mind of how certain people really have love to others and they don’t even know it. Something that also grasped my attention was how they use a honeysuckle to the two for their love. I think that was a perfect example to compare them with. I don’t think they should be set…