Poetic devices

In Sonnet 29, the narrator examines his life that he has been dealt. Shakespeare uses poetic devices to describe the speaker’s emotional progression from a depressed soul to a happy lover. In Quatrain 1, Shakespeare introduces the life topic of depression; as the narrator battles this within himself, a conflict is presented to the audience. The narrator “beweep[s] [his] outcast state,” which translates the narrator’s discontentment with his life. An outcast is a person who has been rejected by a group of people, typically a society, and it is by this idea that his discontentment stems from. As he “look[s] upon [himself] and curse[s] [his] fate,” it becomes clear that his internal conflict has taken over his life. This being said, it would take a very strong power to pull him out of this state of mind. As an archetype, love is the power above all powers; this idea will eventually become the narrators saving grace.…

Have you ever realized how much poetic devices have changed the way a poem is written? Well, many poems contain this. Once you have read a poem, you would usually go back and look through it right? Well, once you have done that a few times, you will begin to notice poetic devices such as, metaphors, similes, alliteration, repetition, imagery, and more. As you read a poem, you find all these things to make the poem better. For example, in the story The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes, the poetic…

Who has not heard the song “It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year”? The song “It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” is a popular and joyful song wrote in 1963, this song represents Christmas, “The most wonderful time of the year”. Now day this song is a traditional song, heard in Christmas. The use of poetic device impacts the song makes you imagine every word Andy Williams it’s singing. Onomatopoeia, imagery, and repetition are some of the poetic devices that are used on this…

There is always an immense amount of pressure to conform and to not be different, making sure to stay with the current “style” along the way. In the novelette, Anthem by Ayn Rand everyone in society is exactly the same and follow a certain set of rules very strictly. While, in the song “It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me” by Billy Joel, he sings about the the pressure he is given for being different. I, as a listener, can relate to this due to the fact that there is pressure towards me, from family…

OneRepublic, and written by songwriters Ryan Tedder, Brent Kutzle, Noel Zancanella and Eddie Fisher. The focus of the song is on the good and bad in life, hence the title “Good Life”. By examining the poetic devices inside the composition, it can be plainly seen that the song “Good Life”, by OneRepublic is a piece of poetry. The theme of the song “Good Life” by OneRepublic is that even though some aspects of life can be difficult, life in general is usually good. For example, when the song…

Melody- There's this basic riff repetition being played. As simple as it may be, there is melodic contour which takes shape when the direction changes. This song uses disjunct motion, the intervals change quite a bit. A lot of the singing seems to be staccato, adding to the long pauses. There's also legato that's connecting the song. Harmony- There is no vocal harmony, when he continues the singing, for a breath of time, it adds an echoing effect. The chords are played in a pentatonic format. …

Secondly, another poetic device that Kendrick Lamar uses in his song is irony. Irony is when an event occurs in which is unexpected in the sense that it is somehow in mocking opposition in what would be expected or appropriate. When Kendrick Lamar uses irony, it is in a very serious and thought provoking way. For example, in line 63 the speaker says, “Cause you tried to change your life and now you live in a wheelchair.” This line is ironic because it talks about how someone tried to change…

Hope is a mentality that every human being is capable of, whether they know it or not. Even though at times it may seem as if hope is nowhere to be found, it is still there lurking in the distance. In her poem “Hope” is the thing with feathers, Emily Dickinson explores this exact concept. Using a multitude of literary and poetic devices, Dickinson establishes the optimistic idea of hope existing as an unstoppable unit throughout the universe that is accessible to anyone and everyone. One of…

hyperboles. Edgar uses hyperbole when mentioning the “demons down under the sea”. Although Edgar blames the angels for the death of Annabel lee, he uses the demons as an exaggeration. This poem consists of many poetic devices to make it sound as a song. Along with the rhythm like a song and rhyme throughout the poem, Edgar also uses repetition throughout his six stanzas. While reading the poem Annabel Lee a reader can easily notice the elongated e-sound throughout the lines. The rhythm of the…

The author, Halsey, uses poetic devices such as metaphors and repetition to reveal that the true meaning of “Gasoline” is that people with mental illnesses go through a lot and it is usually damaging but they can come out stronger because of it. The first poetic device that Halsey uses is repetition. She wrote, “You can't wake up, this is not a dream,”(11). This line is used in every refrain and continues to add meaning each time. The supposed dream Halsey is referring to is life and how she…