Repetition

conclude repetition would occur if there were a chorus, but we know there isn 't one, and repetition doesn 't pop up in any of the phrases in the song. Perchance this was an additional purposeful choice in hopes to play in to the "Time" theme. The theme is that time passes by and in a blink of an eye you "Find ten years have got behind you" (Line 7). You cannot go back to change your past, even if you believe you missed it. I think the members of Pink Floyd carefully decided to have no…

then the wall rose, rose slowly, slowly.” The author’s use of repetition here puts emphasis on the words “rose” and “slowly”. This describes the wall, which is the obstacle, and how it is rising and he cannot do anything about it, but watch it come in the way of him and his dreams. Therefore, this could put him in an immediate state of despair because of the wall’s interference. Another literary device that…

individual’s future path? In his poem, Beyond Hammonton, Stephen Dunn communicates that loss of faith haunts a person at every turn of their life; a person without faith is lost. This is shown by the use of various literary devices such as the tone and repetition within the poem. Dunn has used an effective persuasive tone to convey the message of hopelessness. He says: “Wishing I were someone on whom nothing is lost” (Dunn 3-4). This quote portrays the message that if life throws something at a…

mistake and Brently Mallard occurs suddenly. Mrs. Mallard’s fancy life breaks and dies of heart disease. This story delivers the message of feminist and depicts the image of characters through the skillful use of repetition, which…

it appears that through discovering the true face of desire, the speaker found a new longing: to kill the evil that is desire. In order to express such complicated feelings to readers, Sidney relies on various poetic and literary devices such as repetition, alliteration, and form to help present to his readers what the speaker believes desire…

A song is simply a poem that is spoken with harmony, so the depth and poetic characteristics of a poem are still represented in a song, and sometimes even better. Although these two pieces of art are known to be separate works, the main structure of each is similar. The controversy between which is better is still being debated today. A magazine article says, “But is his work literature? Yes, absolutely, and literature is what the Nobel Prize is for”, which is describing a songwriter who out did…

and concreteness. Another stark difference between the two collections of work is the format in which both poets write. Berrigan sticks strictly to the use of the sonnet while Ruefle experiments with different spacing, as well as punctuation, and repetition. Additionally, Ruefle gives each of her poems a unique title unlike Berrigan. All The Activity There Is (8) serves as a strong…

explores the theme of unspoken love by using repetition, diction, and imagery Hayden uses vivid imagery to show the theme. The author sets a cold scene by using strong imagery, he describes how his father would “put his clothes on in the blueblack cold” (2). This not only illustrates a cold feeling in the house itself,…

People express their love for one another in numerous ways. Anne Bradstreet’s poem, To My Dear and Loving Husband, demonstrates the love between her husband and herself through imagery, metaphor, repetition, and tone. Throughout the poem, Bradstreet expresses the great love she has for her husband, and the love he has for her. The theme of love is portrayed in her poem for her husband. Anne Bradstreet uses imagery in her poem, To My Dear and Loving Husband, to demonstrate her love for her…

the White City, a novel published in the year 2003, Erik Larson describes the greatness of both the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 and one of America’s first serial killers, H.H. Holmes. In the novel, Larson uses juxtaposition, imagery, and repetition to emphasize the characteristics of good and evil for the reader. In his implementations of juxtaposition, Larson directly contrasts the characteristics of opposing elements. In his contrast between “the moral” and “the wicked, Larson…