Sonata form

For many centuries, poetry has been at the center of communication and expression. Poetry has progressed, and styles have changed. However, there are some concepts in poetry that have not been transformed; every single poem contains a theme that readers can analyze. Authors will use different methods to make sure that their themes are understood. For example, authors could use a variety of imagery, repetition, structure, and history to achieve their theme. One author who exhaustively uses…

In the movie, McFarland, one of the main characters, Damacio, wrote a poem about his passion: running. His poem brought people to tears and was a powerful way to express his feelings toward his hobby. Similarly, Walt Whitman wrote the poems “O Me! O Life!” and “O Captain! My Captain!” to express how he was feeling when he wrote each poem. “O Captain! My Captain!” is an elegy written in remembrance of Abraham Lincoln. However, according to Shenandoah Literary, “O Me! O Life!” represents how…

actual and figurative road. Through the use of these literary devices, the theme is set, and the emotion and mystery are felt. Subsequently, the connection of these techniques leads to the deeper meaning of the poem. Understanding the setting of any form of literature is essential to comprehending the author’s theme. At first glance,…

In all three poems from Percy Shelley, he brings up that you can learn from things that you typically wouldn’t think you can learn from. He points out that you can learn from ruin cities, to wind, to even birds singing. Each of his poems has a message behind them whether it is not to be so full of yourself and stay humble or even learning from a bird that is singing a song. Throughout all of Shelley’s poems, Ozymandias, Ode to the West Wind, and To a Skylark, Shelley wants to point out that no…

Every year, during the dreary, seemingly never-ending Baccalaureate, there comes a point when some either unlucky or unknowing senior reads a poem. “If” by Rudyard Kipling, emphasizing the steps a man must take to truly become a man, is representative of the stiff, upper lip attitude that many perceive as identical and essential to masculinity. Unfortunately, sometimes, this belief – that in the face of adversity, men must be tougher, must restrain their emotions, and must remain resolute – can…

Literature Paper Poetry can be very complex and even though it can vary and use different techniques to get the point across it may come to the same conclusion and meaning, and can also be interpreted differently. Poetry is meant to be understood in the reader's own way. Why I Hate Raisins, Hand-Me-Down Halloween, and My Brother at 3AM are about the struggles of living in the reservation, but use different style, syntax and tone. Why I Hate Raisins is a poem about the struggles of not having…

1. The first and second line in the poem Foul Shot effectively portrays the situation because it sets the scene by telling the reader it is a tie game with very little time left and anyone who has witnessed this happen can recognize that it is very suspenseful, “With two 60’s stuck on the scoreboard and two seconds hanging on the clock.” Another line that is very effective at portraying the situation is line 14, “Waits,” because it is the last of three single worded lines which contain only…

By analyzing Emily Dickinson's poem, “I heard a Fly buzz- when i died-” you can see the poem focuses on the precious last seconds before death. This poem has four stanzas; each of these consists of these techniques: unusual style of writing, the poet creates images, and definite speaker. The speaker of the poem explains that even though irrelevant, the mind can focus on the strangest things. Dickinson has a more unusual style of writing; throughout many of her works you will notice the…

Good Can Outshine the Bad “There’s still a lot of good in the world.” The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is about two social groups, the Greasers and the Socs, who live in a city in Oklahoma. They do not get along and get into big trouble because of it. One character that stands out in the story is Johnny, because he encounters irony and lots of character development. He encounters irony mainly by killing a Soc, but soon after saving multiple children from a burning building. Throughout the book,…

Burning emotions , and cold silence are two valid choices that someone can choose to follow towards the end of their life , but if you died and had a chance to come back , would you choose the same path twice? Living through the excitement of fire that shines bright , or live in the shadow of the ice that flows through the night. In the poem Fire and Ice by, Robert Frost contemplates both options , and says which choice he would pick in certain scenarios. I believe the poem Fire and Ice , is…