Sonata form

Many poets use enjambment as a tool to get the audience interested, keep them tantalized with each line, until the final gasp of words at the very end. Enjambment is the continuation of lines, usually without punctuation marks, and can be used to surprise the audience with the turn of the next line. It can give a poem a natural and unpredictable flow that can be quite alluring. In Sharon Olds’ poem, “Poem of Thanks,” there are multiple enjambments and great examples of the craft for the purpose…

Edna St. Vincent Millay’s “Love is Not All” employs numerous poetic devices in order to express the simultaneous senselessness and essentiality of love. Structurally, Millay’s sonnet fits perfectly into Shakespeare’s niche: the first 13 lines express the superfluity and foolishness of being in love, while the last line confesses that Millay does “not think [she] would” (Line 14) surrender love for purpose. This single closing statement encompasses the human tendency to love for the experience,…

The poets of the following poems all attempted to convey the message to the reader that like a wave, winter can mean something else depending on one's point of view. In the poem “The Cremation of Sam Mcgee” by Robert Service, to help the reader visualize how cold the Yukon winter is, Service used the hyperbole “[Sam] [is] chilled clean through to the bone” (line 22). s nearly impossible for someone to be chilled through to the bone; there are many layers of fat, skin, blood, muscle, etc.…

Poetry Explication Essay: That Time of Year Thou Mayst in Me Behold This sonnet is alluding to the way time affects us all, and compares the seasons of the year to different periods of our lives. The overall impression the narrator or listener is left with is that of an ominous, almost fearful view on time passing far too rapidly. To support this the use of imagery, simile, repetition, and the first person point of view is significant. The use of assonance and rhyme is less obvious but there…

the best form of democracy and the best form of oligarchy seem to be highly similar. In order to fully understand these forms of government one must be able to further understand certain topics mentioned in book IV of the ‘Politics’. First, one must comprehend the analogy of gymnastics with politics and why Aristotle used this example. Secondly, the bad forms of oligarchy and democracy and why they are bad. Finally, the good forms of oligarchy and democracy and what these superior forms of…

author believes that it is the responsibility of citizens to hold the government accountable for all of its policies and actions and that any decision made by the government must reflect the will of the people. This belief is consistent with democratic forms of government where power is ultimately vested in the people. The author goes on to state that if the government fails to uphold the will of its citizens, they should be removed from power. John Locke was a huge supporter of this philosophy,…

We all grow up with different ideas of the perfect guy, the perfect boyfriend, sometimes we wish to be able to build our own as if they were male Barbie dolls. Well ladies, I have figured out the perfect formula of the man for me. Luckily I didn’t even have to make him. He was introduced to me on the way to a Florida Georgia Line concert wearing a white Columbia fishing shirt and most perfect smile. Most search for what they want in life, but if a relationship is meant to be it will magically…

Metaphors: “Their eyes as brilliant and as wide as the night”, “Their manes the leaping ire of the wind”. These metaphors convey the etherealness of the atmosphere at that point of time. The poet uses these metaphors to once again compare simple objects with mysterious, eerie elements, suggestive of a dark night ahead. He uses these metaphors as a medium to chill the reader, and make the reader believe that something sinister has been going on in the poem. 12. The major mood of this poem…

stake, which would be in good favor of the general public as they have pure intentions. Individuals would be given more power, more involvement, and more freedoms to make a difference in our society and help diminish automatic government. Unlike another of Howard’s reforms, such as giving more power to the president, the people would become supportive of this reform as they personally benefit and power is given to them and not a single individual. Social acceptance of this reform would be high,…

Independence is always a key component to self-learning and a way to become a protagonist. Once something becomes a problem, it is in our mind that we must fix the issue before it becomes even more of an issue. We must learn to overcome any obstacles that may arise when it comes to learning because it is necessary to overcome obstacles in our life as well. If it is hard to deal with stress, then it is most likely going to be hard to be motivated and complacency may settle in as it becomes easy…