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The use of literary devices inside of a solitary poem is extremely important. Creating a world or “image” for a reader to indulge him/herself in is a tremendous task but done right it is absolutely beautiful. Using elements in a story is much easier than in a poem because poems are stereotypically shorter and in a poem you have to be precise and use your words as a way to vaguely intrigue the reader. Literary elements such as imagery, setting, and tone are all affect how the reader perceives…

portrait of a landscape filled with lush grass, blossoms and fruit. Furthermore, he shows the visual abundance of wildlife and flowers and presents the smell of blossoms and their sweet perfume. He enriches you in the environment by providing the sounds of geese splashing in a pond. Most importantly, though, he gives the image of the narrator’s mother. The information of how she used to sewing…

Throughout history, civilizations have used poetry to record their history, convey their values, and honor their warriors. Poetry often highlights the emotions and intensity of a moment, thereby enabling the state of any given culture to be illustrated. Be that as it may, the Book of Songs, the Book of Odes or Classic of Poetry, is a collection of poems that dates back to 1000-600 B.C.E., during the reign of the Zhou Dynasty. These three hundred and five poems help to illuminate the lives of the…

Poets use different techniques of writing to convey their main idea to the reader. May Swenson and Wanda B. Goines’ poems are different in structure and motif, yet the deeper meaning that the poems possess are quite similar. The speaker of How to be old is the author as the poem is not written in second or third person. The poem centres around ageing and the importance of one living their life to the fullest. “One must work a magic with time /in order to become old.” The register used is formal…

In the poem Casey at the Bat the author uses humor to describe Casey's experience. The author uses things like irony, metaphors, and exaggerations to make the poem humorous. The author uses many things to make thee poem humorous. These are some examples of humor from Casey at the Bat Some humorous things from Casey at the Bat include irony, an example of irony from Casey at the Bat would be toward the end of the poem when the author explains Casey's face expressions and body language to…

felt that the heat was a bigger theme in the poem, but it was still important to state it was a parade so the reader could understand the context. The second stanza’s first few lines were changed because I thought the new wording incorporated the sound of the parade with the feel of being there. I thought including this detail would give a concise image of before the speaker was unwelcomingly kissed. The rest of the stanza remained the same because the words hard been carefully selected before…

Analysis of Be Specific by Natalie Goldberg “Let’s call a thing a thing.” This quote by spiritual leader and life coach Iyanla Vanzant is one of my favorite quotes from her and it speaks volumes in the matter of six words. What she means when she makes this statement is just as Natalie Goldberg does in Be Specific, to call something what it actually is. Natalie Goldberg is moved for everyone to be specific in their writing as a way to give a detailed description of what is taking place and being…

Robin Coste Lewis’ poem “From: To:” is English sonnet with 14 lines divided into quatrains and ending with two couplets. Lewis eschews the conventional rhyme scheme of the English sonnet and instead favors the use of enjambments to add nuance to the poem. The speaker of the poem is a narrator because they describe a marginalized group of people who are given temporary permission to have a voice. This is done through the use of poetic devices, imagery, and allusions to past outrages in order to…

In the poem “The Peace of Wild Things” by Wendell Berry, the speaker is affected by nature in a positive, inspiring way. The speaker is very anxious about his future and what the future will be for his children, so he goes down to a small lake. It is here where he relaxes, and admires the beauty of nature. This is shown by the movement and enjambment that is used in this poem. At first, the speaker is very worried, as “despair for the world grow[ing] in me” (2). His concern is shown, as for the…

TO BILLY: No. The piece is miscategorized-rather than being poetry, it reads as a piece of prose. It reads as unfinished and underdeveloped, in addition to having a multitude of spelling and grammatical errors as well. First Reader’s Comments: Specific Comments: Pg1, P1, L1-2 - According to a Google search, “Hershey Park” is written as one word, so that it reads “Hersheypark”. I would recommend making that change in this line, as well as in its reoccurrence in the following…