Spenserian stanza

lets compare the form of both poems, starting with “Spring and All”. This poem consists of 27 lines organized into seven stanzas. The first stanza is a sestet, the second and fourth are couplets, the third is a quintet and the last three stanzas are quatrains. “Spring and All” has no rhyming scheme as it is a free verse poem. “Winter-Solitude” on the other hand is a one stanza poem consisting of…

“I was silent as a child, and silenced as a young woman; I am taking my lumps and bumps for being a big mouth, now, but usually from those whose opinion I don 't respect.” - Sandra Cisneros (http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/s/sandra_cisneros.html) Sandra Cisneros, famous author of works such as The House on Mango Street (1989), was born in Chicago in 1954, to a Mexican father and Chicana (Mexican-American) mother (Encyclopedia of Hispanic-American Literature, “Sandra Cisneros”).…

In the second stanza, she writes “down his narrow cage / can seldom see through / his bars of rage” to assist the reader in feeling the frustration and rage of the caged bird, earning the reader’s sympathy and melancholy over the bird’s circumstances (Angelou). In contrast, by asserting in the fourth stanza “and the fat worms waiting on a dawn-bright lawn,” she paints a picture of the pleasures of freedom as…

speaker applies figurative language of symbolization to express the conflict between the inner desires of enjoying the beautiful night and the promises that he has to keep, so that to highlight the beauty of the woods and the night. In the first stanza, the poet applies first narrator to…

To whoever decides to read this, These poems I’ve written weren’t written with any particular aim other than to write. To many, this may seem absurd or even erroneous, but that’s the truth behind each poem I’m submitting, they’re spontaneous without any exact aim other than to dispose of an emotion or answer a question resulting from my musings. These are by no means a written “Starry Night” or a mosaic from ancient Greece but each is more of a basic sketch for the reader to find their own…

woman has more than just physical beauty, but also in the way she thinks, acts, and carriers herself. In the third stanza lines four, five and six say “But tell of days in goodness spent, a mind at peach with all below, a heart whose love is innocent!” these words let me know that along the beauty he is speaking of, she is good and kindhearted as…

"On the Death of a Fair Infant Dying of a Cough" certainly is replete with textual density as its every stanza is rich with elements that helps elicit feeling. It may be important to note that the poem was created for his immediate family after the death of his…

such life and three-dimensional effect. She also appears to be acquainted with the painter in some way. The language theme evokes a feeling as though both the painter and the writer shares some common thread of experiences in this life. The first stanza,” and thought in living characters to paint”, the writer was successful in painting a picture with use of language to express how the painting is great and life-like. Is she acquainted with the artist? Or do they just share common experiences…

The word Rede has a much longer history than the Wiccan Rede, which is what usually comes to mind when we hear the word. The Wiccan Rede can be summed up in eight words. “An Ye Harm None, Do What Ye Will”. But there are many different personal, work, individual, and family Rede that change with time and the course of life. Rede is commonly interchanged in modern day language with the word ethics and is much more complex than just these eight words. The meaning of the ancient word Rede is: advice…

Psalm 2: Bow the Knee and Kiss the Son Have you ever been in a situation that caused you to ask the question, “What is going on here?” Maybe it was a humorous moment of confusion, or maybe it was a serious moment of exasperation. Often in situation where it seems like chaos is in charge, we find ourselves wondering “what is going on?” As we look at Psalm 2, we must remember the role that Psalm 1 and 2 play in the Psalter. Both of these act like two great pillars, introducing and providing the…