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In the sonnet “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge” written by William Wordsworth and “The Planners” written by Boey Kim Cheng, the poets show their attitude towards the world and nature through the co-existence of man and nature as well as the loss and extinction of nature, both which help effectively convey the poets’ ideas. "Composed upon Westminster Bridge, written in iambic pentameter with ten syllables per line. The rhyme scheme of the poem is ABBA ABBA CDC DCD. The poem begins with a…

The Art of Symbolism “Nature speaks in symbols and signs.” - John Greenleaf Whittier. Symbolism is a very strong and emotional way of writing. It uses symbols to represent ideas or qualities. Such as, the ocean representing freedom and desires or the red flowers in a backyard that symbolize courage and respect. In Inside Out And Back Again by Thanhha Lai, Hà the main character struggles with her family through a time of depression in their country. There is a collection of symbols that Hà and…

The poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" was first published in 1923 in America by the acclaimed author Robert Frost, whom at the time was thought to have a hostile view towards nature (Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism). Imagery in literature refers to use of descriptive terms in the hopes of making the reader experience the scenery of the text in their mind. Symbols are utilized mainly works such as narratives to represent something greater than what is actually mentioned. Personification is the…

T.S. Eliot was a creative modernist poet in the early 1900s. One of his most popular writings, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”, tells a story with deep imagery, symbolism, and personification. His style of writing lends the reader to reflect a sometimes obscure mental image. Upon analyzation, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” explores the world of a seemingly lost and confused well educated man. Looking to build the courage of talking to a woman, Prufrock skulks away from such…

In (love song, with two goldfish), Grace Chua presents both the build up to and the breakup of the relationship between to goldfish. However, through direct parallels with human behaviour, Chua represents the flaws on the human condition through an extended metaphor, personifying goldfish. Chua particularly represents the mindlessness of humans, our ingenious emotions and the way we feel despair. Whilst Chua is using fish, she draws direct parallels to human emotions and behaviours, through her…

Poetry is often written with some hidden meaning within the poems themselves, this meaning often coming in multiple layers of depth, in order to suggest or prompt an ideology, value, or action to an audience. Such cases often being seen in English Romantic Period poems and novels; these works of literature often having themes about the power and beauty of nature and how humans are just a small part of a bigger picture created by god. Though some authors take it to a step beyond such themes; an…

ENG 301 20th Century English Literatures Student name: Dechen Choden Student number: 101497 Symbolism in Yeats’ “The Second Coming” Final Draft Symbolism in Yeats’ “The Second Coming” Yeats is accounted for his brilliancy in writing poems that have symbolism either in the form of sounds, colours or forms because of their preordained energies or because of long association, that evoke indefinable and yet precise emotions. One of the most captivating things about W.B. Yeats' poetry in…

Education is a large concept discussed within Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein; or the Modern Prometheus. However, education within the novel is not discussed in a contemporary sense, insead using it to convey the concepts of irregular education, scientific discovery, and the importance of learning about one self. Throughout Frankenstein education is discussed in a variety of sense mainly in the forms of differing self learning and the use of self-learning to propel yourself forward.…

As a whole, the new literary movement known as naturalism, darker form of realism, developed in the 19th century. Naturalism writers try to describe life in control our life such as the environment or nature by describing real settings and using ordinary people as characters. The most common theme that the authors explore was the conflict between human and nature. The character will face odd conditions or chances. Moreover, unlike realism, other movements that occurred at the same time,…

The transience and beauty of nature are reflected in the line “Summer’s honey breath,” illustrating that nature is what keeps “Summer” alive. However, the “wrackful siege of battering days” is what kills this beauty. Time moving forward and the progression of “battering days,” demolishes “summer’s honey breath.” There is a particular imagery used throughout the quatrain, and it is the imagery of battle and war with the author’s use of the phrases “battering days,” “wrackful siege,” “gates of…