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But unlike the villanelle, the rhyming scheme of the sestina is difficult. The sestina requires the repetition of six words at the end of the first stanza’s lines to the end ends of the lines in the other six-line stanzas. Elizabeth Bishop uses this complexity in her poem, “Sestina”. She repeats…

Three Controversial Messages Messages Through the Poems of Auden and Cummings There are three messages in the poems, The Unknown Citizen, Old Age Sticks, and Anyone lived in a pretty how town. All of the messages have to do with the way we live our lives and our outlooks on life. All of these poems have controversial themes and can be hard to understand. They show the looks on life and these three messages through different characters. These characters consist of an old person, an ex-patriot,…

Importance of Caribbean Cultural Identity and Diaspora Cultural identity is one of the most important aspects of human life, which can understand in many different ways. People usually regard culture as one shared thing, which remains unchanged throughout their lifetime. In Stuart Hall’s “Cultural Identity and Diaspora” essay, he illustrates the essential features of cultural identity by providing and discussing two important definitions of cultural identity and diaspora. Hall’s first…

Smart by Shel Silverstein on page 157 is an enjoyable poem about a naïve child who believes he is more astute than every person he associates with. For example, the child thought he was getting the better deal when he received a dollar and “swapped it for two shiny quarters/ ’Cause two is more than one” (lines 3-4). By choosing quantity over quality the child is displaying a lack of understanding between amount and worth. Silverstein’s lyrical poem, uses repetition, rhyme, meter, and tone of…

Both Dojoji and Hamlet showcase some of the major differences between Asian and Western thought and customs. The first text, of Japanese origin, places a meaningful emphasis on religious imagery. The play uses the images of dragons, rosaries, a bell, and cherry-blossom trees several times during its relatively short duration. On the other hand, Hamlet shows diverse Christian themes, present in Ophelia’s burial, the words uttered by Hamlet’s father’s ghost, and in some of Hamlet’s thoughts.…

The rhyme scheme is of alternating rhymes in groups of four, ABAB CDCD EFEF. However, these are broken up in an irregular way, rather than being presented as quatrains. From line 1 through 5, Wilfred Owen states “Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, Knock-kneed…

The brief introduction of “Legend” and “Drinking Alone Beneath the Moon” The theme of “silence” is a primary symbol in the two poems “Legend” and “Drinking Alone Beneath the Moon.” However, each poem expresses the idea of silence differently based on the author’s cultures. They not only express silence, but also articulate contemplation. However, on account of the dissimilar cultures of the two authors, “Legend” has a fiery love behind it, while “Drinking Alone Beneath the Moon” has an occupied…

Christian Ammerman Dr. Boynton ENGL310 – Nature of Poetry 20 February 2018 Just On Time Originating in Italy in the 13th century, sonnets are a shortened and intense poetic form, which are composed of 14 lines, with 10 syllables in each consequent line. Sonnets have evolved over time, yet their functionality remains the same. John Milton, renowned writer and poet, incorporated his religious beliefs into many of his works, in which he utilized his skills as a poet. Almost 400 years ago, Milton…

Although written by the same poet, Robert Frost, “The Road Not Taken” and “Carpe Diem” both reflect a vaguely different style and moral of the poem. Despite conveying an entirely different message beneath the unique stories, Robert Frost manages to use the same figurative languages for both poems, such as personification, repetition, and natural imagery. Each one of these figurative language used has their own significant within the poem, whether it is for delivering the message or reiterating…

Good evening and welcome to today’s seminar, my name is Jemma and I’ll be talking about two of Shakespeare’s poem, both representing the theme of love. The two poems that will be explored today are Sonnet 18 and Sonnet 130. Although both of these poems represent the theme of love, they do so in different ways. The two poems that I will be discussing and analysing are both written by the well-known poet, William Shakespeare. Shakespeare was born in Srattford-upon-avon, Warwickshire in England.…