English Commentary Refugee Mother and Child From the beginning of this poem ( the title) to the end of the poem we can feel a sense of pain that the son undergoes as well as the pain and love a mother of a refugee also goes through. In this poem- Refugee mother and her child‚ Chinua Achebe starts off with a very melancholy tone as we are made to imagine the sorrow in a mother’s heart as she would soon have to forget and let go of her dying son. Achebe begins with a bond of affection by using
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About the Poet Chinua Achebe (pronounced /ˈtʃɪnwɑː əˈtʃɛbeɪ/ born Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe on November 16‚ 1930) is a Nigerian novelist‚ poet‚ professor at Brown University and critic. He is best known for his first novel‚ Things Fall Apart (1958)‚ which is the most widely read book in modern African literature. Raised by Christian parents in the Igbo town of Ogidi in southeastern Nigeria‚ Achebe excelled at school and won a scholarship for undergraduate studies. He became fascinated with
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title of the poem gives off the initial impression that the poem may focus on refugees: one who flees to seek refuge‚ The lives of refugee children‚ their parents‚ their feelings‚ their emotions and their pain. ’For a son she soon would have to forget’. This foreshadows the idea that her son is dying‚ and she would have to forget him to adapt to her tragic loss. 2 The metaphor in the fist stanza‚ ’No Madonna and Child could touch that picture...’‚ relates to the idea of Mary and her child‚ Jesus. The
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English Literature: Poetry Introduction and analysis to the two poems ‘Remember’: This is a beautiful poem written by the poet Christina Rossetti. Rossetti is known for her contrasting themes of love and death she puts into her poems‚ ‘Remember’ is no exception. It is quite obvious that Rossetti is talking to a loved one in the poem‚ most likely a lover. From researching‚ I have found that Rossetti wrote this poem when she was still in love with Charles Cayley‚ and also the fact that there
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Gabriel Rossetti and ‘Continuum’ by Allen Curnow are both poems that deal with a sense of detachment the poet experiences. In ‘Continuum’‚ Curnow illustrates his mental state of being uninspired and slightly abashed at his lack of poetic inspiration whereas in ‘The Woodspurge’‚ Rossetti describes his depressive condition‚ possibly due to relationship issues. Both poets seem to be stuck‚ and remain trapped in their minds throughout the poems. ‘Continuum’ begins with Curnow depicting the moon rolling
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True and advanced works of Chinua Achebe‚ Refugee Mother and Child is a beautiful poem. Chinua Achebe was born in the 1930s in Ogidi‚ Nigeria. Chinua wrote this poem after getting inspired by the citizens of the countries which were going through war. He illustrates the difficulties and suffering they had to go through. The poem is organized into two stanzas each with different lengths. The lines are more or less the same size. The lines are explained clearly and are easy to understand with simple
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Compare/contrast In Dudley Randall’s poem “Ballad of Birmingham” and Langston Hughes’s poem “Mother to son” are two poems of two different mothers wanting the best for their child. In the poem “Ballad of Birmingham‚” Dudley Randall illustrates a conflict between a child who wishes to march for civil rights and a mother who wishes only to protect her child. Much of this poem is read as dialogue between a mother and a child in a way that paints a picture of both character’s feelings. “Ballad of
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by Seamus Heaney and “Stop All The Clocks” by W. H. Auden are beautifully opposite poems about family and love. By using two opposite themes‚ imageries and rhymes‚ both poems bring to reader different feeling. The first similar thing between “Digging” and “Stop all clocks” is their theme. Both of them talk about their personal experience. However‚ the reader still can find the difference when they read these poems. In “Digging” by Seamus Heaney‚ the readers can see the multiple themes. The first
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warfare. Another poem that presents death in times of war is ‘A Mother in a Refugee Camp’ where feelings; of grief‚ unconditional love and anticipation of death conveys suffering. Achebe employs sensory description to vividly highlight the suffering of refugees on a daily basis. The use of pathos to highlight the agony of a mother witnessing her child’s death. Achebe also uses an oxymoronic in the title. ‘Mother’ conjures up images of warmth‚ safety‚ care and family‚ whilst ‘Refugee Camp’ evokes helplessness
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Compare and contrast two poems In this Essay I will compare and contrast Havisham‚ by Carol Ann Duffy and Porphyria’s Lover‚ by Robert Browning. I will explore and analyse the range of poetic devices used to tell a story of love gone wrong. Havisham is spoken by a fictional character based on Charles Dickens’ Miss Havisham. Duffy depicts Havisham as a woman crippled by love and loneliness after being left at the altar. In contrast Browning’s poem sees Porphyria’s Lover murder Porphyria‚ so she
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