miXing AnD mATcHinG By: William Meyer SECTION A • Poetic Devices Glossary Poetic Devices Glossary Irony: a difficult term to define can refer to a manner of expression or a quality in the thing perceived. In both cases‚ irony involves the perception of discrepancy‚ usually between apparent and real significance. It is an indirect way of communicating an attitude. Irony can vary in tone‚ from humorous to bitter. Example- Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge:
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Within this passage‚ an initial theme that reveals itself is the negative consequences of racial power hierarchies between the Black characters of the play and the White figures they frequently reference. Suggestion of this thematic trend is made apparent through the recurring image of dehumanization of the Black speakers compared to their White counterparts. Dehumanization is “the process of depriving a person or group of human qualities” and the illustration of this occurs when the character of
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Edgar Allen Poe: The Poem of “Annabel Lee” In Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “Annabel Lee” a young man falls in love with a very young lady. The man Edgar writes his poem on his lovely wife Virginia Clemm‚ whom he married when she was only 13 years old. Their marriage was a very happy one. Unfortunately‚ she died of tuberculosis in Jan 1847 when she was still in her twenties. Poe died two years and nine months later on October 7‚ 1849. “Annabel Lee” was his last poem. Edgar Allan Poe started
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“Africville” Poem analysis In Maxine Tynes’ poem “Africville‚” the theme addressed is despite how the community of Africville was completely destroyed‚ their pride still prospers and remains in the minds and hearts of all its citizens. Tynes uses repetition‚ tone of voice‚ symbolism and imagery to dynamically convey the theme. Throughout the poem‚ Tynes exhibits a universal tone used to evoke pain and anger‚ as well as a more contrasting tone that demonstrates pride. This contrast of the specific
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lWitness Witness is a box office hit film directed by Peter Weir which explores the themes of conflicting cultures on a social‚ cultural and personal level in a film noir style crime thriller. Peter Weir presents a number of themes that are based around the contrasting aspects between two conflicting cultures; the Amish and the “English‚” contradicting between the mainstream American society and the Amish community in regional Pennsylvania. American society is seen as a violent and arrogant group
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How is the theme of growing up explored in a range of 20th century poems? The theme of growing up is explored in a variety of ways in many 20th century poems‚ using different language techniques‚ that I am going to explore‚ to convey the emotion of children growing up in the times of class discrimination and racism. The four poems that I have chosen are all from different perspectives‚ the child’s or parents‚ or from retrospective points of views‚ recalling on the speaker’s life as a child. Chapter
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Laura Tong 8A Poem Appreciation Essay‚ Growing Up by Michelle Williams Growing up by Michelle Williams is a poem about the hard years of teenage life. Her poems covers the types of both physical and emotional pain teenagers have to go through. I personally enjoyed this poem because it describes many problems that I am going through as a teenager and that makes me feel like the poet understands me well. Pain is a constant theme in the poem. Williams used effective
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Themes of Beowulf Reading Beowulf‚ there are many chances to interpret the characters and dialog. Loyalty‚ reputation‚ and generosity are three themes that are quite noticeable throughout the story. In the following paragraphs‚ you will read about the loyalty that Beowulf has for Hrothgar‚ the struggle for Beowulf to keep his reputation‚ and the generosity that was shown by Hrothgar and Wealhtheow. Loyalty is a major theme throughout Beowulf and is first seen when Beowulf comes to the assistance
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The poem "The Dog and the Sparrow" by Ivan Sergeevich Tourgenieff is an example of the sublime. It has the ability to cause the reader to feel deeply for the sparrow and its bravery and sacrifice. The poem is told in first-person point of view and uses figurative language and metaphors to tell the story. The theme is reverence for the sparrow‚ which like most themes‚ which is discovered until the end of the poem. Tourgenieff wrote this poem in the first-person point of
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poems NEUTRAL TONES by: Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) E stood by a pond that winter day‚ And the sun was white‚ as though chidden of God‚ And a few leaves lay on the starving sod‚ --They had fallen from an ash‚ and were gray. Your eyes on me were as eyes that rove Over tedious riddles solved years ago; And some words played between us to and fro-- On which lost the more by our love. The smile on your mouth was the deadest thing Alive enough to have strength to die; And a grin of
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