The Planners‚ a poem written by Boey Kim Cheng in Singapore.Boey Kim Cheng demonstrates this heartless modernization in his poem by using a constant perfect strait almost unnatural description of everything. The soullessness of Singapore is also portrayed in this poem by its perpetual effort to neglect and erase the past or any history of it‚ creating a facade of culture. This city is so soulless and synthetic that it’s not even considered part of nature. Boey Kim Cheng starts the poem with the mysterious
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consider the similarities and differences between the two poems ’London’ by William Blake and ’Composed Upon Westminster Bridge’ by William Wordsworth. It will focus upon their structures‚ content and poetic features. Finally‚ I will come to my own conclusion to which poem is most effective and how it is achieved. The two poems were written at very different times of the day and also in history‚ which may be one of the main reasons why there is such a contrast between them. William Blake wrote ’London’
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My self composed poems KASHMIR Prepare yourself to spend vacations in Kashmir‚ Where you will find lots of Pir. The temperature will be around two or three‚ And above all it is pollution free. You must carry woolen blanket‚ And something to prevent your tent. Whether you go by train or by plane‚ You will forget all your pain. You must eat red apple‚ In which nature has poured its love in ample. You must visit saffron fields‚ Which can’t be fit in your camera reels. The round of ‘Dal’ in House-Boat
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The poem‚ Sonnet 11 is a lamentation song of unreciprocated love by Lady Mary Wroth. She was an English Poet of the Renaissance. She lived between 1587-1651/3 and was from a distinguished literary family and was one of the first women to be recognised as a literary talent. Her life was not an ideal one. Her husband died but she did find love with her cousin‚ Earl William Herbert. It wasn’t easy for her though‚ as Herbert was also one of the favourites of Queen Elizabeth and she moved him around
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Compare and Contrast Sonnet 18 and Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare In this essay I am going to highlight the comparisons and contrasts between William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 and Sonnet 130 and also give my opinions. A similarity between the two poems is that they are both about a man’s love for a woman. Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Meaning that the woman that Shakespeare loves in Sonnet 18 is ‘more lovely’ than
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The poems “How do I love Thee” and “My mistress’ Eyes are Nothing like the Sun” are beautiful Petrarchan sonnets with a common theme which is love. Both poets talk about his/her love for another person. Though they are Petrarchan sonnets‚ they both have their differences and similarities in their form‚ figures of speech and subject matter. ‘How do I love Thee?’ is a poem written by Elizabeth Browning in 1850 in which she explains her intense love for a man. This is a Petrarchan sonnet; made up
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Gerard Hopkins wrote God’s Grandeur in 1877 right around the time he was ordained as a priest. The poem deals with his feelings about God’s presence and power in the world. He could not understand how the people inhabiting the earth could refuse or be distracted from God. This confusion was due to the greatness of God’s power and overall existence that‚ to Hopkins‚ seemed impossible and sinful to ignore. However‚ as the poem progresses Hopkins expresses hope in the world and God’s everlasting presence
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The two poems‚ Plug In‚ Turn On‚ Look Out and Portrait of a Machine both talks about machines and they are related to our everyday lives. There are quite a few differences and similarities in the two poems‚ Plug In‚ Turn On‚ Look Out and Portrait of a Machine. To start off with‚ the poem Plug In‚ Turn On‚ Look Out is warning everyone about how the machines would take over the world and teaching all of us what we should do usually to prevent them taking over and hurting us. The poem picks out all
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Comparison of two sonnets A sonnet is a form of a poem that originated in Europe‚ mainly Italy. The term sonnet derives from the Italian word sonetto‚ meaning "little song”. By the thirteenth century sonnets were widely used as sort of encrypted love letters written by many‚ but those who wrote them for a living were called sonneteers. Many tried and failed at the art of sonnet writing but the few who were successful gained much recognition for their works. One of the most well-known sonnet writers
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The first of the two poems I have chosen to compare and contrast is Morning Song By Silvia Path‚ this poem seems focused on the experience of child birth and the powerful emotions that follow‚ and is by no means however a generalized and optimistic account of child birth. The second poem I have chosen to focus on is There Be None Of Beauty’s Daughters by Lord Byron and seemingly depicts a strong sense of love and bondage between the Byron and the person he is writing about‚ however it is unclear
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