“Lot’s Wife” depicts the fate of a woman following her husband Lot on his departure of their native town Sodom. Sodom was a town that God destroyed‚ yet he granted Lot and his wife permission to flee the town before this occurrence. Wislawa Szymborska and Anna Akhmatova offer different versions and perspectives on the same story. Each of the authors use different elements of poetry to create two very unique poems that have several similarities as well as many obvious differences
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It may not pass your way again.” In other words‚ one should listen to their desires and urges because they may not occur again. While this quote is proven true‚ within the passage‚ “Lot’s Wife” by Anna Akhmatova and in the poem‚ “Fable” by Janos Pilinszsky it also is brought on by negative effects. Lot’s wife gives into her temptation for one last look at her beloved memories and at the same time defying a direct order from God‚ similarly‚ the wolf from “Fable” is tempted to go inside a random house
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Under harsh regime or strict government‚ the people of a country can develop a sense of exile or homesickness while still in their homeland. In the poem “Dedication”‚ Anna Akhmatova‚ the author‚ used imagery to describe the sorrow of the people of Russia by using a common image that is universal to all. She used powerful images of rivers‚ forests‚ the sun‚ and mountains‚ because they seem so large in proportion to humans and they appear as invincible forces of nature. “- the dead‚ lifeless; the
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Jordan Lindberg Akhmatova Explications CIVT 200: Looney Explication 1: “Epilogue I” Requiem: a Mass for the repose of the souls of the dead— a token of remembrance. Anna Akhmatova’s Requiem is a lamentation‚ a narration of grief-stricken oppressed during Stalin’s reign of terror. It is difficult to analyze single parts of Requiem‚ as each poem is vital to the other—one cohesive tale. The main body of Akhmatova’s Requiem is individual‚ Akhmatova focusing on the torment caused by her son’s imprisonment
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towards the end‚ with two short lines to emphasize the horror of not knowing when exactly one will not live to see another sunrise. Frequent full stops punctuate the grim atmosphere‚ lending impact to the components of the quietly momentous scene Akhmatova describes. Stark‚ literal imagery of how winter freezes the town‚ making everything heavy as lead‚ begins the poem. This suggests weight‚ the harsh conditions‚ and certainly might be allusive to the burden imposed by the Soviet authorities. The
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‘Why is Our Century’ by Anna Akhmatova is a poem written in the early 20th century while the Soviet Union was active. The poem portrays the grief and melancholy of Anna Akhmatova by using many deep poetic techniques such as personification and symbolism. Akhmatova embeds a dark and gruesome theme into the poem‚ portraying what she‚ and many other Russians felt in the early 20th century. She makes a cry for awareness in the poem by the use of a rhetorical question which affects the entire poem intensely
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| Cambridge World Literature Critical Essay | ‘Dedication’ and ‘Epilogue II’ from Requiem by Anna Akhmatova | | Judy Cai 11U03S | 07/10/2011 | ‘Dedication’ and ‘Epilogue II’ are poems reflective of the suffering and changes the Russian people have known under Yezhov terror. ‘Dedication’ focuses on the emotional and psychological impact of the Yezhov terror on human beings‚ which Akhmatova also feels from a mother’s view. ‘Epilogue II’ is Akhmatova’s response towards all the tragedies
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TANABATA’S WIFE By Sinai Hamada I FAS-ANG first came to Baguio by way of the Mountain Trail. When at last she emerged from her weary travel over the mountains‚ she found herself just above the Trinidad Valley. From there‚ she overlooked the city of Baguio itself. Baguio was her destination. Along with three other women‚ she had planned to come to work on the numerous roads that were being built around the city. Native women were given spades to shovel the earth from the hillsides‚ and to make way
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is represented Language devices used Deeper analysis Two 34 ‘Little bouquets of red ostrich feathers’ As a lonely‚ isolated and un-wanted Connotations‚ imagery‚ metaphor and In this quote we can identify that Steinbeck is portraying Curley’s wife as an ostrich. Unable to fly‚ meaning CW can’t leave or escape the ranch. This represents that she is stuck and will never be able to leave. This goes back to portraying her as a lonely woman. It can also portray that she shows off and for that reason
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The Drover’s wife Exposition Outline of the setting – desolated‚ harsh environment‚ poor living‚ bleak‚ Australian bush Outline meaning sketch which is the narrative form of his writing‚ the first two paragraphs are pretty brief about its setting Techniques Technique Example Explain Tone – unequivocal (clear‚ leaving no doubt) ‘near waterless creek’ ‘nothing to relieve the eye’ describes harsh and barren landscape Use of accumulation “built of round timber‚ slabs and stringy-bark‚ and floored with
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