The Language of Poetry This accessible satellite textbook in the Routledge INTERTEXT series is unique in offering students hands-on practical experience of textual analysis focused on poetry. Written in a clear‚ user-friendly style by an experienced writer and practising teacher‚ it links practical activities with examples of texts. These are followed by commentaries and suggestions for research. It can be used individually or in conjunction with the series core textbook‚ Working with Texts:
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Duha Salamah Professor Aquino English 1A 1 March 2015 In Susan Griffin’s essay “Our Secret”‚ she examines her life and the lives of others and their correlation to the Holocaust. The essay’s structure is interesting as there are italicized sentences placed seemingly randomly between several paragraphs. Further reading into the essay will reveal that these italicized sentences are used to describe the growth of a missile and a cell. Griffin uses both of these objects to describe different fates that
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Tension in Poetry John Orley Allen Tate Many poems that we ordinarily think of as good poetry -- and some‚ besides‚ that we neglect -- have certain common features that will allow us to invent‚ for their sharper apprehension‚ the name of a single quality. I shall call that quality tension. In abstract language‚ a poetic work has distinct quality as the ultimate effect of the whole‚ and that whole is the “result” of a configuration of meaning which it is the duty of the critic to examine and
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Poetry Essay Keith Vann Liberty University Thesis: T.S. Elliot utilizes symbolism‚ imagery and illusion to scripture to express the theme of suffering in “Journey of the Magi.” Outline I. Elliot sets the mood of the story with his depiction of the suffering of the weather. A. Cold can mean the coldness of the hearts of men towards God B. Worst time of the year- Elliot contrasts the misery of the trip with the birth of the King. II. Elliot further demonstrates suffering with the various
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The Secret of the Sewer One of the works favorite novels of all time is Les Miserable written by Victor Hugo. Les Miserable is filled with secrets and mysteries. Every page you turn‚ Victor Hugo throws a plot change at the reader. When Marius falls in the barricade the reader would never expect Jean Valjean to leap out into the smoke clouds to save Marius life. If Marius would have never found out that Jean Valjean saved his life by dragging him through a sewer‚ Cosette would have never know that
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“Poetry may make us from time to time a little more aware of the deeper‚ unnamed feelings which form the substratum of our being‚ to which we rarely penetrate; for our lives is mostly a constant evasion of ourselves.” ’ T.S. Eliot. Poetry‚ just as in other literature contributes a major role in the development of many aspects of life. The utilization of poets and poetry can serve for many different positive purposes and effects on society. Thus‚ poetry is important to each of us. A person is
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Caribbean Voices : Living a Double life / Dual Identities. Caribbean Poetry is the expression of the constant dualistic nature of the Caribbean identity. Caribbean Poetry exemplifies a unique hybrid made from the voice of the Caribbean experience and its postcolonial English heritage but this creates an inner crisis. The inner crisis of two conflicting cultures that create further conflicting ideas of home and belonging on one hand and growth and fulfilment on the other. But it is also about the
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Studies in Poetry 5 August 2013 The Power of Poetry Poetry can be cathartic for both the writer and the reader. The art expression in poetry allows the writer to heal continually over time. The reader gets to experience Ms. Clifton’s life chronologically through her poetry. We get to feel full-circle the wounds‚ the scab‚ the debridement and finally the healing that happens after one exposes truths. Ms. McCallum shows a contrast approach to her past by taking a mythical route. Instead of
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Monk Kidd’s novel‚ The Secret Life of Bees‚ constantly lives in fear of her father’s temper has to take her wellbeing into her own hands when his temper gets too much for Lily to handle. She was living in an abusive relationship with her father T. Ray‚ until she runs away and finds safe haven with a family her deceased mother once knew‚ The Boatwrights. The open jar shows the theme of “saving yourself from unwanted situations” that is strewn throughout the book The Secret Life of Bees when Lily has
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reflection or self assessment that enables us to work out what we believe in and stand for. Conflict opens up different personalities‚ perceptions‚ values and emotions that will ultimately lead to character building. Kate Grenville’s novel‚ “The Secret River‚” depicts that a person’s character can transform once there has been a clash of social disagreement and a difference in interests
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