The poem Leda and the Swan was inspired by the Greek myth‚ in which Leda is seduced and raped by Zeus in the guise of a sawn. In his poem‚ Yeats explores the idea of a single action unfolding into violence and destruction. This could be seen as a metaphor for Yeats’s frustration with the decline of Ireland and its culture‚ echoed here by the fall of Troy. Yeats also presents the violence of the rape with an ambiguity that is both unsettling and intriguing‚ leading many critics to question whether
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Sonnet 18 Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? | Shall I compare you to a summer’s day? | Thou art more lovely and more temperate: | You are more lovely and more constant: | Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May‚ | Rough winds shake the beloved buds of May | And summer’s lease hath all too short a date: | And summer is far too short: | Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines‚ | At times the sun is too hot‚ | And often is his gold complexion dimm’d; | Or often goes behind
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What techniques has Carol Ann Duffy used in her poetry to make old stories and fables relevant to modern audiences? Comment on upon the use of language‚ imagery and structure. ’Mrs. Faust’ is written in the casual‚ contemporary style which suits its setting and adds fittingly to the collection of ’The Worlds Wife’. In this collection most poems explore the feminist principles or the modern state of them. This poem however‚ introduces a new issue to the collection; the materialistic nature of
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Throughout the arrangement of each timely movement‚ or stanza‚ of the day to night shift‚ Kenyon emphasizes her overall message through the use of concrete images and other poetic means. The first stanza embodies both alliteration and symbolism. The repetitive “l” sound in the opening phrase “Let the light of late afternoon…” is an example of alliteration. This can also be seen with the “a” sound throughout the second stanza. By repeating these sounds‚ Kenyon is putting emphasis on the forthcoming
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There are many ups and downs‚ fast slopes‚ and steep hills throughout life and beyond all these things‚ life has a deeper meaning than what meets the eye. It is not uncommon to watch people speed through life while moments pass them by. This is portrayed in “Aubade” by Philip Larkin and “The Shout” by Simon Armitage. In “Aubade” the author describes a lonely man who views life as tragic mistake. He sees people not giving there all throughout life and cutting themselves short of their expectations
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In the poem "Dolor" by Theodor Roethke‚ one is drawn in with the weight of the poem despite its seemingly simple subject matter. Everyday items such as pencils are given deep sadness that forces the reader to want more. Roethke portrays this sad tone through personification‚ repetition‚ metaphors‚ and immense detail. "Dolor" is depicted through a sorrowful and gloomy theme beginning with its title and increasing in intensity towards the end of the poem. The narrator begins the poem with a look into
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The poem‚ “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Elliot‚ is about a man who has lost his love. What could a poem about a man losing his chance at love and mermaids have in common? These two things may seem to be entirely unconnected‚ except for the author’s brief mention of mermaids at the end. Mermaids may be the most important word in the entire poem. Mermaids are mythical creature that come with a variety of stories and types. One story is that of a mermaid that will sing a song to
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Blackberry Eating Analysis Blackberry Eating by Galway Kinnell is a descriptive poem that shows readers an enjoyment the poet has with two things that a dear to him. In a setting that can be felt with your eyes closed while someone reads it aloud‚ Galway Kinnell uses deep thought to express his sincere feelings to the reader. The use of spontaneous descriptions of blackberries on the vine and his use of vocabulary allows the reader to value the transition from berries to vocabulary using distinct
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You tackled some really thought-provoking themes in your poems‚ and I think were largely successful in doing so. I think if you just revisit some specific aspects of each piece‚ they could be even stronger. In “L’appel du vide”‚ I thought your poem perfectly captured the feelings associated with the phrase “l’appel du vide”‚ itself. At the beginning‚ your word choices of “shattering”‚ “cut”‚ and “jagged”‚ all of which have negative connotations‚ started to create a darker‚ ominous tone. However
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Yiri Essay Rhythm There’s a drum ostinato throughout the whole piece. There are cross rhythms near the end which are the effect produced when two conflicting rhythms are heard together. There’s a common use of syncopation‚ which is when notes are played off the beat. The metre throughout the piece changes‚ however the main one is 4/4. Polyrhythm is used‚ which is when two or more rhythms with different pulses are heard together eg where one is playing in triple time and another is playing in
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