Task 1. Read John Agard’s ‘Listen Mr Oxford Don’. Then read Grace Nichols’ ‘Wherever I hang’. Write an essay that compares and contrasts the two poems‚ ensuring that‚ in line with the Study Diamond‚ you comment on their effects‚ the techniques used in them‚ interpretations of their meanings and any relevant contextual information. (Use no more than 1000 words) This essay compares and contrasts two contemporary poems by British Caribbean writers; John Agard’s ‘Listen Mr Oxford Don’
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Erica Spigelmyer English II Essay #1 Poetry I love poetry. I believe that in one of my past lives that I was once a poet. I have written poetry since I was able to pick up a pencil and write. Putting words together as art has always been very dear to me. Though writing an essay can sometimes be a challenge when describing art. Poetry to most people are words that rhyme‚ but to me they are delicate descriptions of love‚ emotions and experiences. I pride myself in being able to “read between
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Poetry is an imaginative awareness of experience expressed through meaning‚ sound‚ and rhythmic language choices so as to evoke an emotional response. Poetry has been known to employ meter and rhyme‚ but this is by no means necessary. Poetry is an ancient form that has gone through numerous and drastic reinvention over time. The very nature of poetry as an authentic and individual mode of expression makes it nearly impossible to define. Poetry is sometimes hard to understand but other times it’s
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Chantal Froystein Froystein 1 H English 102 Prof. Wyman March 4‚ 2013 Poetry Essay “Why I am not a painter” by Frank O’Hara and “Dedication” by Czeslaw Milosz could not be any more different on the surface‚ but they have several similarities especially when analyzed in the context of Emily Dickinson’s “Untitled”. In her poem‚ E.D. describes what a poet means to her—that they take ordinary situations and make them beautiful and when they do‚ we think how obvious it seems and then “We
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HIS COY MISTRESS” by Andrew Marvell THEME: Time‚ Love and Sex In his poem the author tries to convey that if there was enough time‚ he and his beloved could go on courting forever‚ but times goes by quickly. Therefore‚ as he wants her to have sex with him‚ he states that they must squeeze their joys to the present because there is no time to be coy and aloof. LANGUAGE: Figurative The poet uses figurative language to add feeling and mood to what he wants to say to his mistress. Many words
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written down but may contain short/long stories read from books‚ or some types of information written by someone. Literature has not always appealed to me especially where it was mainly taught in grade school‚ but I feel like I am in a different course of my life now and I would like to see it in a different light. 2. Literature is beneficial in many ways. It helps us humans understand how things work. You are able to experience other’s feelings of emotions and expressions through different points
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It is said that the eyes are the portal to one’s soul. When the husband demands for his wife’s and sons eyes‚ he is attempting to force his control into their soul. The tittle “take my eyes” represents the husbands need to have everything of her even her soul. The sex scene when he says give me your arms‚ give me your legs‚ and so on‚ is meant to show that he has not changed at all and still sees her as an object. In that scene however‚ she followed his request by saying take my
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Les Eisley Jr. Period:2* Romantic Poetry Analysis Paper In Romantic poetry‚ lonely feelings associated with love are often seen. Through this idea‚ many authors were able to express how lonely they felt in society because of the absence of love in their life. In “La Belle Dam Sans Merci”‚ Keats uses metonymy‚ imagery‚ and symbolism to convey how loneliness associates with love. Metonymy is used to express in vivid detail the loneliness of the knight and the emptiness
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The poems "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell and "To the Virgins‚ To Make Much of Time" by Robert Herrick exemplify youth‚ modesty and resistance. The topic of both poems indicates the negative consequences that can occur if one is hesitant to enjoy his or her youth; furthermore‚ each author expresses in words how youth is the prime of ones life‚ and only lasts for a small amount of time. Each piece differentiates in certain ways‚ while certain qualities are shared. Some ways in which these
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The Story of an Indian Woman To those who lack the real understanding of poetry‚ it is seen no differently as any other literary composition; a text‚ written and understood by a certain group of people. However to those who appreciate‚ and possess even the slightest bit of understanding that the poet intended‚ is considered an accomplishment. Poetry is an art of discovery‚ it requires immense effort not only to understand but to compose. Indian Woman‚ a poem written by Jeanette Armstrong‚ evokes
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