a pine in the rain”‚ symbolizes her hidden mysterious figure. It also signifies her link to nature. Stewart is focusing on the interaction between human beings‚ animals and nature. Douglas’s close observation of animal behavior dominates the first sestet. “Proudly they step to meet her; they march together with an arching of backs and a waving of plumy tails.” Again‚ the verbs are crucial for the visual impact. The cats symbolize the royal court. The rhyming couplet in the last stanza‚ “the times
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Harvard College Writing Center WRITING CENTER BRIEF GUIDE SERIES A Brief Guide to Writing the English Paper The Challenges of Writing About English Literature Writing begins with the act of reading. While this statement is true for most college papers‚ strong English papers tend to be the product of highly attentive reading (and rereading). When your instructors ask you to do a “close reading‚” they are asking you to read not only for content‚ but also for structures and patterns. When you perform
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The names Astrophil and Stella mean Star-lover and Star‚ suggesting the impossibility of their union because of the distance between them The sixteenth century was a time of scientific‚ historical‚ archaeological‚ religious and artistic exploration. More attention was being allotted to probing into the depths of the human psyche and it was up to the artists and poets rather than the priests and scholars to examine and mirror these internal landscapes. The ’little world of man’ [1] was reflected
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Luis Diaz Mrs. Crane-Post English Composition 2 October 24‚ 2013 “So Mexicans Are Taking Jobs From Americans” By: Jimmy Santiago Baca O Yes? Do they come on horses With rifles and say‚ Ese Gringo‚ gimme your job? And do you‚ gringo‚ take off your ring‚ Drop your wallet into a blanket Spread over the ground‚ and walk away? I hear Mexicans are taking your jobs away. Do they sneak into town at night‚ And as you’re walking home with a whore‚ Do they mug you‚ a knife at your throat
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The Renaissance This Presentation * is divided into two sections (Pt. 1 & Pt. 2); each dealing with a poet who represents the English Renaissance (late 15th C. to early 17th C.) * introduces the Renaissance era (cultural and literary aspects). * presents a discussion of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 & Donne’s “The Good Morrow” and “Death Be Not Proud”. English Renaissance ( 1485-1625) The Renaissance Originated in Italy (14th C.) influences: Greece & Roman Cultures
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Ode to the West Wind is a poem addressed to the west wind. It is personified both as a "Destroyer" and a "Preserver". It is seen as a great power of nature that destroys in order to create‚ that kills the unhealthy and the decaying to make way for the new and the fresh. The personification of the west wind as an enchanter‚ as a wild spirit is characteristic of Shelley’s poetry. Shelley’s personification of the west wind can be called "myth poesies"‚ another kind of metaphor. The poem is divided
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Definition See note below: Poetry in which every word begins with a successive letter of the alphabet. The first word begins with A‚ the second with B‚ etc. (OR) A poem that has 5 lines that create a mood‚ picture‚ or feeling. Lines 1 through 4 are made up of words‚ phrases or clauses - and the first word of each line is in alphabetical order from the first word. Line 5 is one sentence‚ beginning with any letter. Note: ABC as a form has been used to describe anything from an Abecedarian poem
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American Literature Test Terms Definitions Colonial New England period is also known as what? Puritan Era When was Jamestown established? 1607 When did the Separatists come to the New World? 1620 When did the Puritans come to America? 1630 When the Puritans came to America‚ where did they land? Massachusetts Bay What are the literary characteristics of the Colonial New England period? Unadorned‚ simple‚ useful‚ natural‚ utalitarian‚ didactic‚ and Biblical What are the Genres
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POETRY POEM. N. AN ARRANGEMENT OF WORDS WRITTEN OR SPOKEN‚ TRADITIONALLY A RHYTHMICAL COMPOSITION‚ SOMETIMES RHYMED‚ EXPRESSING EXPERIENCES‚ IDEAS‚ OR EMOTIONS IN A STYLE MORE CONCENTRATED‚ IMAGINATIVE‚ AND POWERFUL THAN THAT OF ORDINARY SPEECH OR PROSE: SOME POEMS ARE IN METER‚ SOME IN FREE VERSE. A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom. – ROBERT FROST PROSE…words in their best order. POETRY…the best words in the best order. – SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with
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ODE ON A GRECIAN URN Odes – An Introduction The poem `Ode on a Grecian Urn’ is a poem written by John Keats in the form of an ode. In its original (Greek) form‚ an ode is an elaborately structured poem written in praise of an event or individual‚ with a perfect amalgamation of intellectual and emotional approaches. In the history of British poetry‚ the ode has retained its purpose (glorification)‚ but altered the structure. The Great Odes by Keats The ode being discussed is one of the `Great
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