Time‚ said to be eternal‚ possess neither a beginning nor an end. Yet however there is a fixation on being able to measure it in years‚ months‚ days‚ hours‚ minutes and seconds. Trying to save time with new technology‚ manage time with multi-tasking activities. All in the hopes of giving meanings to the past‚ present and future. The past is able to been seen but not changed‚ today is in the present yet still unpredictable‚ and tomorrow is not guaranteed. If I Could Tell You by W. H. Auden is a villanelle
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The widely disputed poem Kubla Khan is perhaps a mystery in many aspects. Aside from the symbolism that lies in Coleridge’s stanzas‚ the actual notion of whether it is a complete poem or an incomplete piece of work is an enigma. Although Coleridge claimed that his poem was a mere fragment‚ he did not refer to it as unfinished. Kubla Khan might be an incomplete idea‚ but it is still a complete poem because of it’s last two conclusive stanzas which might have been written post-interruption. The
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The ‘Filling Station’ by Elizabeth Bishop is a very interesting poem. It is fairly short and devoid of strong emotions. To give a brief synopsis of the poem‚ a third person omniscient narrator is describing a father and his ‘several quick and saucy sons’ running a filling station. She moves from describing them to describing the station itself‚ complete with furniture‚ a ‘dirty dog’ and plants. The poem then changes tone to reflection of why the station is the way it is‚ and is concluded by a
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USE OF FOREGROUNDING IN THE POEM TITLED “GOING” The author of the poem “Going” had a specific message that he intended to set across to his readers. To do this‚ the author used a number of stylistic elements that include foregrounding‚ imagery‚ symbolism‚ diction‚ synthetic parallelism and structure among others. This essay intends to give a brief stylistic analysis of the poem and describe how these devices have affected the meaning of the poem. Basically the poem “Going” according to the essay
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In Thomas’ "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night‚" he depicts the inevitability of death through repetition and diction. Furthermore‚ he portrays the stages of man’s life in his comparison to "good men‚ "wild men‚" and grave men." Finally‚ Thomas’ medium of poetic expression presents itself in the villanelle. 	The villanelle’s persona speaks in this poem as the son of a dying father. Line sixteen states "And you‚ my father‚ " and this proves the
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Written in four stanzas‚ London by William Blake uses an A‚ B‚ A‚ B’ rhythmic pattern. More in a lyrical form‚ the poem is basically about someone where he wanders in London and describes his thoughts and observations. He sees poverty‚ misery‚ and despair on people’s face and notices how London is a hideous and corrupted place with injustice in every corner. The poem starts with a sinister and gloomy atmosphere which quickly gives an idea to the reader what the author thinks of London. I noticed
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Mountain Lion is a poem that depicts the death of an inhabitant of the Lobo valley‚ a lion that is trapped mercilessly by two hunters‚ who are confronted by the poet as they leave the valley. The poet describes the lion’s face using contrasting but very emotive descriptions such as beautiful dead eyes’‚ and fine round-fashioned head‚ with two dead ears’ putting emphasis on the word dead by repeating it twice in the same stanza. In the first stanza‚ the poet describes the natural beauty of the Lobo
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Kris Nolan Professor Rich Carpenter ENGL 102-12 English Composition II 4/16/12 Decisions at a Crossroad There are many decisions that need to be made in a persons life. Like choosing to spend time hanging out with friends‚ or to spend time studying for exams. The decisions that a person makes are based on their priorities. The person who chooses to hang out with friend values their friendship over their education‚ meanwhile‚ the person who chooses to study for their exams values their education
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Santiago‚ Mia Isabelle S. 1Bio5 Absolutely Nothing Osoanon Nimuss In Osoanon Nimuss’s poem‚ "Absolutely Nothing"‚ the speaker illustrates the constant progression of a child’s youthful optimism from a beaming blaze to a faded ember ("Innocence Vs. Maturity‚" 2010) Most people who have read the book the Perks of Being a Wallflower may recall the poem within it entitled Absolutely Nothing by Osoanon Nimuss. The title was not given directly‚ but from reading the poem‚ one can imply that “Absolutely
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“Explain how the poem “not my best side” portrayal of its characters‚ leads to archetypes being gone against.” This poem is inter-textual in a sense that it is based on the painting “St. George and the Dragon”. It takes a humorous role in portraying each of the characters found in the painting and goes against theirs common archetypes of a dragon‚ princess and knight. This poem is a parody on the archetypes that the characters of the painting should have‚ it goes against them completely in a humorous
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