as it contributes to the flow and it invokes more emotion in the reader to read it in a rhyme. Heaney’s detached tone never gives way to heavy grieving‚ which has the effect of intensifying the heaviness. The poem itself‚ free verse divided into tercets‚ increases Heaney’s measured emotional response; like the Moirai of the Greeks‚ Fates who impersonally cut life short‚ Heaney’s triads keep his emotions in check. This poem is powerfully moving because of its emotional restraint and control of tone
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Quests Key: defined overleaf Repetition To reach the other world some sought hemlock in waste spaces: umbels of that small white flower still sway at eye-level when the eye is still; and some‚ at broad sunset‚ walked the sea-shore or prayed for their messiah in a darkening house. But Gods had human faces and were flawed. When prying Apion‚ with eerie conch‚ summoned Homer’s spirit to ask where he was born whose bloody head appeared above the
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Poems used: John Keats’ ’On the Sonnet’ 1848 If by dull rhymes our English must be chained‚ And‚ like Andromeda‚ the Sonnet sweet Fettered‚ in spite of painéd loveliness; Let us find out‚ if we must be constrained‚ Sandals more interwoven and complete To fit the naked foot of poesy; Let us inspect the lyre‚ and weigh the stress Of every chord‚ and see what may be gained By ear industrious‚ and attention meet; Misers of sound and syllable‚ no less Than Midas of his coinage‚
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Midterm and Final Review 1. Allegory- a narrative in verse or prose in which the literature events (person‚ place‚ or thing) consistently point to a parallel sequence of symbolic ideas. The narrative is used to dramatize abstract ideas‚ historical events‚ religious system‚ or political issues. 2. Tone- the attitude toward a subject conveyed in a literature work. Tone may be playful‚ sarcastic‚ ironic‚ sad‚ solemn‚ or any other possible attitude. 3. Alliteration- the repetition of two or more
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Basics of English Studies: An introductory course for students of literary studies in English. 4. Poetry Table of Contents: 4.1. What Is Poetry? ................................................................................... 142 4.1.1. Outward Indications .......................................................................... 142 4.2. Types of Poetry ................................................................................... 144 4.2.1. Lyric Poetry ..........................
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Storyville‚ New Orleans. In the poem‚ Countess P. was the madam of the whorehouse in which Ophelia worked and was explaining to her how to act around the men that would come to use the service provided. It contains 7 stanzas that were made up of tercets and each line was approximately 10 syllables. The author uses literary elements such as similes and important line breaks to catch the attention of the reader and make it seem like she really is the character in the poem. Among the poems we read
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The three texts I have studied are ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ ‘The God of Small Things’ by Arundhati Roy and ‘If I Could Tell You’ by W. H. Auden. Within each text the poet or author uses structural and linguistic devices to tell the story and also outline the importance of the message given in a key event. In ‘The Great Gatsby’ an effective event to portray structural and linguistic devices is that of Chapter 2. Within this chapter Fitzgerald demonstrates the difference of worlds
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’Lady Lazarus’ was written by Sylvia Plath. On a literal level‚ this poem is about death and attempting suicide. It is most likely that it was written from Plath’s personal experience as she was known for her suicidal nature. This poem has 28 tercet stanzas. There is no clear rhyme scheme yet rhyming can be found throughout this poem‚ for example "I have done it again/One year in every ten"‚ so there is an irregular rhyme scheme. Literary devices such as end-stopped lines and enjambment are also
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Allegory: - A narrative in which the agents and actions and sometimes the setting‚ are conveyed by the author to make sense of the “literal”‚ primary level of significance as well as a secondary level of significance. 1) Historical and political allegory: in which characters and actions represent historical personages and events. 2) The allegory of ideas: Literal characters represents concepts and the plot allegorizes an abstract doctrine. Personification of abstract entities such as virtues‚
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The sonnet is known as a villanelle which is a 19 line poetic form which consists of five tercets followed by a quatrain. Do not go gentle into that good night means those‚ who actually live their lives out‚ could better see how life has been bright for them before going towards sleep (death). Thomas uses techniques such as metaphors‚ alliteration
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