Rhyme Keats used much rhyme in "Ode on a Grecian Urn." ... The first and the fifth stanzas have the same rhyme scheme, ending respectively with the rhyme words, "quietness/ time/ express/ rhyme/ shape/ both/ Arcady/ loath/ escape/ ecstasy" and "brede/ overwrought/ weed/ thought/ Pastoral / waste/ woe/ say'st/ all/ know." The third and fourth stanzas also have the same rhyme scheme, ending respectively with the rhyme words "unheard/ on/ endeared/ tone/ leave/ bare/ kiss/ grieve/ bliss/ fair" and "shed/ adieu/ unwearied/ new/ love/ enjoyed/ young/ abov...

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The one loyal sailor laments the death of his captain in words of his own. The rhyme scheme of the poem is AABBCDED, the last words of the first stanza are "done"(a) "won"(a) "exulting"(b) "daring"(b) "heart"(c) "red"(d) "lies"(e) "dead"(d). This rhyme scheme continues through the last two verses. In the second stanza, the last word of the second line, "trills" (Line 10) slant rhymes with "bells" (Line 9). The rhyme helps in creating a smooth flow throughout the poem. ...

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William Blake uses rhythm, rhyme, and poetic devices to create a unique effect and to parallel his theme in his work "The Tyger." ... William Blake's use of rhyme greatly affects his work "The Tyger." ... The rhyme scheme is AA BB CC etc. Because the rhyming words are so distinguishable from the non-rhyming words, they form two separate categories, which also parallels the dichotomy of the poem. ... William Blake uses alliteration and assonance to make his words seem harsh or soft. ...

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Auden's rhyme scheme in this piece help set up the feeling of disarray in the poem. ... If no one is certain if what the law is then why do people insist on finding other words to describe it with? ... The rhyming words are more noticeable at the end of each line because of the pauses the reader is forced to make. ... When the gardeners say law is what "all gardeners obey" the rhyme scheme is simple AABB pattern. ... In the second portion of the poem the lines are formal into rhyming couplets. ...

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All of these words give a mood of strength and continuity. ... Shakespeare's writing uses the iambic pentameter rhyme scheme, which is said to be the closest to regular speech. ... Since a quatrain is basically two couplets that vary in rhyming pattern, the last line of the quatrain naturally appeals to the reader(s). Also, it stands out because it's the end of the rhyme, the emotional climax for the poem. ... Shakespeare mastered this and used words such as "Doom- and "Loved-, which are crucial to the powerful mood of the sonnet. ...

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A sonnet is a poem with fourteen lines of iambic pentameter with a fixed rhyme scheme. The Italian sonnets were the first with the rhyme scheme: abba abba cde cde or abba abba cd cd cd. When the English picked up this poem style, they changed the rhyme scheme to abab cdcd efef gg. Because English is harder to rhyme, the change was made to give the English a larger selection of words to rhyme. ... This line shows personification by the words "whose" and "his". ...

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Analysis of "The Unknown Citizen" We are just a number according to the government, we are not referred to as a name at the IRS, but a simple nine digit code with the pattern of ###-##-####. The Poem "The Unknown Citizen" by W.H. Auden is about us. "The Unknown Citizen" is a poem that is writt...

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Hope is a desire accompanied by expectation of fulfillment and gives promise for the future. One poem about hope called "Hope Is the Thing with Feathers" is written by Emily Dickenson. The other one called "Hope" is written by Lisel Mueller. In these two poems hope is given concrete char...

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Consisting of nine stanzas with four lines each, this poem is covered with rhyme patterning a-a-b-b throughout. ... " The change in meter that was unusual became humorous with the last rhyme of the poem. Another example of an unconventional and creative rhyming scheme gave Nash the opportunity to use a Spanish word in the sixth stanza, rhyming "nirvana" with "manana," which means tomorrow or sometime in the future. ... Continuing Nash's creative rhyme and language, he successfully uses onomatopoeia on the first line of the fifth stanza to a rhyme that pairs p...

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One literary device is rhyme. The poet uses rhyme scheme of AABBCCDDEEFF. The first two lines are rhyming couplets which help make a soothing tone in order to eaze the explanation the parents give to calm down the child's fear. ... The theme is "Words, which can make our terrors bravely clear, Can also thus domesticate a fear," this means that the thing that brings you to one extreme can also lead you down from it. ... The words that make you scared can turn around and bring you comfort. ...

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Cummings' use of structure and syntax contribute greatly to how the poem is interpreted.The most obvious thing one can see by just looking at the poem is that all words are in lower case with the exception of "You- and "God.""The capitalization of these two principal words occurs because the speaker is actively thanking and praising God throughout the poem.Since he feels that God is a much higher being, he capitalizes the name God and the pronoun used in reference to him.Although Cummings can show the speaker's feelings of extreme reverence through metaphors and symbols within the po...

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It has a rhyme scheme of AB AB CD CD EF EF GH GH. The majority of this poem contains masculine end rhyme with hints of feminine in lines five and eleven. ... There is approximate rhyme in stanza two, lines one and three when the author uses "arrayed" and "said." ... There are several uses of imagery in the use of the words: clean, imperially, fluttered, glittered, admirably, and calm. ...

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The rhyme scheme of both is abab cdcd efef gg and the rhyme is almost entirely masculine, meaning the rhyme sound is the last syllable of the line. The only place that this idea does not hold true is the last two lines of Sonnet # 33 in the words "distaineth" and "staineth", which are feminine rhymes. ...

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For example instead of using a special rhyme scheme, he tells as if it were a story. ... (Poetry for students VI:4), Instead of trying to rhyme more. Frost uses more vivid words to describe what is going on. ...

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Both sonnets are divided into three quatrains with a rhyming couplet at the end. The rhyme scheme is in ABAB CDCD EFEF GG form. ... The rhyming couplet says that no one can stop time's scythe; a tool with which to mow down things. ... This sonnet has a regular rhythm and a set rhyme scheme, as well as being in iambic pentameter. ... These are all harsh words which also slow the pace of the sonnet, highlighting the effect on the narrator. ...

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Reason tells him he is sinful, "but it is captived," or in other words, the speaker's reason itself is held hostage by evil and can't help him. ... Words like "enthrall me" and "ravish me" are definitely sexual. ... In other words, God has knocked upon his heart, the gate to his walled fortress, asking for a response. ... The poem is a sonnet with three quatrains, or four-line stanzas, and a rhyming couplet. ...

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John Keats only lived for 26 years and faced harsh criticism to his poetry during his time but is now considered by some as one of the great Romantic poets of the 19th century. He was born in Moorfields, England in 1795. By the time he was fourteen, both his parents had passed away leaving him with ...

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In "The Author to Her Book," Anne Bradstreet explains how she felt when her poems were published without her knowledge and consent. She explains these feelings of resentment, humiliation, pride, affection, and commitment with the use of many poetic devices. She frequently experiences an i...

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There is no regard to stress or traditional use of rhyme. ... The first line ends with a one-syllable (masculine) 'wings', and concludes on the second line with a two-syllable (feminine), rhyming 'markings'. ... The auther notes that the Martian does not know the words for "cry" or "laugh", and he uses metaphors to describe how the reader reacts to the effects of books "eyes to melt" (cry) and the "body to shriek without pain" (laugh). ...

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There is no regard to stress or traditional use of rhyme. ... The first line ends with a one-syllable (masculine) 'wings', and concludes on the second line with a two-syllable (feminine), rhyming 'markings'. ... The auther notes that the Martian does not know the words for "cry" or "laugh", and he uses metaphors to describe how the reader reacts to the effects of books "eyes to melt" (cry) and the "body to shriek without pain" (laugh). ...

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Following the classic Italian sonnet format, Wordsworth uses iambic pentameter and a certain rhyme scheme to guide the reader through a series of cases that may lead the reader into believing that we are all forced into a certain lifestyle or routine. ... Furthermore, he uses words such as "narrow room" and "cells" as if to say that these people are in some sort of mental or emotional prison. ...

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Firstly, the poem doesn't rhyme - other than stanza four - which greatly diminishes the supposedly song-like construct. ... In line 14 and 16, the words "me"" and "see"" are the only rhymed pair in the entire poem This is the heart of the message that the poem delivers: that the fly, symbolized death and the decay of body, is in the way between people and the light, which is the heaven. ...

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The Big picture of the poem "On my first Sonne", is the conflict of feelings when dealing with death. Because the death of his son, Ben Jonson, the poet's feelings were uncertain with doubts and sorrow. Some part of his inspiration was buried among his son. Many different atmospheres are created wit...

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