In the six stanza poem, "One Art," by Elizabeth Bishop, the poet points out that one ought to be almost indifferent to the loss of any given thing - and not upset - because some things actually want to be lost. ... Bishop's realization forces her to reform her initial statement: "the art of losing isn't hard to master" is slightly changed to "the art of losing's not too hard to master" (18). ... Yes, over the course of Elizabeth Bishop's poem, this peculiar art form is examined, presenting the reader with the rather odd concept that losing things is...

• Word Count: 850
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"One Art," by Elizabeth Bishop, is an emotional elegy in which losing isn't just an art, but a mastered skill. ... Although it may seem that "One Art" conveys the simplistic idea that losing items is a disaster, in fact, Bishop uses irony to express her thoughts: articulating her losses as insignificant matters, but admitting in the end to the uncontrollable affects of doubt the losses have on her and the self-knowledge and control she has gained from it. ... The number of lines (19), stanzas (6), repeated lines ("The art of losing isn't hard to master"), and meter make this poem a...

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It is an art. ... Second, literature ought to be the great-book namely "notable for literary form or expression". ... Ancient Greek thought held that poetry, drama, and other forms of fine art were imitations of reality, a reality that could be actual or potential. Indeed, their phrase for what we think of as "fine art" was "imitative arts", and great importance was attached to poetry as an integral part of the Greek education. Some questions naturally spring from this broad theory of art, for example: what exactly is being imitated by the poet or artist? ...

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In Aristotle's "Poetics," we are introduced to the philosophers thoughts and writings on the varying types of art forms including poetry, dance, sculpture and some forms of music. ... While poetry is a beautiful and magnificent art form, at the same time as being fascinating, it cannot always necessarily illuminate anything let alone the human condition. ...

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There are three forms of irony used in poetry for different effects: verbal, situational, and dramatic. ... Narrated in the perspective of a niece or nephew, the speaker reflects on their Aunt and her embroidered works of art. The poet skillfully structures the poem in a way where each stanza gradually builds toward revealing the reality of Aunt Jennifer's life and the irony behind her art. ... Finally, the third form of irony is quite different than the others. ... Just as an artist paints something so simple with a deeper story or meaning behind; irony can be considered a literary art f...

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Demonstrating a strong interest in poetry and art from an early age, Cummings enjoyed the full support and encouragement of his parents. ... In his senior year he became fascinated by avant-garde art, modernism, and cubism, an interest reflected in his graduation dissertation, "The New Art." ... These pieces feature experimental verse forms and the lower-case personal pronoun "i"--symbolizing both the humbleness and the uniqueness of the individual--that became his trademark. ... In 1917 Cummings moved to New York, was employed very briefly at a mail-order book company, and soon began working ...

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Barnard (1999) asserts that Keats is one of the great English romantic poets, whose prime belief was in art and beauty. ... Keats appeared as a poet who, through his art, escaped the "sordid and disturbing environment of nineteenth century life". ...

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The poem first appeared in1712 in a two-canto form, a mere 334 lines, but was revised by Pope and reappeared in its current five-canto form in 1714. ... Satire is an art, whilst other genres may be purely lyrical, romantic, from the heart, the satirist is cunning, witty, and as P.K. ... Pope has succeeded in creating a highly effective form of satirical comment, one which seems quite paradoxical in that it could have made the Augustan reader laugh or smile whilst the true nature of their ways was being made clear to them, one can only marvel at such a degree of skill and artifice in a poet. .....

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English poetry of the early 20th century The end of the 19th century witnessed unprecedented outbreak of drastic changes caused by the intensifying contradictions between the antiquated social order and the demands of the time. Those contradictions touched upon practically every sphere of social ...

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Romantic literature departed from the traditional materials, form and style of preceding Neo-Classic literature, embracing innovation in these areas. ... Blake and Wordsworth, were (roughly) contemporaries in this time, and rejected the rules and rigid style of the poets before them, adopting instead a new style without such restrictions of subject, style or form. ... By turning the wild, frightening beast into a work of art, the poet tames him. ...

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The repetition of "more" in Thou art more lovely and "more" temperate strengths her superiority. ... " This similarity between the two sonnets demonstrates that love, in any form, is eternal and endless. ...

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Poets of lyrical libido show some astonishing similarities across thousands of years; they are personal, metaphorical, and candid; they show us that the sexual, or Eros, is such a constant in human exchange that it forms a tradition with the art of poetry itself. ...

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Contrarily, when he was twelve, Walt's first printed article in the Patriot was about New York City before its urbanization, and it chronicled the detailed accounts of early residents' descriptions of the city when it was first formed. ... His journalism earned him enough respect to move onto other forms of expressive art. ...

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Walt Whitman(1819-1892), broke the literary tradition of his time with regards to content, form and style of his vigorous verse. ... Poetry of the Nature In this poem Dickinson creates her characteristic fusion of nature and art, of the rose and the poem (Fart,Carter,2005). ... The negative account of other, pedestrian speech forms, like the admission of naturally superior discourse , is not only a way of recognizing (and sharing one's recognition) of a reality that lies beyond ordinary words, but also of communicating a sense of appropriate restraint in one's own writing " (Dom...

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In formal prose the simile is a device both of art and explanation, comparing the unfamiliar thing (to be explained) to some familiar thing (an object, event, process, etc.) known to the reader. ... A line with five feet is called pentameter; thus, a line of five iambs is known as "iambic pentameter" (the most common metrical form in English poetry). ...

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