In the second quatrain, the persona speaks of each of his senses being displeased by his lover-- "Nor are mine ears with thy tongue's tune delighted, Nor tender feeling, to base touches prone, Nor taste, nor smell - None of the persona's senses are pleased-- not by the sound of her voice, or her "taste- and "smell,"" or is she stimulating his sense of touch. ... In reality, not every person is the apple of perfection, and this quatrain gives the reader a sense of earthly and more practical qualities. ... In lines 1-2 "But my five wits nor my five senses can Dissuade one foolish hea...

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Thomas tries to make us, as adults, feel as he feels - he knows that all adults share one common experience at least - we were all once children, so that:- we were all once delighted - none of us, as children, ever valued those fleeting pleasures within a greater whole - we are all nostalgic for something, someone or somewhere. ... Six nine-line regular stanzas contain assonance rhyme schemes (abcddabcd) so subtle that one is almost unaware of being gently manipulated into such a subliminal sense of order. ... And "as" implying either "when" or "because" - I much prefer the sense of "becau...

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Discuss Representations of Love In One or More Poems Read in Class Many different poets throughout history have represented love, perhaps the most common subject matter chosen in poetry, in many different ways, and many of these ideas certainly do not conform to what the current generation would consider love', mostly due to the advent of sexual equality and equal rights. The poem To his Coy Mistress' written by Andrew Marvell is a perfect example of this, and clearly shows the opinion of love from his time period, although it is not possible to tell if it was the most common ...

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This commonplace simile, combined with the diction of 'black shoe; and 'poor and white' contributes to sense of suffocation in the poems opening stanza. ... In this sense, a further tenet of feminist thought is consider in Plath's work. ... Plath's repetitive use of the accusative possessive pronoun 'your' in this stanza further contributes to a sense of masculine ownership, the infantilising diction of 'baby' adding emphasis to the complex of suppression in Plath's female speaker. ... Her use of the familiar contrast of God and Lucifer al...

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Literature "organized violence committed on ordinary speech" (Eagleton) While the definition of literature has been widely disputed throughout history, British literary theorist, Terrence Eagleton, attempts to make sense of it all during the introduction of his 1983 book, What is Literature. He described literature as, "imaginative writing in the sense of fiction" (Eagleton 1). If one then believes that 'writing in the sense of fiction' is the meaning of literature then who is it that decides what is true and untrue - and thus ultimately, literature? ...

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Generally, imagery includes all kinds of sense perception (not just visual pictures). ... The most common metric unit is the iambic foot, in which an unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed one. ... 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). ... A drama may contain a single setting, or the setting may change from scene to scene Although theme is sometimes used in the same sense as motif to signify recurring concepts in literature, the term mainly refers to the argument or...

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A common interpretation of the work of the 19th century poetess, Christina Rosetti, is that her work is depressing, morbid and highly pessimistic. ... This image which appeals to the sense of sound and also to basic human compassion is very striking as it is clear that there continue to be more victims of the "broadening darkness", which represents in this poem something which has destroyed a genuine and lively love. ...

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"So my Friend struck with weep joy may stand, as I have stood silent with swimming sense; yeah, gazing round on the wide landscape, gaze till all doth seem less gross than bodily; and of such hues as veil the Almighty Spirit" (p. 808, line 37-39). ... Whitman blends reminiscence with a sense of purpose in the poem as well, basically ennobling it, again reflecting Romantic influence. ... Hence, the Romantic aspects in Crossing Brooklyn Ferry include an idealization of the natural world as combined with humanity in its natural form, as well as a celebration of individuality as contrib...

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His choice of words may not make a great deal of sense, however, they still manage to paint a picture for us. ... He tabulated the reasons: (1) "It is the rhythm of common speech and of written prose, when rhythm is perceived in them... " (4) "It arises in common verse when reversed or counter pointed, for the same reason." ...

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She utilizes characterization, hyperbole, symbolism, similes, motifs, alliteration, sense impressions, biblical allusion, and literally allusion among others (Bloom 34). ... In this poem, Angelou uses the image of the caged bird to present the sorrows and common yearning for freedom among the African Americans, as well as Maya's personal search for independence and individuality (Bloom 56). ... Although to some people Angelou may be viewed as a poet of moderate capability, her poetry is unique because it expresses honesty and is directed to achieve a sense of human dignity. ...

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Yet we sense that there is no real hatred on Pope's part for this society, his satire is quite gentle in comparison to his later works and this, too, is reflected in his use of the supernatural machinery. ... Whilst on one hand they are representative of the coquettish young ladies of Augustan society, in the mock-heroic sense they mimic the role of the gods in the Greek and Roman epic traditions. ... They are described, for example, as "the light militia of lower sky" , an obvious reference to military formations that would have been a common feature of the classic epic genre. ...

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Whilst he may not have always succeeded in writing in the "common" language of ordinary people in all of his poems, he certainly did so in "Strange fits of passion I have known". ... The language immediately creates a sense of foreboding, or dark prophesy: "strange fits" of passion of which the poet "dare's" to tell. ...

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For example, the author recognizes the vast potential for humankind, but the all too common mentality of "getting and spending" clouds the once perceptive outlook of humanity. ... Within this sonnet, Wordsworth uses those abilities to motivate readers of the nineteenth century and future generations to take heed of their worldly desires and look at Nature not only in the earthly sense but also in the context of human nature. ...

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As a result, the reader alongside the poet is drawn back to the realities of everyday life, picturing the frailty and weakness of man's estate with far more conviction and an overriding sense of grief. ... The Ode shows, as Hollindale (1988: 62) asserts, a persistent sense of Keats's part, of truths which seem to be contradictory, but which in fact are very close together. ... These poems grasp at common and inconsolable senses of loss and alienation of where they belong. ...

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Writing about sex, (the) human body, many other "taboo" subjects and common objects and people, Whitman and Dickinson address the larger matters of life, namely death and religion. ... The conclusive paragraph draws on the common motifs to Whitman and Dickinson in the poems analyzed. ... 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 o...

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