It is written like all of Shakespeare's work in iambic pentameter, but to each line is added a single syllable-a weak or feminine ending. ... Indeed, the meter sets the melancholic tone of the poem, ending each line on an unaccented syllable and, quite literally, a "down note". ... If meter were footsteps, Shakespeare would be dragging his feet from line to line. Furthermore, the lines leave the reader with an awkward, fumbling sense of desperation, as there is a desire to finish the line and make it whole but the line has already been finished. This parallels the speaker's...

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With the second and third line, it is revealed that the fishermen have "Netted an infant last night/Along with the salmon" (2-3). ... In line six, the "But" indicates a shift in focus from the setting to the mother and sets up a contrast in the remainder of the second stanza. ... In line twelve, the last line of the third stanza, Heaney says the infant was "Tearing her open." ... This ensures that the poem finishes effectively in its purpose with strong emotions. ...

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This can be deduced particularly through the analysis of two stylistic elements: the demonstrative pronoun "this", at the end of the second line, and the synesthesia in lines 4 and 5. ... In the seventh line, mentioning the hummingbird which feeds nectar from the flower's deep cup (www.britannica.com), Emily is inviting Ms Flint to feed on these profound, hidden and endless truths, the poem's nectar, exploring deeper its meanings , putting her lips to the rose and sip it. The poem's nectar is nothing but the poet's intimacy expressed in her own work; for this re...

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In the last line Medusa instructs to "look at [her] now", which is ironic in reference to the Greek myth, as anyone she meets eyes with will turn into stone, but this also works as a compelling finishing sentence. ...

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What is literature? We have to answer some basic questions when we study theory of literature. What is literature? What is literary study? Are they both different? What is the distinction? These questions are followed by the questions about the nature of literature, its functions, etc. Theory of lit...

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