His experimentation within language and forms brought a rapid change in literary tastes. ... Eliot is remarked as "not only a great sorcerer of words, but the very key keeper of the language" by Igor Stravinsky. ... In this paper, this poem will be examined from two literary theories. Literary theories are some ideas which try to define what literature is and how it needs to be studied. ... There are different schools of theory based on certain thoughts and assumptions they consider important. ...

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Angelou's theories about literature can be established from her different works and style of writing. ... Angelou relied on black literature theories in writing whereby her poetry complements the search for self-identity among African Americans, which is expressed in her autobiographical narratives such as I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. ... Angelou's writing theory is based on her life experiences, as well as that of other black Americans. ... Some critics consider Angelou's work as thin in substance and boring in language, thus not adequate to be considered as poetic (Bloom 9...

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To use this theory pope uses sporting imagery, "The red crashing game of a fight? ... Which was why Pope added it into her poem along with "toe the line" as it is colloquial language (words from everyday speech) and it is easy for the readers to understand. ... This language that pope uses in a brainwashing way is called personification. ...

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Aeschylus is noted for the seriousness, complexity of thought and majestic language. ... Sophocles is most famous for his characterization, graceful language, and sense of calm and proportion. ... Sophists were scholars and teachers of theories of knowledge. ...

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To use this theory pope uses sporting imagery, "The red crashing game of a fight? ... Which was why Pope added it into her poem along with "toe the line" as it is colloquial language (words from everyday speech) and it is easy for the readers to understand. ... This language that pope uses in a brainwashing way is called personification. ...

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It can be used to explain historical events in history, theories of scientists in Biology, and many other subjects. ... But the term is perhaps most commonly used to describe figurative language, which is as a theme in literature. ... Note that the connection between sound and pronunciation is sometimes rather a product of imagination and also that written language retains an aural quality, so that even unspoken your writing has a sound to it. ... Style is the manner of expression of a particular writer, produced by choice of words, grammatical structures, use of literary devices, and all ...

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Emerson is noted for his skill in presenting his ideas eloquently and in poetic language B. ... He taught modern languages at Bowdoin from 1829 to 1835. ... During Lowell's lifespan of 72 years, one of his many accomplishments was becoming the professor of modern languages at Harvard after Longfellow retired. ... Robert Frost (1874-1963) - American poet, who drew his images from the New England countryside and his language from New England speech. ... He is known for his innovative language and precise detail, as well as attention to line breaks. ...

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Abrams states that "no less characteristic of romantic theory is a set of alternative analogies implying that poetry is an interaction, the joint effect of inner and outer, mind and object, passion and the perceptions of sense" (51). ... By using a figure of speech that transfers meanings, Shelley projects language out of the "material" world in order to transcend the contingencies of life. ... Truth, Shelley suggests, lies beneath the veil, but only through poetic language can we have access to it.1 Shelley considers that reality encompasses all knowledge, bu...

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One of Hopkins's most famous (and most debated) theories centres on the concept of "inscape." ... " (3) "It is found in nursery rhymes, weather saws, and so on; because, however these may have been once made in running rhythm, the terminations having dropped off by the change of language, the stresses come together and so the rhythm is sprung...

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