In this poem, the literary devices of tone, allusion, and trope, all build on each other to express the frustration and anger that a woman's relationship with god is dependent on her marital status. ... A literary trope uses language to give off the recurrent theme of the poem. ... by Emily Dickinson has many literary devices working together in order to explain the meaning of the poem. ... This is the significance of any literary device. Through close reading of this poem, and intently analyzing the way the literary devices work together, the poem was able to relay the frustration of ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In her poem, "I Like the Look of Agony," she affects the reader by her use of literary devices. With these devices, such as imagery, personification, and connotations, she reveals her contrasting enjoyment of the expression of agony. ... When reading the whole poem, the reader will be able to understand the meaning of the first line. ... Dickinson also uses personification in her poem. ... Dickinson uses irony, and literary devices to grab the attention of her readers and focus it on agony. ...

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Through the poet's literary devices and use of language, a poem comes to life, the quality which is lacking in most translations of the same. ... " However, behind the literary devices and imagery that this translation presents, is lacking depth and pathos. ... " However, Kunitz goes the extra mile in that his poem truly preserves some of the beauty of the original, through his literary devices and his ability to spin the poem to give it meaning. ... Kunitz's ability to take a foreign poem, translate it, and augment it by adding his own twist to the poem. ... Within the aut...

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The poem also gives different types of alliteration, similes, and metaphors, which Robert Frost also uses in his other poems as well. ... The poem basically shows the wants and needs in life. ... He also shows the feeling of relaxation in the poem. ... The poem also uses strong literary devices. ... Robert Frost uses the device to help give the reader a better feeling about the poem. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Metaphors are one of the more important literary devices Frost uses to support the main theme of the poem, which is making a choice. ... Frosts use of tone helps us better understand the meaning and theme of the poem. ... The tone in the fourth stanza truly shows us the meaning of the poem. 1. ... Secondly, metaphors are one of the more important literary devices Frost uses to support the main theme of the poem, which is making a choice. ... Like the poem people face decisions that seem to have two perfectly good options. ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Right then I realized that other literary works can easily misinterpreted, because the meaning of the metaphors, symbols etc. can be misunderstood to have another meaning which is the exact argument Perrine is making that the meaning of a poem and other literary works is what limits its amount of interpretations. ... "The poem is a description of a sunset. ... In this quotation Perrine is showing the correct interpretation of the poem. ... " This quote is Perrine explaining the correct way of analyzing the poem. ... The other rhetorical device Perrine makes use of is Juxtaposition, ...

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"To The Virgins, To Make Much of Time" "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time" by Robert Herrick is a poem that can be interpreted in many different ways. ... The stanza and the poem end with the line "you may forever tarry" which is the consequence if a person does not "seize the day". In this poem, Robert Herrick uses literary devices such as metaphor and imagery to convey the theme in the poem. ... "That age is best, which is the first, When youth and blood are warmer;" more specifically, in this poem the idea of marriage while love and flesh are still young should be heeded or one may ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Part B: Poem Analysis – The Draft Horse Emma Tan Robert Frost, author of The Draft Horse wrote this poem in the early to mid-1920's. He's been known for many acclaimed poems that pose complex philosophical, and societal questions about human nature, or ethical issues. ... " (5-8) The abnormality and eerily calm ambience about this poem is almost deliberate; so when you take a first look it over its' form, structure and language it deftly composes a simplistic poem with nothing out of place – complete with no apparent literary devices that th...

• Word Count: 943
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate