August Wilson's Fences gives the readers a combination of poet's ear for language with a healthy sense of humor, it almost gives a sure sense for funny dramatic occasions, and a loving commitment to a excellent subject. ... California Cooper gives is one of the most endearing contributions a writer can give to another black female reader. She gives black women a new direction toward life. ... Also these two magnificent authors give female readers some type of unseen knowledge and it can help women make new found decisions toward life itself. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

This poem gives a big lead to criticisms to those who would influence war as time for glory. ... Finally he added rhyme like any other poem to give it a poetic tone. ... Simply the pronunciation of the word on its own could give the image and sound of the scene. Words such as "writhing" and "froth-corrupted" gives strong detail in a very short format. ... These kinds of words give an effect on the poem's intensity. ...

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The word play in this line gives an image to the reader, but there are words in here that have valid meanings. ... Lines four, five and six are all word choices from a theme to give examples of ways to write. ... The two lines considered together would give the information of doing all that it takes to out do normal accounts of life. ... Lines nine, ten and eleven give reference to an overview. ... The denotation of the word choices in the line give us this meaning, yet it still seems like a game. ...

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The choices of words used in this ode give immense vivid imagery of the season. ... In the first line, Keats already gives vivid imagery of the season with his words. ... This ode gives the reader the imagery of nature through with the descriptions of reality and nature. The ways that Keats uses his odes give the reader an idea of how he feels is by comparing his thoughts and feelings to nature. The comparisons give great vivid imagery of his imaginary thoughts and views. ...

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Wilfred Owen uses language in Dulce Et Decorum Est to give the reader the impression that war is horrible and that dying for one's country is not all the glory and honour that it seems, and that in reality, dying in a war, no matter for what cause, can be both painful and full of suffering, while Rupert Brooke on the other hand, uses language in The Soldier, to give the reader the impression that dying in war for one's country, is very honourable, and glorious. ... As for imagery, Rupert Brooke uses calm and peaceful images, to give the reader the image of pastoral and idyllic En...

• Word Count: 1482
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Nash did not use a specific meter in this poem which gives a comical feel for the audience towards the entirety of the poem. ... " Nash also uses olden-day English in his poetry to give a certain kind of archaic air to his writing and emulate the speech of an earlier time. ... This gives the audience a chance to visualize, as well as feel the poet's heightened emotions. ... The setting is clear, giving the audience an opportunity to situate themselves within the poem. ... He gives exemplary knowledge of old poetry and high literary styles, yet his poems are not very sophisticated. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The man sustains small cuts all over his face and fragments of glass are imbedded into his skin giving the appearance of a glass beard 'bristling with fragments of glass' however the woman is very badly injured 'spurts arterial blood'. ... The poem is an instamatic poem, and gives us a picture of events as they happen rather like a newspaper. This gives a good effect as the poet makes you think that he was there and witnessing the crime. ... To give us a mental image of what happened ' '. ... Metaphors are used to give us a mental picture of what happened 'th...

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This poem uses the idea of giving and taking orders, but it turns it into something funny. ... She tells him to give her orders and he's okay then tell me to lift my right arm. ... In the poem the lady was probably also testing his patience, by not saying anything and that's why when he asks "what next" that's why she says now its your turn to give the orders, showing him just to wait. In the end though the poem is simply about giving and taking directions. ...

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Comparing people to seals, then seals to bouncing balls, giving the clearest smoothest picture in your head of what she means. When she talks of dust crumbling in yours hands you can almost feel the dust in your hands, and this helps to give even more clarity to the ,main idea of the poem. ... Although rhyme is disregarded, rhythm is present throughout the entirety, and gives the poem quite a large amount of flow. ... This mixture of literary elements, and terms and absolute description, gives the poem a really clear image of today's work environment, with yesterday&#x...

• Word Count: 396
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• Grade Level: High School

In itself the phrase gives the feeling of some loss, easily in grasp but yet not. ... Poets all have certain styles where everyone is writing to their abilities but are able to make their poems differ from others giving them an enjoyable learning. When the poet is using these styles, they need to make a connection between their style and what they are, so that it is easier for their audience to understand and enjoy, giving the readers a sense of feeling. ... If the poet could write it as the wind blew the pages of a book, the addition, gives the impression of an entity being there. ... Fur...

• Word Count: 862
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

When "the judge" is explaining what "Law is," he gives a vague explanation, saying, "Law is The Law." The next three stanzas give about the same vague theories as to what "Law is ," but they never do really tell what it is. This gives the reader the impression that they really have no idea how to explain the concept of law. ... This gives the reader the feeling of confusion. ... The rhyme scheme in this piece plays a big part in giving the feeling people get when they discuss law. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Because his lines are so uniform, it gives off the feeling of being perfect. ... He gives the feeling that he is trespassing. ... In the next two stanzas, he goes on to give his little horse human characteristics. ...

• Word Count: 294
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• Grade Level: High School

After receiving no answer he proceeds to give characteristics of the natural lamb. The boy gives characteristics such as "Gave thee clothing of delight, softest clothing wooly bright;" and " Gave thee such a tender voice," both of these characteristics are meant to make the natural lamb seem meek, mild and innocent. ... The boy tells the natural lamb of another lamb "For he called himself a Lamb;" The boy also gives chartaristics of this supernatural lamb which relate closely to the characteristic of the natural lamb given in stanza one. ... This quote seems to make the creator of the natural...

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Here, religion is likened to pain; hymns are shown to give a negative feeling in the listener, and Dickinson goes on to describe it as "heavenly hurt," which is also what winter provides (line 5). This shows light to be incredibly oppressive, like a heavy blanket weighing you down and giving you no reprieve. ... The ABAB rhyming scheme, in which four-line stanzas alternate rhyming phrases, gives the poem a feeling of locomotion – as if our days are steadily running toward death with nothing we can do to slow them down. The particular meter of the poem gives us a further sense o...

• Word Count: 562
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Hozier plays with his lyrics to give the reader or listener one impression with the first play through, and then the deeper the song is looked into and the lyrics have been read, the song changes. Upon a first listen, along with reading the title, Hozier gives the impression that this song is about going to church. ... Hozier talks about giving his life, not in death, but that Hozier wants to be with his partner and give them everything he has to offer. ...

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For Owen brutality came in numerous forms; the loss of life, as demonstrated in Anthem for Doomed Youth the indescribable suffering, the futility of the fighting and as a result his poetry reflected a deep personal response to his experiences of the war, giving valuable insight into what Owen sees as the true horror of war In particular Owen's poem Anthem for Doomed Youth portrays the horror of the war by giving vivid images of the extensive loss of lives. ... This sonnet takes this concept and ironically uses the form to point to the loss of a whole generation of youth due to war, in...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

'Tis not enough that through the cloud thou break, To dry the rain on my storm-beaten face, For no man well of such a salve can speak That heals the wound and cures not the disgrace: Nor can thy shame give physic to my grief; Though thou repent, yet I have still the loss: The offender's sorrow lends but weak relief To him that bears the strong offence's cross. ... Next, personification was depicted in line three of Sonnet #33 where he gives the human quality of "kissing to the sun". ... Later, in line eight, Shakespeare gives the sun the quality of "stealing to the west ...

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The poem "In the snack bar" gives an excellent insight into the less pleasant side of urban life. ... This very effective because it gives us an idea of why people may get scared of him and therefore be reluctant to help him. ... The very last line of the stanza gives us a great insight on how the man likes his independence." ... This tells us that Morgan was not expecting the man to want to go down the two flights of stairs but the man is determined to make it and not give up. ... The whole of the last stanza gives us an idea of why people might be scared of the man....

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"Because I could not stop for Death – He kindly stopped for me" (Dickinson 1-2) gives the reader the suspenseful thought of how death could have stopped for her. ... " These words give the reader a clear perspective of what the poems are about without them being explained. ... These two quotes that Auden embeds in this poem gives the reader the knowledge that is needed to know that someone important has passed away. ... He also states, "My moon, my midnight, my talk, my song" (Auden, line 10) giving the loved one a characteristic of him being their light in their...

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• Grade Level: High School

Irregular rhyme scheme was developed in order to give the song the extra story type idea. The rhyme scheme gives the song more of a beat and a way to sing the song. ... In traditional ballads, each stanza would be certain length to give the song rhythm and a scheme to go by for remembrance. ... Flowing from one verse to the next with the refrain in between gives the song a strong beat/rhyme. ... The irregular rhyme scheme gives the song little to know rhythm in between each chorus. ...

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The title for this poem does not give us much, but it basically gives us what we will expect the poem to read. ... "Pale grew thy cheek and cold, Colder thy Kiss;" This gives the suggestion of love being an illness. ...

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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 usage of death and desire gives the reader a since of loneliness and need. ... Robert Frost uses the device to help give the reader a better feeling about the poem. ...

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One of the main themes in "The Lamb" is childhood, as lambs are born in spring time where spring symbolises a new beginning as most animals give birth in spring. This also gives out that God is the creator of the new born. ... This gives the poem a more innocent appeal to the reader, however, more in the first verse than in the second one. ...

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(804) However, In Piatt's poem Giving Back the Flower, she writes about a married women who falls in love with another man. ... "And to give me a little scarlet bud, that was dying of frost, to wear" (801). While this man is indeed giving her a flower, it is a dying flower. ... In We Two she questioned what His will is and in Giving Back the Flower she gives as a more definite example. ... Again, this is evident in Piatt's Giving Back the Flower. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

This idealistic scene gives us the illusion that in Prestatyn the weather will always be sunny, when in fact, as Prestatyn is in Wales it will most likely be raining. ... This gives the idea of the girl being unspoilt, virginal and pure. ... This gives the reader the illusion that Prestatyn will be the holiday of their dreams. ... The alliteration of s' gives clean, sharp sounds that persuade us to buy these goods, screen graves, custard, salmon, shine, sharply'. ... This gives the image of death. ...

• Word Count: 1300
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• Grade Level: High School