Comparing and contrasting can be difficult when factoring two different types of literature. Sometimes different works of literature have the same theme yet are communicated in unique ways. I have chosen to do Robert Frosts "The Road Not Take," and the Jean Ryes "I Used to Live Here Once". Symbolism of the journey is in both of these literary works and it makes them both stronger and appealing to the readers. Being able to touch a reader and feel like the author is making it come alive is great
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I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice. Robert Frost So my favorite poem I have to say is Fire and Ice by my favorite poet Robert Frost. First of all the reason I like Robert Frost’s poetry is Because his poems have such deep meaning and it makes us think more About life and identifying the world we live in. His poems can be really Sad but still its very enjoyable to read and it makes great sense to me. He doesn’t use very big
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John Clare’s Struggle for Identity “It could be argued that all Romanic poets were obsessed with (this) problem of identity. What is remarkable about Clare is that he confronts this problem of his proper place with such persistence and determination that it has become a central aspect of all his writing” Clare was a labourer and was also a peasant poet. These roles presented problems with finding an identity for himself. He often felt lost, stuck between the now: surrounded with mental health issues
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Dog’s Death Pamela R. Chappell ENG 125 Instructor: Danielle Slaughter October 28, 2013 Dog’s Death ------------------------------------------------- Dog's Death John Updike She must have been kicked unseen or brushed by a car. Too young to know much, she was beginning to learn To use the newspapers spread on the kitchen floor And to win, wetting there, the words, "Good dog! Good dog!" 5 We thought her shy malaise was a shot reaction. The autopsy disclosed a rupture in her liver. As we teased her with play
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of what the poem is actually about, or what themes the poet is trying to draw on. 2) The use of repetition in the 11th stanza – Love, love There are other uses of repetition such as “You are” and “Let the” Repetition is usually used within poetry because the writer is trying to express an emotion or a phrase. In Plath’s case, 3) In the eighth stanza of the poem, the focus begins to change. In the first seven stanzas, Plath appears to be talking about herself, however, after her use
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Margaret Atwood and Michael Ondaatje are both Canadian authors who have achieved worldwide recognition in the past century. It is known that they often read each other’s work for inspirations. The two poems, “A Sad Child” (Atwood) and “To a Sad Daughter” (Ondaatje) were written within one decade, between the years of 1985 to 1995. In spite of similar titles, the two poems are fundamentally unlike each other. The poetic devices, structures, tones and themes of these two poems can be compared and contrasted
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behind Robert Frost’s famous poem, “The Road Not Taken” but we all have our own opinions, beliefs and interpretations. Stated in Washington Times, “In the 44 years since [Robert Frost]'s death in 1963, much has been made of the elusiveness of his poetry as if he were hiding a lot and had a lot to hide.” (Ganz, 2007). I believe that Frost’s way of writing is very
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Richard Cory By Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869-1935) Wherever Richard Cory went down town, We people on the pavement looked at him: He was a gentleman from sole to crown, Clean favored, and imperially slim. And he was quietly arrayed, And he was always human when he talked; But still he fluttered pulses when he said, “Good-morning,” and he glittered when he walked. And he was rich—yes, richer than a king— And admirably schooled in every grace: In fine, we thought that he was everything
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In the poem “The Bull Moose” by Alden Nowlan, the poem expresses man’s separation from nature and Nowlan’s blatant disgust towards modern society. The use of poetic devices, symbolism and imagery illustrates the comparison between past societies and modern society, to prove if man has strayed too far from nature. In Alden Nowlan’s “The Bull Moose”, the bull moose arrives at a “pole-fenced pasture” after “lurching through forests of white spruce and cedar” (Nowlan 2-5). The townspeople all around
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Student Name Professor Obermeier ENG 200 28 February 2001 He's Only Kidding, Right?: Warnings in Shakespeare's "Sonnet 95." William Shakespeare is the master of subtle humor and sexual puns. In his "Sonnet 95," a poem to a blond young man, both are seen while pointing out a couple of realities about sexual sin. He speaks directly to a young man whose physical beauty compensates for his lack of sexual morality. Shakespeare would like for this young man to realize that his
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