Definitions of Poetry by Poets and Writers… Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash. ~Leonard Cohen Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary. ~Kahlil Gibran Ink runs from the corners of my mouth There is no happiness like mine. I have been eating poetry. ~Mark Strand, "Eating Poetry," Reasons for Moving, 1968 There's no money in poetry, but then there's no poetry in money, either. ~Robert Graves, 1962 interview
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Death is a topic rarely discussed in society, however, in the poems ‘To an Athlete Dying Young’ and ‘A Contemplation Upon Flowers’, death is openly portrayed as the natural, inevitable conclusion to life. They depict how death should be accepted and in some instances commended. Though death is the main theme in both poems, it is reflected from different perspectives. In the poem ‘A Contemplation Upon Flowers’ by Henry King the comparison of the life of a simple flower is made to the life of a
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G-DTN-M-FORA ENGLISH Paper—I (Literature) Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 300 INSTRUCTIONS Candidates should attempt Question Nos. I and 5 which are compulsoty, and any three of the remaining questions. selecting at least one question from each Section. The number of marks carried by each question is indicated at the end of the question. Answers must be written in English. Important : Whenever a Question is being attempted, all its parts/sub-parts must be attempted contiguously
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Many poets are one of the greatest ways for us to reflect on much of the culture throughout our history. Great works from tragic romances of William Shakespeare, eerie writings of Edger Alan Poe, or inspiring words from Maya Angelo, have allowed us to see some of life experiences and feeling through the writings of these inspired men and women. It is easy to see the times and trials these poets dealt with through their works, you could easily see the social, economic and cultural lifestyles they
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himself. She felt glad that he had done it; thrown it away. The clock was striking. The leaden circles dissolved in the air. He made her feel the beauty; made her feel the fun. But she must go back. She must assemble.” 4. One of the most famous poets and influential critics of the modernist era was T. S. Eliot, whose seminal works like The Waste Land captured the despair and
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POEMS- About the poet- Sarojini Naidu was truly one of the gems of the 20th century India. She was known by the sobriquet "The Nightingale of India". Her contribution was not confined to the fields of politics only but she was also a renowned poet. The play "Maher Muneer", written by Naidu at an early age, fetched a scholarship to study abroad. She briefed the struggles of freedom for independence to the political stalwarts of European nations, she had visited. She married Dr. Muthyala Govindarajulu
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one of the most well known poets of her time. Though her life was uneventful, what went on inside her house behind closed doors is unbelievable. After her father died she met Reverend Charles Wadsworth. She soon came to regard him as one of her most trusted friends, and she created in his image the lover whom she was never to know except in her imagination. It is also said that it was around 1812 when he was removed to San Francisco that she began her withdrawal from society. During this time she began
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Keesan P Pascal 1 Mr. Davis th PreAP Literature 11 11/11/2015 Sadists And Their Destruction Ken Kesey, Edith Wharton, and Tom Schulman all have created literary works involving the sadistic enforcer of conformity. These characters take pleasure in the terror and pain they instill in those who reside under them and have been also shown to go to quite drastic and destructive measures to ensure the conformity of the populace they command, even completely
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Name: Tutor: Course: Date: Speech Draft Fatima Naoot. Fatima Naoot is one of the most eminent poets in Egypt, Middle East and the whole of the Middle East. Although she studied architecture in her undergraduate studies, she has published her won poetry and translated dozens of books from other languages into Arabic while her work has been translated into several languages (Smart). Her poetry is about social problems in Egypt and the Arabic world. They include aspects of minority rights, woman
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(Tennyson, 26-27). Tennyson, along with his contemporary, Robert Browning, were Victorian poets whose work romanticized the distant past. Their works “Porphyria’s Lover” and “The Lady of Shalott,” feature female subjects who seem cursed with sudden, tragic deaths. Although their writing styles and subject matter were different, the poems “The Lady of Shallot” and “Porphyria’s Lover” tell us that these poets were concerned with the treatment of women and used the tragic endings to their lives in these
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