Compare how the results of war are shown in Futility and one other poem from Conflict In Futility and Come on, Come back, we see the damaging and horrific results of past wars and future wars. Futility clearly illustrates how war affects the living, how it makes them contemplate life, how it makes you question everything, particularly existence. In Come on, Come back, we see how war devastates the mind, how it leaves people longing for peace and salvation, even if they can’t remember what it is
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one other poem (Nettles) In ‘Manhunt’, Simon Armitage uses rhyme to reflect the togetherness of a relationship. He says “After the first phase, after passionate nights and intimate days.” As the poem goes on, the reader can start to recognise that the un-rhymed cuplets show how fragmented their relationship has become. In ‘Nettles’ Vernon Scannell uses elements of nature, the nettles, to portray his keen anger towards the pain his son is going through. At the beginning of the poem, Scannell uses
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The poem “The Tables Turned” was written by William Wordsworth in 1798. The main theme of the poem is to prove the wisdom and grace of nature. “Up! up! my Friend, and quit your books;” This is the first sentence in the poem. William Wordsworth tried to get a message through his poem, showing that life is way more than just science, art and books. He describes the nature as something pretty and peaceful, and that the nature should be enjoyed. “Books! ’tis a dull and endless strife: Come, hear the
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In his poem Prospice, how does Browning present the idea that death is a necessary part of life? One of Robert Browning’s major themes within his poems is death. Many poems consider the imminent nature of death as a melancholy context to balance the joy of life. Other poems find strength in the acceptance of death, like ‘Prospice,’ and go on to present the idea that death is a necessary part of life. Some poems – like ‘My Last Duchess’ and ‘Porphyria's Lover,’ – simply consider death as an ever-present
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mockery of the idea of taking love slowly as it is referred to as ‘vegetable love’ that grows slower than empires. This guides the reader to view the idea of a love that is drawn out as boring and undesirable. This is emphasised towards the end of the poem when the voice describes the love that he wishes for with similes like ‘instant fire.’ This creates a contrast to the idea of a ‘vegetable love’ and makes the voice’s idea of a love sound much more favourable. Therefore, one of the ways that the
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eating out in the poems ‘The Sweet Menu’ and ‘Eating Out’. 1000 Words. In both poems ‘The Sweet Menu’ and ‘Eating Out’, the poets use a range of linguistic techniques to convey the different attitudes towards eating out. In ‘Eating Out’ the poem is written in unrhymed couplets, 14 lines with an extra last line. This gives the somewhat effect of a sonnet possessing an extra line. The poem is told in a series of different experiences in restaurants. Throughout the poem, Fanthorpe recalls
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Contemplations of the natural world inspired deeper thinking about God and creation. This style of thinking impacted on artistic and intellectual texts, such as the poetry of William Blake, in which he conveyed his awe of God’s majesty and power. These poems contrast two vital attributes of the Creator and illustrate a more elaborate and intricate view of God’s fierce, yet gentle nature. Blake’s poetry encapsulates the imaginative expression and heightened emotion that was a key feature of Romantic thinking
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to explore the connection between people and the places in which they live in ‘Hurricane Hits England’ and one other poem. In the two poems ‘Hurricane Hits England’ and ‘Presents From My Aunts In Pakistan’ both poets use a variety of literary techniques such as the setting style and themes to invoke within the reader a sense of the narrators nationality in the poem. The poem ‘Presents From My Aunts In Pakistan’ is set in England with a girl remembering her previous life in Pakistan. The poet
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How do both poems, Edna St. Vincent Millay’s ‘Sonnet 29’ and Thomas Hardy’s ‘The Voice’, convey the tone of loss? In ‘Sonnet 29’ by Edna St. Vincent Millay, loss is a strong underlying theme, referred to generously throughout the poem. This poem has the form of a Shakespearian sonnet which is thought to have meant to challenge her readers’ preconceptions about life. The first ovctave has strong themes of the loss of love while in the last sestet after the volta she is more accepting of this loss
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in depth the different elements on the human condition in her anthology, ‘And Still I Rise’. From the first section, ‘Touch Me, Life, Not Softly’, we are immediately introduced to the painful aspects of being in a romantic relationship. In her poem, ‘A Kind of Love, Some Say’ it discusses the complexity of being abused by the one you love. The title itself suggests it’s still considered as love however it’s a different “Kind”. This shows how humans, despite how bad some circumstances are, need
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