Poetry coursework
Compare the Ways in Which 'The Prelude' and 'The Echoing Green' Present the Relationship between Humans and Nature In 'The Prelude' William Wordsworth is showing us that however much humanity destroys nature it will always be there. The poem also portrays that there is a point in everyone's life when their childhood ends and they finally realise that there are much more powerful things than them in the world and however much they destroy this power it will always return. In this poem the power Wordsworth is portraying is nature. Meanwhile, the poem 'The Echoing Green', by William Blake, is portraying a different relationship between humans and nature. It shows us that humans and nature can live side by side without conflict. The language used suggests innocence and childishness, until the end, when childhood is once again lost and life does not seem so innocent anymore. Both poets carefully select language and images that reflect their position on humanity's relationship with nature. In the opening line of 'The Prelude' William Wordsworth writes "In the frosty season". This sets the atmosphere of the poem by using the word "frosty" which sounds sharp and crisp, implying that the poem is set in the middle of winter. This word also gives a sense of the surroundings glistening from the ice whilst everything is still and quiet. Furthermore, on the second line, Wordsworth is
poetry essay
Poetry essay In my essay, I am going to write about the language, structure and content of six poems to show how the writers use a variety of techniques to express their feelings and ideas about their cultures. The two poems I will write about in detail are half caste and presents from my aunts in Pakistan. The two poems I will write about in less detail are search for my tongue and not my business. The two poems I will mention are unrelated incidents and hurricane hits England. First, I will write about the content of the poems. The first poem I will be analysing is half caste. Half caste is a derogatory term meaning mixed race and it has a bad meaning. In the poem John Agard describes the different meanings the term half-caste can have. This is when he says that "just because I'm mixed race does it mean I'm half a person. This suggests that he doesn't really know the meaning of half caste. He says "England weather nearly always half caste in fact some o dem cloud half caste till dem overcast so spiteful dem don't want de sun pass". He says this because sometimes the English weather is cloudy and sometimes it is warm and sunny. This is because the English weather is mixed and not very reliable. Picasso is a famous artist. Tchaikovsky is a pianist. Agard mentions them because if Picasso mixes red and green it is a half caste canvas and if Tchaikovsky mixes a black key
To Autumn
To Autumn: John Keats Critical Response Shaunna Deeney Sometimes a poem can be successful in helping us to look at an aspect of human life or nature from a fresh perspective. Choose a poem in which you think is successful in doing this and show how the writer's poetic techniques help you to view an aspect of human life or nature differently. In 'To Autumn' John Keats talks about the three distinct stages of Autumn, this is why he is successful in helping the reader to look at aspects of human life and nature from a fresh perspective. The three stages John Keats mentions are the growth periods of time, the harvesting and the dying of the crops. In the first stanza Keats shows us the growing stage of Autumn, yet in the third stanza the main theme is death and how Autumn is the season of 'dying'. However, by using the stages of Autumn as a metaphor for the process of death, Keats manages to put the concept of death into a different, more positive light. Keats also uses many different writing techniques to help the reader to view the aspects of human life and nature differently, throughout Keats put this in a favourable light and this is why the poem is enjoyable to read. One of the many poetic techniques which Keats uses is word choice. In the first stanza of the poem it is about the end of the summer, beginning of Autumn. In this stanza Keats uses powerful adjectives to
The Story of an Hour
In The Story of an Hour, the author makes a rhetorical argument which delivered the message that even though you may think you love someone to the extent of wanting to spend the rest of your life with them, you may be just as happy or happier alone and out of their chains. This argument is clearly shown when the author states, "But she saw beyond that bitter moment a long procession of years to come that would belong to her absolutely" (112). This quote visibly shows that she welcomed the death of her husband because she was joyous of her years to come being alone. When Louise whispered under her breath, "Free, free, free," and "Free! Body and soul free!" this portrays how she ultimately wanted the freedom and relaxation that was now given to her. This argument can be related to society in many different ways. One specific way is that this same situation can be paralleled to when women or men receive their retirement from work. After working for so many years, and feeling as though you were "married to your work," men and women feel a sense of relaxation and freedom when receiving their retirement. Oftentimes, men and women will take a long vacation or move to a quieter home somewhere in the country or even states away. Men and women treat themselves to vacations and things that they could not due during their "marriage to their work." They find pleasure in what the once
War Poems
Write on the 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' and 'Dulce at Decorum est'. Remember to discuss the view of war in each poem and to compare and contrast. We have been discussing two poems on the war. Both poets have very different views on the war and therefore the poems are very different. But both poems emphasise how awful the war actually, in their own way. The first poem I will analyse is 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' by Lord Tennyson. This poem is about the war between France and Britain against Russia fighting for control over the Crimean peninsula. Lord Tennyson was the Poet Laureate, witch means that he was the county's official poet, and so is stressing the bravery of the soldiers, rather than their mistake. The first verse is very effective because there's a strong sense of rhythm, we can almost hear the horses galloping. 'Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward,' Here in the first verse we sense that something is gong to go terribly wrong because of the line, 'All in the valley of death, Rode the six hundred.' The fact the valley is called 'the Valley of Death' gives the impression that something is going to go wrong, and that death is waiting for them in the valley. It gives a very dark and unpleasant feeling. In the second verse, we see that something has actually gone terribly wrong; the soldiers are sent down the wrong valley
