An Analysis Of Cousin Kate And The Seduction
An Analysis Of Cousin Kate And The Seduction. The title sounds like a woman is talking about her "Cousin Kate" and not especially about herself. It's like her side of the story in the poem. The poem is about a lady in about the 1814 (the olden times). She falls in love with a rich person who sounds like the king which says here "Why did a great lord find me out" and then he flatters and uses her to the point where she is pregnant and has a child. This part from the poem shows that a rich person or so a king found her and abused her when she thought he really truly loved her but no he did not. "He changed me like a glove". Then she praises her cousin about her looks and her wealth too. She says "You grew more fair I:" ... "Because you so good and pure" She then talks bout how true her love was and Kate's wasn't and she wants to spit in her ex lords face because she did not like him for his money or his land just because it was true love. "O cousin Kate my love was true, And your love was writ in sand:" This tells us that the Lord probably chose her cousin Kate because she was beautiful and because she was from a wealthy family and not then narrator because she says she was not that wealthy ... "Call me an outcast thing, Even so I sit an howl in dust"... At then she goes on to talking about her son which I think she had mentioned before in the poem were it says "So now I
compare and contrast Andrew Marvell's poem, 'To His Coy Mistress', with Elizabeth Barrett Browning's sonnet, 'How Do I Love Thee...?'
English coursework!! In this essay I will compare and contrast Andrew Marvell's poem, 'To His Coy Mistress', with Elizabeth Barrett Browning's sonnet, 'How Do I Love Thee...?' Andrew Marvell's poem is about an older man trying persuade a younger women to 'carpe diem' (seize the day), in order to make love to her, by using compliments and flattery, 'Vaster than empires, and should go to praise.'(Stanza 1, line 12) Additionally, Elizabeth Barrett Browning's sonnet is about a female who is expressing her feelings towards a male. Judging by the poem, the woman is deeply in love with the man in a spiritual sense, 'I love thee to the depth and breadth and height, my soul can reach.' (Line 2-3) 'To His Coy Mistress' is a comparatively long poem of 46 lines, which is divided into three stanzas, representing different parts of the argument for which he is trying to persuade her to sleep with him. In the first stanza, the man flatters the women by using grandiose imagery and hyperbole. He says that her 'coyness' would be of no consequence 'had we but world enough and time' (Line 1) and then follows with more detail in the following stanzas. The older man also shows how interested he is by expressing the magnitude of his feelings, by explaining how he would, 'love you ten years before the flood' (Line 8), even if his love were to remain unrequited, 'till the conversation of the
People of different races, immigrate to a different country. What are the feelings of those exiles?
People of different races, immigrate to a different country. What are the feelings of those exiles? Many people immigrate out of their country of origin to a different country everday. Whilst some may feel excited at the prospect of discovering a new World, others may feel alienated and strange about their new environment. In the poems 'Search for my Tongue' and 'Island Man', the poets Sujata Bhatt and Grace Nichols talk about their feelings towards immigration and what they felt when they experienced a great change of culture and environment in their lifes. This essay will analyse how both poets make their feelings apparent throughout their poems. The first poem is Grace Nichols' 'Island Man', her use of colours can show what she feels about both the Carribean and London. Nichols uses colour to reflect Island mans feelings in the poem ; she uses the words 'dull' and 'grey' to describe London. But in contrast she calls the Carribean Island Mans 'small emerald island', to show how precious the island is to Island Man, like an actual emerald diamond. She compares Island Mans life in London with his life in the Carribean. She also makes clear where Island Man would rather be. This is shown through Nichols's choice of words ' defiantly' and 'heaves'. It suggests the difficulty in which Island Man has to drag himself out of Bed after dreaming about his
Betjeman Poetry Essay
Betjeman is a crafts master. He is a master of rhythm and rhyme - sadly his poetry contains little else. How far do you agree? Betjeman is a crafts master, rhythm and rhyme are his forte, but his strengths do not cease here. He uses rhyme and rhythm to strengthen his message, but his poetry also contains a creative collaboration of punctuation, imagery techniques and juxtaposition throughout his collections. The poetry may be simple, but this makes the message clear so a wide range of audiences has the ability to understand and appreciate his work. Betjeman's poetry contains a wide variety of poetic terms, which goes against the statement that his poetry "contains little else" other than rhythm and rhyme. For example in False Security, lines 2 and 3 read: "Let go with a bang behind me our house front door And, clutching a present for my dear little hostess tight," The above two lines are packed of effective poetic devices other than rhythm and rhyme. "Bang" is onomatopoeic, which fully engages the reader, as it makes them feel as though they can hear the door banging. "Bang behind" is alliteration, and this, again, engages the reader and makes the line more interesting. There is no punctuation at the end of the first line, this is called enjambment, and the enjambment shows the movement of the door banging behind the young boy. The caesura after "and" on the second line,
Explore how Blake and Wordsworth present different attitudes towards London within their two poems.
Explore how Blake and Wordsworth present different attitudes towards London within their two poems. Blake's poem 'London' and Wordsworth's poem 'Composed on Westminster Bridge' at first glance present London in contrary ways. Figuratively, Blake's London resembles the dark depths of an underground chamber that is isolated from the beauty of nature and instead is claustrophobically filled with Blake's clever metaphor: "mind forged manacles", which indicates the restraint and slavery of the poor. Wordsworth however has a much brighter view of London; he takes you to the top of Westminster Bridge, one of the few bridges in that day that acted as a crossing of the Thames. From here Wordsworth watches as the city wears the sunlight 'like a garment' and tells us it as nothing short of majestic beauty. In Blake's poem 'majestic beauty' is replaced by the cries of man and infant, chartered streets and blights of plagues. Little can be said to warmly describe the city of London when attempting to take from Blake's poem. The message from his poem is clear: London is no more than a hollow to contain those hapless, destitute inhabitants of London, confined to the limits of a poor mans life. And as for the British monarchy, Blake makes a subtly bitter but undeniably truthful accusation. 'And the hapless soldiers sigh runs in blood down palace walls'; here I think we can presume that the
Discuss the Ways the Poet Explores the Theme of Social Injustice in Caged Bird
Discuss the Ways the Poet Explores the Theme of Social Injustice in "Caged Bird" "Caged Bird" is a poem written by the Southern Black woman "Maya Angelou" in the 20th century. In this essay, I will discuss the ways the poet explores the theme of social injustice in this poem. One of the ways the poet explores the theme of social injustice in this poem is by using rhyme and half rhyme. In this poem, there is no regular rhyme scheme. Some lines rhyme for emphasis like "breeze" and "trees", "dreams" and "scream". However, a jarring effect occurs and breaks up the feelings of the bird song because he is singing while he is caged. This happens as a result of half rhyme where the reader thinks there should be rhyme and there isn't, like "sing" and "cage". Another way the poet explores the theme of social injustice is by rhythm and enjambment. The rhythm in the first part of the poem is quick. It then slows in the second part of the poem. The slowing of the rhythm creates an anti-climax which indicates the lack of hope and irritation sensed by the caged bird. "A free bird leaps on the back of the wind", this is an example of enjambment which is used to quicken the pace in the first stanza. Metaphor is an efficient way to explore the theme of social injustice in the poem. The poet stated that the "caged bird stands on the grave of dreams". By using the word "grave", he
the ball poem
Genre/Form / Medium Poem Title, Author and Publication details "The Ball Poem",John Berryman, from the collection of The Dream Songs (New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1969) Context of the composer and text .John Allyn Berryman (originally John Allyn Smith) (Oct. 25, 1914 - Jan. 7, 1972) was an American poet, born in McAlester, Oklahoma. He was a major figure in American poetry in the second half of the 20th century and often considered one of the founders of the Confessional school of poetry. He was the author of The Dream Songs, which are playful, witty, and morose. Berryman's life was dominated by suicide. In 1926, when the poet was twelve, his father, John Smith, a banker in Florida, shot himself. After his father's death, the poet's mother remarried, and thus he came to his new surname of Berryman. The vision of his father's suicide haunted John Berryman's poetic imagination, and the subject is addressed indirectly in the Dream Songs several times and directly once, where the poet wishes that he could kill the corpse of his father. In 1972, Berryman's depression led him to follow the example of his father and to kill himself by jumping from the Washington Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He missed the water and died, not by drowning or trauma, but by smothering, according to the Minneapolis Star, which reported his death. 2. The poems that form Dream Songs
Analyze and Review Il Faut Laisser
Analyze and Review Pierre Ronsard's "Il Faut Laisser Maisons" Il Faut Laisser Maisons..." is a poem written by Pierre Ronsard and published in the book Derniers vers de Pierre de Ronsard in 1586. This poem's central idea is that the spirit is more important than the body, because the spirit has far fewer limits than the body. As soon as one dies, the spirit is free from the bonds of the body. These lines: "Laissant pourir ça-bas sa dépouille de boue" and "Franc des liens du corps, pour n'être qu'un esprit." show that Ronsard succeeds in establishing the theme by making it clear that it is necessary to leave the possessions of this world and material things to become a spirit. Ronsard is the speaker of the poem which takes place late in his life. "C'est fait! j'ai dévidé le cours de mes destins" and "J'ai vécu, j'ai rendu mon nom assez insigne," prove that Ronsard has lived awhile and accomplished some things in life. Ronsard intends to teach a significant moral lesson which is the theme. The message is implied, because Ronsard wishes and challenges the reader to interpret and look deeply to understand this moral lesson. He places most emphasis on ideas to help develop this message. Ronsard skillfully develops the poem's mood, one of inspiration and thoughtfulness. He believes in the freedom of the spirit in life after death. This line: "Heureux qui ne fut onc, plus
jack and jill newspaper
Re-offender puts lives at risk Ex-convict Mr. Jones was held in custody yesterday for the bribery of 2 local children, Jack and Jill Bramcote. The pair of children aged no less than 12 were bribed with a pack of sweets to climb up the green hill formally known as "the death trap" to collect a pale of water. The 2 children unaware of the great danger accepted the offer to consequently risk their lives. Whilst on their voyage up the death trap to the derelict well Jack passed out from exhaustion and dehydration, falling 40 meters to the ground. Unfortunately Jill came plummeting after trying to save her be-loved brother. When questioned all Mr Jones had to say was, "stupid naive kids!" But of cause we all no Mr. Jones is very used to the "you have a right to remain silent, anything you do say may be held against you in court" concept as this isn't his first time in trouble with the police now is it Mr Jones?! Mr Jones is due to be in court next week for a number of charges, one of which aiding and betting. Haunted Happenings Two local 9 year old children Jack and Jill Morris were found in a critical state at the bottom of the green hill on Saturday evening. It's thought that the 2 children were planning on climbing the hill to prove their belief that the derelict well is not haunted and is not the home of "bloody Mary". A girl from the children's school explains the
Compare in the 2 poems how a sense of nature is created
Compare and Contrast how nature is presented in the 'Storm on the Island' and 'Patrolling Barnegat' poems? These two poems are similar in overall object but it contains different points of view, Seamus Heaney writes in an autobiographical tone, showing that he is in the poem. But Walt Whitman has to try and make us feel like we are there. Both of the poems are about a storm but in Storm on the Island the storm has not yet hit shown by 'We are prepared'. In Patrolling Barnegat the storm has already arrived discerned by 'Wild, wild the storm' also at the end of the lines there are. There are two parts to Storm on the Island; the first is explaining what the land is like, then the storm actually hitting. In Patrolling Barnegat the rhyme scheme 'running...muttering' shows disorder. Nature in patrolling Barnegat is presented by showing it as it has no order 'Wild, wild' also it is shown by personification 'the roar of the gale' beneath the storm there is the sound of the wind. The waves are shown as 'trinity lashing' it is like a demonic trinity drives the storm. The language is very aggressive 'Demonic, roar and savagest'. 'Demonic laughter' introduces us to a supernatural power. The alliteration of s 'slush, sands and spirits' sounds like a hard surface and the repetition gives the idea of the landscape. In 'Storm on the Island' the earth is seen as old 'Wizened earth'.
