Explore How Theodore Roethke Presents the Power of the Storm. Use evidence from the poem to explore your answer.
Conrad Will 10R Explore How Roethke Presents the Power of the Storm. Use evidence from the poem to explore your answer. The poet begins the poem by casting an ominous image in the mind of the reader. The poet describes the relative calm before the storm 'Against the stone breakwater, Only an ominous lapping.' The adjective ominous gives the reader a real sense of what the lapping of the waves is like; expectant and dangerous. 'Lapping' itself is almost ironic as one would associate the word lapping with calm and peaceful waves, but the poet flips this and turns lapping into an ominous sign that a storm is coming. Throughout the poem, Roethke uses alliteration and onomatopoeias to provide the reader with a more realistic image of what the storm is like; 'While the wind whines overhead.' The poet goes on by using pathetic fallacy to the describe the wind; 'Whistling between the arbors.' The techniques of alliteration and onomatopoeia are also repeated in this stanza, possibly indicating that the build up to the storm is painfully dragged out and repetitive; 'The thin whine of wires, a rattling and flapping of leaves.' The image presented at the end of the stanza is stark and uses the technique of sibilance, possibly imitating the sound of the wind in the storm; And the small street-lamp swinging and slamming against the lamp pole.' the first stanza of the poem sets the scene
How does the poets mood change throughout the poem In Paris With You by James Fenton?
How does the poet’s mood change throughout the poem “In Paris With You”? Although Paris is often thought of as the city of love, James Fenton opens his poem, ‘In Paris With You’, with the sentence “Don't talk to me of love”. He appears to be getting over a broken relationship, saying “I've had an earful / And I get tearful”. Rather than both words of the rhyming pair coming at the end of lines, “tearful” is in the middle of the second line. The rhymes seem to give a lighter atmosphere to the first stanza, although Fenton is feeling upset. However, in the last line of the stanza, Fenton seems to be feeling more optimistic when he says, “But I'm in Paris with you”. In the second stanza Fenton makes it quite clear that he is “on the rebound”. He uses alliteration in the phrase “I've been bamboozled”. Fenton is angry at the way he has been treated and refers to his previous relationship as a “mess”. Once again, the tone towards the end of the stanza becomes more upbeat since he has met someone new and they are together in Paris. In this stanza he shows self pity, “Yes I’m angry at the way I’ve been bamboozled and resentful at the mess I’ve been through.” Fenton is not in the least bit interested in sightseeing, and is insulting of Paris' famous attractions in the third stanza. He uses enjambment to link the end of the third
Carole Satymurtis I Shall Paint my Nails Red is a wonderful poem which I found myself closely relating to. I feel that in this poem she reflects many sides of a womans life.
I SHALL PAINT MY NAILS RED: BY CAROLE SATYAMURTI Humour and Empowerment of Women in Carol Satyamurti's I Shall Paint my Nails Red Carole Satyamurti , a poet and sociologist cleverly weaved the plight of ordinary women in I Shall Paint my Nails Red : women who are seen as a mere background of the society- neglected and lost in the mundane of her existence . While it is easy to discern that I Shall Paint my Nails is nothing but the showcasing of a woman's vanity seeking attention, a closer look at the poem would reveal a deeper and multi-layered analysis of women. In essence, Carole Satyamurti's I Shall Paint my Nails Red was able to show the different roles and interpretations of women of herself, to her daughter , to her lover , the society and to life- that painting her nails red symbolizes a departure from her customary role in to show an intelligent , interesting and valuable person capable of so much more than her ordinary routines . It is a declaration of a woman's importance The color red is interpreted in poetry as a figure of speech for passion , anger and strong emotions . In this light, Satyamurti used this color to depict a seemingly humorous and trivial poem into one that speaks of a woman's importance. In the first line "because a bit of color is a public service (line 1 " Satyamurti departs from the convention that public service is about service , the
Sonnet 29. The poet Edna Vincent Millay uses vivid words and phrases that bring out her attempts to cope with betrayal.
The poet Edna Vincent Millay uses vivid words and phrases that bring out her attempts to cope with betrayal. This poem is her actual experience as she is trying to move on after the treachery she has faced. She is talks about love, how according to her it comes and goes away so quickly. The repetition of the words 'Pity me not' does affect the structure of the verse. The reader is confused whether she wants them to pity her, or she herself is lost while muddling through this mess. The tone changes subtly as the poem mirrors the 'head v/s heart' situation. The tone of the very first quatrain is rational. It illustrates that the fluctuation of 'ups and downs' are routine in life. The natural images created by the poet, for instance, the sun which is associated to warmth, "Pity me not because the light of day" reveal emotions and warmth of love. "At close of day no longer walks the sky" and as the sun goes, it returns the next day. "Pity me not the waning of the moon," this describes the different phases of the moon, the loss of romance and magic crucial in a relationship. These vivacious images help to show a pattern, a natural cyclic process. She continues to be very rational in the second quatrain but as it progresses it becomes emotional as she involves personal matters. She voices "Pity me not for beauties passed away" by which she means that beauty fades with age as
A poem in which the narrators feelings are uncovered is Visiting Hour by Norman MacCaig.
Aniqa Aslam "Visiting Hour" by Norman MacCaig A poem in which the narrator's feelings are uncovered is "Visiting Hour" by Norman MacCaig. The narrator is visiting a dying friend or relative in hospital, and tries to evade his emotions on his way to the ward. When he arrives, he is overcome by grief and anguish, and leaves the visit feeling it has been pointless. The poem is composed in free verse using a stream of consciousness style and it exposes perplexity in the narrator's mind and his feelings. This gains our sympathy as we are placed into the same state of affairs as him. As MacCaig enters the hospital, he feels repulsed by his surroundings and seems to be detached from himself. "The hospital smell combs my nostril". This unusual metaphor suggests that the antiseptic, potent smell of the disinfected hospital is so strong that it even reaches beyond the roots of the hairs in his nostrils; it shows his discomfort. It hits the narrator straight away more than anything else. He then goes on to say: "As they go bobbing along" This implies that the nostrils are disembodied from him and they are floating along on their own. It suggests he is detached from the experience and shows he is struggling to cope with the situation. This idea is reinforced in stanza three: "I will not feel, I will not feel, until I have to". The narrator is trying to reassure himself
Hollow by Elissa Soave tells a painful story of a woman who is suffering from severe anorexia. It creates a clear image of her physical and mental state.
Aniqa Aslam Hollow "Hollow" by Elissa Soave tells a painful story of a woman who is suffering from severe anorexia. It creates a clear image of her physical and mental state. With just a glance at the poem, my first impression is set by the fact that it is written in free verse. This means that the writer didn't want to dwell on the line pattern and wanted to be more creative with the actual content. The reader then notices the title, "Hollow"; we assume there will be a sense of depression about the poem as something hollow usually refers to something empty and not solid. As we then continue on to the first couple of lines, we have to read over them twice."She can't wear jewellery anymore, it hurts too much". The reader is taken aback because many women wear jewellery on a daily basis but it never brings pain. This part of the poem is very effective because it ponders thought as to why jewellery would bring such pain to the person described. Straight away my interest has been roused. Soave then goes on to provoke the reader to cringe with her vivid descriptions of the subject's physical state. In the early stages of the poem, she creates a clear image of how weak this woman's face appears, it quotes "tinsel hoops crashing crazily against the hollows of her face". This instantly tells us that her earrings swing to and from the lower part of her face where there is nothing
To what extent do you think that Yeats thought he was living in a 'Romantic Ireland'?
Name: Laura Caldwell Teacher: S.T St Julie's Catholic High School Centre #: 34358 Date: Jun 2010 Post 1914 Poetry from Other Cultures Essay QUESTION: Choose any TWO of the poems we have looked at (September 1913/Easter 1916/The Second Coming/The Tower) and discuss them in relation to the following question: 'From your reading of the two poems, to what extent do you feel that Yeats though he was living in a 'Romantic Ireland'?' I have chosen to compare the two poems 'The Second Coming' and 'The Tower'. The Second Coming straight away seems to be extremely Unromantic and negative, giving off a chaotic vibe throughout. However, in The Tower, Yeats tells of a more Romantic Ireland that lies behind what meets the eye. This poem seems much more organised and calm than The Second Coming. Romanticism is when things are looked at as they should be, rather than the way they actually are. It refers to the 'Romantic Movement' in 18th and 19th century art and poetry, which privileged ideas of feeling, love, beauty, nature and the Supernatural over ideas of logic, order and reality. Both of the poems begin with images of negativity. In The Second Coming, the phrase 'mere anarchy is loosed upon the world' automatically tells us that the world is going wrong. The phrase 'mere anarchy' gives us the impressions that something worse than anarchy is coming next, and since this poem
The short lyric poem, "maggie and milly and molly and may," is written by a famous American poet, Edward Estlin Cummings. The poem is about four young girls that go to the beach. Each girl's personality is revealed by what she does.
maggie and milly and molly and may! The short lyric poem, "maggie and milly and molly and may," is written by a famous American poet, Edward Estlin Cummings. The poem is about four young girls that go to the beach. Each girl's personality is revealed by what she does. The speaker is hidden. The poem has theme, alliteration, consonance, simile, and irregular rhyme scheme. There are a lot of feelings and emotions. Four young girls went to the beach to play. Maggie found a seashell that sang so pleasant that she couldn't remember her problems. Milly became friends with a starfish. Molly was chased by a crab that frightened her. And May came home with a smooth stone that she found. Finally, E. E. Cummings concludes by making a profound statement: we find ourselves by the sea. The speaker in the poem could be either a male of a female. The speaker was most likely hidden somewhere, and he/she was observing what the kids were playing with or what they found. The speaker then compared it with life. The theme of the poem is finding one's self. One of the alliterations used in the poem is the title itself," maggie and milly and molly and may." There is also consonance used in the poem such as "blowing bubbles" and "stranded star." There are few similes used in the poem which are "may came home with a smooth round stone as small as the world and as large as alone" and "for whatever
In the Snack Bar - bravery
'In the Snack Bar' by Edwin Morgan is an emotional poem that explores the theme of bravery through the character of an old blind man. The characterisation of this old man and the imagery, word choice and line structure Morgan employs help to convey to the reader the main theme of bravery and also help to evoke sympathy and compassion for the disabled old man. The most significant poetic technique employed by Morgan in this emotional poem is undoubtedly imagery; the transferred epithet 'dismal hump' helps to convey to the reader the old man's plight and the burden he literally has to carry with him all his life. Morgan furthers the notion of the man's plight through his use of the simile 'like a monstrous animal caught in a tent/in some story'. The comparison of the disabled man to a monster dehumanises the man and further emphasises the extent of his plight and his isolation from society. This simile also conveys the man's bravery as it shows that despite him being a prisoner of his own disability - or metaphorically 'caught in a tent' - he refuses to give in to the pressures of his disability and his detachment from society. Morgan here, in my opinion, very effectively employs the simile and the transferred epithet to appeal to the reader and also to evoke sympathy for the disabled man which further augments the reader's understating of the man's bravery and endurance.
TS Eliot Poetry/The Turning
Preliminary Advanced English Area of Study - Change PART TWO (words: 348) Tim Wintons' short story, The Turning, follows the struggles of the protagonist, Raelene, as she questions her individuality and attempts to escapes her husbands' sexual repression. Winton challenges the values pertaining to the traditional role of women in contemporary society, as he presents Raelene's journey for self discovery from a critical point in her life. In The Turning the notion of stagnation and inability to change are heavily conveyed, however the consequences of these changes are determined by the nature of the influence. Raelene is essentially a protagonist who unintentionally resists change. The religious influence of Sherry enables her to question her perhaps concrete existence, it is described as "waves flashed....like her thoughts" to symbolise change and risk that comes with the deterioration of this concrete existence. Raelene is to a degree a prisoner of Max's predominately sexual views of women "She felt tantalizingly close to some kind of breakthrough" reinforces with an enthused tone that she is attempting to overcome. "There were lights..searching...looking into the fires" symbolises that she has accepted change as inevitable and to a degree discovered herself. Although she recognises that change fundamental which is advantageous, she is unable to instigate change due to
