Poetry coursework Compare and contrast at least three poems from the "Love and Loss" anthology.
Pre-1914 Poetry Coursework Compare and contrast at least three poems from the "Love and Loss" anthology. I have studied a range of poems on love and loss, the five poems I have chosen are; "First Love" by John Clare, "How Do I Love Thee?" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning "A Birthday" and "Remember" by Christina Rosetti and finally "When We Two Parted" by George Gordon. All of these poems were written during the romantic period which was approximately 1770-1830, or the Victorian period which was approximately 1830-1900. During both these periods there were similar as well as different styles of poetry produced. Love and Loss poems were both important themes in Victorian and romantic poetry. The word love has many meanings to it. To love someone it can mean to be emotionally or physically or even by both be attracted to another person. Love involves romance, which is the feeling felt for the person you love. Therefore a romantic poem is a poem that expresses very affectionate and sensitive emotions. The poems; "A Birthday", "How Do I Love Thee" and "Remember" are all sonnets which are 14 line poems with a rhyming scheme of ABAB. The other two poems; "First Love" and "When We Two Parted" are not sonnets but they are both rhyming poems. In "How Do I Love Thee" Elizabeth Barrett Browning's love is an endless permanent thing, "I shall but love thee better after death". There is
War Poetry Coursework
2.9.06 Before Agincourt and Dulce et Decorum est War has always been perceived to be glorious and honourable, when in reality it is brutal and futile. Many poets have depicted war in different ways, at different times. Two poets who have depicted war in completely different ways are: William Shakespeare with Before Agincourt and Wilfred Owen with Dulce et Decorum est. Before Agincourt was a poem in the play "King Henry V" written in 1599, although the actual battle of Agincourt occurred in 1415. At that time wars were common and the lucky men who survived were named as heroes. Recruitment drives were also common, and people volunteered to defend their country. Propaganda was used as well as songs, hymns and persuasion by the soldier's families to get them out onto the battlefield. Conscripting was not used at this time. Dulce et Decorum est was written during World War One. By this time media had improved and people began to realize the realities of war, television could now show the death, destruction and horror that war actually brought. Recruitment for the army during WW1 often took place after men had finished school, during a party in which army officials used press-ganging to forcibly recruit young men into it. People who didn't want to join the army at that time were called Conscientious Objectors and were given a single white feather to symbolize their weakness.
Compare the portrayal of misfortune in The Last Night and Refugee Blues
Compare the portrayal of misfortune in The Last Night and Refugee Blues Both poems talk about the misery of the Jewish people being hunted down by the Nazi's for what they believe in. Refugee Blues focuses on the misfortune of being Jewish and provokes sympathy at their impossible situation. Similarly the Last Night also focuses on the innocence of the Jewish people; it shows two little boys in their last moments of freedom and shows how the misfortune of being in the wrong place at the wrong time would lead to their deaths. The portrayal of misfortune is initiated in Refugee Blues through both language and content. The poem is written to the tune of the Blues which initiates a thought of melancholy "say this city has ten million souls, Some are living in mansions, some are living in holes:" Like most Blues songs and poems it is written about a time of depression in the writers life and the tune helps the reader appreciate the situation of the poet W.H. Auden, who having been born a German Jew, has found that he has no where to live and his own country wants him dead; "Once we had a country and we thought It fair....we cannot go there now,". This characterises his misfortune, for he is being punished although innocent of crime. Similarly in The Last Night Sebastian Faulkes initiates the misfortune by highlighting the innocence of two boys' misfortune of being Jewish, as
The use of language is also very important in both poems. Imagery is a technique that is used frequently in 'The Seduction' and in 'Cousin Kate'. In 'Cousin Kate' the maid says
One difference between the boy and the lord is that the lord doesn't really have to try to impress the maid or Kate. He can just use his power and money. The boy in 'The Seduction', however, has to try to impress the girl. The poem tells us he is wearing a leather jacket; this could be to make him look older or more sophisticated. "He told her about football; Sammy Lee and Ian Rush" also suggests that the boy is showing off. He tells her about football because he knows a lot about it and so shares all his knowledge in the hope that he will look intelligent and so he will impress her. The use of language is also very important in both poems. Imagery is a technique that is used frequently in 'The Seduction' and in 'Cousin Kate'. In 'Cousin Kate' the maid says ' even so I sit and howl in dust, you sit in gold and sing'. This creates an image of how bad Kate is feeling. The use of the world howl gives us an understanding of how upset the maid is and how she feels down. The use of the word howl makes us compare her crying to the sound of a wolf. There is a lot of imagery in 'The Seduction'. The setting is described using phrases such as "the quiet bricks of Birkenhead docks", "far past the silver stream of traffic" and "far from the blind windows". Adjectives such as quiet, silver and blind build up a picture of the setting. Also the use of "the silver stream" tells us that the
First Ice by Andrei Voznesensky First Love by John Clare Comment on these poems and their effect on you. Discuss the poets attitudes to love and rejection.
Pre nineteen fifteen-poetry comparison First Ice by Andrei Voznesensky First Love by John Clare Comment on these poems and their effect on you. Discuss the poets' attitudes to love and rejection. Discuss structure, language techniques and mood. Compare and contrast the poems. End by commenting on your favourite poem. First Ice by Andrei Voznesensky In this piece of coursework I intend to comment on the poem "First Ice by Andrei Voznesensky" and discuss the structure , language, techniques and mood of the poem. The poem "First Ice by Andrei Voznesensky" is describing the moment after a partner has rejected a girl. It doesn't tell us anything about how the rejection came about but the poem describes the girl and her feeling of coldness and loneliness. In the first verse on the first line it says, "A girl freezes in a telephone booth. In her draughty overcoat hides." This emphasises that she is in shock and this could also mean that she is cold. In the third line it says, " a face all smeared in tears and lipstick." This shows that she's warming her hands up and that she's emphasising how cold it is. Also, she's dressing up and making a good impression. In the second verse it says "She'll have to go home alone, alone, Along the icy street." This means that she's expecting somebody who hasn't turned up and she's making it sound like it's winter. It says "First Ice. It is
World War 1 poetry
"War is not an adventure it's a disease" Is this statement true in reference to World War One poets Jessie Pope and Wilfred Owen. The poets I am going to study each had different reasons for writing their poems of World War One. For example, Wilfred Owen experienced the war at first hand and tried to expose the sheer pain and terror to the British nation. Whereas Jessie Pope never experienced the war, she thought the only way she could help Britain was to encourage men to sign up. Despite these differences, both poets might be seen to have similar motivations; they both felt they were doing necessary action. Personally, I believe in Jessie pope's actions, although they may seem harsh I believe its necessary in that if not done, Britain could lose the war resulting in worse consequences. This essay will explore how Jessie Pope and Wilfred Owen portrayed the war as an eventful adventure or as a diseased lie. At the start of the twentieth Century, Britain was the largest empire in the world holding over a quarter of the world's population and having one of the most successful empires ever. Due to this great success British people had a great confidence and felt very proud to be British. Therefore on 4th of August 1914, when Britain declared war on Germany, the British people felt the war would be a walkover and easily won, but in reality it was a nightmare. Britain had lost
Poetry Comparison
Comparing poems for English literature - example with details filled in Heaney - Blackberry Picking Clarke - The Field Mouse Whitman - Patrolling Barnegat Hopkins - Inversnaid Subject Write a short description (one sentence) of what each poem is about. Picking blackberries Cutting the hay - a field mouse is killed A stormy night on the New Jersey coast A beautiful place in Scotland Theme What are the main ideas in the poems? Hope and disappointment - things never live up to our hopes The fragility of natural and human life The power and danger of the natural world The beauty of nature and why we need wild places Meaning Is each poem straightforward or ambiguous in meaning? What do you think it means? Fairly clear move from optimism to pessimism - blackberry picking as a metaphor for other things Less obvious - subject changes from hay-cutting, to wounded mouse, to worries about children Very straightforward - nature is shown as powerful and majestic Moves from description of wonders of nature to reflection on why we need to preserve it Viewpoint What is the viewpoint? Adult recalls childhood experience Parent concerned for children Observer filled with awe Observer filled with wonder Tone and mood Comment on each poem's tone and mood. Does either poem make any use of humour or irony? Reflective and philosophical Highly serious and concerned
What is the role of war poetry?
What is the role of war poetry? How has it performed this role through history? Throughout the years war poetry has played a big part in English literature. Any British library will contain piles upon piles of books containing the stories of heroes and fiends of the British people dating right back to before the coming of Christ. But why? What is the reason for so much poetry to be focused on war? War poetry has been used for many reasons within history. It's been used to tell others of the battle, to influence others for the future, to tell the poets ideal of truth. But these roles have differed and evolved through time, partly because of different decorum and because of new technology taking over poetries use in the modern world. To proof this statement I will be analyzing 4 different war time poems from different parts of British history. To start with I'll look at the 1st World War poem 'My Boy Jack' By Rudyard Kipling then work back towards one of the earliest forms of British war poetry, the Anglo-Saxons. Rudyard Kipling was one of the most popular writers in English literate, his life and works within the late 19th and early 20th century. When the great war came about he was already in his late 40's and a very strong patriot, and using his influence as an acclaimed writer and journalist he put forward his ideals of nobility and honor to the British public. He also
Compare how women are presented in: Anne Hathaway; Sonnet 130; My Last Duchess and Salome.
Compare how women are presented in: Anne Hathaway; Sonnet 130; My Last Duchess and Salome. Robert Browning has written My Last Duchess in the style of a dramatic monologue. This continuous prose allows Browning to create the narrator (presumably the Duke of Ferrara) as a character of unpleasant nature. Conversely this gives the impression of the "last duchess" as being a kind woman because of the contrast between the characters. A heart - how shall I say? - too soon made glad, Too easily impressed; she liked whate'er She looked on, The word "heart" immediately makes the reader think of the duchess as a kind person. However, as soon as the narrator says continues with the rest of the sentence it has a negative impact making him sound cruel because he can not just accept his wife is a kind-hearted person. The dramatic monologue adds to the contrast between them because it is when a character delivers a speech explaining his feelingsor actions. The use of this, gives the poem quite a secretive tone and this emphasises the implication that he has killed his wife. Also Browning creates a conversational tone by the use of enjambement which emphasises the reader's perception of the duchess as a kind woman from the nastiness of the Duke spoken in such a normal conversational manner. The enhambement also gives the impression of thoughts flowing on easily from one to another
Look again at An Advancement of Learning by Heaney and An August Midnight by Hardy. With reference to the ways each poet uses language, compare and contrast what the speakers in the poems say about reactions to nature. Which poem do you prefer?
Transfer-Encoding: chunked Look again at An Advancement of Learning by Heaney and An August Midnight by Hardy. With reference to the ways each poet uses language, compare and contrast what the speakers in the poems say about reactions to nature. Which poem do you prefer? An Advancement of Learning by Heaney and An August Midnight by Hardy are two poems that deal with reactions to nature in a realistic, non-idealised way. They deal with creatures that normally are overlooked in poetry: rats and insects. In examining the reactions to nature, a good place to start is the titles of the poems. Starting with Heaney, the title An Advancement of Learning is a direct quote from Francis Bacon, a 17th century philosopher. This suggests that the poem will have an element of philosophical depth and that the reaction to nature will involve a revelation of some kind. Hardy’s title, An August Midnight, features a contrast between a word associated with light and another associated with darkness. This emphasises that the reactions to nature in the poem deal with the dichotomy between man and beast. Furthermore, the imagery used by both poets is a key way to understand the reactions to nature. They both begin by setting the scene. An Advancement of Learning opens with the speaker walking alongside a river. He admits that he was, “(As always, deferring the bridge)” The use of