Alfred Noyes creates tension in his poem, The Highwayman, as does Thomas Hardy in A Trampwoman's Tragedy.
Alfred Noyes creates tension in his poem, The Highwayman, as does Thomas Hardy in A Trampwoman's Tragedy. The immediate reaction to both poems is dancer which brings tension and suspense to the texts. This immediate reaction is created from the titles. The Higwayman brings a sense of criminal association, which raises questions over what is going to happen in the poem. Here suspense is created which quickly engages the reader. Thomas Hardy's poem has the same effect, A Trampwoman's Tragedy. 'Tragedy' creates expectations of possibly the downfall of the protagonist through death. This creates dancer, which brings tension and suspense. The progression of both poems is important in creating suspense and tension as it also creates expectations making the poem exciting using romantic language, such as 'purple moor' and 'ribbon of moonlight'. Purple being a very deep, rich colour introduces us to the highwayman as he comes 'riding-riding-riding-riding.' The repetition of riding gives a sense of movement as if coming up to something, but what? This creates suspense. The dramatic pauses between words also add a sense of mystery as if it's getting closer and closer, building up tension. We continue to see words such as 'twinkle', 'jewelled sky', 'red love-knot' and 'claret velvet' all building up hope of something romantic and beautiful/ But we are soon introduced to Tim, the
A Critical Analysis of 'Anthem for doomed youth' by Wilfred Owen.
A Critical Analysis of 'Anthem for doomed youth' by Wilfred Owen. For this essay I will critically analyse and evaluate the use and effect of literary devices and forms while showing the interaction of explicit and implicit meanings within the poem. I will also refer to the historical and cultural factors affecting the production and reception of the poem. The title 'Anthem For Doomed Youth' is very deliberately ironic with the juxtaposition of anthem, which is associated with praise and triumph with doomed which means certain demise. Through doing this Owen shocks the reader and immediately introduces them to theme of the poem, death of soldiers and gets the audience to question the war; after all, how can you pay tribute to inevitable death? The word 'youth' accentuates his message of the wrong of the war. Owen achieves this as youth conjures thoughts of naivety and innocence that creates even greater pathos then he would achieve had he used the word men. 'Doomed youth' has the use of assonance in the sound with the intention to be drawn out and lugubrious. The poem asks and answers the following question, what funeral and ceremonies are there for the soldiers that die as cannon fodder? The answer the poem gives is none. The meaning it conveys is that the war must be wrong if the soldiers die so cheaply as to not receive a proper burial. The poem is about the First World
Hope is the Thing with Feathers
Name: Faisal Ibrahim Class: Eng 0349 :30-4:00 TTH Town & Country Easy # 3 Hope is the Thing with Feathers In this poem the author tries to compare hope with a bird that exist everywhere; and she explains why hope is a thing with feather. By using symbolic pictures the author creates an excellent picture of hope. She mentions that nobody can stop hope from accompanying a person; even though it is so small and so weak .At the end of the poem the author emphasizes that hope comes with you wherever you go, yet it asks nothing from you. Dickinson compares hope with feather, because feathers are symbols of flying. Just like a bird hope flies in people's mind. It enables a person to go wherever he/she cannot. For example, if you want to go somewhere and you do not afford going there, you can hope and think of being in that place. So, hope makes impossible things possible. Similar to a bird, hope has perches to sit on. Hope perches on our souls because souls are the homes for hope. The author explains that by saying, " That perches in the soul." It rests in our souls the way a bird rests on its perch. In the next line the author makes a very good point by saying, " And sings the tune without the words," If someone hopes day and night and there is a person next to him/her, the person will never know what the other person is hoping for. So, hope has no voice but it still sings
Discuss the ways Thomas presents country life and progress in his poetry. Refer to at least 4 poems in your answer.
Discuss the ways Thomas presents country life and progress in his poetry. Refer to at least 4 poems in your answer. Thomas presents country life as warm and gleeful in his poetry. In 'The Evacuee' he describes how a young girl grows up in the countryside and underlines the fact that she has been able to grow up in the loving atmosphere of the countryside rather than in the harshness of the city. He highlights this point when he says: 'Home now after so long away In the flowerless streets of the drab town.' The evacuee is positively warm in its description of the rural surroundings and highlights the goodness it can bring out of people, as it describes the growth of a girl who is scared and weary at first, but grows up to be loved, mature and happy. In 'Farm Child' the boy is held up like an exhibit in a museum: 'Look at this boy, his head is stuffed With all the nests he knows, his pockets with Snail-shells and bits of glass, the fruit of hours Spent in the fields by thorn and thistle tuft' He is described like this so the reader will be able to visualise what this boy is like and what influence country life has had on him. Thomas describes the boys hair as: 'That bush of hair That dares the wind' This emphasises how untidy his appearance is. Thomas describes the boy as having poise, which he has gained from his country life. In this poem Thomas has emphasised
Granville Sharp was born in Durham in 1735.
Granville Sharp was born in Durham in 1735. The son of an archdeacon, and the grandson of the Archbishop of York, Sharp decided against a career in the Church of England and instead served an apprenticeship in London as a linen-draper. The work did not satisfy him and in 1758 obtain a post as a clerk in the civil service. In 1765 Sharp was living with his brother, a surgeon in Wapping, East London. One day Jonathan Strong, a black man, arrived at the house. Strong was a slave who had been so badly beaten by his master, David Lisle, that he was close to death. Sharp took Strong to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where he had to spend four months recovering from his injuries. Strong told Sharp how Lisle, had brought him to England from Barbados. Lisle had apparently been dissatisfied with Strong's services and after beating him with his pistol, had thrown him onto the streets. After Jonathan Strong had regained his health, David Lisle paid two men to recapture him. When Sharp heard the news he took Lisle to court claiming that as Strong was in England he was no longer a slave. However, it was not until 1768 that the courts ruled in Strong's favour. The case received national publicity and Sharp was able to use this in his campaign against slavery. He also took up the cases of other slaves such as Thomas Lewis and James Somersett, and convinced the courts that "as soon as any
Tension Writing - The Arctic Race, a long marathon involving men walking along white snow plains to reach the South Pole first.
Tension Writing 29/04/03 The Arctic Race, a long marathon involving men walking along white snow plains to reach the South Pole first. There are many ways in which you can die, such as glaciers, frost-bit, lack of food that isn't frozen and of course, Polar Bears, which is what this story is all about. In the frozen waste-lands near the South Pole, actually it was never really known where this story took place, but what is known is what happened. In the ice-cold, three men were walking through the white plains. The first man was called Damien, he was English, Woo-pang was from China and Thomas was from America. These three men were just walking along when suddenly one of them stopped and said "Look." "Where?" Woo- Pang replied "There, up ahead." "What? Up there?" asked Thomas. "Yes." "There's a good place to set up camp." Damien pointed out. So they all walked over to what looked like a shelter and set up camp there. During the night, Woo-Pang heard a noise. He sat up and saw a shadow against the tent. He woke up Damien and Thomas and they all sat still and watched as the shadow moved slowly toward the tent entrance. "Where's the gun?" Damien whispered. "Hang on, I'll just look." Woo-Pang started to rummage through his rucksack. "It's not there." He said finally "Well then where is it?" "Oh." "Oh, what?" "It's outside, I think." "You think?"
Tony Kytes The Arch Deceiver
Introduction Tony is a nice and gentle man but he has a thing with the ladies and he has a problem in the little town of Wessex that he living in. There are three women that he likes and one of them is the one he wants but he cannot seem to make his mind up. These three ladies are called 'Milly Richards', 'Unity Sallet' and 'Hannah' at the moment Tony is engaged to Milly Richards and is getting seduced by the other two women. He gets caught be Milly and she doesn't care what other women think or say to Tony. She can trust Tony and that he wouldn't go with any of them women. All that Tony has to do is wake up and smell the coffee and marry Milly and stop fooling around with those other two women. Through out the essay I will discuss the matter in more detail. Tony is a womaniser it shows this in the text e.g. "O the petticoats went off and the breeches went on? ". Tony says this in a religious manor as if having sex with women is like his religion. Tony does have a sensitive side though for example "Milly Richards, a nice, light, small, tender, little thing and soon said that they were engaged to be married". He talks about Milly in a soft and tender way like he truly did love Milly and it was his right choice. Again it shows Tony is a womaniser because he is seeing other women and they are called Unity Sallet and Hannah, he still cannot make his mind up. But he is a small
The narrative perspective of A Prayer for Owen Meany is first person, which is written in both the
Point of View The narrative perspective of A Prayer for Owen Meany is first person, which is written in both the past and present tenses. The narrator of this novel is also a protagonist in this novel. He, Johnny, reminisces on his experiences with Owen Meany when they were children. In these reminiscing sections, the narrator uses the past tense to tell the reader that the events being discussed already occurred, that they are, metaphorically, carved in stone. When Johnny, reads from his diary, the narrator changes perspective to the first person. Because dates are important in this novel (dates such as Owen's fated day of death and Johnny's diary dates) a time change illustrates a change in not only Johnny's physical world but also in his amount of maturity and knowledge. In the diary, Johnny is much more mature and knowledgeable; he seems to have a purpose for writing the diary. That purpose is his dislike of the US because of the Iran-Contra affair and its similarities to Vietnam, during which Owen was killed. The changes in perspective, from past tense to present tense, develop Johnny as a man filled with bitterness. As his diary entries progress, he becomes more resentful of the US. Therefore, through the use of the diary, the author achieves a litmus test of Johnny's attitude. That is, judging by date of the entries, one can measure Johnny's hate. The
Compare In Detail The Approach To Superstition Of Thomas Hardy In THE SUPERSTITIOUS MAN’S STORY And Penelope Fitzgerald In THE AXE. Think About The Nature Of Superstitions And The Ways That The Writers Have Chosen To Portray It.
Wide Reading Coursework Compare In Detail The Approach To Superstition Of Thomas Hardy In THE SUPERSTITIOUS MAN'S STORY And Penelope Fitzgerald In THE AXE. Think About The Nature Of Superstitions And The Ways That The Writers Have Chosen To Portray It. I am going to compare these two stories that were written 100 years apart. The Superstitious Man's Story is set in the 1830s but was written in 1891 when hardy was at the height of his fame like JK Rowling. The Axe was written by Penelope in 1977 and is set in an office and written in the style of a memorandum. They are both stories to do with superstition. Superstition n. belief in the supernatural; irrational fear of the unknown. 2 practices, belief, or religion based on this. Derivative: superstitious adj. superstitiously adv. [[Latin]] The Axe is not obviously a superstitious story, but in deeper analysis there are some vague superstitions e.g. damp smell in Singlebury's office. The superstitious Man's Story shows some more clear superstitions and is more of a traditional 'Ghost' Story. It set in more superstitious times when belief in witches and sorcerers. It also has a superstitious background because William Privett's son died and it's set on midsummer's eve a mystical date on the calendar where funny things go afoot. In The Superstitious Man's Story is about a man who is going to die. It has many well-known