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While both poems of John Ashbery and John Keats speak about man and his view or fear of death and mortality, which are seemingly big and almost “world shattering,” albeit common place an issue for a man, both poems can also have a less grim and lighter reading: that which address a ‘death’ more feared…

Probably the most underrated African American poet of his clip. Countee Cullen is a really rebellious dissenter themed author who is all about procuring the rights and self-respect of black people and uses that really passion to fuel his poesy. In the verse form “Incident” . Cullen uses a mixture of rhetorical devices which he…

The poets Judith Wright, Oodgeroo of the Noonuccal tribe and Bruce Dawe examine the strong inevitable belonging that exists in human and loss experienced by the aboriginals if they losses their sense of belonging. The poets also explore the deterioration of the environment. Oodgeroo’s and Wright’s lyrical reflections and Dawe’s bleak perception on modern day…

In the poem Mrs Lazarus, Duffy uses onomatopoeia in the words “ripped”, “howled”, “shrieked”, “clawed” and “retched”, this creates a sense of violence because she is grieving for her dead husband. She is depressed, angry and passionate. She is trying to convince herself he isn’t dead but deep down she knows he is dead. I…

The poem, “Comete”, by Les Murray, is a whimsical piece filled with words that wander through the reader’s imagination until they eventually culminate in a staggering image of a confident woman, walking down the street, her hair blowing behind her.  However, the poem is almost too confident, and there are several hints that the poem…

The poem written by “Wendy Cope”, titled ‘Sisters’, is a well-structured poem, which describes the rebellious attitudes of two bad sisters. The use of several literary devices such as a detailed description of tone, and the change in tone, also, insight into the personalities of the characters and their nature of social relationship, assists in…

Belonging essay – (Paraphrase of the question asked). Sometimes a sense of not belonging can be based on issues outside our control. The texts, Peter Skrzynecki immigrant chronicles (Migrant hostel/ Feliks Skrzynecki/ Saint Patricks) express the issues of belonging, alienation and segregation. The related texts, “Bend it like Beckham” directed by Gurinder Chada and “the…

Robert Frost, considered one of the most renowned poets of the 20th century, published his poem “Mending Wall” in 1914 as part of his second collection of poetry. The poem, written in blank verse, spans several stanzas. My personal reading process encompassed a week and a half, with multiple readings and reflections. Initially, I interpreted…

Two of the most of import aggregations of verse forms in the long history of Chinese literature are the Shijing ( Book of Odes ) and the Chuci ( Songs of Chu ) . The Shijing is the oldest aggregation of Chinese poesy ; it dates from the 10th through 7th centuries B.C. , during…

Sylvia Plath’s “Daddy” and Charles Bukowski’s “My Old Man” both discuss their fathers in an emotional yet negative light. This similarity alone distinguishes the numerous similarities in Plath and Bukowski’s personal lives. However, there are also differences between the two poems, mostly in their construction and poetic elements. Nonetheless, both works have a confessional structure…