Ricardo Eliezer Neftali Reyes y Basoalto, commonly known under the pseudonym of Pablo Neruda, which he adopted in memory of the Czechoslovak poet Jan Neruda (1834-1891), was regarded as the greatest poet writing in the Spanish language in his lifetime; he was born on the 12th of July 1904, in the town of Parral, in …
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Before his execution for treason in the year 1618, Sir Walter Ralegh was best known in literature for his poems about love and break-ups. As Ralegh was seen as a romantic, so his works followed the outline of romance. This poem is no different, as you can tell by the title “Farewell, false love”. In this poem, Ralegh writes about a time either he or someone else had just been finished with …
‘The drama of consciousness [in Dickinson] moved to no resolving design. Consequently, where the critic can take a major Whitman poem as symptomatic of the whole work, he must select contradictory fragments from here and there to pose the tensions which are the coherence of Dickinson’s work. ‘ Discuss Albert Gelpi’s account of the crucial …
Free Verse A poetic form that avoids using fixed patterns of meter. Free verse often also avoids rhymes, but still may make use of other poetic techniques such as imagery and metaphor, as well as sound devices such as assonance and alliteration. Rhyme Having the same sound at the end of two or more words …
4 characteristics of metaphysical poetry colloquial, erudition, paradox, and metaphysical conceit “turbulent years” 1625-1660 Colloquial everyday “common” language Erudition requires great intellectual effort to understand Paradox apparent self-contradiction that reveals a kind of truth Metaphysical conceit an extended metaphor that makes a surprising or unexpected comparison John Donne The leading writer of the metaphysical poetry …
Nature What theme links with innocence, religion and purity, especially in the poem the lamb, introduction and the echoing green Religion What theme links with the poems the lamb, the chimney sweeper, Holy Thursday and blake was influenced by this from a young age Childhood A theme throughout a lot of Blakes poetry, something we …
1a. What is chivalry? Chivalry is what the Europeans called thier code of honorable behavior for knights 1b. What were three characteristics knights and samurai shared? The three characteristics knights and samurai shared were having to follow strict codes of honor, had to be loyal and brave but at the same time they had to …
What were the Fireside notable for? Their scholarship and their resilience in their lines and theme Were they more conventional or experimental? conventional How did they mix European and Americana literature? The form was European, the content was Americana (They used American Legends Who are the 5 Fireside Poets? 1. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 2. William …
Note the term “you” throughout Sassoon’s poems; who is “you”? We encounter this “you” in “Repression of War Experience,” as well. A related question: who are the various “he’s” that appear throughout these poems? What do we know about these figures? “He” is usually used to describe the memory of someone, like in Death Bed, …
figurative language language that communicates meanings beyond the literal meanings of words simile a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things, using the words like or as. metaphor a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things that are basically unlike but have something in common. metaphors do not …
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