There was solitude that she created with her words that was very powerful. Figurative Language: What poetic devices were used in this poem? What did these poetic devices do for the poem? Did these devices help create imagery or communicate the author's feelings? She rhymed throughout the poem, her rhyme scheme being ABAB.
Did these devices help create imagery or communicate the author's feelings? The poet used simile when using the word like to compare her to a night of cloudless climes and starry skies.” That showed the importance of his feelings for the woman and he also uses rhyme to alliteration to make the poem flow. Emotion: What emotion was the author trying to express? The author is trying to express the way he feels about the woman. He compares her to nature and describes her as soft.
Edgar Allen Poe demonstrates in his written works of “Lenore”, “Annabel Lee”, and “To Helen” an element that seemingly attempts to give the reader exceptional emotional sadness. Poe does this by telling the poem in a point of view where a man tells the story of the death or remembrance of a young love or woman. He also puts a sense of gloom in each of his poems. This allows for the reader to create a mental image if the setting, without him having to directly point it out. As well, the gloominess of his poetry could also be due to his longing effect of sadness that he attempts to express.
In the poem, "her love" may be talking about her father or a lover because the poem is unclear. The ambiguity however allows the reader to use their imagination broadly and interpret the poem uniquely. When she is talking about
Although some may disagree when asked whether or not a poem has the same affect and as other forms of literature when telling a love story, I would agree. For instance, Street Love, by Walter Dean Myers, is a wonderfully written book of poetry that tells a tale of a young woman, by the name of Junice, who is rescued from a life leading to crime and later, prison, when she falls in love with Damien (a young man from a much better part of town). As one reads through the book they are taken on a journey, through Junice’s eyes and mind. You get to experience her life of hardship and sadness, which ultimately makes one feel a deeper connection with Junice and what she is put through. Even before one reads this book they cannot understand what it truly means to break away from hardship and into love without reading and comprehending the passion and love in each and every line of this poetry.
Explain the use of poetry in reaching out to an audience. What makes poetry work better than a short story in “illustrating” the poet’s thoughts?. Poetry is because of its length just a few verses can captivate the human mind with the thoughts, feeling and emotions that a poet can create for an audience. We feel things, see things more effectively in this style of writing as the poet makes us imaging living every single sentence in our own minds. Poems can make you laugh, cry, think or be silent as we ponder the words that are written.
The concept of the artists’ imagination as a separate entity, able to transcend the physical is a rather Romantic one. However Harwood does not limit the idea to only artists or poets in particular; she extends the creative drive to mean individual, spiritual passion. This allows the poem to appeal to a wider audience, as the reader is enticed with the idea of possessing a passionate self. The ‘space between love and sleep” is an intangible time between two definite states of universal human experience. The phrase incites the reader to reflect on such moments in their own life, and to consider “space” with renewed significance.
Alliteration helps highlight words. It also helps the poem sound more dramatic. The internal and external rhyme scheme of the Raven made it more enjoyable to read. In the line, “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,” the words dreary and weary rhyme. This poem is very well organized with words chosen very carefully making it smooth and easy to recite.
Experiencing Poetry Graphic Organizer Characteristic Selected Poem Title: Initial Response: What does this poem seem to be about? This poem is about a person who says they do not love thee, but they really do. I Do Not Love Thee Words: Were the words in this poem difficult or easy to understand? The words in this poem whe easy to understand. Was there any word or phrase that was powerful to you?
This poem takes the reader through the journey of trusting/ being part of a relationship again. When you first look at this poem it appears to deal with a person rebounding from a failed relationship into a new encounters set against the clichéd romantic backdrop of Paris. However, when you look at this poem closer it seems that despite the romantic language and imagery there is actually a dark side of the poem suggesting that the heartbroken narrator is merely looking for some company to help them deal with a previous failed relationship. The title of the poem “In Paris with You” quickly establishes what the reader thinks is the setting of the poem: Paris. Paris is often thought of as the city of love and romance.