This nonsensical simile is used to create in the readers minds the idea that this fish really is a man, and his actions show it too. The poet uses this pun to make us laugh about the similarities between this fish and a man, but at the same time we feel pity for him as we know that if “his heart skins like a” stone he is feeling depressed and heart-broken and if “he drinks like a” fish he must be (like the poem later says) drowning his sorrows in alcohol. Similarly, other puns like these are found in the poem (“she makes kissy lips at him”), that describe the characters flirty human behaviour, showing that the poet also compares the female fish to a human too. The implication that the fish can feel, drink or make kissy lips is also personification that further strengthens the comparison, literally
Samuel Taylor Coleridge uses narrative perspectives to tell the story in The Rime of The Ancient Mariner particularly the Mariner and his shipmates. In the beginning of Part II the shipmates scold the Mariner for killing the albatross “ah wretch! Said they, such birds to slay that bring the fog and mist.” At this point the shipmates view the albatross as a good luck omen believing that the Mariners actions have caused the mist and so curse him. However the perspectives of the shipmates shift instantly upon the change in the weather. As the mist clears, the shipmates praise the Mariner “Twas right they say, such birds to say, that bring the fog and mist” and decide that the albatross is in fact a bad luck omen.
Compare and contrast how Duffy and Lochhead explore aspects of the natural world in two of the poems you have studied. ‘The Dolphins’ by Carol Ann Duffy and ‘The Beekeeper’ by Liz Lochhead both explore aspects of the natural world very skilfully in their poetry. Their focus is largely similar where it is ‘the man’ in Duffy’s poem and ‘The Beekeeper’ in Lochhead’s who have ultimate control over the animals. However, they express their views in a very different manner, where both work equally well to explore the theme. It is important to examine the title of each poem in order to help appreciate how the poet will portray the theme.
He admires her attitude when she baths herself by “the tall black cliff where the water runs cold” he relates her attitude to his connection to power. The length of lines varies and this could be to make the structure look as though it mimics a river and to indicate its destructive power. He describes his sleepy head lady as “golden”, the comparison to gold make her to be seen as something considered being precious, beautiful and valuable. This could also reflect her characteristic to be with superior quality to the River God. Soon as the poem progresses, we discover a darker aspect to both of the poetic voice’s personality.
Novacane A poem is an arrangement of words which contain meaning and musicality. A poem conveys the reader by using descriptive and/or figurative imagery. A song whose lyrics could be considered poetry is “Novacane” by Frank Ocean. To sum up, the song is about Ocean, who sings about falling for a porn actress who wants to be a dentist. It is easy to believe that Ocean is more appealed by her aspirations to become a dentist than by her day job.
In Frankenstein, allusion to the ancient poem, ‘Rime of Ancient Mariners’, is phrased by both Walton and Victor- ‘I shall kill no albatross’, ’with this deadly weight around my neck’. ‘Rime of Ancient Mariners’ is a didactic poem that tells the deaths of all of Mariner’s sailors after the unintentional killing of an albatross by the Mariner. Albatross symbolises the divine quality of nature and shows that Walton is thoroughly aware of the unrelenting outcome from destroying the nature. Ironically, Walton closely resembles the Mariner, whose persistence to continue his voyage threatens his ship and alienates himself from his crew. Unlike to Walton, Victor views his guilt of breaking that fundamental bond as ‘deadly weight around his neck’ which strongly eloquent to the part of the poem where the Mariner is forced to carry dead albatross around his neck due to his guilt.
The underlying reasons a character carries out an action are often hidden deep in the words of the poem. The speaker in Elizabeth Bishop's “The Fish” ultimately releases the fish due to her newfound respect towards him. This newfound respect is highlighted by the use of diction and descriptive detail. The use of diction is a key element to reveal the speaker's respect for the fish. The us of the word “tremendous” not only allows the speaker to show the size of the fish, but also help the reader grasp the effect the fish has on the speaker.
“Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood…Clean from my hand?” ( 2.2.57-58) The figurative blood on his hands didn’t seem to be coming off even though his hands were literally washed clean. It appears that way to Macbeth because his guilty conscience is trying to tell him that what he did was wrong. He ignors the signs and acquires three murderers to kill Banquo for him because the witches prophesized that Banquo would father future kings, which then adds to his score sheet of murders and
The tone is melancholy and is rings of sadness and boredom. The lines “our trim ship was speeding toward the siren’s island, driven by the brisk wind.” are rather dark because a brisk wind implies that the air was cold and coldness is associated with death. Also in the “Odyssey” there is a hint of sorrow when Odysseus could not satisfy his heart fully with the siren song, obviously for the better, “So they sent their ravishing voices out across the air and the heart inside me throbbed to listen longer”. In Atwood’s poem, the lines, “This song is a cry for help: Help me! Only you, only you can, you are unique as last.” Convey sadness for the siren who is portrayed as a involuntary prisoner on this island.
It would be a sin to bring him to trial for the death of Bob Ewell, who he killed to protect Scout and Jem. Sending Boo to jail for that would be like “shootin’ a mockingbird” Scout says (276). The theme ‘Innocence should be treasured, not destroyed’ relates to the mockingbird symbol/Boo Radley correlation. The mockingbird is an innocent animal here for our pleasure. To kill it would be a sin.