His most famous fictional character is Jesse B. Semple, nickname Simple, who uses humor to protest and satirize the existing injustice. Hughes, however, writing from a black man’s perspective, is much less optimistic about what America has been or will be. While Whitman’s’ poem was very unstructured in blank verse, Hughes’s poem is more tightly controlled with rhyme, tone, rhetorical questions, and more unified with repeated anaphora. Langston Hughes uses connotation well in this poem to evoke all of the wonderfully patriotic images of America but also to make the reader question this images. These images are very vivid; the idea of scars connotes all the violence and beatings of slavery, which makes the reader even more passionate of the reading.
We/ Left school.” I assume by setting up the poem’s structure in this way, the writer intended to isolate each “We,” allowing the pronoun to resonate a little longer in the reader’s mind or speech. When read aloud, the poem’s three word lines and rhyming patterns make the piece sound almost like a chant. The creed-like nature of the poem reflects on the subject, which is presumably a gang or group of young men. With that said, the subject is viewed as exclusive and united. The varied stanza structure that increases the emphasis allocated to each “We” creates an even stronger sense of unity between the group members.
People thought that Brown’s irony was sharp, his ideas were exciting, and he was not only and protestor of his time but one of the first times. Brown’s Work protested the classical folklore in the way it was written. “He infused his poetry with genuine characteristic flavor by adopting his medium geniality and optimism” was James Johnson reaction to his
Instead for Williams the focus came in the exploration of the murky waters of internal truths, the lands hidden beneath the necessary social construction of man. The subtle shifts of emotion and temperament necessary for this type of exploration is achieved by adopting a more poetic stance and in doing so Williams makes a choice to avoid the more solid and clipped linguistic and dramatic modes of his Isben influenced contemporaries. As an American from the South, he was aware of the deliberate care in which the nation had cocooned its national identity, evoking images of the cowboy, the west and a refined romantic mythology to define self. His plays like Chekhov’s contain action of the internal rather than the external, and through the inner developmental action of characters such as Blanche, Tom, Stanley, Amanda and Laura the audience are allowed to glimpse through inaction the internal struggles, the action, of man. The difficulty for Williams comes in representing a nation which exists on two levels, romantic and mythological, the realistic and materialistic.
However, both poems were different in terms of purpose. Seemingly the imagery of both the poems revolve around similar but yet quite different notions. The imagery used in both poems revolve around the pictured relationships that both Fanthorpe and Harrison try to emphasise. This is expressed clearly in both pieces of work by the poetic features used by both poets, with Fanthorpe stating that 'you haven't both gone shopping' and that 'I believe ends with death', showing use of personal pronouns and varying it. Notably, Harrison also had a few change in pronouns which complimented his rhyme scheme and used repetition of the phase 'let me'.
Zaviah Wray Merrell English 105-C2 30 July 2013 The New Formalist Dana Gioia is one of “the most controversial, unwelcomed conservative critics of his generations” (Darling 2). Gioia is “the visible spokesperson for a movement in poetry called New Formalism, which stresses the appropriateness of traditional form for contemporary poetry as well as urging a return to storytelling in verse”(Darling 2). Gioia tells stories in his poems by reliving circumstances that have happened throughout his life. Gioia is known for using free verse in his poems to catch the reader’s attention. Gioia uses figures of speech, imagery, and rhyme to communicate and relate to the reader.
Then, the readers enable to judge that imperialism is one of human right infraction. In addition, they will see Marlow as “hero” character in this story. However, the author of this paper tries to analyze this story from another way. Using Deconstruction approach by Jacques Derrida, the author will explore what the effects of Imperialism for the native are, and what the real role of Marlow in the situation of this novella is. Keywords Imperialism, protagonist Marlow, Deconstruction approach Introduction There are three explanations of Literature meaning; first, Literature is “Written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit”; second, Literature is “Books and writings published on a particular subject”; and third, Literature is “Leaflets and other printed matter used to advertise products or give advice” (Oxford dictionaries language matter, 2014).
being not defined but open to possibilities). Also, Paz’s concern for the existential meaning of poetry and his belief in the poetic essence of man and history (e.g. in The Bow and the Lyre, 1956) gains coherence when considered alongside of Heidegger’s critique of the aesthetic tradition and his premise that poetic language is the house of Being. Finally, Paz’s ambiguous critique of
The language used in Walcott’s poetry is clearly different from the journalistic conventions he was confined to at work (“Schizophrenic, wrenched by two styles”). This sentiment is likely to resonate with writers who work in both creative and professional
TS Eliot – Essay TS Eliot – a prominent poet of the early 20th Century – is well known for the way he creates a sense of commonality in his poems in regard to mood, themes and overall meaning. Eliot does this through his use of certain style, structure and literary techniques and as a result marks himself as a contributor to the Modernistic movement and its character. This essay will discuss commonality across Eliot’s poetry, and particularly focus on his use of negative moods (such as loneliness and lack of companionship), the tendency for his characters to be indecisive and have a lack of action, the despair and suffering that is obvious throughout his works, his narrative structure and the similarity between overall meanings. This analysis will focus on four of Elliot’s poems: ‘The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock’ (from ‘Prufrock and Other Observations’), ‘Rhapsody on a Windy Night’, ‘Portrait of a Lady’ and ‘Preludes’. Eliot’s poetry reflects a generally negative mood towards topics such as romance.