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.
The Theme of Forgiveness in The Red Kayak “Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.” - Susan Somers. It is very important to forgive because it is something done as a gift for oneself, not for the person being forgiven. Forgiveness is a very important theme in the novel, The Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings. First, the theme of forgiveness is shown through the conflict between the D’Angelos, JT, and Digger. The D’Angelos need to forgive the boys for drilling holes in the kayak, essentially killing Ben, because JT and Digger received a punishment.
Textual Integrity of Slessor The representation of textual integrity in the poetry of Kenneth Slessor is ultimately the aspect that captivates the reader. The representation of memories, time, life and death in Slessor’s ‘Elegy in a Botanic Gardens’, ‘Five Visions of Captain Cook’ and ‘Sleep’ through their construction, content and language is significant in appealing to their reader’s senses generally, with also the references of individual readings. Slessor’s representation of the reality of Time and how it is relentless allows the readers to be captivated by his awareness that Time continues and will move past us whether we want it to or not. Paul Grover extracts that “Slessor’s rich verbal textures” through his unusual and contrasting patterns of imagery all serve to accentuate the “intensity of his ideas and his unrelenting exploration of life and death, Time and change” to provide his desire to make them worth having; don’t waste what Time gives you and just live it desirably. To achieve the persistency of Time, Slessor uses a study in contrast of the chronometers in ‘Five Visions of Captain Cook’ to show that despite their difference in how they keep time with the personified Kendal “Climbing out of Yesterday” and Arnold always “hurried with a crazed click click”, both shows that Time will move on and as it goes on, we will as well.
Wallace addressed his conception to the 2005 graduates of Kenyan College along with the presence of parents, staff and faculty members. Wallace carried his speech through a sequence of rhetorical devices such as, logos/parallelism/pathos, first/second person, and ethos to effectively appeal to the audience. First, Wallace strategically appealed to his audience’s logical and reasonable abilities, by verbal illustrations of stories that require individuals to make choices during relatable situations. Wallace’s parable about the two fish resulted with the audience rationally concluding the characters lack of logical reasoning. The fish in Wallace’s fish story asks, “What the hell is water?” The story supports Wallace’s argument “blind certainty, a close-mindedness that amounts to an imprisonment so total that the prisoner doesn’t even know he’s locked up” (Wallace) In addition, Wallace also incorporated the use of parallelism into his appeal to logos resulting in a “if-then” that logically upholds his argument, “If you’re automatically sure that you know what reality is .
There were many describing words and was very detailed. I felt in a way calm reading this poem.| She walks in beauty like the night| 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?The poetic device that was used in this poem is a simile. In the phrase “She walks in beauty, like the night”, the phrase states like or as, which is a simile. The poetic device helped express the authors feelings because he compairs beauty and night so you can get a better understanding of where the author is coming from.| She walks in beauty like the night| Emotion:What emotion was the author trying to express?I think the authour was trying to express love and therefore was at peace.| She walks in beauty like the night| Structure:How is the poem organized (lines, stanzas, etc.)?
Munoz, Anthony Mrs. Bargaineer English III 6 March 2011 Nikki Giovanni established herself as a writer who can entertain and challenge, inform and inspire. She has made an impact on writing today through her unrelenting passion and devotion to literature and poetry. One of her most famous books that she has written would be "Bicycles: Nikki Giovanni Collection". Through this book, she writes about love and life; her use of emotion, truth, erotic imagery, and literary devices all come together into one single masterpiece. Lets dig deeper into those little things that make her one of the most profound poets in American Literature.
The reason why the conch shell represents order is because in the lord of flies ralph used it to call the first meeting to order. The conch shell also represents order in a different type of order just like in the book how ralph kept everything in order, everyone had a job and purpose, but as soon as the rules of the conch started to fade away so did the order on the island. The conch shell represents civilization because, when the boys first got on the island ralph and piggy knew they would need to keep everything in order to be able to survive. Then they spot the conch shell at the lagoon and they fish it out of the water. Then ralph and piggy come up with the idea that whoever holds the conch is the only one who is allowed to speak at the meetings.
Vivid imagery such as “the calluses on his thin fingers,” (104) and describing collection of water as a “routine ritual of survival,” (104) really tug at the reader’s heartstrings. Anyone reading “The Water and Culture Reader” or Américas (where this article was originally published) are likely to have unlimited access to water. This imagery is intended to cause the reader to feel sympathy for the “tens of millions of people throughout the Americas” (104) that suffer from similar problems. Logos is the second rhetorical appeal Holston uses. This appeal uses logic such as statistics and facts to explore the technical side of an issue.
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.
Winton explores the effect Fish’s drowning has on Oriel’s spirit, who, clearly characterised by the trait of ‘stickability’ and hard work, uses this as a way of covering up her inner turmoil. The Lambs reject god when Fish is brain damaged, and they alienate god and spirituality. “There they were. The Lambs of god. Except no one believes anymore…” Oriel longs for the comfort and security of her ‘mind country,’ in a similar way to Fish, yet it takes her a long time to reconcile with this tragedy.