However, in ‘The Manhunt’, the poet uses metaphors to refer to some of the husband’s body parts. His jaw is called a ‘blown hinge’ tells us that the husband can no longer open up to his wife about his feelings and emotions, and that he is keeping not able to communicate with his wife like he used to before war. This communication is what is making the wife question whether her husband will ever normal again. Just after the personification in the poem ‘Sonnet 116’, Shakespeare then adds, ‘though rosy lips and cheeks. During Shakespearean times, rosy lips and rosy cheeks were often used to describe beautiful girls, representing health, wellness, beauty and youth.
“Not a day since then I haven’t whished him dead”-Havisham This is very effective as the aggressive tone shows “Havisham” has been rejected and her love is causing her pain. Similarly in “Valentine” “Carol Ann Duffy” uses a very forceful tone with words like “here” and “take it” which tells us her lover is not being very co-operative and like “Havisham” suggests a degree of pain within there love. The theme of love is taken to a deeper level by “Carol Ann Duffy” when she shows through literary techniques that the pain of love can be dangerous. The theme of love is contrasted by violent metaphors in both poems. “Ropes on the back of my hands I could strangle with”-Havisham This is another example of the pain of love and it is particularly effective as it shows the extreme physical tension within “Havisham” and describes the pain of love as a driving force of murder.
If a word existed, but was never used, it would not have a “life” or a period of meaningful existence. "Because I Could Not Stop For Death" What kind of person is Death? How does the poet characterize him? The poet characterizes Death as a gentleman by referring to his "kindness" and "civility." What does the "house" in stanza # 5 symbolize?
She denies the seriousness of loss and the sadness it brings by highlighting the commoness of loss and depicting its nature not as a process but as an “art”, evading its disastrous nature. However the poet eventually comes to the realisation of the disastrous effect of losing a person and seems to waver in her opinion. In the first half of the poem Elizabeth Bishop portrays the nature of loss as a common occurrence on a everyday basis and argues that it is not as bad as people claim it to be. The poem’s title “One Art” subtly takes away the pejorative connotation associated with loss and emphasizes that people should accept loss as it is. The poet’s indifference to loss is revealed in the statement “so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster”, highlighting that loss occurs commonly, like any other daily activity, and should not be allowed to let it upset ourselves.
Oluwabukunola Farayola Mr. O. Lopes ENG3UI-01 April 23rd , 2012 Why did Ophelia commit suicide? In different works of literature characters have had conflicts dealing with their tragic flaws. Ophelia is gentle, loving and beautiful person, She is obedient to her father and loyal to her family, She is deeply in love with Hamlet and believes his "tenders" to be sincere, what would make her commit suicide? The cause of Ophelia’s death has been debated over many years by different people. Her obedience and dependence is a cover for her weakness and her need for a role model.
"(PROLOGUE 16-28)" In those lines Antigone shows that her “love” for her brother will leave her “hating” her sister. Ismene is fearful of burying Polyneices, “But think of the danger! Think of what Creon will do!” (PROLOGUE 34). Her devotion to her family is not as strong as Antigones. By accepting the obligation to bury Polyneices, Antigone acts as if she has no choice.
Subtle Doubts: The Examination of an Anne Bradstreet Poem Anne Bradstreet, a female poet who is often mistakenly regarded as the quintessential Puritan woman, appears to have instilled themes in her poetry about the love she shares with her husband, her children, and God; however, when one takes a deeper look at some of her works – for example, a poem called In Memory of My Dear Grandchild Elizabeth Bradstreet – it becomes apparent through subtleties found in her diction, syntax and tone that Bradstreet secretly holds a dark and wrathful view of both God and the Puritan society in which she dwells. The surface understanding of In Memory of Elizabeth Bradstreet is rather simple; Bradstreet is deeply saddened by the loss of her granddaughter, and exhibits her grief through heartfelt metaphors. In the first three lines of the poem, Bradstreet refers to her granddaughter as the “the pleasure of mine eye” and describes her as a “fair flower”. Then, the poem shifts focus from Bradstreet’s love of Elizabeth to her view on death. Indicators such as the repetition of “farewell” emphasize the tragedy of the situation while lines such as “…a space was lent” solidify the idea that Elizabeth’s young death suggests that her life was only temporary.
A Lesson in Mastering Loss Elizabeth Bishop’s poem “One Art” is about loss. In it she mentions many of the small losses in life that we may experience but she is clearly talking about losing a love. Who she is speaking to in this poem is unclear but there is evidence to show that she and she alone is her own audience for this poem. She expresses denial, anger, blame, regret, humor and in the end she exclaims “Write it!”, which looks to be directed from the speaker to herself, either way it can be construed as acceptance. In the poem she goes through increasingly bigger losses that she quickly dismisses in a sarcastic manner until she reaches the loss of her lover.
Death of a Hired Man by Robert Frost In the poem “The Death of a Hired Man” by Robert Frost the journey back to home Silas comes to die, and the controversy going on between the wife and the husband affects their marital relationship. The wife believes that silas should be able to come home to die on the other hand the husband harbors no hard feelings toward Silas, and is against allowing him to return. Representation of home, Home is the place where, when you have to go there, / they have to take you in.” Yet Mary counters quietly with a definition of home that recalls the theology of grace, the free outpouring of divine love and mercy: “I should have called it / something you somehow haven’t to deserve.” The rest of the poem recounts her analysis of the hired-hands plight, who arguments have indeed come too late, and Frost has with devastating understatement revealed the callous soul of the Puritan heritage, what Carl Van Doren called the “unadventurous and utilitarian attitude of the Yankee rustic.” Representation of home to the husband “Warren’s definition of home offers an example of Frost’s memorable and witty statements of familiar feelings. But Frost implies that condensed and pithy expressions cut several ways: they “ring true,” but they also acknowledge the necessarily approximate and “not-quite-rightness “of language.” Reaction of wife and husband when silas comes home represents difficulty expressed by the husband and difficulty expressed by the wife, Mary expresses this difficulty when she says, “I know just how it feels/too thing of the right thing to say too late.” Her expression is itself a perfectly condensed statement- a statement about the very inability to make sure statements when emotional urgency “He’s worn out. He’s asleep beside the stove.
Herb and Amy are dealing with their upcoming parting, and are looking for a way to ensure that their love can continue spiritually after their physical love is gone. Both authors use various techniques to show the two types of relationships, one of abuse and one of coping with death. In 'Samphire', symbolism is used to represent the marriage of Lacey and Molly. The samphire was traditionally used as a way to purge illness, and thus the samphire is used to symbolise Lacey's input into the relationship as like an illness, and by purging Lacey from her relationship, she is purging the illness. Dolly "could hardly see, but as he[Lacey] began to get up her eyes focused."