Poetry Extended Response Question 2 Poetry often appears simple but subtly suggests and implies complex ideas. With reference to at least two poems, discuss the ways in which poetry achieves this. The poems Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein (1974) and The Lamb by William Blake (1789) at first glance, would appear straightforward and simple in nature, seen only to describe the sidewalk and a lamb respectively. However a deeper analysis reveals the more complex ideas of the power of imagination and childhood innocence implied in each text. Where the Sidewalk Ends uses poetic conventions such as metaphors, alliteration and visual imagery to effectively convey its meaning to readers.
In “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost, the main character contemplates suicide and the decision between life and death. Although the poem is only 16 verses long (divided into 4 verses per stanza), Frost still manages to incorporate many literary devices into his short poem. The rhyme scheme of the poem is AABA, with respect to the last stanza that is AAAA due to the repetition of the last two lines. Also, the third line in each stanza that doesn't rhyme with the rest of that stanza, sets up the rhyme for the next stanza (SparkNotes.com). Alliteration is used in line 11 when the speaker says “The only other sounds the sweep”.
In a compelling thread about the cattle industry that runs through the entire book, Pollan begins by describing how he decided to view the life-cycle of a cow by buying a steer. Pollan describes his interest in buying the steer as not “financial, or even gustatory. No, (his) primary interest in this animal was educational” (66). Although this has a nearly clinical tone, Pollan nearly immediately begins using pathos to evoke an emotional response for the steer. First, and very importantly, Pollan refers to steer 534 as ‘he’, not ‘it’.
Steinbeck uses the sounds of the area to help give a fuller emersion in a few words (“skittering”), as well as touch (“the water is warm”). In the second paragraph, humans are introduced to the scene, but only in a vague, past sense (“beaten hard by boys coming down from the ranches”), which still allows the scene to have some detachment from the “human” world. The third paragraph begins the introduction to
The poem begins as the married couple leave the church, then there is the argument between Maude Clare and Thomas, where Maude Clare reminds him of their relationship. The poem is written as a twelve quatrain ballad with a regular rhyming pattern. The lines are written in iambic tetrameter. The poet uses the ballad form to give us a story told in poetic language. For example there is the strong use of repetition to emphasise ideas, for example ‘To bless the hearth, to bless the board, to bless the marriage bed’.
Taylor’s version is more representational because it contains natural objects that are easily recognizable. Wolf’s version appears a bit more abstract because the objects don’t seem that real, and his version would be considered a bit more as ledger art since ledger art is a term for Indian’s narrative drawings or paintings on paper or cloth. Howling Wolf shoes the landscape as more of a campground with tents or teepees, and John Taylor show it as looking more like woods. Iconography is the study or interpretation of the visual images and symbols used in a work of art. The two works of art also varied when it came to the women.
A Different Language The language of poetry is not the same language that is written in novels or short stories; it is a language where even the smallest word choice can change the piece entirely—and that is the point. Rather than just simply stating a laundry list of blatant descriptions, the poet may “sneak in” tiny words to create a picture of the central character instead. John Updike’s poem, “Ex- Basketball Player” and Robert Hayden’s poem, “Those Winter Sundays” are both prime examples of how subtle, yet powerful word choices can be just as effective, if not more effective, that explicitly telling us who these characters are and/or how they feel. In his poem, “Ex basketball Player”, Updike doesn’t dive right into a vivid description of his main character, but instead uses certain words for the reader to use in order to infer characteristics about an ex-basketball player who sells gas because he never lived up to his potential after graduating high school. Likewise, Hayden doesn’t key us into physical attributes
Travis Clark AEGL TTh 10:50- 12:05 Poetry Explication 19 September 2011 Word Count= 1064 Arrowheads and Open-minds The poem “After the Rain” by Jared Carter dramatizes the conflict between what you see and what something really is. I would say the lesson to be learned is that there is more to things than what meets the eye. This 28-line poem has an abstract meaning as well as a literal meaning, which is finding arrowheads in a crop field. This poem is made up of seven quatrains with the rhyming pattern of “ABAB”. Carter’s poem mostly follows an iambic pentameter pattern, except for the last line in each stanza.
In "A Barred Owl", the speaker uses words like "domesticate" when discussing terror, to bring the happenings of the poem closer to the reader's idea of home. Wilbur's writing is much more grotesque and uncut than Collins', in that his diction emphasizes phrases like, "eaten raw" (12), and "her darkened room" (2). In contrast, the diction in "The History Teacher" is centered around innocence and hope, creating a sense of security in the history teacher's lies. "took place in a garden" (11), and "white picket fences" (18), emphasize the speaker's sense of homely-ness and hope in
They all vary in the benefits they give your horse. We give horses normally hay at certain times during the day, with restricted amounts, because it’s more convient for us to feed that way, and people think it is cheaper. It is the main source of balanced calories, and nutrition, along with keeps the digestive tract running properly. If the digestive tract was not to keep running it can lead to impaction colic, which can be deadly. Impaction colic is where there is a blockage somewhere in the digestive tract, which most of the time can be easily fixed with proper treatment but, can lead to more complicated cases if not treated.