Be sure to explain the literary elements and apply them to the work. Why are these elements engaging to the reader? Choose a work from the week’s reading. How do the literary elements affect the reader’s reaction to the poem? Remember to use specific examples from the text to support your points.
To Waken an Old Lady is a poem that was authored by William Carlos Williams. The poem essentially focuses on the aspect of old age. Therefore, the writer utilizes numerous bookish tools so as to construct the poem. In my experience of reading the poem I got attracted to the manner in which the author presented the poem the use of literary devices actually affected my experience. The use aspects of content, language and form were of greatest significance in the entire poem.
Facing It Poets have to use different elements in order to make a point. How these elements affect the poem is interpreted by the readers. Yusef Komunyakaa used several elements when he wrote the poem Facing It. The title of the poem, the poems structure, and the use of images and symbolism are crucial to this poem. The title, Facing It, can have multiple meanings to the readers.
This is supported by the Othello by William Shakespeare and A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams. Both literary works show theme of deception and characterization that convey the critical lens. If a person does a wrong thing he/she should try to fix it before it’s too late. If they will not take any steps to fix it, it will eventually affect them in a bad way. Both literary works showed how a person did a wrong thing and it has caught up to him/her.
The Tell-Tale Heart Assignment: We notice that some details in Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” make a literal reading of the story rather difficult. Advance and defend a figurative reading of the story consistent with the story’s details. Poe seems to focus on creating mood throughout his story. Many symbols in this story are interpreted in several different ways depending on the reader. These symbols throughout the story include the old mans eye, the heartbeat and the contradiction between love and hate in which I will be talking about in this paper.
Winter: My Secret is an exploration of the ‘secret’ power of art. How do you respond to this reading of the poem? In many ways, ‘Winter: My Secret’ explores the power of art through the amount of control the narrator has over the reader. Rossetti chooses the narrative perspective to be in the first person to create a conversational tone and this creates interaction; the informality also creates a playful tone and an example of this is shown through the use of the rhetorical question: ‘I tell my secret?’ followed by the immediate reply of ‘no indeed, not I’. This emphasises control over the reader through the fact that Rossetti chooses to mention the existence of a secret; this knowledge leads the reader to become curious and this shows that she is able to manipulate the audience and instantly grab their interest.
The poems in this section have to do with “Ars Poetica.” This means The Art of Poetry in Latin. The poets of this collection of poems are actually using poetry to answer the questions of what poetry is, how it should be written, and how it should be read. There is one poem specifically that I felt agreed with my views of poetry and that is Billy Collins’ “Introduction of Poetry.” In this poem, I feel like he is trying to say that people try too hard and over-analyze poems. They sometimes try to force a meaning into a poem because they think that there has to be a reason that poem was written and it has to have some kind of deeper meaning of an issue going on in the world. I think that the end of the poem really points this out with the words “torture of confession out of it” and “they begin beating it with a hose to find out what it really means.” I think that Collins is trying to tell people that they should just read poetry and enjoy it.
How conflicting perspectives texts are distinguished When you’re analysing Conflicting Perspectives in relation to Hughes and your related text, you must be able to identify how the chosen medium and form influences the use of perspective. Medium and Form * Hughes writes confessional (form) poetry (medium) so it is essential that an analysis is made of the purpose of such a choice * The confessional mode is a reflective form indicating that Hughes is looking back on events and personalities within his own life For Conflicting Perspectives, this implies that Hughes’ use of it is based around a desire to endorse a particular view of ... For Conflicting Perspectives this implies that Hughes’ use of the confessional mode is based around a desire to endorse a particular view of an event, his relationship with Plath. Moreover, Hughes’ capacity to speak objectively is possibly undermined by bias as he is motivated by a need to assert his position. Reflective Forms Most reflective forms – * Confessional poetry * Diary entries * Autobiographies Are valuable as they give the responder intimate insight into the composer, whilst also giving the composer a chance for catharsis. Impersonal reflective forms * Reports * Columns * Interviews * Biographies The composers voice doesn’t pervade the entirety of the text, conflicting perspectives are often explored in his pursuit of an objective interpretation of an event.
Go Back To Where You Came From & the Door Discovery Essay - Cameron Wright Discoveries may often be challenging and confronting, but will often lead us to reassess our attitudes and values. The main aim of “Go Back to Where You Came From” By Ivan O’Mahoney is to build empathy towards refugees using interviews, voice over, camera techniques, Dual Narrative and deliberately selected participants who will be confronted by their experiences and be “Put through the wringer”. While the poem “The Door” By Miroslav Holub is all about change and being confronted and challenged by this change and inviting us to go and see this change as a positive. Using poetic techniques, dual metaphor, repetition, tone, imagery and symbolism. Both use these
The Death Of Honesty By William Damon Rhetorical Analysis Honesty is known as the one of the most vital qualities of human life. Though it is not always easy to tell the truth, honesty is a virtue which many people strive to use in typical relationships. In his essay, “The Death of Honesty”, William Damon talks about the pressing issue that is dishonesty. Damon in his essay targets audiences such as older adults, students, younger adults, educators, and the general public. Damon uses the rhetoric techniques of logos, pathos, and ethos to persuade and inform readers on how he understands that dishonesty is a critical issue that has led to the downfall of the society.