Chorophobia- Fear of dancing. Chrometophobia or Chrematophobia- Fear of money. Chromophobia or Chromatophobia- Fear of colors. Chronophobia- Fear of time. Chronomentrophobia- Fear of clocks.
Les Murray’s beautifully written poem, Away Bound Train, is clearly identified with the main character encountering new ideas. An assumption of a journey is that they bring change and this certainly holds true for Away Bound Train. Murray has used the train ride as an extended metaphor of travelling through life. Away Bound Train seems to be a reflection of Murray’s life as he has
Michael Dransfield was also affected by the change and this has been reflected in poems “Minstrel” and “Prosperity” where he is comparing the natural world with the very mechanical one that humans tend to build for themselves. Michael Dransfield has been described as “one of the most widely read poets of his generation”. He has a very modernistic way of portraying significant ideas, which is seen through his use of language techniques such as sibilance, use of first person, assonance and alliteration. He exploits these techniques beautifully to emboss and emphasize the core concept of his poems. The word minstrel means a medieval singer or musician, especially one who sang or recited lyric or heroic poetry.
Cramer WardCollings 1/29/14 LIT2000 Poetry Analysis of “A Blessing” The poem “A Blessing” by James Wright paints a humbling picture of life for the reader using a deep metaphor. Wright uses metaphors throughout his poem to describe the finer moments of life. The first metaphor used in the poem is one of a highway. The use of a highway gives the readers a picture of a journey, of a direction, and of others going the same way. The highway is a metaphor for life and when wright stops on the side of it to enjoy the horses, he is appreciating life and “stopping to smell the roses”.
The way the poem is written, there is repetition repeatedly. One example is when the poem says “Cannon to the right of them, Cannon to the left of them, Cannon behind them.” The author says this at the beginning and the end of the poem to make it clear to the reader that they’re surrounded during the war. This is a very extreme, exciting poem. These two poems were very important and educational about the existence and history of men. “Paul Revere’s Ride” is a very well written poem and is a very extravagant poem.
‘Mental Cases’ and ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ are two outstanding pieces created by Owen, each using techniques such as hyperboles, personification and imagery that associate the two poems, giving us, the readers, a bigger picture of what is happening in the poets eyes. In the poem Mental Cases Owen expresses his perception that war is taking away a soldiers future, a life full of happiness. It illustrates the bloodshed and suffering of war, using a series of graphical description of young men who are treated for war-related illness’, such as shellshock. It was a heart-wrenching poem for Owen because he himself was a patient of shellshock. The repetition of question marks and dashes illustrate the confusion and frustration witnessing Owens fellow comrades, it is a demanding tone begging for explanation for the entrapment of victims.
Originally written in German, this lied depicts the story by using a range of techniques. This form of music, created by Schubert, has a structure based around a poem, and is through-composed. The short and fast triplets that are a reoccurring motif in this piece of romantic music suggest a heart-beat; whether of the horse, the father or the child (most likely the horse). This motif could also be suggestive of a galloping horse. Starting off in Gb minor, this piece of music immediately sets up aural imagery of foreboding, and fear, modulating into C major at Bar 87.
This ballad uses a variety of literary devices to enhance the overall effect of the author’s words. First, Noyes uses imagery throughout the poem to describe the setting and the characters. He appeals to the senses of sight and sound with the words, “His rapier hilt a-twinkle, under the jewelled sky” and “Over the cobbles he clattered and clashed in the dark inn-yard.” Noyes continues with imagery of Bess, her dark brown hair, the British soldiers in their red coats, and her well-dressed lover to create a vivid picture of exactly who the players are. He uses sound imagery to describe the action that is occurring as the highwayman rides up to the inn. In addition, the poet uses onomatopoeia with the words “Tlot-tlot; tlot-tlot!” and “ clattered and clashed” to create a lively and interesting vision for the reader.
Defining Romanticism Napoleon Bonaparte once said, “Music, of all the liberal arts, has the greatest influence over the passions” (Machlis et al., 2003). This quotation clearly captures the essence of romanticism. Romanticism is characterized by a personal, subjective approach to the arts. Thus, expressions of intense emotions are often evoked through this style of art. In the following articles, “Beethoven’s Instrumental Music”, written by the music critic and composer, E.T.A.
The author is constantly foreshadowing events that are soon to come in the poem, often by the use of repition to help the reader understand the feeling of the whole situation. “Half a league, half a league,/Half league onward”(Tennyson 1-2). I believe that Tennyson started with a repeating phrase for the purpose of creating the story’s mood later on; repitition of the phrase reveals to the reader that the speaker is exhausted. Another example of repitition, “Into the valley of Death/Rode the six hundred”(Tennyson 7-8). Tennyson foreshadows the fate of the six hundred soldiers by creating visual imagery for the reader, describing the valley with the word “Death”.