Epic’s and ballads, may be looked over as just two sorts of poetry among many. Between the two types of poetry, qualities show the resemblance along with some that set one apart for the other. Both have traits that immediately catch the reader's attention. As in the Epics strong attention to adventure and the ballads rhyme scheme. While both poems have traits that are similar, they have many more traits that differ from each other.
When War and Oil Ended the world There is no denying Joy Harjo uses poetry to get her inner thoughts out so that the world can read and cherish her poetry. She is a big writer on politics, and her Native American heritage. Joy’s poetry can be said to use language as a way to move people toward an Idea or action (Goodman). With that being said there are many of her poems that express her feelings but the one that will be focused on the most is “When the world As We Knew It Ended”. This poem uses a lot of imagery with what is being said, not only is there a story being said, there is a statement.
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Different cultures have all engaged and written great poetry using the idea of repetition, but each culture uses it to show a different meaning or purpose in the speech. Among the most interesting cultures that vary in their usage of repetition are the Native Americans, the Spanish, and the Japanese. In poems from these cultures we see the use of repetition reflect each of their unique histories, values, or perception of the world. In the Native American poems, anaphora is used in a specific way that is rooted in their history; before writing had developed, oral tradition was the primary method to pass on the tribe’s history, beliefs, and lessons. In these oral traditions the tribe leaders or story tellers would repeat lines of stories in order to make important concepts stand out; the repetition also gave the stories a song like quality that made the lesson easy to remember.
Themes are the essence of most, if not all, forms of literature. One of the most used themes in literature is time. Time is an often used theme because not only can it stand alone it can also be used to bring forth other important themes. Out of all the forms of literature poetry uses times most forcibly to bring out other themes perhaps because of its short nature. Three poems which are mainly based on time but also use time to bring forth other themes are Andrew Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress”, Emily Dickinson’s “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” and T.S Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.
- Each stanza can be introduced in a different idea and the couplet serves as interpreting all three quatrains. Or the poet might introduce three arguments in each stanza with the couplet serving as the conclusion. 3
730 words Literature 100 April 25, 2011 Poetry Report: “Not Waving But Drowning” For my poetry report, I decided to read and analyze a poem by Stevie Smith titled “Not Waving But Drowning.” I found this poem interesting on many levels. Some of the language used was peculiar and somewhat foreign. Also, The way the stanzas were formed was interesting. Also, having done some research on the author, I found that the author Stevie wasn’t a man, but a woman. All these elements combined made the decision to review this poem for my report compelling to me.
Allusion in Poetry An allusion is a word, phrase, or section in one author's work that is derived from the words of another author, whether directly, or more subtlety. They can range from a single word specifically chosen in context to bring to mind another work, to entire paragraphs or stanzas quoted from that other work. The three key types of allusion include biblical, literary, and mythological. Allusions leave much interpretation to the reader, but also allow the author great power and flexibility. A poet can add lots of imagery, meaning, or theme with the use of an allusion.
You can escape from the worst situations and replace it with hope. “Sing the tune without words, and never stop at all.” This quote basically means that there is and always will be hope, though it may not seem so hard at times. Hope is available to everyone. The author uses imagery in the poem to get the reader to feel and yet understand how hope is filled with different meanings. Hope can be described in things.
Shakespeare also writes in long delays so he can develop a character or narrate a situation. Shakespeare also can be vague to grab the reader’s attention or he can be very specific with many details. Shakespeare’s Words Observations: 1. Word from then have different definitions than now 2. Uncommon words 3.