He wanted to show his audience the desperation of the situation that Ireland, his home country, was put through. This was a result of the unfair treatment and neglect from Britain. Swift wanted the British to see the effects of their cruelty and what the extremely unfortunate predicament has caused the Irish to cook up as a solution! You got it – babies. Swift’s reliance on irony and satire were clever in writing his piece.
The words were somewhat difficult to understand since this was written in the 1800s. The phrase “when thou art gone, I hate the sound (though those who speak be dear) Which breaks the lingering echo of the tone Thy voice of music leaves upon my ear.” Images: Did the poet create strong images? What could you see, hear, smell, taste, or feel? The poet created strong images of the bright, blue sky and the quiet stars. There was solitude that she created with her words that was very powerful.
Forge, (interpreted as a verb and/or a noun) suggests that it is the act of completing a task or belonging to a sense of place. Whereas, The Forge is a combination of a definite article with that of a common noun. Also, these poems could also be both the poets answer as to why they are deciding to forge an identity as an Irish poet. The structures of these poems are extremely different, Montague divides his poem into five tercets whilst Heaney structures his into 14 lines: a sonnet, alas, it should be noted that this is not immediately recognisable because he does not follow the typical rhyme sequence a sonnet usually has. The Forge, is split into an octave and a sestet.
The use of imagery in both poems is very deep and necessary. Both poems uses imagery, but in two different ways Doyle uses imagery that depicts the victims of 9/11 falling from the towers; They were headed so vigorously toward the ground that by the time they hit near Liberty St. there was pink mist arrayed in the air. This horrible display of imagery was used to show the suffering that not only the ones watching were experiencing, but the horrible things that happened to the people falling to their untimely death. I as the reader see images of innocent people tragically falling to their death, and wondering what was going on in the minds of them as they fall. I feel as though I am forced to see the
The “beating down” could symbolise great Irish literature and art is being mocked by the common drunkards of Ireland. Things are changing as this great literature is dying because
GAS! Quick, boys!’ places a confronting reality amongst the literature. In addition, polysyllabic verbs such as ‘fumbling’, ‘stumbling’ and ‘floundering’ force you, the reader to place emphasis on these depictive words which create visuals and mirror those moments of sheer desperation. It is through the controlling techniques of pace and imagery in my poetry that I hoped to depict the violence and utter vulnerability of life at war. However, the horror does not stop there, the dehumanisation is unrelenting.
“…Did they really believe that this war would end wars…it all happened again, and again, and again,” this use of rhetorical question and repetition emphasises the anti-war sentiment that both Bogle and Dawe capture. Similarly in Homecoming, it is illustrated the dehumanisation of war. “…mortuary coolness…deep-freeze…sorrowful…frozen sunset…wintering tree…bitter…grief…”through an extended metaphor, it is suggested the implications on the society from the death of thousands of loved ones; the coldness is symbolising the death, grief and struggling of society and the individual. Dehumanising effects give poets their anti-war point of view the effectively portray the bonds between the society and the
The Disconcerting Truth of War “Distance was safety. Space was asylum,” (32). Findley exhibits that war is a mirror into the world of loneliness and depression. Life, love and death are a continuous cycle saddened by loss. Loneliness, like many other misleading emotions can lead to insanity.
Which means, to think and dwell on your questionable deeds can make a man go crazy. In the play Macbeth, this is a recurring theme throughout one of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies. Many motifs contributed to the theme but none was more frequent than blood. Throughout the play, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s guilt is exposed through images of blood. This guilty conscience causes serious mistakes, such as killing Banquo and MacDuff’s family, which eventually leads to Macbeth going mad and eventually to his death
False assumptions and lack of proof have led to horrific death of the innocent. The craving for revenge has always been a strong motive. In the short story “Cask of Amontillado” Edgar Allan Poe exposes the reader to the dark emotions of revenge through his use of diction, imagery, and plot in the story. Edgar Allan Poe used diction to present the reader with a broader view of revenge and clues on why Montresor wanted his revenge against Fortunato. Poe uses a grand choice of diction throughout the entire story, but there are some main points that need to be observed with a closer perspective to perhaps reveal and understand a deeper meaning.