A poet can experience various emotions that can be both negative and positive through an encounter with a place. This is evident in poems “Harbour Dusk” by Robert Gray and “William Street” by Kenneth Slessor. Gray creates a negative atmosphere to his poem “Harbour Dusk” however the poem does not completely revolve around negative connotations as such. At times in the poem ‘Harbour Dusk’, the poet portrays a isolated and tranquil surrounding though the atmosphere delivers a sense of melancholy. On the other hand, Slessor’s poem “William Street” challenges the readers by attributing beauty to the urban setting of the city streets.
Explore the way writers use settings to present themes and ideas in the poems you have studied. In this essay I will be looking at the poems ‘London’ by William Blake and ‘A Vision’ by Simon Armitage. Both poets use a place for their setting, one an actual place; London, and the other based on a model for the future Huddersfield. Both poems are written in the first person, this helps the reader to visualise and understand the poet’s ideas and attitudes about the subject matter. Blake’s poem is set in 18th century London, where he writes about the things that he sees, hears and feels whilst out walking through the streets.
Both “The Prelude” by William Wordsworth and “London” By William Blake” convey strong ideas and feelings about a place. Blake’s poem is most subjective about the city, contrary to the title. The reader would think that the title “London” is objective and unbiased; however Blake’s condemnation of the city is apparent from the start of the poem. On a simple level, the poem is a description of the misery Blake sees as he “wanders” around London. On a deeper level however, he is criticizing not only the condition of the city itself, but the monarchy and government who oppress it.
How does Blake present a troubled city in his poem London? In the poem ‘London’ by William Blake he uses a first person narrative, this makes the poem appear more personal, it is also written in the present tense which creates immediacy and gives the illusion that it is happening now. In the first line where he says ‘each charter’d street’ the word charter’d is repeated in the second line when he describes the Thames, the use of this shows that London is a city bound by law and there is a lack of freedom, the Thames is a natural river which cannot be changed, Blake is saying that he isn’t free and neither is the Thames this is a juxtaposition. Blake uses repetition again in this stanza with the word ‘marks’ the first is used as a verb. ‘Marks of weakness, marks of woe’ Blake uses marks as an abstract noun to describe the sadness of the people that he meets and also as a concrete noun to describe the physical cuts and scars.
Eng. 101 September 12, 2013 Reading Response What’s So Bad about Hate? “What’s So Bad about Hate” by Andrew Sullivan is an essay that looks into the effectiveness of using the word hate. Sullivan clearly feels that this word is used too often in day to day context. Hate is a strong word and is pretty vague in meaning.
“My subject is War, and the pity of War. Poetry is in the pity”. This particular quote from Wilfred Owen himself uses repetition of the words ‘War’ and ‘Pity’ to give an indirect emphasis and imagery to the futility of war. This is one of many techniques in which he efficiently uses to present his perception through the reflection and writing of his poems. ‘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.
D and C provide the suggestion that whilst Disraeli was doing what he thought was right, he was giving views that were against other peoples views, especially important people. Sources A,C and D portray his irresponsibility at its best. The main way he is seen as irresponsible is that he has the constant habit of deciding, not just for himself, but for the whole of Britain. This is shown strongly in Source A when Gladstone, in 1871, tells of how “the Black Sea was always looked upon as impossible to maintain”. This was always the perception of Britain bar Disraeli as it had so many other countries wanting its ownership.
The past is a recurring theme in Thomas’ poetry. He feared the changes England was undergoing, both physical, as in ‘As the Team’s Head Brass,’ and social, seen in ‘Aspens’. His poetry often celebrates an England that is passing; a theme expressed in ‘Gone, gone again’. The past is the subject of the title and the opening line; the speaker is looks back on his life with feelings of regret and sorrow. Thomas gives the sense that a significant portion of time has passed by quickly with the repetition of the words "gone" and "again“.
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.
The authors illustrate how preconceived notions emphasize faults in specific people, causing distrust and hatred between individuals and societies. Although, many negative effects of false assumptions are shown in both