Therefore, I believe that by his use of such intense and potent words in the speech, he was hoping to conquer even the most racist person. He would achieve this
Compare the religious metaphors suggested in ‘batter my heart’ and ‘plays last scene’ by John Donne. John Donne is well known for his use of religious topics in his poems, coupled with strong metaphors and conceits. This is most obvious in his collection of poetry called “Holy Sonnets”. One of his most famous of these is Holy Sonnet 10 “Batter my heart” in which the violence of the imagery shocks the reader. The lines that follow will clarify the poem and the violent imagery, so as to help the reader understand Donne’s motivations.
Analysis of William Blake’s “The Tyger” William Blake is perhaps one of the most well-known poets of the 18th century. He is known to have been an artist and engraver as well. His creative imagination and zeal for captivating imagery was meant to stimulate readers’ senses and prod in-depth analysis of the world around them. This creativity beautifully translated to his poetry. In “The Tyger’,” written by Blake in 1794 as part of his Songs of Experience collection, Blake’s does not give readers a blatantly judgement of the magnificent tiger, instead Blake imposes a series of questions as the single dramatic gesture of the poem to urge readers to consider the implications of a creator making such a creature.
Compare the ways controlling characters are used in Les Grands Seigneurs and My Last Duchess Dorothy Molloy and Robert Browning, the poets of Les Grands Seigneurs and My Last Duchess respectively, both create a significant and controlling character in their poems; using similar techniques and themes to illustrate the power and dominance to portray a specific message. Firstly, both Malloy and Browning frequently embed the personal pronoun ‘my’ into their controlling characters narrative. For example, the controlling character in Les Grands Seigneurs quotes ‘men were my buttresses’ in the opening line, whilst similarly, in the opening line of My Last Duchess, ‘that’s my last duchess painted on the wall’. This use of ‘my’ enables both characters to develop a sense of possession over their loved ones to the readers immediately; thus allowing their retelling of love to their audiences to be easier. This sense of control is only further strengthened by another technique used by both poets, the regular inclusion of caesuras.
Romans 7:15 2. Sinful nature fights God’s intrusion B. Forceful salvation 1. Malachi 3:2 2. Definition of select terms The Divine Smelter John Donne’s “Batter my heart, three-personed God”(Kennedy &Gioia, 2010, pg 453) is a poem rich with strong imagery, powerful rhetorical devices, and true emotion.
Extreme fixation: An illustration of obsession through language and metaphor. Submitted to: Professor Boughn, November 9th, 2011 Course: ENG210Y1 To be obsessed, is to be completely consumed by a persistent idea or image until mentally and physically, an unbreakable attachment is grown. When one is obsessed the dominion of their thoughts and feelings are fuelled by both the subject, and the desire to perform feely the actions necessary to bring this subject closer. In the passage from Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, the character Ahab displays an absolute illustration of pure obsession. Captain Ahab’s uncontrollable compulsion and desire to hunt and kill Moby-Dick can be seen as an extreme obsession, in which, only the most sinister acts can appease.
Compare the ways the central characters are presented in “checking out me history” by John Agard and “Case History: Alison (head injury) by U. A. Fanthorpe. The poems “Checking out Me History” and “Case History: Alison”both use many different techniques and linguistic features in evenly effective and successful ways to present their central characters throughout their piece. “Case History: Alison” relies mostly on the tone set in the poem to convey its characters’ attitude and message, whereas the poem “Checking out me history”, relies more on structural techniques and the language featured to put across its own characters’ different views and ideas. The ambiguous tone that “Case History: Alison” is flooded with is shown through the confused emotion in the poem.
The poem is full of examples of slant rhyme which is spread throughout the poem. The “whisky” and “breath” in line one, and in line ten, “battered” and “knuckle” have the same “uh” sound. The “dizzy” in second line and “easy” in forth line have the “zyy” sound. The poem contains a different forms of figurative language to emphasis put upon the meaning of poem. Roethke is discussing the relationship
This shows the unsettledness and capricious nature of the narrator’s mood and his mind in general. Capitalization and exclamation marks are also used to highlight the frantic thought processes of the narrator. These help to instantly clarify in the opening to the readers that the narrator is delirious. Hyperbole is used in “The Tell-Tale heart” to build up the demented mindset. “I heard all things in heaven… in hell” He feels that he is omnipotent because he can hear beyond normal capabilities.
Stylistic Devices in Lady Lazarus by Sylvia Plath Sylvia Plath uses a diverse array of stylistic devices in "Lady Lazarus," among them allusion, apostrophe, extended metaphor, and irony, in order to develop the speaker as a character. Those three poetic devices are particularly evident in lines 65-79 of"Lady Lazarus." In the New Testament of the Bible, Lazarus is a man who rises from the dead at the command of Jesus Christ (John 11:38). The title of this poem, "Lady Lazarus"(the "Lady" without a doubt referring to Plath herself, as this is an example of confessional poetry; the "Lazarus" being an allusion to the biblical figure) is an accurate indicator of the content of the poem. "Lady Lazarus" is about Plath's third attempt at suicide, and her subsequent 'resurrection'.