A Dangerous Symbol In his extremely short story, “The Paring Knife,” Michael Oppenheimer utilizes symbolism masterfully. In literature, authors typically use objects with which the readers are familiar in order to assist in plot development or to convey a key theme. They accomplish this by arranging the language so that the focus is continually shifted to the object throughout the selection. The reader is able to grasp new meaning because of either universal familiarity with the object or an immediate understanding of what the object represents within the context of the story. If an object is viewed by most or all readers in the same manner, the author is making use of conventional symbolism.
Poets use repetition in a very powerful and different ways to create a rhythm, or emphasize their feelings and ideas. That is how they draw a person’s attention to a certain idea. The literary device anaphora is “the deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses, clauses, or paragraphs” (Dictionary). In poetry, this method and other forms of repetition can be extremely useful in delivering the full meaning of a poem. 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.
This poem has several themes, such as discrimination, racism, and perseverance. Some literal analyses for the poem are such as metaphor, personification and Hyperbole. Examples of Metaphor are on the “back of the wind”, “his
Relationship between an African American and a Caucasian in Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings “Anything that works against you can also work for you once you understand the Principle of Reverse.” - Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou’s touching poem ‘I know why the caged bird sings’ depicts the life of a jailbird thirsting for freedom. There are two birds characterised in this poem, one trapped in a cage, and the other free and flying in the sky. It reveals the truthfulness of the racial discrimination and cultural inequity that she and the whole black society faced and experienced all over their lives. This poem has several themes, such as discrimination, racism, and persistence. As it is taken from her own memoirs she is the speaker and although she is most likely speaking on behalf of black American women in general.
An Annotation of Incident by Countee Cullen Racial prejudice is a theme widely explored in numerous literary works, more specifically in poetry. Many poets have used elaborate language and complex structure to express their opinions about and/or experiences with racial discrimination. However, Countee Cullen, is one of the poets who use simple language and simple structure to tell his experience with racial prejudice. This essay argues that Countee Cullen’s Incident uses simple language, metaphors, and structure to express his complex sentiments for racial prejudice. He began his poem with a cheerful mood and ended it with a dramatic, unfortunate revelation.
“A good poem may lead to sadness, joyful or simply wandering, but it always leads us to think more deeply about life” Discuss this statement with reference to at least two Sassoon’s poems. A good poem may lead to sadness, joyful or simply wandering, but it always leads us to think more deeply about life. A War poem is a poem that is written on the subject of war. It is applied especially to those in military service. The nature of war poem is to show how horrible and disgusting war is.
During one of our classes we came into a discussion that involved how rap music had a strong link to poetry even though it’s not easy for most to see. I being an avid listener of rap music at that moment realized something I had never even thought about. Rap is really just another form of poetry just as spoken word is a form of poetry. Though many of us don’t realize this because rap has a negative stigma that it carries with it. Rap is associated with the degradation of women, gang related activities, etc.
There are many ways in which a poet can express their feeling about human existence. Some of these examples include diction, figurative language, and imagery. In the poem “’Hope’ is the thing with feathers,” the author uses diction and imagery as a style of language. In the poem “’Hope’ is the thing with feathers,” by Emily Dickinson, there are many ways in which a poet can express their feelings about human existence. Some of these examples include imagery, figurative language, and diction.
While both poems have traits that are similar, they have many more traits that differ from each other. While the ballad and the epic are are both types of poetry, they have unique elements that differ and elements that are similar. First, the ballad is able to tell a story through a narrative within the poem. These narrative within the context of the poem give the reader enough information to hold their attention. This enables the reader to grasp the concept of the story while also moving the story along.
An Erotic Marriage Argument: A Discussion of John Donne’s “The Flea” A discussion of the John Donne poem “The Flea” in reference to the relation between the erotic and religious language found throughout, finds relevance in almost every line of the poem. The two seemingly opposite ideas exist in a congruent fashion without compromising the positions the entities stand upon. Although Donne’s agenda when composing “The Flea” is not certain, the tone and the subject of his other work give the reader a good impression as to the poetry‘s meaning. However, when examining poetry one’s ultimate interpretation develops from a singular experience, without the aid of other works of the author to use in reference to that which is interpreted. Donne’s use of double meanings in the language of the poem result in a reading where two ideas come together in interpretation Donne, in “The Flea” uses erotic, as well as religious language in order to communicate his thoughts concerning the relationship between marriage and love making.