Some of his famous work consists of Majors and Minors, Lyrics of Love and Laughter, and The Uncalled. He also wrote “The Paradox” in the late 19th century/early 20th century. Paul Laurence Dunbar uses metaphors, personification, rhyme and rhythm, paradox, and antithesis to compare and contrast to symbolize the viewpoint from the eyes of war, in “The Paradox”. “The Paradox” can be interpreted into a poem written in the personified eyes of war. A literary element that is commonly used in poetry, is personification, giving a non-living things human characteristics.
Themes are arguably the essence of literature, giving words purpose or intention or atmosphere and feeling. Amongst the most used themes in all of literature would have to be that of time. Time is a man-made concept, created to indicate moments in the natural progression of existence. Thematically, time can encompass many other feelings and concepts such as regret, contemplation, nostalgia and sadness, which can be evoked through longing for a 'moment' in time. Each poem I have chosen reflects aspects of contemplation, sadness or regret.
This poem, like most of his poems, revolves around a common object or event. But these objects and events are not only what they appear to be, they also have a deeper meaning, they are metaphors for larger issues and themes. By obscuring his theme and working so covertly in metaphor, the reader is forced to come to their own conclusions about the work. This is exactly what Frost is trying to accomplish, through metaphor he strives to make the reader think about his poem, what it means and what he is trying to say. Robert Frost the most famous American poet of the last century was born in San Francisco in 1874.
With reference to holy books, example; the Bible, Quran, and others,there are rules to live by written in words. These rules would be utterly useless without persons in the belief to follow in actions or, more so, to carry out the religious act. Les Murray in his poem, “ Poetry and Religion”, is trying to make readers aware of the relationship between poetry and religion. He uses different scenarios to make it clear to readers, which the literary device, personification is used a number of times. A great similarity in poetry and religion is the repetition of love, ‘ Full religion is the large poem
Although they were poets from the same time period, they were extremely different from each other. Emily Dickinson was more of a dark, serious person, whereas Walt Whitman was more at ease with himself, and seemed comfortable in his own skin. Throughout their works, Whitman and Dickinson ultimately contrasted from each other by their use of language, poetic device, and theme. While their backgrounds and writing styles were quite different, both Dickinson and Whitman challenged accepted forms of writing and are rewarded today as important poets. Between these two authors, the use of language and rhyme in their poems greatly differ.
First let’s take a look at “The Road Not Taken”, which is one of Frost’s most famous poems if not the most famous. The theme of this poem is all about making choices and the impact certain choices can have on the rest of our lives. The poem itself is an extended metaphor and at the very beginning of the poem, Frost uses a metaphor that helps to really capture the theme. “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both and be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth;”. In these lines, the “two roads” clearly represent choices that the narrator, who refers to himself as a traveler, must choose between.
A commonly overlooked, yet highly influential variable in both literature and everyday life is the concept of an assumption. Even though assumption seem almost like an instinct, Sir Thomas Wyatt’s They Flee From Me explores the notion of human assumption to demonstrate the influence and power this concept has on both love and everyday life. The first and second stanzas of They Flee From Me immediately presents the reader with somewhat of an interpretative quandary. Words such as “tame” and “wild” are utilized to describe the subject of Wyatt’s poem—a character simply referred to as “They”. Because of these specific terms, the reader questions exactly who or what the poem is actually referring to.
We can relate poetry to life in so many ways. When the light is shone down upon it, will it pierce through and clearly shine onto the other side or will it only be viewed on one side to the vagueness and lack of transparency? The reason I chose to write on “Poetry” and “You, reader” is because I felt the same exact feeling after reading both of these works. I immediately felt like I had peeked into the soul of the author, like I was given permission to analyze their personal true nature. I am not sure I have ever read anything that has made me feel that way, but it was a feeling that I wanted to explore.
Tiffany Carr Professor Skelton English 1302 7, May 2012 Analysis of [I like to see it lap the miles]: What exactly is it? Riddle me this one might say. In Emily Dickenson’s poem, [I like to see it lap the miles] there is a riddle inside itself. She uses words that can easily represent something other than what she is actually writing of. The connection between a word and what it is describing is tested throughout her poem.
When writing an effective comparison and contrast paper involves the following steps; pair two poems with much in common, point to further unsuspected resemblances, show noteworthy differences, and carefully consider your essay’s organization. It also mentions how to quote a poem; in quoting a poem if you quote fewer than four lines of poetry, transform the passage into prose form. If quoting four or more lines, set them off from your text, and arrange them just as they occur on the page, white space and all. When omitting words from the lines you quote, indicate the omission with