... and follow. The poem that I have selected is entitled To Sleep. The title of the poem is perfect for this selection because it creates a kind of dull setting. Keats starts off the poem by saying "O soft embalmer of the still midnight". This creates a gloomy type of mood because an embalmer is a technique used to keep the organs in tack. In line 2 he says " Shutting, with careful fingers ... explaining that the eyes are closed off to the light of the world and how it is sleeping so peacefully. Lines 6-7 explain the actually mass that would be taking place with a religious figure, such as...

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... create the setting piece by piece as the poem as being read. The speaker describes the church, the sky, and the moon. The speaker uses different colors to describe the moon and church. When he describes the moon, he describes its shape, its position and movements, and its color. He describes the church by describing its shapes, colors, and lines. All of these images ... appeal to sight; the impression given is that the speaker is very observant and focused on these specific objects in the setting. These images create a tranquil and still mood. Everything that is happening in the poem is...

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... no going back from there. Although, an asylum is nothing more then a jail for the insane, it brings more of a spine-chilling vibe to the poem. This dark setting helps provide more vividness for the reader to utterly comprehend the poem. By knowing where the setting is occurring and what exactly it is, then it can help the reader imagine how an asylum actually is ... with, which most people do not. The tone stands out in the poem and makes it all work as one. To conclude, tone pulls The Insane together to show the readers that asylums are hostile places; giving a reason as to why Lola wr...

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... , Red Transportation While the four poems, "Public Transportation," "The Unknown Citizen," "The Red Wheelbarrow," and "Theme for English B" encompass a wide variety of styles, they all address a similar theme. Each poem involves the idea of appearances and, in most cases, the misrepresentation of the entities behind them. In "Public Transportation," by Elaine Sexton, the theme is the most obvious, the narrator stating it herself within ... Carlos Williams, does not address people's appearances specifically, but the ability of outer characteristics to hide the intrinsic significance of ob...

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... first person narrative and the speaker seems to be the man. The audience is mainly the people reading that poem however, Poe may have targeted a more gothic audience. This poem contains nine couplets and two triplets. For example, the opening stanza of "A Dream within a Dream" starts off with a triplet, and then switches to couplets. The setting of this poem is near the sea ... . This setting correlates to the anguish that the narrator faces while questioning his life and all the dreams that he was unable to accomplish. The poem contains two stanzas that have two separate but ... connec...

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... me, and this one particular passage stuck out like a sore thumb. Personification, sensory images, similes, etc. are all factors in this beautiful writing. Without these types of poetry, "Call of the Wild" would not be what it is today. Jack London did a stunning job using them, and I"m ... broad vocabulary, much of it from the late 1800's to the early 1900's. That fact alone adds another deeper level of understanding to this book, it also adds in realism to the setting, as it is set in the Alaskan Klondike years. Sensory Images also have a role in all this too, as they ... are the show ...

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... all of the dank, "lowly" happenings that occur. This social atmosphere is societies perception of young adults and their insouciant, impermeable, immortal, misconceived nature and attitude; yet, Ginsberg asserts they were merely living to find "Truth," or answers-the "blonde nose," or pure, exact "Truth." The plot of this poem entails each element of writing vivdly; each is essential. The setting and point of ... view relate directly to the theme. This man returned to streets that were before riddled with familiar faces, concepts, and general attitudes ... . He has returned to see eerie...

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... beginning with "That's my last Duchess painted on the wall"(1). This enables the reader to picture the setting of the poem. Also lines 9-10: "since none puts by the curtain I have drawn for you, but I," help to re-establish the setting of the poem and gives the reader a sense of the painting hanging behind a curtain, which no one but the Duke can open. Browning also uses imagery ... how the Duke's wife treated him the same as she would treat any other man. "I choose never to stoop" refers to the Duke's incapability to share with his wife his dissatisfaction with her. Browning expresses ...

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... poem "The Bait- by John Donne, one may initially interpret the poem to be one about fishing. Overall, this poem could have a lot of meaning to a fisherman. "The Bait- speaks of all the things that fishermen love about the sport. The first stanza sets ones mind in a place that a reader can imagine fishing, "of golden sands, and crystal brooks, With silken lines and silver hooks- (Donne ... ). However, taking a closer look, a reader can see that this poem actually tells of a mans quest to catch a woman. Again, the first stanza relays the setting ... . Seemingly, the fisherman is stating th...

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... concern. This conversation between the two characters portrays the relationship that they have and also acts as an introduction to the story. In addition to establishing a relationship between mother and daughter, the interaction between the characters also gives insight to the environment they are in. The setting of this poem is during controversial time where peace between races is hanging by a thread. The use ... present in the last stanza when her mother pulls a shoe out of the debris. This is ironic because after all of the imagery surrounding her preparation and appearance, her whi...

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... wood" which the hawk sits on could be seen as a representation of life and fertility; his life. High up in the tree, he is able to live freely. "The sun is behind me" suggests an image of the setting sun; a setting sun which portrays death; a death that will take place if he decides to get out of the tree. In "Vulture", the water in "the ocean" and ... "- he holds the tree limbs, the foundation of life under his grasp. It's domination and power is highlighted, it is positioned above all just like the vulture in every aspect of life and his eyes have "permitted no change". He can overcome...

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... a reflection which I can maybe remember much later in life. Speaking of later in life, Robert Frost lived to be 80 years old. The "Tuft Of Flowers," is a one poem that he deals with to manage his feelings about death. "Seeking with memories grown dim o"er night/ Some resting flower of yesterday's delight". This setting of middle of the day on an early afternoon, places the narrator in the ... on personal views and fellowship. In the first of three transitions the speaker, most likely a farmer, comes out to a field just after dawn to turn the freshly mown grass to dry in the sun. The far...

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... can be interpreted in many different ways. The theme is "Carpe Diem" or "seize the day", which means to make the most of life, when you are young and able to do so. "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time" has various meanings; it is assumed that "the Virgins" are the young and inexperienced people in life, ... the day". "The sooner will his race run" and "and nearer he's to setting", complete the stanza by explaining that one day a person will realize that life passed him or her faster than anticipated and there is no time left to take advantage of life. "That age is best, which is the fir...

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... attacked by terrorist. Hundred's of innocent people died on that day for no apparent reason. The terrorist had expected to shatter our defenses, yet all their attempt fell short. Americans united like never before. Some people ran home to their family and friends while others fell to their knees with prayer ... for answers. For the past year we have searched for revenge against our enemies who were accountable for that day. Today, as our search nears an end, we are faced with the threat of ... war. Many friends and family members have been deported overseas to fight for our country and ...

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... . The only thing I could think of is that he was trying to say that the unstableness and craziness of this poem, correlates with the unstableness and craziness of war. The tone of the poem is negative and depressing. It talks about death, the rotting bodies of dead soldiers, and loves that are lost. The setting is on a battlefield that they are returning to after they have already fought ... you, and that is their sole purpose in life. Knowing that this man is capable of love and just as human as you and I makes the situation harder to deal with. The irony behind it all, is the biggest p...

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... O"Connor. Emily Dickinson was a poet. She was praised for her diverse poetry. Flannery O"Connor is a fluent author. She portrays life's significance. Both of these authors approached emotion in their writings about death. Emily Dickinson wrote a poem about death, "Because I Could Not Stop for Death". This poem is ... no haste, and I put away my labor, and my leisure too, for his civility. We passed the fields of grazing grain, we passed the setting sun. We paused before a house that seemed a swelling of the ground; the roof was scarcely visible, the cornice but a mound. Since then't is ...

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... , or an idea. In this poem, Wordsworth gives the readers a mental image of how beautiful nature can be. The third stanza (Upon the moon I fixed my eye, All over the wide lea; With quickening pace my horse drew nigh Those paths so dear to me.) takes the readers to a majestic scenery of nature. It describes the rider approaching his destination while he is an open ... field on the paths he is so familiar with while the moon shins above. The words moon, lea and path are key in setting the image of the ... reader for the nights ride. The lines 13 and 14 (And now we reached the orchard-plot;...

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... constant movement. The rhythm of the first verse is similar to the rest of the poem. The rhythm imitates the charging of the horses, which is movement. So the words of the first verse represent a sense of movement, as well as the way they are read. Tennyson, also in verse one, creates a sense of doom. This is done firstly, by calling the setting the valley of death, which suggests ... by verses, three and five which focus on the good points of the charge. Verse three is about braveness going into the valley. Verse five mirrors verse three and show the outcome, which is some surviving ag...

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... next. In The Raven, Poe sets the poem at midnight in the cold, gloomy month of December, "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary- (997) This setting fulfills Poe's desire to create a dismal tone. He uses midnight as it is a very dark and mysterious time of day. "Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December- (997) Poe chose December because it ... have an interesting sound when read aloud. These patterns of sounds distract the reader from the true meaning of the words, turning the readers attention to the sounds the words make. Meter is the pattern of str...

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... meter is not a simple matter. Because of the quick, happy flow of the poem, I would be inclined to identify the meter as anapestic tetrameter, though there are certainly many variations and a good number of iambic feet. The situation and setting of the poem is that of two people (perhaps they are lovers, or perhaps they are just good friends) enjoying an all night adventure riding the ferry back ... and forth in New York City, or a city in New England somewhere. There are perhaps traces of sensual engagement, "You ate an apple, and ... I ate a pear" (9), man, woman, Adam, Eve. This, an...

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... crops are becoming juicy, plump, and ripe. In the second stanza, lines 16 and 17 describe the fume of the poppies to the drowsing. This communicates to the reader that the scent is pleasant and is such that one could fall asleep from this blissful odor. In ... 17, at face value, speak of taking naps on the shores of brooks amid the warm afternoon sun and drowsing scents of buds such as poppies. However, if one lookers deeper, he will find that Keats in painting an extremely colorful and beautiful setting in which time oozes by ... and the warm sun and sweet scents shroud him in peaceful...

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... ). The only word spoken was "Lenore!- whispered by me, and an echo murmured back the word, "Lenore!- (28-29). Only this, and nothing else (30). I turned back into my chamber, all my soul within me radiating, and soon again I heard a tapping somewhat louder than before (31-32). "Probably something is at my window alcove. Let me see, then, what it is ... from my door!-(97-101). "Nevermore,"" said the raven (102). And so the raven, never flying, is still sitting on the poised bust of Pallas just above my chamber door (103-104). His eyes have all the likeness of a demon that is scheming, and...

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... poem his calls death "lovely."In "Fire and Ice" Frost talks about the destruction of the world and the death that is inevitable to all humans. "Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice." The themes of darkness, death and New England are seen throughout Robert Frost's poetry. The poem "The Road Not ... both, "And sorry I could not travel both" Robert Frost surprisingly ends the poem with the travelers decision. "I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." This poem models idealism because it is saying that we must choice a both for ourselves and no...

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... the elm-tops down for spite". This is in order to beckon the reader into the setting and set the mood for the terrible events about to happen. After this, the poem gets more dysfunctional, the poet goes around the lines to complete thoughts, reflecting the increasing lunacy in the mind of the narrator. Words like "tore" "vex" "struggling" ... and intimate. "withdrew the dripping cloak and shawl" "untied her hat and let the damp hair fall" and "made her smooth white shoulder bare" all illustrate the intensity of her sexuality. Also the speaker hints that Porphyria had been with another ...

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... Indian-ness and language are two very different notions. Indian-ness refers to the rich heritage of basic value-systems, traditions and the socio-cultural milieu, which sets Indians apart from others. The bonds of family, the importance and understanding of relationships, the vast cultural heritage and social sensibilities of our country bind all Indians together in one fabric. An Indian-English poet, like any other ... values and sensibilities, as has any other Indian. The family forms a major subject of his poetry and the intricacies of family relationships are endlessly explored. He ...

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