... of only unsophisticated words because the infant has not yet learned how to speak, which recalls of the theme innocence. The blissful, enthusiastic tone of this poem derives from the diction of words such as "sweet joy" and "pretty joy". An apparent pattern in "Infant Joy" is the repetition of phrases – " 'What ... ;a fiend hid in the cloud" (Line 4), which shows the ingratitude of the parents towards the life of the newborn. Not only do the two poems have different perspectives and diction, they are also constructed differently. Although both poems have two stanzas, the rhyme sch...

• Word Count: 1939
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... many mechanisms that Shakespeare has manifested in A Misummer Night's Dream is the unreliability of time, and how it has a tendency to lose its fluidity within a dream. Perhaps the structure and diction of the poem, which Duffy retains incredibly succinct, can be equated to represent the unusual mechanism of time in a dream, and how it seems to lose its normal gist of ... fluidity in the context of a dream. Duffy's distinctive spacing, meticulous diction and intermittent phrasing can be perceived to represent the intricate concept of time in the poem. Duffy ends the stanza in quite a su...

• Word Count: 1990
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... . The larger imager is of the author and perhaps Felicity eating watermelons by a bonfire. However a closer analysis reveals violent images of war. This idea is supported by the choice of diction used in the third and fourth stanza. "Black bullet seeds, to be spit out in rapid fire/ Against the wall/ Against the wind/ Against each other." The description ... ...

• Word Count: 809
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... that death is not something that should be feared, for it is a natural part of the endless cycle of nature. The personification of death throughout the poem and the careful diction Dickinson uses in these personifications allows her to express her peaceful perspective on death. In her first personification, she states that Death "kindly stopped for [her]" (2) to establish Death's noble ... ...

• Word Count: 502
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate