... an allusion would have to be when he states, "Let us roll all our pleasures with rough strife thorough the iron gates of life:" All these poems having the different tones had different effects on the reader. The poems were grasping the reader's attention in different ways. For "The Apparition," the effect that had on the reader was very intense. The ... would not have to much effect on the reader because this is what most people go through each day: refusals and rejections Through the different language uses and the different tones, even though the poems were just about seduction, the m...

• Word Count: 1906
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• Grade Level: High School

... a skilled wordsmith who cared about the sounds of his sentences. He noted more than once how the sentence sound says more than the words; how tones of voice' can mean more than words. In such voice tones Frost heard the sounds of sense and captured them in his verse, heightening their expressiveness by combining the inflections of ordinary speech with the measured ... rhyme. The poem also has two indications of internal rhyme in it, which occurs when the rhyming words appear in the same line of poetry, which is underlined in lines 39 and 40: "Men work together,"" I told him from the hea...

• Word Count: 1806
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• Grade Level: High School

... ." Poe believed that "Beauty is ...the atmosphere and the essence of the poem" and it "...excites the sensitive soul tears. Melancholy is thus the most legitimate of all the poetical tones." (Poe "Philosophy"). According to his own standards, Poe believed that "the death then of a beautiful woman is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world..." Garofalo 2 "The Bells" a poem about ... Annabel Lee; 36 And the stars never rise but I see the bright eyes 37 Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; 38 And so, all the nighttide, I lie down by the side 39 Of my darling, my darling, my life and my...

• Word Count: 1648
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... its tone, where even the title, "First Frost," sounds softer than "First Ice". Kunitz's diction gives the poem feeling in that the slow pace and low tones of the words concur with what is going on the poem. "Flimsy," "stained," "smeared," "glass," and "glittering" all share the ... ...

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... well made, Scorn the sort now growing up All out of shape from toe to top, Their unremembering hearts and heads Base-born products of base beds. Finally in dramatic tones, the epitaph of Yeats. The stanza holds a simple harshness throughout and arrives at the epitaph, which was actually used on the poet's grave. Cast a cold eye On life, on death ... ...

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... artwork at the time with many artists illustrating the tragedies of the First World War. In particular the art of Eric Kennington and Paul Nash employed many dark colours and tones, which heavily represented the feelings that Owen possessed. This funereal feeling is then shown in the mournful alliteration that Owen employs in Anthem for Doomed Youth. Owen developed many of ... ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... in the Hebrew Melodies. This publication is found with many other lyrics completed in 1815. The poem speaks through the usage of imagery. The poem is highly rhythmic with meaningful tones. Essentially the female in this poem is evaluated in terms of the physical world. For example, the author does not provide a detailed appearance of the woman. She is instead shown ... ...

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... feel nature's embrace. One can imagine the gentle breezes and green leaves that seem to envelope one's mind, body, and spirit. The "eternal voices by a beech" create a choir of angelic tones that cleanse and feed not only the poet but also the reader's senses. The continuous imagery of green and blue add to the Edenic scene by the canal's baptismal waters ... ...

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... , is very honourable, and glorious. As both poets have different opinions about war, in fact, almost opposite opinions, each poet uses different types of diction, figurative language, imagery, sounds, and tones to achieve his purpose. In The Soldier, Rupert Brooke uses both fluid and long, yet well-linked sentences for his poem, thus giving the reader a soothing effect, for example, he ... ...

• Word Count: 1482
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... sense; yeah, gazing round on the wide landscape, gaze till all doth seem less gross than bodily; and of such hues as veil the Almighty Spirit" (p. 808, line 37-39). Coleridge's mention of "the Almighty Spirit" also indicates the poem's Romantic orientation. The fact that This Lime-Tree Bower was also written in a free-flowing conversational style also ... ...

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... finds it unnecessary to seek God for the problems humanity faces – the world, and its mortality and imperfections, bring more than enough comfort. (Lullaby n. pag.) In lines 37 to 39 the speaker says that his beloved will never experience any earthly harm. In times of draught, he will be fed, and the insults of humanity will always pass over him ... ...

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... by beautiful things and true friends (35-38). The honorable man's situation is unlike his gluttonous counterparts" who must be weary of their friends and need constant protection from harm (39-42). The poet embellishes upon the idealistic life of the needless man as if nature itself prefers men to behave in her suggested manner. She suggests that the heavens are ... ...

• Word Count: 1938
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... is emphasized further by the theme of darkness, night, and shadows that is carried throughout the poem. He says, "here there is no light, / Save what from heaven is" (38-39). On earth all he sees is the harsh reality of existence, and the only hope is the promise of an afterlife. He "cannot see what flowers are at [his] feet ... ...

• Word Count: 1754
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... field, or fruit. For God's invincible spring our love is made afraid; Therefore, not loath, we lie out here, therefore were born, For love of God seems dying. (lines 35-39) suggest that the soldiers believe that only by fighting and winning the war will innocent and goodness be restored to the world. However, the ironic ambiguity of last line, 'for ... ...

• Word Count: 2437
• Approx Pages: 10
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• Grade Level: High School