Brother Jonathan 's Lament for Sister Caroline (Poem) In the first stanza, it can be observed that “pride” in first line rhymes with “side” in the second line, and “glow” in the third line rhymes with “foe” in the fourth line. In addition, there are many examples of alliteration observed. “Passion” and “pride” in the first line, “stormy” and “sister” in the second line, “from” and “firmament” in the third line, and “face” and “foe” in the last line are all examples of alliteration in the first stanza.…
When writing a poem a poet can twist a subject into whatever perspective they see fit. While Kilee Greethurst wrote her poems based on her experiences she opened up her thoughts and feelings to give the readers a wall of emotion and imagery. In order to portray these feelings of happiness and romance, she used the concept of bliss as her overall theme. All of Greethurst’s poems revolve around the idea of a blissful state of mind, creating a theme of happiness and love.…
Language can also effect people’s emotions everyday. Although these three themes are present in each interpretation there are unique points in the pieces as well. Language is an essential part of human life, it is how…
“The things you won’t know can’t hurt you”. In the poem, “First Poem for You,” written by Kin Addonozio, we explore the mind of a person who is deeply in love, but seems confused about the relationship she is in with her partner. We do not know if the narrator is a woman, or a man, but the way the narrator expresses herself seems like a woman; since woman seem more intimate about relationships. The woman takes us to a world where she compares her love to her lovers’ tattoos. Even though she is scared of not being permanent in his life, she lets us know how she will continue to try, but try in “darkness.”…
Next, the poem abruptly switches to a lyrical voice adding a sense of musicality and anaphora. The shift emphasizes the change the speaker and her family feel when they acknowledge they are being judged by the white population. As a result, the poem first appears very uniform, then as “the white judges” (10), watch the poem drastically switches, appearing chaotic and unorderly in lyrical form. The structure switch occurs quite early in the…
John Frederick Nims’ “Love Poem” is a poem describing someone he loves. The first line of the poem, “My clumsiest dear, whose hands shipwreck vases”, at first may be interpreted as the start of some form of insult. This line also intrigues the reader to continue and explore what Nims has to say about his “dear”. Though the poem begins by depicting some negative attributes that his love possesses, Nims doesn’t forget to describe her positive attributes, “Only with words and people and love you move at ease”. Overall the poem uses different elements of poetry to portray the idea that although his “dear” has many imperfect qualities, he loves her despite of them all.…
The poem Love Strings by Bruce Lundgren explores the connection between a young couple. The poem conveys the message of love being able to give a person the confidence to be and do the things that they were previously unable to do. Although Lundgren writes about love in a positive light, he also mentions the consequences of a love that has gone wrong. Lundgren make use of tone, allusion, and imagery throughout the poem to explore his experience with love.…
Anne Sexton’s poem, “Her Kind,” is a portrayal of a women who do not fit into society. The women of the poem are independent and powerful. Sexton uses two voices in each stanza. Each stanza describes a woman who is an outcast. These descriptions are based on stereotypes of women who go against the norms of society.…
Marlowe paints a picture of the romantic dream of love. The scene is pastoral and idyllic, of the simple shepherd surrounded by his sheep in a beautiful rural paradise. The weather is usually perfect, but when it is…
The sonnet, Whoso List to Hunt, by Sir Thomas Wyatt, describes the act of chasing after unrequited love. This poem illustrates this chase through the narrator’s experience of chasing after a female deer. Specifically, the poet describes the narrator’s perspective in the first line “Whoso list to hunt, I know where is an hind.” This line creates the image of a man asking which people in the audience enjoys the chase for love. In addition to this question, the man reveals information to the select audience that enjoys the chase by revealing the location of an hind.…
Love can be expressed in numerous ways. From the earliest times, poetry has been used to express one’s love. Such is the case in these two poems to be discussed here: “Sonnet 130” by William Shakespeare and “The Flea” by John Donne. Donne is known for his dense erotic poems and Shakespeare is greatly appreciated for his rich and numerous sonnets and plays of varied interests throughout literature history. Therefore, here the plot, tone, expression and meaning of the poems by Shakespeare and Donne reflect the love theme in their own way.…
She Walks In Beauty Laced with endless compliments and adoration, Lord Byron’s poem “She Walks in Beauty” tells the story of a man admiring a woman’s beauty. While the speaker does not claim that he is in love with the nameless woman, it is evident that he is attracted to her – based on the detail in which he describes her physical beauty. The “cloudless…starry skies” and “tender light” accompanied by the undulating iambic tetrameter sets the perfect, romantic mood for the speaker to express his infatuation (2, 5). The meter indicates the innocence of his attraction and a parallel to the subject of his attraction.…
“the sonnet-ballad” by Gwendolyn Brooks is a Shakespearean sonnet that uses imagery to paint a picture of war stealing a lover’s happiness by seducing her lover away. This passage portrays that the lover cannot be happy since her significant other has been taken away by war. War has a negative effect on women, and the relationships with their lovers. When death takes away a woman’s lover, they must overcome sorrow and anguish of their loss.…
A Critical Analysis of Richard Siken’s Crush Crush by Richard Siken is a phenomenal collection of poems that uses confessionalism to explore the speaker 's experiences with love and homosexuality. Siken uses strong imagery and diction to discuss the themes of abuse, love, and violence throughout the collection. For this essay I chose to analyze two of Siken’s poems “ A Primer for the Small Weird Loves” and “The torn-up road” . In both poems Siken is able to convey very powerful messages, and he uses his poetic ability to transform so much violence and abuse into beautiful art in the form of poetry. “ A Primer for the Small Weird Loves” epitomizes the struggle of a coming of age gay man/boy.…
An Explication of Love: “Sonnet 130” Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 130” is a powerful poem that describes love as something based off of more than mere beauty. The poem depicts the speaker pointing out the many imperfections of his mistress. This is a far cry from the ideal women many poets depict. An English or Shakespearean sonnet consists of fourteen lines “composed of three quatrains and a terminal couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg” (“Shakespearean sonnet”). In “Sonnet 130,” Shakespeare establishes a shifting tone through the quatrain structure, words that target the senses, and a repetition of words and poem structure that can be related to many aspects of love.…