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The Romantic Period (1789-1850)
The Romantic period started in the late eighteenth century.with people's dream of individual freedom. Romanticism assigned a high value to the achievements of 'heroic' individualists and artists, whose pioneering examples, it maintained, would raise the quality of society. It also vouched for the individual imagination as a critical authority allowed of freedom from classical notions of form in art. During this time,a growth of political and industrial influence took place and created a revolution; on of which over ruled traditional ways of living and inspired this "triumph of Romanticism." Romantic thinkers began to challenge traditional values and reason, and began to focus on nature and the power of the human imagination. Till this day, the effects of such shift are still evident in the literature we read, and the ordinary occurrences we encounter.
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The Victorian Period
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"A Poison Tree"
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Can You Find the Counterfeit Lines?
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An Analysis of William Blake’s “The Poison Tree”
By: Janna Jaramillo Template by: E. Everett Poems in English literature, particularly those from the Romantic Age, contain a variety of heavily-used rhetorical devices in order to convey the meaning intended by the author. In Blake’s “The Poison Tree,” for instance, the reader finds a number of devices that aid in conveying the tone and, ultimately, the theme of this poem. Concepts such as death, wrath, revenge, and forgiveness pervade the poem in the poet’s attempt to convey the theme that keeping your emotions bottled up can lead to a anger. To begin to understand a poem, one must deal with the basics. These involve knowing general information about the speaker, occasion, audience, purpose, and subject. The speaker of “A Poison Tree” reveals himself (or herself) to be a man “angry with my friend” with a growing wrath. The occasion is spring, and the time is early morning to late evening. The speaker’s audience does not seem to be anyone in particular and his/her purpose involves depicting a scene. The friend, a man that transitions `into the foe acts as the subject of the poem. To paraphrase the events of the poem, one might say how the speaker had anger towards one friend, but by revealing his feelings his anger went away. He then mentions how he was angry towards a foe, but by not revealing this hatred towards this foe his anger began to thrive like an apple tree in a garden. Attracted to his anger the foe is lured into the garden, where he takes a bite out of the poisonous apple leaving him dead.. In terms of tone, the poem begins with an forgiving mood or atmosphere but ends up evil and treacherous. Some diction that suggests this involves the speaker first using the words “friend,” and “wrath did end,” but then later in the poem by employing words like “angry,” “foe,” “deceitful,” “wiles,” and stole, the speaker reveals a more negative tone by the end. This suggests that treating people differently will have most certainly have different outcomes, some way worse than others. The speaker’s attitude also becomes apparent in the poem. The speaker’s tone first reveals a hateful attitude with the use of the word “wrath,” but his/her attitude becomes revengeful with the use of diction like “glad” after the death of his foe. The three most significant rhetorical devices that the poet uses to convey the theme in the poem involve the use of metaphor, allusion, and imagery. The poet uses imagery to help the reader get a sense of the cold, empty surroundings with words and phrases like “night had veiled the pole.” S/he also uses allusion as a way of comparing his anger was grow was a seed growing from night to day, specifically with phrases like “And it grew both day and night,Till it bore an apple bright.” Finally, the poet uses metaphor to give deeper meaning to the poem by saying he used his tear to water the growth of his anger. Thus, the devices used by the author give the reader the idea that man can find hope in the midst of despair, particularly in nature. Essentially, this poem is about how anger can take control of one’s life if people do not express how they feel. To create this meaning, the author uses numerous devices of rhetoric and the effects of tone to create an atmosphere that changes from forgiving to hatred. As a result, we can see how the use of rhetorical devices and tone give meaning to poetry and other forms of literature. |
An Analysis Of William Blake's
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"A Place In Heaven"
By: Janna Jaramillo
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Standing outside your room you whispered to come in.
Beep.. Beep.. went the machine that was connected to your skin. As delicate as a flower the cancer had taken control. Within months you were now paying its toll. Every visit you showed no pain, But we knew not the cancer was only to gain. Forgetting all the bad with your spontaneous personality. Time was precious, but we soon had to face reality. The seventh of March is when tragedy happened. The heavenly mood and sunny weather all but saddened. Joyous laughter was all you were while enjoying the sunset’s hue, But God had a different plan, this is what he intended for you. To find a place in heaven is what He wanted all along. For you were His angel, back where you belong. To see the gates of heaven and sit by his throne. I’m sure you like it better then here back home. It’s difficult not seeing your friendly face, But I know one day I’ll see it, when I soar higher than space For now I will reminisce on the memories with such love For I know you are watching from up above. |
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