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Smith 1 If” An evolution The poem if by Rudyard Kipling is a poem that ultimately gives an inspiration telling people ways of dealing with diverse situations in life that young people are faced with. The poem talks about winning this life and mostly how to become a better person. The significance of the poem is to make the reader enthusiastic in knowing what will happen when all the conditions are met thus it retains the inquisitiveness and interests till the end. “If” is an educational poem, an…

Naturalistic Play Synopses The Father (W: 1887; P: 1887) Strindberg, August (1849-1912) Translated by Edith and Warner Oland 1912 Source- Strindberg, August. The Father. Edited by Edmund R Brown. Translated by Edith Oland and Warner Oland, Boston International Packet Library, 1912. Characters- Eight cast members total. Three women, four men, and the orderly’s gender is never specified. A Captain of Cavalry Laura- his wife Bertha- their daughter Doctor Östermark The Pastor The Nurse…

Poetry is one of the literary genres that is used to pass a hidden message to the readers creatively. Poems are usually imaginative and metaphorical as the poet will often use common words to infer something different from what is commonly known. Various issues of the people can be drawn from a poem by understanding its language and setting. For example, the poem ‘On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer’ by John Keats brings about the concepts of beauty and truth. Although short, it is full of…

Love poems in Japanese classical literature from 10th-century Japan have unique characteristics and varied dimensions. Its unique characteristics stem from the contemporary societal acceptance of norms in expressing tender feelings and varied dimensions which reflects on the poems. Moreover, most of them were not flat and direct, and used parallels that were mostly varied forms of nature. Love poems in ‘The tales of Ise’ and ‘The Tale of Genj’ are examples of literary excellence and art. They…

Foreword : I have always loved the beauty of Poetry, how words alone can grip the mind and stimulate the soul. Poetry is a feeling, like the tears of happiness or sorrow that we don't speak of. It's the cries of a breaking heart and the songs of love that we keep locked away. Within these pages lay just some of the hopes, trials and tribulations that have made me who I am. So take a deep breath if you dare, And settle into your favorite chair. Of my plights and dreams, have…

Marvell, on the other hand, uses metaphors in his poem to create a rather different effect. He mentions that his mistress’ beauty cannot be found “in [her] marble vault”. (26) The marble fault is a metaphor for his mistress’ final resting place, her cemetery. He then proceeds to compare their bodies of making love to each other as “roll our strength into one ball” (42, 43) as well as the finite time of our days on earth as the “iron gates of life” (44). Unlike Shakespeare, the effect created by…

The poem Landscape and the Fall of Icarus by William Carlos Williams is based off of a painting by the same name. It invokes similar imagery and emotions, while emphasizing the insignificance of Icarus’s death. Although the poem briefly mentions Icarus in the first stanza, he is only acknowledged once more in the final line. The remaining four stanzas focus on describing the setting. Williams speaks of “a farmer… ploughing his field,” and of how “the whole pageantry of the year was tingling…

"The Passionate Shepherd to his Love" (Christopher Marlowe) and "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" (Sir Walter Raleigh) are both wonderful poems that state that love can have many different perspectives. They both emphasize that these two characters love each other, and that they have intense feelings for each other. Although they emphasize the same thing, they both have many differences. Not only that, but the poems also have things that are absent from each other. Marlowe's poem has many…

Pablo Neruda, a well-known romanticist and poet of the 20th century, had produced many works throughout his lifetime. Many of his poems contain metaphors, personification, and other literary devices that express his ideas. Neruda’s poems are often and unsurprisingly described as “playful”, in both form and expression. This is evident though two common themes in his pieces- those regarding women, and those dedicated to everyday objects. Many of Neruda’s poems, including those in his collection…

In the poem “Keeping Quiet,” Pablo Neruda uses poetic devices such as diction, metaphor, and imagery in order to underscore the theme of unity and peace amongst all. The poet begins the poem with counting till twelve urging everyone to be still: “Now we will count to twelve and we will all keep still.” The word, “twelve,” has several connotations. “Twelve” hints towards the twelve hours we have during the day. The hands of the clock, despite their differences, join together at twelve to become…