Examples of Litanies A Litany for Survival by Audre LordeThis four-stanza poem is a modern example of a litany. Throughout, Lorde uses repetition. For example, the phrase “for those of us who…” is used a number of times within the first three stanzas. This is one of the primary ...
Analysis of Poem 'Introduction to Poetry' by Billy Collins Overview of the Poem 'Litany' is a kind of love poem, a series of metaphorical comparisons between the speaker, the first person 'I', and another, which could be a lover, wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend, loved one, friend,...
Throughout the poem‚ one can find readily find examples setting the tone and several distinguishable metaphors. In this poem the tone and metaphors complement one another very well and go hand in hand in making this poem dramatic and meaningful. The tone in‚ " A Litany in Time of ...