What is a prose poem? What are examples of anastrophe in the poem Thanatopsis? What is a tanka poem? Discuss Wordsworth's 'Michael' as a pastoral poem. What is an example of anaphora in the poetry of Walt Whitman? What is metrical romance in narrative poetry?
What is a sestina poem? What are two examples of alliteration in "The Necklace"? What is the difference between anaphora and alliteration? Is alliteration a sound device? What does a limerick poem consist of? What are some examples of alliteration in Walk Two Moons?
An extended metaphor (also called a sustained metaphor) occurs when an initial comparison is developed or sustained over several lines or paragraphs (or stanzas, in the case of a poem). Extended metaphors are commonly used in literature and advertising, but they’re rarely used in everyday spee...
“The Child is father of the Man.” In William Wordsworth’s poem “My Heart Leaps Up,” this paradox highlights the enduring impact of childhood experiences on adult identity. “I must be cruel, only to be kind.” In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, this paradox explains Hamlet’s harsh ac...
Anaphora:Repetition used to create a rhythmic effect, typically used for emphasis. Chiasmus:A device in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order to deepen an idea or create a memorable rhythm. Climax:Gradually building intensity in subsequent sentences for dram...
anaphora occurs with the repeated initial phrase, “let freedom ring.” parallelism, the repetition of syntactic structures, occurs in the first two sentences, since both begin with the phrase “let freedom ring” and end with the phrase “from [a place].” in the final sentence, we see ...
Chiasmus: arhetorical devicethat occurs when the grammatical structure of a previous phrase or clause is reversed or flipped. Anaphora: the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of multiple lines, usually in succession. Epistrophe: the repetition of the same word or a phrase at the ...
A dramatic monologue is a long poetic excerpt that the writer uses to reveal the thoughts of the speaker. A well known example is the balcony scene in... Learn more about this topic: Dramatic Monologue | Definition, Types & Examples
Unlikenarrative poetry, which chronicles events, lyric poetry doesn't have to tell a story. A lyric poem is a private expression of emotion by a single speaker. For example, American poet Emily Dickinson described her inner feelings when she wrote the lyric poem that begins,I felt a Funeral,...
with rhyming verse and blank verse in Eliot's book-length poem,The Waste Land. He believed that all poetry, regardless of form, possesses an underlying unity. In his often-quoted 1917 essay, "Reflections on Vers Libre," Eliot stated that "there is only good verse, bad verse, and chaos....