Nonconformity In The Poetry Of Walt Whitman And Emily Dickinson

My Wicked Ways, by Sandra Cisneros, has a unique rhythm and meter of poem. The poem does not include many perfect rhymes but the author does use imperfect rhymes throughout the duration of the poem. For example, My Wicked Ways, poet Sandra Cisneros states: that tips over one eye, a suit that fits him good,

By nature, shorter poems are more densely packed with cues and devices because authors cannot express their intended message over the sweeping length of a poem but rather they must be more concise and creative. A poet may write a shorter poem to juxtapose a simple surface message to a more meaningful deeper message. Thus, complexity and artistic value are unrelated to length, but rather, they are developed through masterful writing. “Good Times” by Lucille Clifton embodies the double-edged sword of complex storytelling within a short poem, as she identifies the speaker 's occasional good memories to develop an image of the speaker’s typical abject life. The short poem is crafted with patterns of repetition, for there are so few lines to fit meaningful insight into.

In all aspects of literature, readers encounter a never ending onslaught of literary devices, ranging from imagery to onomatopoeia, every one either made obvious or so subtle that it can be overlooked. Often there are several types of literary devices with similar styles, but are drastically different in meaning. Some of these more unnoticed tools are voice and tone, which both possess such striking similarities, yet are a far cry from signifying the same thing. The main division in meanings of these two lies in what the author intends to add to the story and what the author involuntarily puts into the story. To better understand what tone is, the definition of tone must be made clear first.

E Cummings using visual techniques, he also uses auditory techniques, he includes them quite frequently in his poems. He includes literary devices such as assonance, onomatopoeia, and alliteration. In document C, his poem titled "In Just-", the poem contains words together like "eddieandbill", which is telling the reader to read the names faster. Then he also has words spaced far apart, signaling that the reader has to slow down. The last poem "O the sun comes up-up-up in the opening," from document D, he uses onomatopoeia and alliteration.

He uses many literary elements that include, rhyming, rhyme scheme, and end rhyme. His poems are also not light hearted and funny but are about more serious matters. In his poem “Toast to Dayton” every other line rhymes. For example in “Toast to Dayton” passion rhymes with fashion which is two lines below it, and know rhymes with flow, and flow is two lines below know. In “The Debt” each line rhymes with the next line making every two lines a couplet.

Peyton Williamson Professor Tanya Boler English 223301 March 23, 2015 Analysis of the Modern Connections Present in “The Love Story of J. Alfred Prufrock” T.S. Elliot was one of the most well-read literary composers and seemed to be his own endless book of literary references. His mind could simply make literary connections in a work without his actual conscious consent. There were times when his own literary works were made up almost entirely of allusions to other works of literature.

This reminds me of other poems by Lucille Clifton that I’ve read: “Miss Rosie” and “Won’t You Celebrate With Me.” There is no capitalization, no rhyme, and some line breaks in the middle of sentences and phrases to allow for no rhythm. Also, the general theme of her poems relates to overcoming some hardship. There is contrast between the first and second half’s tone. Clifton uses this style to great effect, and that’s why I find her poems so extraordinary, especially “Here Yet Be

In the poem, he speaks about racism in the law, as well as how you are treated in society depends on your skin color. The poem is not good to read only because of its subject, however. The use of repetition and symbolism in “Blink Your Eyes” adds more depth to the poem, and highlights the societal issues that the author and others of his race have felt. Use of repetition in poetry directs the reader 's attention to that word or phrase, as Sundiata does in “Blink Your Eyes.” Along with how the stanzas are formed, the repetition used sets a pace to the poem.

Traditional poetry is known for being strict in form and often rhyming, as it is apt to have a symmetrical, specific structure; but over time, there is the propensity to break from the orthodox ways for more freedom, thus creating contemporary poetry. This kind of poetry frequently consists of free verses, and is difficult to define because of its many possibilities. Although contemporary poetry does not employ any rhyme or poetic meter due to the use of free verse, contemporary poets implement poetic devices to develop compelling expressions that please their readers. Jane Kenyon, a contemporary poet, exploits various literary devices such as similes, imagery, repetition, and metaphors to communicate personal topics like the inevitability of mortality, life

He supported the free verse and skillfully practiced the techniques of collage and allusion. Pound placed a value on novelty and experimentation that helps define what we see as the avant-garde today (Lewis and Domestico). Pound had the most contentious career of any twentieth-century poet, and his overall place in American literature is more controversial than that of any other modernist. As a poet, a critic, and a promoter of other writers, Pound was crucial to the growth of modernist poetry. T. S. Eliot, in dedicating his poem

Walt Whitman was an American poet. Through his many years as a poet he faced the many challenges of writing pieces that would appeal all races and ages. He was the poet who knew that the way that blacks was treated was unfair, so he wrote many pieces about the particular topic. For example, his most famous work is “Leaves of Grass,” where he discusses what he sees day to day as a white american, the horrific actions that were placed upon blacks. Whitman used tone, diction, and many different themes to try and grasp the many people that were living in America at that time.

The western world changed a lot during the 17th and 18th centuries. In over 200 years, science, art and world literature changed greatly. Enlightenment thinkers, writers, scientists, and artists affected the way the physical world and the religious world coexisted. People like Copernicus, Newton, Galilei and Sir Francis Bacon changed the scientific field forever. A lot of their ideas are in use today and form the basis for our modern science.

Whitman is known for his grim and realistic poems depicting war as a result of his time as a volunteer nurse in the American Civil War. During the war, he saw the horrible results of battle in piles of amputated limbs and field littered with bodies. It is no wonder that after his time as union nurse he would write poems that were transfixed with the tragedies of war and their victims. This obsession with death combined with his fierce nationalism blended with the beauty of nature has made Whitman remembered as one of the great romantic poets. “The Dirge for Two Veterans” is one of his greatest works and uses these themes to create a vividly clear picture of tearful funeral procession.

Walt Whitman’s poetry conveys his vision of democracy, a spiritually and socially transcendental political system, through his usage of epanaphora and cataloging, By applying transcendental qualities, such as individuality, the inner-self, and nature, on a national scale, Whitman creates an organic form of democracy that celebrates both the diversity and union of the American people. Epanaphora is the repetition of words at the beginning of two or more successive verses. Catalog verse is the listing of people or abstract qualities that work to emphasize a thematic message.