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    The poem follows the rhyme scheme of ABCB and CDED, where the last words of the seconda d the fourth line rhyme with each other. The Brain, within its Groove Summary

    The poem follows the rhyme scheme of ABCB and CDED, where the last words of the seconda d the fourth line rhyme with each other. The Brain, within its Groove Summary

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    The poem talks about the destructive nature of one uncontrolled thought. The mind has the ability to fully focus on one thought and follow it straight and true but it can be easily distracted. It highlights the mind’s innate capacity to concentrate on a single idea, navigating it steadily. However,Read more

    The poem talks about the destructive nature of one uncontrolled thought. The mind has the ability to fully focus on one thought and follow it straight and true but it can be easily distracted. It highlights the mind’s innate capacity to concentrate on a single idea, navigating it steadily. However, the poet issues a cautionary note about the mind’s susceptibility to distraction. The warning centers around the negative consequences that can arise from a forceful and aggressive thought, disrupting the mind’s usual focused and coherent trajectory. Thus the poet tries to warn the reader about the effects of such aggressive thought.

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    Metaphor- metaphor is used when the poet makes an indirect comparison between two things without using the words “like” or “as”. In the poem, the poet compares the train of thought of the brain to its “Groove”. The unwelcoming thought is compared to a “splinter”. Alliteration - alliteration is usedRead more

    1. Metaphor- metaphor is used when the poet makes an indirect comparison between two things without using the words “like” or “as”. In the poem, the poet compares the train of thought of the brain to its “Groove”. The unwelcoming thought is compared to a “splinter”.

    2. Alliteration – alliteration is used when a consonant letter or sound is repeated in a line. In that poem, the sound /s/ is repeated in the line “Splinter swerve”.

    3. Imagery – imagery is the use of words to create a picture in the minds of the reader. It can be a visual image, tactile, olfactory, gustatory or auditory. In this poem the poet uses imagery to create a visual image of hills slit by floods and turnpike taken out of the earth.

    4. Personification- personification is when the poet attributes human-like qualities to nonhuman things. In the poem, the poet personifies “splinter” and “floods”.

    5. Pun- a pun is a figure of speech where the poet practices wordplay and uses a word which has multiple meanings. In the poem, the word “groove” is a pun as it can mean both “flow of thought” and “the skull where the brain rests”.

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    The poem revolves around the significance of a good book and library. The poem talks about the power a book holds to export the reader to a new world altogether. The main theme of the poem is escapism that the poet finds in a library among books. In a Library Summary

    The poem revolves around the significance of a good book and library. The poem talks about the power a book holds to export the reader to a new world altogether. The main theme of the poem is escapism that the poet finds in a library among books. In a Library Summary

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    The first stanza follows no rhyme scheme but the rest of the quatrains follow the rhyme scheme of ABCB. In a Library Summary

    The first stanza follows no rhyme scheme but the rest of the quatrains follow the rhyme scheme of ABCB. In a Library Summary

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    The poem talks about the opportunity of escape the old books provide for the poet. The poet gets to travel back in time and look at the lives of philosophers, scholars, writers and poets of Ancient Greece. She gets to live their lives, read their works and know about their opinions. The library is lRead more

    The poem talks about the opportunity of escape the old books provide for the poet. The poet gets to travel back in time and look at the lives of philosophers, scholars, writers and poets of Ancient Greece. She gets to live their lives, read their works and know about their opinions. The library is like another world for the poet, where she wants to stay forever. In a Library Summary

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    Personification- personification is when the poet attributes human-like qualities to nonhuman objects. In this poem, the poet personifies the “Antique Book” and gives it human-like qualities of wisdom and knowledge. Alliteration- alliteration is used when there is a repetition of a consonant letterRead more

    • Personification- personification is when the poet attributes human-like qualities to nonhuman objects. In this poem, the poet personifies the “Antique Book” and gives it human-like qualities of wisdom and knowledge.

    • Alliteration– alliteration is used when there is a repetition of a consonant letter or sound in a line. In the poem, the letter /t/ is repeated in the lines “two, to” and “to town”. The poem also repeated the sound /d/ in the line “that Dante deified”.

    • Extended metaphor – extended metaphor is used when there is an elaborate comparison made throughout the poem. In the poem, the poet makes use of an extended metaphor when she compares the “antique book” to a wise old man.

    • Allusion- allusion is when the poet makes references to people, events or texts. In the poem, there is a reference to prominent people in Ancient Greece like Plato, Sophocles, Sappho and Dante.

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    “Listening” by Lowell includes themes of spiritual beauty, similarity between the spirit of the individual and that of nature. Throughout the poem, the poet describes nature’s harmony and soul’s harmony. Listening Summary

    “Listening” by Lowell includes themes of spiritual beauty, similarity between the spirit of the individual and that of nature. Throughout the poem, the poet describes nature’s harmony and soul’s harmony.

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    The rhyme scheme of the poem, “Listening” by Lowell is abbaabba cdcdee. This rhyme is usually followed by Petrarchan sonnets. The poem ends with a rhyming couplet. Listening Summary

    The rhyme scheme of the poem, “Listening” by Lowell is abbaabba cdcdee. This rhyme is usually followed by Petrarchan sonnets. The poem ends with a rhyming couplet.

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    As sonnets are mainly related to love, this sonnet is a way of expressing the poet’s love to the individual who is a musician and therefore, the title of the poem is “Listening” as the poetess is listening to the harmony and melody of the person’s soul while comparing it to nature ‘s elegance. ListeRead more

    As sonnets are mainly related to love, this sonnet is a way of expressing the poet’s love to the individual who is a musician and therefore, the title of the poem is “Listening” as the poetess is listening to the harmony and melody of the person’s soul while comparing it to nature ‘s elegance.

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