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  1. The central idea of "Song" is that an honest and dependable woman is impossible to find. "If thou best born to weird appearance and that everyone treats her as if she doesn't exist." illustrates that a woman who is trustworthy and loyal might not be among the most attractive of the group.   SonRead more

    The central idea of “Song” is that an honest and dependable woman is impossible to find. “If thou best born to weird appearance and that everyone treats her as if she doesn’t exist.” illustrates that a woman who is trustworthy and loyal might not be among the most attractive of the group.

     

    Song: Go and catch a falling star Summary

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  1.  Alliteration: A couple of examples would be ‘To tell the laity our love’, and ‘fixed foot’.  Simile: An example would be when the poet states that their love would expand ‘like gold to airy thinness beat’.  Metaphor: The extended metaphor of ‘twin compasses’ is employed to describe the relationshipRead more

    1.  Alliteration: A couple of examples would be ‘To tell the laity our love’, and ‘fixed foot’.
    2.  Simile: An example would be when the poet states that their love would expand ‘like gold to airy thinness beat’.
    3.  Metaphor: The extended metaphor of ‘twin compasses’ is employed to describe the relationship between the poet and his beloved wife.

     

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  1. The central idea of this poem is death. This poem centers around the death of the poet’s wife and how much he loved her despite it.   A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning Summary

    The central idea of this poem is death. This poem centers around the death of the poet’s wife and how much he loved her despite it.

     

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  1. This poem is divided into 9 stanzas consisting of 4 lines each. It follows the simple rhyme scheme ‘abab’ in every stanza.   A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning Summary 

    This poem is divided into 9 stanzas consisting of 4 lines each. It follows the simple rhyme scheme ‘abab’ in every stanza.

     

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  1. The theme of this poem is love. True, unshakable love the poet has for his wife can be seen displayed in each and every stanza of the poem.   A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning Summary

    The theme of this poem is love. True, unshakable love the poet has for his wife can be seen displayed in each and every stanza of the poem.

     

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  1. In Holy Sonnets, Donne expresses profoundly personal thoughts while addressing theological themes of death, divine verdict, divine love and repentance.   Death not be proud Summary

    In Holy Sonnets, Donne expresses profoundly personal thoughts while addressing theological themes of death, divine verdict, divine love and repentance.

     

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    Euphemism- A euphemism is a term that is used to express something else in place of something harsh. Euphemism is used throughout the poem to describe the end of life. Repetition- Repetition is the simple repeating of a word, within a short space of words. Eg, death. Death not be proud Summary

    1. Euphemism- A euphemism is a term that is used to express something else in place of something harsh. Euphemism is used throughout the poem to describe the end of life.
    2. Repetition- Repetition is the simple repeating of a word, within a short space of words. Eg, death.

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  1. The readers are given an ironic sense of comfort by the confident tone of "Death, be not Proud" and straightforward confrontation with death since it implies that death is not in any way anything to be afraid of but that death will ultimately be defeated by something even stronger.   Death notRead more

    The readers are given an ironic sense of comfort by the confident tone of “Death, be not Proud” and straightforward confrontation with death since it implies that death is not in any way anything to be afraid of but that death will ultimately be defeated by something even stronger.

     

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  1. The poem has an ABBA rhyme scheme in the first, second, and third quatrains and an AA rhyme scheme in the couplet.   Death be not proud Summary

    The poem has an ABBA rhyme scheme in the first, second, and third quatrains and an AA rhyme scheme in the couplet.

     

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