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  1. Poonam Sharma
    Poonam Sharma literarian

    Honey-coloured means golden. The literal meaning of ramparts is a defensive wall around the fort. Here it means hair of Anne. So the phrase refers to the beautiful golden-coloured of Anne which fall over her ears and make her look beautiful. Read summary of this poem.

    Honey-coloured means golden. The literal meaning of ramparts is a defensive wall around the fort. Here it means hair of Anne. So the phrase refers to the beautiful golden-coloured of Anne which fall over her ears and make her look beautiful.

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    Poonam Sharma literarian

    Before understanding the phrase, we need to know the meanings of the words. Great here refers to beautiful, honey-coloured means golden, rampart means a wall of a fort used for its protection. Here, rampart refers to hair of Anne. Thus, the phrase refers to the beauty of Anne's hair. According to hiRead more

    Before understanding the phrase, we need to know the meanings of the words. Great here refers to beautiful, honey-coloured means golden, rampart means a wall of a fort used for its protection. Here, rampart refers to hair of Anne.

    Thus, the phrase refers to the beauty of Anne’s hair. According to him, young men fall in love with Anne because of her beautiful golden hair which fall on her ears like the walls of a fort.

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    The poet discusses the importance of physical appearance and beauty in the world. In the poem, young Anne desires to be loved for her inner beauty. However the poet tells her that young men love hair because of her golden hair. No one would love her, if she did not have beautiful hair. Anne becomesRead more

    The poet discusses the importance of physical appearance and beauty in the world. In the poem, young Anne desires to be loved for her inner beauty. However the poet tells her that young men love hair because of her golden hair. No one would love her, if she did not have beautiful hair.

    Anne becomes sad. However the poet consoles her by saying that God is the only One who loves humans because of their inner beauty rather than the physical beauty.

    The poet actually deals with theme of dark reality of the world. Here, the things or individuals are appreciated as well as judged based on their physical appearance. This is why there is racial discrimination on the basis of colour.

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    The phrase thrown in despair is used for the lovers. Despair means hopelessness or pain. Here it refers to the love of men for women which makes them sad and hopeless. They keep dreaming of the beauty of their beloved and do not feel comfortable unless they see their beloveds. Read summary of this pRead more

    The phrase thrown in despair is used for the lovers. Despair means hopelessness or pain. Here it refers to the love of men for women which makes them sad and hopeless. They keep dreaming of the beauty of their beloved and do not feel comfortable unless they see their beloveds.

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  1. Poonam Sharma
    Poonam Sharma literarian

    W.B. Yeats, an Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature is the poet of the poem For Anne Gregory. Read summary of this poem.

    W.B. Yeats, an Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature is the poet of the poem For Anne Gregory.

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  1. Poonam Sharma
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    In this poem, the girl i.e. Anne, expects her lover to love her for her inner beauty i.e. her soul or her real self. She does not want to be loved for her golden coloured hair because she does not believe in external beauty. Read summary of this poem.

    In this poem, the girl i.e. Anne, expects her lover to love her for her inner beauty i.e. her soul or her real self. She does not want to be loved for her golden coloured hair because she does not believe in external beauty.

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    In the poem, For Anne Gregory, the poet is an experienced man while Anne is young, innocent and ignorant of world and the demands of world. Hence she desires to be loved for her inner beauty. However when she says that she will dye her hair with some else colour, it becomes obvious that she will notRead more

    In the poem, For Anne Gregory, the poet is an experienced man while Anne is young, innocent and ignorant of world and the demands of world. Hence she desires to be loved for her inner beauty.

    However when she says that she will dye her hair with some else colour, it becomes obvious that she will not look beautiful without them. The poet (in the final part) also says that only God loves a person for his/her inner beauty. This line again justifies that Anne will not look beautiful without her golden hair.

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  1. Poonam Sharma
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    The rhyme scheme of the poem For Anne Gregory is ABCBDBEBFB and so on. In the poem, the end word of 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th and so on rhyme with each other e.g. despair, ear, hair, there, despair, hair, declare, dear, hair. All of them rhyme with each other. Read summary of this poem.

    The rhyme scheme of the poem For Anne Gregory is ABCBDBEBFB and so on. In the poem, the end word of 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th and so on rhyme with each other

    e.g. despair, ear, hair, there, despair, hair, declare, dear, hair. All of them rhyme with each other.

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    The central idea of the poem For Anne Gregory is that humans on earth love the outer beauty of everything (here women). They appreciate what seems beautiful to their eyes. So, there is a partial way of beauty. e.g. a person with fair skin will be considered as beautiful though he may be bad in actioRead more

    The central idea of the poem For Anne Gregory is that humans on earth love the outer beauty of everything (here women). They appreciate what seems beautiful to their eyes. So, there is a partial way of beauty. e.g. a person with fair skin will be considered as beautiful though he may be bad in actions. On the other hand, a black person will always be considered as inferior though he may be good at heart.

    In the poem, little Anne who is innocent and not well aware of idea of beauty in world. She desires to be loved for her soul which is beautiful. However the poet tells her that people on earth will love her because of her golden hair. Without them, no one is going to love her.

    Hearing this, she becomes sad. In order to cheer her up, the poet says that only God loves a person for his/her inner beauty and thus she should believe in God.

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    Paul Krugman

    Up the Creek- in trouble, a challenging situation. The oil price is high if its future increase we will be Up the creek. If the situation in border accelerate it became up the creek for the government.  

    Up the Creek- in trouble, a challenging situation.

    The oil price is high if its future increase we will be Up the creek.

    If the situation in border accelerate it became up the creek for the government.

     

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