The poem does not have a consistent rhyme scheme. The Bells Summary
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A set of bells is described as being four different stages of life by the speaker. The initial two are enjoyable. All those who hear their ringing are treated to a beautiful sound and melody. The bells, however, begin to hint of something harsher and much less pleasant as the poem goes on. The readeRead more
A set of bells is described as being four different stages of life by the speaker. The initial two are enjoyable. All those who hear their ringing are treated to a beautiful sound and melody. The bells, however, begin to hint of something harsher and much less pleasant as the poem goes on. The reader is alerted when the ringing pattern changes that something unpleasant has occurred or is about to. One interpretation of this work is a path from joy, or birth, to dread, or death.
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Indirect Speech: Leo said that his friend might come that night.
Indirect Speech: Leo said that his friend might come that night.
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Answer: sage is to wisdom as novice is to inexperience.
Answer: sage is to wisdom as novice is to inexperience.
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Richard Cory, a short poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson, illustrates the disparity between assumptions and reality and advises the reader against making moral judgements based solely on physical appearances. Richard Cory Summary
Richard Cory, a short poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson, illustrates the disparity between assumptions and reality and advises the reader against making moral judgements based solely on physical appearances.
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The poem is composed of four iambic pentameter quatrains with a conventional ABAB rhyme pattern. Richard Cory Summary
The poem is composed of four iambic pentameter quatrains with a conventional ABAB rhyme pattern.
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The poem focuses on significant issues like wealth and happiness, not passing judgment on people based just on their outward appearance, the contrast between the lives and emotions of the rich and the poor, and the irony of the happiness that exists in each of their lives. Richard Cory SummarRead more
The poem focuses on significant issues like wealth and happiness, not passing judgment on people based just on their outward appearance, the contrast between the lives and emotions of the rich and the poor, and the irony of the happiness that exists in each of their lives.
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Personification: A figure of speech in which the poet describes an abstraction, a thing, or a nonhuman form as if it were a person. For example, “The yellowed diary's notes whisper in vernacular.” Enjambment: It is the continuation of a sentence or clause across a line break. For example, “We wish wRead more
Personification: A figure of speech in which the poet describes an abstraction, a thing, or a nonhuman form as if it were a person. For example, “The yellowed diary’s notes whisper in vernacular.”
Enjambment: It is the continuation of a sentence or clause across a line break. For example, “We wish we had not to wake up with our smiles/ in the middle of some social order.
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The poem by Jayanta Mahapatra is a beautiful piece of writing that nearly has an autobiographical quality due to the sensitive subject of religious conversion. In a sense, her grandfather's diary is a narrative that describes how he abandoned his religion and his forefathers out of a primal want forRead more
The poem by Jayanta Mahapatra is a beautiful piece of writing that nearly has an autobiographical quality due to the sensitive subject of religious conversion. In a sense, her grandfather’s diary is a narrative that describes how he abandoned his religion and his forefathers out of a primal want for food. During the famine in Orissa in 1866, hunger was the driving force that led this man to give up and accept Christianity.
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In this poem, Poe thinks of the sounds of four different bells, as well as the moments and locations where you could hear them. While there isn't really a plot in this poem, there is something comparable to one as we progress from joyous, sparkling elation to melancholy, despair, and misery. SilverRead more
In this poem, Poe thinks of the sounds of four different bells, as well as the moments and locations where you could hear them. While there isn’t really a plot in this poem, there is something comparable to one as we progress from joyous, sparkling elation to melancholy, despair, and misery. Silver sleigh bells are heard first, followed by the golden wedding bells. Then, as brass alarm bells start to ring, things start to change. We finally hear the heaviness and pain of iron bells.
The Bells Summary
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