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    'Ambulances' examines the pervasive sensation of mortality that exists in restricted societies; in cities, in particular, death is ever-present due to the varying ages of the people, the inherent risk of city life, and other things. Even if death is far less prevalent today than it was, say, in theRead more

    ‘Ambulances’ examines the pervasive sensation of mortality that exists in restricted societies; in cities, in particular, death is ever-present due to the varying ages of the people, the inherent risk of city life, and other things. Even if death is far less prevalent today than it was, say, in the Middle Ages, there is still stigma and terror associated with the subject, which may be what inspired Larkin to examine death in his poems. ‘Ambulances’ follows the journey and meaning of an ambulance as it travels through the city during rush hour. Ambulance Summary

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    “Ariel” by Sylvia Plath captures the emotions and struggles of Plath as she suffered through depression and the only thing truly dear to her was her horse, Ariel who took Plath to adventures and gave her an opportunity to get away from her darkness and recreate herself. Ariel Summary

    “Ariel” by Sylvia Plath captures the emotions and struggles of Plath as she suffered through depression and the only thing truly dear to her was her horse, Ariel who took Plath to adventures and gave her an opportunity to get away from her darkness and recreate herself. Ariel Summary

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      The poem “Ariel” by Sylvia Plath involves themes of Liberation, Gender, Rebirth, and Death. Plath very skilfully instils all these themes into the poem and displays her journey of self-transformation with the death of her past self and rebirth of her new self. Ariel Summary

     

    The poem “Ariel” by Sylvia Plath involves themes of Liberation, Gender, Rebirth, and Death. Plath very skilfully instils all these themes into the poem and displays her journey of self-transformation with the death of her past self and rebirth of her new self.

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    The poem “Ariel” does not carry any specific or consistent rhyme scheme as it is written in free verse. But it does carry a somewhat consistent metre of iambic dimeter and iambic trimeter. Ariel Summary

    The poem “Ariel” does not carry any specific or consistent rhyme scheme as it is written in free verse. But it does carry a somewhat consistent metre of iambic dimeter and iambic trimeter. Ariel Summary

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    Allusion: The poet alludes to Shakespeare’s last play, The Tempest, as in the play an air-spirit is named “Ariel” who has magical powers. In the poem and in her real life, Plath named her beloved horse Ariel. Another allusion in the poem is of “Lady Godiva”, a noblewoman who rode her horse naked forRead more

    1. Allusion: The poet alludes to Shakespeare’s last play, The Tempest, as in the play an air-spirit is named “Ariel” who has magical powers. In the poem and in her real life, Plath named her beloved horse Ariel.

    Another allusion in the poem is of “Lady Godiva”, a noblewoman who rode her horse naked for her husband to lift the taxes imposed on oppressed people. In the poem, she refers to her as “White/ Godiva”.

    1. Asyndeton: Lines 5-6 and lines 9-11 carry omission of words known as Asyndeton.

    1. Enjambment: The poet uses Enjambment throughout the poem some examples are in line 1-3, and lines 8 and 9.

    1. Imagery: The poet uses heavy imagery throughout the poem, some examples are lines 10-15.

    1. Metaphor: In line 23, the poet refers to herself as glitter of seas which shows the femininity of sea and her becoming one with nature.

    1. Synecdoche:  Parts of something that represents the whole, in this poem, line 17 describes “Thighs, hair” that represents the speaker’s entire body.

    1. Hyperbole: “The child’s cry melt into the walls” is an exaggerated statement.

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    The difficulties of getting older may be the focus of this poetry in particular. The speaker claims that the inevitable decline of the aging body gives seniors two choices: either they learn to overcome the limitations of old age through the enhancement of their souls—and, ultimately, pass away, becRead more

    The difficulties of getting older may be the focus of this poetry in particular. The speaker claims that the inevitable decline of the aging body gives seniors two choices: either they learn to overcome the limitations of old age through the enhancement of their souls—and, ultimately, pass away, becoming an entity that doesn’t even seem connected to the human body—or they dissipate into shells of their former selves. As a result, the poem implies that the inner being is distinct from the bodily. Elderhood is portrayed as a struggle as well as a chance for spiritual enlightenment—a yearning to leave the worldly plane and all of its limitations behind. The poem opens the door for many different interpretations of how the fervent elderly man represents the eternal law. Additionally, the poem in question might have drawn literary inspiration from previous works, as the poem truly reflects Blake’s theory that immortality is in awe of human achievements. Sailing To Byzantium Summary

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    The rhyme system abababcc is consistent across the entire poem. The poem was written by Yeats in iambic pentameter, and each stanza ends with a couplet that rhymes. The ottava rima is the name for this particular rhyming pattern of stanzas. Since the poem is written in iambic pentameter, each line cRead more

    The rhyme system abababcc is consistent across the entire poem. The poem was written by Yeats in iambic pentameter, and each stanza ends with a couplet that rhymes. The ottava rima is the name for this particular rhyming pattern of stanzas. Since the poem is written in iambic pentameter, each line contains an overall of 5 iambs. Sailing To Byzantium Summary

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    Perhaps in particular, the challenges of becoming older are the subject of this poem. According to the speaker, the unavoidable degeneration of the aging physique offers seniors two options: a combination of they develop the ability to overcome the bodily constraints of old age by enhancing their soRead more

    Perhaps in particular, the challenges of becoming older are the subject of this poem. According to the speaker, the unavoidable degeneration of the aging physique offers seniors two options: a combination of they develop the ability to overcome the bodily constraints of old age by enhancing their souls—and, ultimately, to passing away, become an entity that doesn’t seem even connected to the human body—or they dissipate into shells of past selves. As a result, the poem suggests that there is a distinction between the flesh and the inner being. Old age is portrayed as both a hardship and a potential for spiritual transcendence—a desire to abandon the material plane and all of its restrictions alone. The poem paves ahead for a large number of opinions about the ardent old guy serving as a metaphor for the rule of eternity. Also the poem in question may have had literary influences from earlier works, saying that the poem actually expresses Blake’s thesis that immortality is in affection with the creations of humanity. Sailing To Byzantium Summary

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    Assonance: repetition of vowel sounds in one line.  The sound of ‘a’ was prominent in the line “An aged man is but a paltry thing.” Also the sound of ‘o’ in the line “my bodily form from any natural thing.” Alliteration: repetition of consonant sounds in the same line. The sound of ‘l’ in “To lordsRead more

    Assonance: repetition of vowel sounds in one line.  The sound of ‘a’ was prominent in the line “An aged man is but a paltry thing.” Also the sound of ‘o’ in the line “my bodily form from any natural thing.” Alliteration: repetition of consonant sounds in the same line. The sound of ‘l’ in “To lords and ladies of Byzantium.” Enjambment: A line is suddenly cut off urging the reader to quickly jump to the next line. For instance, “And fastened to a dying animal/ It knows not what is is; and gather me/ Into the artifice of eternity.” Imagery:  It heightens a reader’s senses through the description of visual sights. In lines like “in one another’s arms, birds in the trees,” and “O sages standing in God’s holy fire.” Metaphor: literary device to compare two different things to assemble the common, for instance the poet compares himself to a scarecrow by saying “A tattered coat upon a stick, unless,” He further compares himself to a dying animal by saying “And fastened to a dying animal.” Personification: to associate human-like qualities in an abstract or non-human object. For example, “Soul clap its hands and sing, and louder sing.” Oxymoron: where two opposite terms appear in the same line. Sickness presents desire and desire indicates passion in line “Consume my heart away; sick with desire.” Sailing To Byzantium Summary

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