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04/15/19

Analysis of a self-written stanza in terms of meter?

A long time ago I used to write poetry, and there was one particular stanza that has always stuck with me and seemed inherently rhythmic, but I’m not familiar with the relevant terminology and so... more

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Poetry Literature Samuel Taylor Coleridge The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner

04/14/19

Who chained the albatross to the mariner's neck?

In the long poem by Samuel Coleridge, _The Rime of the Ancient Mariner_, the mariner talks about an albatross being chained to his neck: > Instead of the cross, the albatross > About my... more

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Poetry Literature Story Identification Geoffrey Chaucer

04/13/19

Looking for a poem about the (fictionalized) writing of The Canterbury Tales Prologue?

A friend of mine used to quote a poem that told the fictionalized story of Chaucer writing the first lines of the Prologue of *The Canterbury Tales*: > "Whan that Aprill with his ... ". When... more

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Poetry Literature Symbolism William Blake

04/11/19

What is the deeper meaning of "The Tyger"?

William Blake's poem ["The Tyger"](https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43687/the-tyger) is part of his collection [*Songs of Innocence and of... more

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Poetry Literature Meter Alfred Tennyson

04/08/19

Confused about the meter and rhythm of Ulysses by Tennyson?

Ulysses is written in iambic pentameter. There are a few spondees and trochees thrown in for good measure, but I'm confused in some places, like here: > I cannot rest from travel: I will drink... more

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Poetry Literature Meaning Spanish Literature

04/06/19

What did Lorca mean by ‘crocodiles’ in his poem ‘The King of Harlem’?

The poet Federico García Lorca, when he was studying at Colombia University visited Harlem with a friend of his, Nella Larsen, a black novelist. It made a tremendous impression upon him and its... more

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Poetry Literature

04/05/19

I need help identifying poetic devices

To tell the truth, those brick Housing Authority buildingsFor whose loveliness no soul had planned,Like random dominoes stood, worn out and facing each other,Creating the enclosure that was our... more

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Poetry Literature Edgar Allan Poe The Raven

03/27/19

Did Lenore in Edgar Allen Poe's poem The Raven merely leave or is she dead?

Edgar Allen Poe's poem *The Raven* has the narrator mourning the loss of his love Lenore. But it's actually not entirely clear to me if Lenore merely *left* the narrator (for whatever... more

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Poetry Literature Symbolism William Blake

03/27/19

What is the meaning of Blake's poem "The Sick Rose"?

William Blake's very short poem "The Sick Rose", from his [*Songs of Innocence and of Experience*](http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1934/1934-h/1934-h.htm), runs as follows: > O rose, thou art... more

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Poetry Literature Symbolism Emily Dickinson

03/19/19

What does "in the Ring" mean in Because I could not stop for Death?

3rd stanza: > We passed the School, where Children strove > At Recess – **in the Ring** – > We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain – > We passed the Setting Sun – I've heard of... more

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Poetry Literature Haiku Japanese Literature

03/18/19

Do traditional Japanese haikus always describe a moment?

I am currently reading *The Heart of Haiku* by Jane Hirshfield. In it, there are many examples of haikus by Bashō. In them, they always appear to give reference to a time, either explicitly or... more

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Poetry Literature Meaning William Shakespeare

03/18/19

In the Sonnet 29 by Shakespeare, does the speaker pity himself over lack of skill as an artist or contentment?

Here is the "Sonnet 29" by Shakespeare. > When in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes, I all alone beweep my > outcast state, And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries, And >... more

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Poetry Reading Middle English

03/18/19

Correct way of reading The Nibelungenlied?

I'm trying to read "The Nibelungenlied" in metrical English translation by George Henry Needler (). However, I've got certain difficulties with doing this.The translator explicitly notes in the... more

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Poetry Literature Meaning Seamus Heaney

03/16/19

In the poem "North" by Seamus Heaney, what is meant by the Aurora Borealis line and the word "nubbed"?

I'm taking notes and learning about the poem "North" by Seamus Heaney, and would like help with the literary analysis of some lines. What is meant by: >Expect aurora Borealis in the long... more

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Poetry English Writing English Literature

09/07/18

Is the dream of the rood considered a blank verse poem?

The question relates to whether it is considered one of the finest blank-verse poems (true or false). However, I am not sure if it is a blank-verse poem at all. Thanks for any help!

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Poetry

05/11/18

the passage is organized using a structure of

it is about poetry

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Poetry Literature American Literature Poem

04/05/18

Why is it important that the poet should imagine this homecoming for the bird before it disappears?

In stanza 6 of "To a Waterfowl" by William Cullen Byrant, the poet imagines the future homecoming of the bird in the images of rest, fellowship, and shelter. In answering the question we were told... more

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Poetry English Literature Poetry Authors

04/05/18

What different effect is conveyed by the poem's focus upon a solitary bird?

Migrating birds usually travel in flocks and follow a leader. The poem I'm asking about is "To a Waterfowl" by William Cullen Byrant

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Poetry

02/09/18

Which literary device involves the repetition of vowel sounds across successive or closely placed words

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Poetry Harlem, Rennisiance, Poetry Harlem

11/05/17

How did the Harlem renaissance influence poetry

The impact of Harlem renaissance on the development of poetry

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Poetry Literature English Literature

06/28/17

How might they interpret the Modernist slogan, "Make it new"?

It has been observed that for the High Modernists (people like Pound and Eliot), the modern era seemed a time of loss: loss of cutural meaning, loss of social coherence, loss of faith. For other... more

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Poetry English Poem

03/16/17

What can I compare "ice" to?

I need to write a poem and my teacher wants us to compare our topic to a person or something that resembles a human, nymph, dancer, figure skater. I need suggestions on things I can compare ice... more

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Poetry English Literature

02/12/17

I am struggling analyzing this poem. Can anyone help? please??

Seventy-one!How dida dewdrop last?—Kigen, Japanese Death Poems byYoel Hoffman (Tokyo, 1986)

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Poetry Poem Literary Devices Type Of Poem

12/16/16

What Literary devices are in this poem? What type of poem is it? (ballad, narrative) I NEED HELP ASAP!!! PLEASE!!!

Tell me Where is it writtenIn this oral traditionWhat what I create Is subject to such dictationsLorded over by some sortOf ethno-eccentricsThat says because you are brownYou must paint nothing but... more

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Poetry English Poem English Help

08/16/16

what metaphors and similes are found in Song of the Chattahoochee?

what metaphors and similes are found in Song of the Chattahoochee??

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Analysis of a self-written stanza in terms of meter?

Who chained the albatross to the mariner's neck?

Looking for a poem about the (fictionalized) writing of The Canterbury Tales Prologue?

What is the deeper meaning of "The Tyger"?

Confused about the meter and rhythm of Ulysses by Tennyson?

What did Lorca mean by ‘crocodiles’ in his poem ‘The King of Harlem’?

I need help identifying poetic devices

Did Lenore in Edgar Allen Poe's poem *The Raven* merely leave or is she dead?

What is the meaning of Blake's poem "The Sick Rose"?

What does "in the Ring" mean in Because I could not stop for Death?

Do traditional Japanese haikus always describe a moment?

In the Sonnet 29 by Shakespeare, does the speaker pity himself over lack of skill as an artist or contentment?

Correct way of reading The Nibelungenlied?

In the poem "North" by Seamus Heaney, what is meant by the Aurora Borealis line and the word "nubbed"?

Is the dream of the rood considered a blank verse poem?

the passage is organized using a structure of

Why is it important that the poet should imagine this homecoming for the bird before it disappears?

What different effect is conveyed by the poem's focus upon a solitary bird?

Which literary device involves the repetition of vowel sounds across successive or closely placed words

How did the Harlem renaissance influence poetry

How might they interpret the Modernist slogan, "Make it new"?

What can I compare "ice" to?

I am struggling analyzing this poem. Can anyone help? please??

What Literary devices are in this poem? What type of poem is it? (ballad, narrative) I NEED HELP ASAP!!! PLEASE!!!

what metaphors and similes are found in Song of the Chattahoochee?

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