Tuesday, February 16, 2010

"Porphyria's Lover"

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In the poem "Porphyria's Lover" by Robert Browning, the way that I took the theme was that his love is dying of a tragic death...

Porphyria's Lover - Irony

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The tone of this piece is very straightforward and story-like. It almost seems like it's a story out of a love novel. From the beginning...

My Last Duchess: All for Pride

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The speaker in this poem seams to be unscathed about the death of his wife. She seamed like nothing to him, replaceable. Gazing at the pic...
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Barbie Doll Reversal

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The feminist’s views of Barbie Doll are a sharp observation of what over expectation can do to a child’s life. The role however can be flip...

Barbie Doll from a mans perspective

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In today's society, boys and girls are treated in much the same way. Although there are obvious differences, boys are supposed to like h...

Theme of Porphyria's Lover

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The theme of "Porphyria's Lover" by Robert Browning is one that I was able to pick out. The main character has the girl of hi...

"Barbie Doll"

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In the poem “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy, the idea that the roles could be switched from a female onto a male is not a farfetched thought. ...

My Last Duchess

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In my last duchess , you can tell that the speaker is a man of great wealth, arrogance and jealousy . He is arrogant as he is trying to show...

Barbie Doll

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In “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy, it tells of the struggles of one girl that they pressures get to and she takes drastic measures to get the...

Ozymandias

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“Ozymandias” by Percy Bysshe Shelley was an interesting poem that gave examples of how nothing lasts forever. He uses a statue in the middl...

Symbolism in “Ode on a Grecian Urn”

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The symbolism in this poem starts with the title. An urn is used to store the ashes of a loved one whom was cremated. Setting aside theism...

"Ozymandias"

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In the poem “Ozymandias”, the idea that nothing lasts forever is portrayed through the realization of what is left of the kingdom in which t...

Diction/Tone choices: "Porphyria's Lover", "To his Coy Mistress" & "Ode on a Grecian Urn"

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Diction is all about the words that you choose; the level of language that an author commits to. Diction can make a poem easily misunderstoo...

"Barbie Doll"

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Marge Piercy's poem "Barbie Doll," explores the theme of perfection and always wanting more than what you have. The poem star...

"Ozymandias"

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In Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem "Ozymandias," the theme that "nothing lasts" reoccurs throughout the entire work. I ...

Adolescence

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"Barbie doll" by Marge Piercy, is a poem about a young girl struggling with adolescence and appearance until she's had enough....

"Ozymandias"

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The theme in "Ozymandias" by Percy Bysshe Shelly, has one that seems "nothing lasts". Some imagery from this poem parti...