What are some figures of speech in this poem?
W.H Auden: Funeral Blues Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the pianos and with muffled drum Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come. Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead Scribbling on the sky the message He is Dead. Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves, Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves. He was my North, my South, my East and West, My working week and my Sunday rest, My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song; I thought that love would last forever: I was wrong. The stars are not wanted now; put out every one, Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun, Pour away the ocean and sweep up the woods; For nothing now can ever come to any good.
Can you tell me what are some of the figures of speech used in the poem " The Hollow Men" by T.S Elliot?
When you say, "More exactly if it is a dramatic poem or a modernist poem?" it's a very strange question to ask. Modernism is a literary movement, not a poetic form. This is a modernist poem as T.S. Eliot was a Modernist writer. The poem's form is an entirely different matter from it's poetic movement. In regards to the form, the poem lacks a regular meter and rhyme scheme so you would call it a "free verse poem." This is a metaphor: "There, the eyes are / Sunlight on a broken column" This is a simile: "We whisper together / Are quiet and meaningless / As wind in dry grass." This is alliteration: "Rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves" This is assonance: "The supplication of a dead man's hand" There's a lot of imagery in this poem involving broken objects, eyes, etc. There are two epigraphs to the poem. These are: "Mistah Kurtz – he dead" and "A penny for the Old Guy." These are allusions to the Joseph Conrad novel "Heart of Darkness." There are many, many more figures of speech in this poem. You weren't overly clear in your question about how many of them you wanted us to find, so I listed those that always stand out to me when I read this poem.
What are some figures of speech in this poem?
W.H Auden: Funeral Blues Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the pianos and with muffled drum Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come. Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead Scribbling on the sky the message He is Dead. Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves, Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves. He was my North, my South, my East and West, My working week and my Sunday rest, My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song; I thought that love would last forever: I was wrong. The stars are not wanted now; put out every one, Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun, Pour away the ocean and sweep up the woods; For nothing now can ever come to any good.
What are some of the great figures of speech and metaphors from the American South?
I don't think I can outdo Michelle Roses on her list, and I'm not going to try. She's right that these expressions are known in all Southern states, even if they might vary a little. Most of them are very rarely used, however. They're more like iconic jokes than actively used expressions at this point.Years ago I had a book called How To Talk Southern that I used to love. It was a little paperback book full of all kinds of outdated but amusing words and expressions and it was a lot of fun to read, not least for the phonetic spellings. It looks like this:It's a total joke of course, but a lot of fun to read. If you find Southern accents funny you'd probably enjoy this book.Jeff Foxworthy basically stole the concept for his book:Of course, people don't really talk this way in this area. Well... mostly not :)
Can anyone critique a poem for me?
I'm taking classes online and we're supposed to have a poet's poems critique. I honestly can't find how to do it online. Can someone pretty please critique this poem for me? :] Oh and critiquing is stating you true opinion, not just "I like this." Please help!!! "Who taught thee first to sigh, alas, my heart? Who taught thy tongue the woeful words of plaint? Who filled your eyes with tears of bitter smart? Who gave thee grief and made thy joys to faint? Who first did paint with colours pale thy face? Who first did break thy sleeps of quiet rest? Above the rest in court who gave thee grace? Who made thee strive in honour to be best? In constant truth to bide so firm and sure, To scorn the world regarding but thy friends? With patient mind each passion to endure, In one desire to settle to the end? Love then thy choice wherein such choice thou bind, As nought but death may ever change thy mind." --Edward deVere
Example of poem using figure of speech?
I remember a great poem I read in school that we interpreted as a class. It was called "Because I could not stop for death" by Emily Dickinsin. Because I could not stop for Death, He kindly stopped for me; The carriage held but just ourselves And Immortality. We slowly drove, he knew no haste, And I had put away My labor, and my leisure too, For his civility. We passed the school, where children strove At recess, in the ring; We passed the fields of gazing grain, We passed the setting sun. Or rather, be passed us; The dews grew quivering and chill, For only gossamer my gown, My tippet only tulle. We paused before house that seemed A swelling of the ground; The roof was scarcely visible, The cornice but a mound. Since then 'tis centuries, and yet each Feels shorter than the day I first surmised the horses' heads Were toward eternity. There are so many hidden figures of speech in the poem, but I'll point out the 4 most obvious ones. First figure of speech: Almost the entire second verse has an alliteration stressing the "S" consonant. Second figure of speech: In the fourth verse, the house is a metaphor comparing her grave to a comfy house. Third figure of speech: We passed the fields of gazing grain, We passed the setting sun are both examples of a personification. Grain is an inanimate object and cannot literally "graze" and the sun cannot literally "set". Fourth figure of speech: The entire poem is a metaphor where Emily Dickinsin compares death to a suitor, showing that she does not fear death but rather accepts it as a part of life. P.S: Go and do a research the next time.
Example of Poems using Figure of speech?
1.)The greatest thing since sliced bread. 2.)That's an old wives tale. 3.)I won hands down.4.) Cutting of your nose to spite your face. 5)Throwing the baby out with the bath water.6.) Closing the barn door after the horse has run off. 7)Throwing someone under the bus. 8.) Not for nothing but... 9.) I wish I had a nickle for every time that happened.10.) 9 times out of 10. 11.) Junk in the trunk. 12.) What goes around comes around. 13.) If it ain't broke, don't fix it. 14.) Murphy's Law. 15.) You want some cheese with that wine? 16.) The early bird catches the worm. 17.) Riding the cotton pony. 18.) A penny earned is a penny saved. 19.) It's no skin off my back. 20.) It'll be cold day in hell.
Which poem best describes you/your life?
Listen, sometimes we give our allWe would take a bulletAnd often they would beBehind the gun aimed at youSkins splashed, Tyres rammedEyes popped up because ofAll the popped up pillsTrying to gather your heartFrom the floor in spillsIn your mindThe Flashback stillsThem conquered hillsAnd the bullet you fired at meHalfway thereReady for its kills ....Spit my pain in a bowlAnd spin it and watch it freezeAnd I thought I thought of youEvery time I had a sneezeCold beers that lay in meAnd the empty bottlesAlong with the spills on the floorI marvel you, bitchThought you were a superheroAll you had was a loud pitchA fraction nonzero, null & voidFrom Delhi to DetroitThey talk about how youFussed and DitchedFear the lordThe bullet you firedIs right at my templeForehead sweatingI am going to die....Paradise LostNow I feel like a mouseOn the pad you moved aroundBut my keyboard allows me to liveReview me and you’ll find errorsBecause of you, them and theyAnd everyone who ignoredMy friendly “Hey”I’m coping this bullet you firedYou stand behind the barrelLaughing at my agonyLike the little pink pony ....Oh, I forgot to tell youI would have taken a bullet for youThere’s a reason whyI’m bulletproof, babyBullets can’t kill meIt was just to get through to youEvery time you said “No”I heard a “Yes”Built that way I amIn wildernessIn ruins of madnessIn churches of illnessIn temples of dullnessIn mosques of sadnessThe bullet you fired at meHas fallen in shameI will live againCome baby, be my witness! [1]...Footnotes[1] Alcatraz Dey (@writhriller) • Instagram photos and videos
Should speaking a foreign language in public be banned in United States?
No more Opera or German rock or K-pop.No 99 Luftballoons or Despacito.No traditional Catholic church services or singing Mozart/Brahms/Bach.No Octoberfest toasts.No learning any other language, because you would need to speak it to learn it. That means no communicating with the rest of the world unless we all trust their interpreters.No teaching immigrants English because you would have to say things in their language to teach them about yours.No traditional French or Italian or Latin or German Christmas Carols.Extreme care must be taken when discussing Anime.No eating at French, Mexican, Spanish or Italian restaurants. After all, none of the food has a proper English name. Or should we all just point at pictures of what we want to order?No. Just no. Aside from how anglo-centric, racist, and narrow minded such a policy would be, it is also hugely impractical, nearly impossible to enforce, and would prohibit many of the things people enjoy doing (and eating) on a daily basis.There are words in other languages for things that have no English designation. Did you know there are more than 20 different types of vegetable in Japan that translate to “Radish” in English? Try finding the one you want when all you can ask for is, “No, the other radish, the not as pink one!” (I like Daikon a lot.)Many English words were adopted from other languages, like ‘tsunami’. How do you choose when a word is officially English instead of foreign? Is there a committee? You do know the French have tried to keep their language pure? And even they don’t prohibit speaking other tongues in public.Oh, and no more Bible Study for you! It wasn’t written in English, and no one in America is allowed to discuss the words it was originally written in. So you’re stuck with hundreds of translations and no one you know or trust is allowed to talk about which translation might actually be correct, even when they obviously conflict.Last but most importantly, language is a fundamental part of how a person perceives and interacts with the world. Telling people not to use their native language is telling them to stop being who they are. Telling them they must use your language is telling them they don’t count as much as you do. It is inherently discriminatory. It is, at the very least, nativist, and usually both classist and racist as well.