Two poetic devices can be compared and contrasted in the two poems She Walks in Beauty and We Real Cool. These two devices are imagery and symbolism. The poem She Walks in Beauty by Lord Lord Byron (George Gordon) is about a girl that is very beautiful. Gordon compares her to many different beautiful things that makes her seem very majestic. An example is, “She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies;” (Gordon, stanza 1 lines 1 and 2). The poem We Real Cool by Gwendolyn Brooks is about a group of people that believe that they are cool. In the poem, the group states many things that they believe make them cool. These things are not good things, rather negative. Two things that they say are “We left school” (Brooks, stanza 1 line 2) and “We Thin gin.” (Brooks, stanza 3 line 2). These two poems contrast in their meaning because the poem She Walks in Beauty is positive while the poem We Real Cool is negative. Imagery is seen …show more content…
It is seen in the poem She Walks in Beauty because the meaning of the poem is more than its literal meaning. In the poem, the hidden meaning is that this girl is amazing and that the poet has her as a wife. She, as was stated before, is described as beautiful and majestic. She is also described by things that a stranger that likes a girl would not know. Two examples of this are “The smiles that win, the tints that glow, But tell of days in goodness spent,” (Gordon, stanza 3 lines 3 and 4) and “A mind at peace with all below, A heart whose love is innocent!” (Gordon, stanza 3 lines 5 and 6). The first example says that she spends days in goodness. A stranger would not know how a girl spends her time; however, a husband would know that. The second example says that the girl has a mind at peace and that her love is innocent. A husband would know that his wife has a peaceful mind and loves him with pure love; however, a stranger would not know that about a girl that he
Gwendolyn Brooks and Sonia Sanchez, in their poems “We Real Cool” and “Summer Words of a Sistuh Addict”, are both alike in their idea of dealing with troubled youth. Brooks discusses in her poem “We Real Cool” rebellious pool-playing youth that “sing sin” (Line 5) and “thin gin.” (Line 6) The whole poem centers around disturbed youth. The narrator in Sonia Sanchez’s poem “Summer Words of a Sistuh Addict”, is also a disturbed young woman who is addicted to heroin, and seems to live a rather rebellious lifestyle. In addition, both of these poems use tone via word choice, sentence structure, and meter in order to vividly describe the scenarios in their poems, and to impact their reader. However, both poets use the literary elements mentioned above differently in their poems.
Brooks’ selection of single syllable words helps set the rhythm of a jazz mood. The monosyllable words provide a rhythmical tool for generating a snappy beat to her tale. Her repetition of rhyming words close together adds unity to the poem. By placing the one syllable words close together: “cool / school” (1-2) and “sin / gin” (5-6), it emphases each word. The feelings and imagery are clear in this poem. The rhyming lines in her verse contain only three words, and it keeps the poem’s rhythm moving. The short verse makes it easy to remember. The short lines speed it up, but the sound on each stop really stands out. Only the subtitle is longer, which Brooks utilizes to encompass the setting. Her careful use of short words keeps the beat and describes what the boys are doing, like leaving school, or staying out late. These simple
In this stanza there is a question asked to the question reveals that the girl is puzzled about the lord is after her. This suggests that she is aware that he has different motives rather than love and romance. This also shows that she knows the compliment is false and just a way of seducing her into bed.
With the use of such a sarcastic and straightforward tone in her poem, “We Real Cool”, Brook’s enforces the poem’s theme using patterned repetition. This repetition makes it apparent to the reader that Brooks is suggesting something completely opposite from what she is saying, and creates a poem with much more direction and meaning. Repetition is seen throughout the poem with, “We Real Cool”, in lines 1 and 2, “We / Left school. We / Lurk late” (1-2). The pattern proceeds throughout the stanzas in the poem, each sentence beginning with “We” and containing three syllables. Each sentence suggests a moment of pride and satisfaction. This is clear in “We Real Cool” in the very first couple lines “We / Left” (1-2) where Brooks conveys the act of dropping out of school. Even though dropping out of school may alleviate the young men’s immediate dislike for a structured schooling environment, it will affect their long-term future. Apart from its subtitle, "The pool players, seven at the Golden Shovel”, "We Real Cool" is made up of four stanzas, each of which is a two-line couplet. Each word throughout the poem contains only one syllable. Although most traditional couplets in poetry contain a rhyme at the end of the line, this poem takes rhyming to a new level where the couplets rhyme in the middle. For example, the rhyming
In today’s modern view, poetry has become more than just paragraphs that rhyme at the end of each sentence. If the reader has an open mind and the ability to read in between the lines, they discover more than they have bargained for. Some poems might have stories of suffering or abuse, while others contain happy times and great joy. Regardless of what the poems contains, all poems display an expression. That very moment when the writer begins his mental journey with that pen and paper is where all feelings are let out. As poetry is continues to be written, the reader begins to see patterns within each poem. On the other hand, poems have nothing at all in common with one another. A good example of this is in two poems by a famous writer by the name of Langston Hughes. A well-known writer that still gets credit today for pomes like “ Theme for English B” and “Let American be American Again.”
Both authors use figurative language to help develop sensory details. In the poem It states, “And I sunned it with my smiles, And with soft deceitful wiles.” As the author explains how the character is feeling, the reader can create a specific image in there head based on the details that is given throughout the poem. Specifically this piece of evidence shows the narrator growing more angry and having more rage. In the short story ” it states, “We are below the river's bed. The drops of moisture trickle among bones.” From this piece of text evidence the reader can sense the cold dark emotion that is trying to be formed. Also this excerpt shows the conflict that is about to become and the revenge that is about to take place. By the story and the poem using sensory details, they both share many comparisons.
...sed society with religious overtones throughout the poem, as though religion and God are placing pressure on her. The is a very deep poem that can be taken in may ways depending on the readers stature yet one thing is certain; this poem speaks on Woman’s Identity.
Poets often use techniques such as tone, imagery, themes, and poem structure to create a more complex view of their stance on the subject. These features can make the poem more interesting to the reader and helps to develop their story. The use of imagery in a poem can take the reader on a journey filled with sensory images that help the reader to connect with the subjects of the poems. The tone of the poem determines the mood and feelings that the reader will experience. The theme of a poem holds the true meaning and point of the poem and is explained using the above literary techniques. While “Mirror” by Sylvia Plath and “Piano” by D.H. Lawrence both contain imagery and tone to convey the poets’ common theme of the longing for the past to revive itself, the poets use different poem structures that further convey their overall message.
of the difficulty in acceptance. In the first few stanzas the poet creates the impression that she
The poem She Walks in Beauty by Lord Byron feature rhyme and meter. The poem follows the abab rhyme scheme which means that every other line rhymes; lines 1 and 3 will rhyme and lines 2 and 4 will rhyme. Additionally, She Walks in Beauty uses meter, specifically iambic tetrameter which is when there are four unstressed syllables in each line. Iambic tetrameter makes a poem to be read with ease and give it an even rhythm.
How do we relate to a poem? And how do we differ from it? We resemble poetry in a way that life provides us with varieties. While we constantly develop, we often encounter victory and failures and learn from them. Sometimes we are full of colors and happiness, and sometimes, we are in a gothic setting.
“In what ways does the poet draw you into the world of poetry? Detailed reference to 2 poems”
“Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.”- Kahlil Gibran. I am going to compare and contrast between “Sonnet 130”, by William Shakespeare and “The Harlem Dancer”, by Claude McKay. Both poems and sonnets are English and have fourteen lines or stanzas, and the rhyme scheme of ABABCDCDEFEFGG, which points out beauty in women.
She uses figurative language, analogies, and personal examples to explain her perception of poetry and what poetry truly means to each reader. Throughout each stanza she repeatedly uses different diction to ensure that the audience can fully see what she means when she is describing the different types of poetry. The tone that is created by the author is in a way almost, sarcastic. It seems as though she is never being completely sincere with her use of tone. When she suggests that a poem is bad or good she always compliments the balance of realism and imagination.
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