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Poetry relies very heavily on the use of figurative language to create...

Thu, 7 May 2009 13:05:56 PST

Poetry relies very heavily on the use of figurative language to create images and sounds. Many poems also present themes or lessons. In order to appraise a poem critically, it is necessary to analyze the figurative language that is present. For example, does the poet use similes, metaphors, or other "visual" imagery that helps the reader to see or otherwise make connections? Some types of figurative language create sounds that make the poem...

You want to look at several aspects of a poem to do an analysis of it. ...

Thu, 7 May 2009 12:34:56 PST

You want to look at several aspects of a poem to do an analysis of it. The first is the poetic techniques that it contains. Does the author use metaphors, imagery, symbolism, paradox? Then, look at the structure. Is it metered and rhymed, or free-style? Another thing to look at is to compare it to other poems written by the same author, or other poems of a similar style (for example, if it is a haiku, compare it to other haiku poems;...

How do you critically appraise a poem?

Wed, 6 May 2009 12:55:28 PST

How do you critically appraise a poem?

how to analyse byron's bride of abydos?

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 05:59:01 PST

how to analyse byron's bride of abydos?

A complex question. If we limit our discussion to just these poems, we...

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:09:54 PST

A complex question. If we limit our discussion to just these poems, we can see some differences. Coleridge treats Xanadu as more explicitly imaginary, forcing the Orient more directly into the realm of the fantasy, and the fantastic. You can see this from the use of Xanadu on, with details like "incense-bearing trees" suggesting that the entire landscape of the Orient is in some way managed, a kind of stage setting for desire. (Of course, the...

What are the differences between Byron's Orientalism and Coleridge's...

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 11:56:44 PST

What are the differences between Byron's Orientalism and Coleridge's Orientalism (on the examples of Byron's Bride of Abydos and Coleridge's Kubla Khan