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... speaker is bidding farewell . How does his mood differ from that of the speaker in Byron's poem ? 2. What state of mind in the speaker would cause him to shift his tone so quickly between lines one and two ? 3. Is the speaker convincing ...
... speaker is bidding farewell . How does his mood differ from that of the speaker in Byron's poem ? 2. What state of mind in the speaker would cause him to shift his tone so quickly between lines one and two ? 3. Is the speaker convincing ...
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... speaker trying to console himself about ? Speculate on how old the speaker might be , how he feels , and what time and where he is when he speaks . 2. Why does he not come right out and say what is frustrating him ? Is there anything ...
... speaker trying to console himself about ? Speculate on how old the speaker might be , how he feels , and what time and where he is when he speaks . 2. Why does he not come right out and say what is frustrating him ? Is there anything ...
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... speaker is , yet he manages to suggest a complex state of mind and a complex relationship . Is the speaker a naïve admirer ? Is he embittered ? Sarcastic ? 4. Why is / is not this poem remarkable for its striking imagery , its surpris ...
... speaker is , yet he manages to suggest a complex state of mind and a complex relationship . Is the speaker a naïve admirer ? Is he embittered ? Sarcastic ? 4. Why is / is not this poem remarkable for its striking imagery , its surpris ...
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PURPOSE AND FORM | 15 |
Ben Jonson 323 | 27 |
Lyrical and Narrative | 28 |
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allusion arrangement attitude beauty become begins called character comes connotation create dark death describe effect emotional English example experience Explain expression eyes face fact fall feel figurative give given hand head heart human idea imagery images impression involved ironic irony kind language leaves less light literal live look meaning meter mind move nature never night notice objects once passed pattern person picture play poem poet poet's poetry QUESTIONS reader reading repetition response rhyme rhythm Robert seems sense sleep song sound speak speaker speech stand stanza statement story stressed suggest syllables symbols tell thee things thou thought tone tree true trying turned understand verse voice words writer