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... tone emerges from all the shadings of manner and meaning which gather through the interplay of rhythms , word choice , sound effects , and all the other poetic elements . Misreading the tone of a poem is like mis- taking a remark in ...
... tone emerges from all the shadings of manner and meaning which gather through the interplay of rhythms , word choice , sound effects , and all the other poetic elements . Misreading the tone of a poem is like mis- taking a remark in ...
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... tone . Does this resemble the tone of the speaker in " Others , I am not the first " ? 2. Which speaker is more self - aware ? How do you know ? Do you think Hardy is in sympathy with his speaker ? 3. Which poem , on the basis of the ...
... tone . Does this resemble the tone of the speaker in " Others , I am not the first " ? 2. Which speaker is more self - aware ? How do you know ? Do you think Hardy is in sympathy with his speaker ? 3. Which poem , on the basis of the ...
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... tone of the poem ? Would you say the tone tends to be merry or serious ? How would the effect change if the poem were a composite of complete sentences ? 3. Do you notice any ironic discrepancy between the tone and the theme ? 4. Why ...
... tone of the poem ? Would you say the tone tends to be merry or serious ? How would the effect change if the poem were a composite of complete sentences ? 3. Do you notice any ironic discrepancy between the tone and the theme ? 4. Why ...
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PURPOSE AND FORM | 15 |
Ben Jonson 323 | 27 |
Lyrical and Narrative | 28 |
Copyright | |
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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