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THE CHARACTERISTICS OF POETRY

By poetry we mean modern poetry, because not only have we a special and intimate understanding of the poetry of our age and time, but we look at the poetry of all ages through the mist of our own. Modern poetry is poetry which is already separate from story and has played a special part in the relation of the consciousness of the developing bourgeois class to its surroundings. What are the specific characteristics of this modern poetry – not of good modern poetry, but of any modern poetry? Mimesis , the characteristic of Greek poetry, is not a specific characteristic of bourgeois poetry but is common to the bourgeois story and play. Characteristics The characteristics which would make a given piece of literature poetry for the sophisticated modern are as follows: (a) Poetry is rhythmic The marked rhythm of poetry, superimposed upon the “natural” rhythm of any language, seems to have taken its root from two sources- (1) It makes easier declamation in common and t...

Poetry And Its Types

Poetry is a compact language that expresses complex feelings. To understand the multiple meanings of a poem, readers must examine its words and phrasing from the perspectives of rhythm , sound , images , obvious meaning, and implied meaning. Readers then need to organize responses to the verse into a logical, point-by-point explanation. A good beginning involves asking questions that apply to most poetry. When studying poetry, it is useful first of all to consider the theme and the overall development of the theme in the poem. Obviously, the sort of development that takes place depends to a considerable extent on the type of poem one is dealing with. It is useful to keep two general distinctions in mind (for more detailed definitions consult Abrams 1999 and Preminger et al 1993): lyric poetry and narrative poetry. Lyric Poetry A lyric poem is a comparatively short, non-narrative poem in which a single speaker presents a state of mind or an emotional state. Lyri...

Elements of Poetry And Description of Quality Characteristics

Elements of Poetry POETRY - has an overall central theme or idea within each poem. Images The mental pictures the poet creates through language Diction The selection of specific words Form The arrangement of words, lines, verses, rhymes, and other features. Cadence A rhythmic change in the inflection of sounds from words being spoken. Sometimes referred to the flow of words. Couplet Two lines of verse that rhyme at the end and are thought as one unit Meter A rhythm that continuously repeats a single basic pattern. Rhyme Words that end with similar sounds. Usually at the end of a line of the poem. Rhyming Two lines of a poem together with the same rhythm Rhythm A pattern created with sounds: hard - soft, long - short, bouncy, quiet - loud, weak - strong . Stanza A part of a poem with similar rhythm and rhyme that will usually repeat later in the poem. Verse A line of a poem, or a group of lines within a long poem. Qua...

Analyzing The 'Imprisonment of Obatala'

Discuss the author and settings of ‘imprisonment of Obatala’ Imprisonment of Obatala is a novel written by Obotunde Ijimere. Obotunde Ijimere was born in Otan Ayigbagu, Western Nigeria in 1930. After leaving secondary school he joined Duroladipo’s therapy company, but soon discovered that he had no talent for acting. He attended Ulli Beiers’s-extra-mural-writers workshop in Oshogbo, and followed his advance to writing in English rather than in Yoruba. Apart from the plays in this volume he has written some shirt stories (he is not very satisfied with the results) and several other plays, including one in Pidgin, the fall of man, especially written for theatre express. The Lagos-based theatre group, Chinwenma (1972). The drama is played on stage in the theatre. A mythical setting of the play is played in the forest, Savanna and at the two palaces of Obatala and Shango. And this can be confirmed by the following points from the principle text. Tjimeri (1966:3) considerate...

Analyzing Characters In Animal Farm Literature has many styles or diction and the book animal farm has a simple style. Setting is the geographical area, the specific period and the specific environment in which role leadership plays in bringing about change. Even though the animals on manor farm endure a life of misery for so long under Jones without complaining, it is that they enjoy their condition, they just have no idea what to do about it. It is just the leadership of just one person, Old Major, to rouse and give them a completely new perspective on life. It is this which topples Jones. Hence this academic writing will outline all the characters (human, animal, major and minor) used in ‘Animal Farm’ and explore how George Orwell uses them to symbolize characters and events in real life. For Jones , Selfishness has always been at the root of most social and political upheaval all over the world and throughout history and his behavior is highlighted in animal ...