Daily Archives: March 25, 2012

“When I Was One and Twenty” A.E. Housman

This poem is from the standpoint of the formerly heart broken. She speaks on her experience of just a year prior. She was young and head over heels in love. Older, wiser people (“Wise Man” was used to describe a … Continue reading

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FOX TROT FRIDAYS The author illuminates a Friday night with a dance, only here she uses literature. In the poem she chooses words that gives the feel and has a rhythm of the fox trot or a waltz. In line … Continue reading

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William Blake’s “The Lamb”

William Blake’s poem, “The Lamb” has a very tranquil tone. The poem seems to resonate innocence and traquility. This innocence and tranquility is brought out to the reader through Blake’s choice of words. The word “lamb” generally has the connotation … Continue reading

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