Daily Archives: April 1, 2012

An Italian sonnet – “Chaos” by Edna St. Vincent Mallay

Posted on April 1, 2012 by imanley

Mallay’s poem Chaos has 14 lines that are divided into 2 rhyme schemes. The first 8 lines or (octave) follow the abbaabba rhyme scheme and the last six lines (setet) simply follow cdcdcd rhyme scheme. The form of the poem … Continue reading →

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The World Is Too Much with Us

Posted on April 1, 2012 by shae

  William Wordsworth’s poem, “The World Is Too Much with Us” is a poem that surrounds the theme of nature.  The tone of the poem is that of anger as the speaker displays his discontent towards the modernization of the … Continue reading →

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Elegy

Posted on April 1, 2012 by shawn

The definition of elegy is a mournful, contemplative lyric poem written to commemorate someone who is dead, often ending in a consolation. Elegy may also refer to serious meditative poem produced to express the speaker’s melancholy thoughts. The poem “Elegy … Continue reading →

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