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“London, 1802” by William Wordsworth

Posted on May 12, 2012 by imanley

Imani Manley English 2003-1248 Essay 2 London, 1802 By Williams Wordsworth Glossary • Bower – a shady leafy shelter or recess, as in a wood or garden; arbor; an attractive dwelling or retreat. • Dower- natural gift or talent. • … Continue reading →

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Neither Out Far nor In Deep (for final?)

Posted on May 9, 2012 by imanley

RObert FRost’s poem titled NEither OUt FAr nor IN DEep Wwould be great for the final. At a glance the poem seem so simple yet after really reading though the poem you get a sense of the deeper meaning that … Continue reading →

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“Climax” by Usher

Posted on May 7, 2012 by imanley

I randomly chose this song without any thought because I believe all songs are poetic in nature. “Climax” by Usher is like a poem because it has (as most songs do) rhythm. This rhythm is achieved by the recurrence of … Continue reading →

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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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Blow by Paul Humphrey

Posted on March 5, 2012 by imanley

Her skirt was lofted by the gale When I, with gesture deft, Essayed to stay her frisky sail She luffed, and laughed, and left. As we explore the use of sound in the next class, I would like to note … Continue reading →

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