Tone/mood #8

Tone and mood sets is author's perspective on that subject affects the reader's view on the poem. For example in "To His Coy Mistress" Andrew Marvell expresses if only there was more time in the first stanza, and after he shifts his tone to trying to scare his coy mistress and the tonal shift becomes "Carpe Diem". Carpe Diem as the tone emphasizes the rush the author is at to sleep with the Coy Mistress while she is young and pure.

Diction

Diction is the author's creative word choice in poetry. Diction is what creates the tone/rhythm in writing. For instance in Hamlet, Shakespeare uses diction in Hamlet and Claudius's speech pattern. Shakespeare's diction in Hamlet's speech pattern helps create a very indecisive and appearing crazy character. Also Shakespeare uses diction in Claudius's speech pattern in showing how insecure of his power.

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Imagery is the key element in poetry that paints the image in the mind of the reader.  The senses that imagery provides for the reader engages to actually feel, smell, touch, and hear in the poems own world.   For example in the poem introduction to Poetry, " I say drop a mouse into a poem, and watch him prob his way out". The author Billy Collins really illustrates the imagery of the mouse really trying to wiggle his way out.  The imagery helps the reader completely visualize escape from where the mouse it at.  Also another example of imagery in the "OUT,OUT" by Robert Frost he does a great job painting the image of the 5 mountain ranges one behind another. "Five mountain ranges one behind the other.". Another element in poetry is figurative language, in the poem to an Athlete Dying Young, is a filled with metaphors to describe a deeper meaning. For example eyes the shady nigh has shut, Cannot see the record cut" this line explains that the fact that he has died young is good in the sense the "runner" does not need to see his record broken.

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Poetic sounds are what makes poetry flow and allow poetry to express all of its emotions. The reader has a chance to hear the emotional of the poem wether its a sad,angry, or happy type poem. For example To An Athlete dying young has an AA, BB rhyme-scheme allowing for a smooth and enjoyable read for the readers. Most poems have rhymeschems is because most people prefer reading poems that rhyme which helps the reader understand the poem better because the flow is kept up throughout the poem. Also another key literary device in poetry is onomonpia, onomonipa, enables a word in the poem to make the sound it sounds like in real life when it is read.

Symbols

Symbols are essential to poetry. The purpose of symbols is to represent a more important meaning in the poem from the authors. For example in Ozymandias, the rusty statue symbolized former great power and because of history all the power has been removed. Symbols is what allows for a deeper meaning in poems and usually because of them a reader should read a poem several times in order to grasp the full meaning.

Setting

The setting sets the tone for any type of work is heavily affects how characters react. For example in some versions of the film Hamlet, the setting is very dark and establishes Hamlet is having a a very hard time and wants blood thirsty revenge. While on the other hand another version's setting is very light and makes Hamlet appear more insane and allows the viewers to see and visualize him repelling from sanity.

The setting in Pride and Prejudice is accurate to the time on how it actually was during that time in England. Jane Austin successfully uses setting as the perfect time frame to poke fun at how a women's main goal was to marry someone wealthy. Jane Austin uses Mrs. Bennett to exaggerate the women of that time frame very comedically by having her trying to get all her daughters married. Also the time setting in Pride and Prejudice express how the upper class looked down upon the lower class of that time.

Characters Blog #2

The characters created by Jane Austin and Shakespeare in Pride and Prejudice and Hamlet took the two works to another level of greatness on top of having a good plot. In Pride Prejudice, Jane Austin creates a scenario where the characters gossip about one another for the readers to make pre judgements on that character. What Shakespeare does to create an interesting character in Hamlet is he made him very indecisive and appear crazy enough for the reader to judge or viewer.
Both authors create great supporting role characters such as Mrs. Bennett, Mr. Collins, and Polonious. All of these characters successfully annoy the reader in their exaggerated presense and provides and sprinkle of comedic genius in the two works.