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Paul Durcan Notes
Brief overview: Themes: Love/marriage, family, relationships, communication, society Style: narrative, free verse, conversational, repetition, absurdism, surrealism, humour Notes: Paul Durcan writes about subject matter that is as often gloomy as it is absurd and humorous. His main focus is on personal relationships: his troubled relationship with his wife, in particular, but also his strained relationship Continue reading
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Emily Dickinson Notes
“Dickinson’s use of an innovative style to explore intense experiences can both intrigue and confuse.” Discuss this statement, supporting your answer with reference to the poetry of Emily Dickinson on your course. Poems: Hope is the Thing with Feathers, I Felt a Funeral in my Brain, I Heard A Fly Buzz When I died, A Continue reading
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Sylvia Plath Notes
Poems: The Arrival of the Beebox Mirror Black Rook in Rainy Weather Child Morning Poppies in July Themes: (ie What does Plath write about?) Style: (ie How does she write her poetry?) (Style: language + imagery) Black Rook in Rainy Weather Plath frequently struggled with bouts of writer’s block and this poem depicts her struggle Continue reading
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WB Yeats Notes
The Lake Isle of Innisfree The Wild Swans at Coole September 1913 Easter 1916 Sailing to Byzantium (In Memory of Con Markiewicz and Eva Gore Booth) The Lake Isle of Innisfree This poem was written in 1888 and represents Yeats’ early romantic, lyrical and more idealistic style. The poem conveys Yeats’ yearning to escape the Continue reading
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Adrienne Rich Notes
A link to notes on Rich: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LUTS1SToyYTUBhAVOh04FDBk-SNoFGWq/edit?usp=drivesdk&ouid=117295114049371812660&rtpof=true&sd=true Continue reading
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Gerard Manley Hopkins Notes
Hopkins Glossary: Inscape Instress Sprung Rhythm Petrarchan Sonnet Jubilant/Jubilance Energy/Energetic Vibrant/Vibrancy Controlled Celebration Dejected/Dejection Disconsolate Gerard Manley Hopkins Biographical info: You only need to know details that are relevant to his poetry, so focus on the following: Themes present in his poetry: Thematically, Hopkins is actually rather easy to pin down. His sonnets mainly focus Continue reading
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Elizabeth Bishop Answer Plan
Here is a link to a Google Doc that outlines an answer plan to an exam question on Bishop Bishop Answer Plan Continue reading
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Elizabeth Bishop Notes
For a comprehensive biography of Bishop, consult your poetry textbook. The most significant details you should familiarize yourself with are the loss of her father and subsequent institutionalization of her mother at a young age, her experiences with travel and eventual settlement in Brazil and her experiences with alcoholism. Advice on answering poetry questions A Continue reading
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