Was Diana Spencer related to Edmund? Edmund Spenser was related to the Spencers of Althorp through his second wife, and so is related to Lady Diana Spencer (Diana, Princess of Wales). Why is Spenser called poets? Edumund Spenser was (and is) called “the poet’s poet” because of the very high quality of his poetry and […]
What is the tone of the tide rises the tide falls?
“The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls” is a sad and somber poem about the inevitability of death. The first two stanzas are all about the falling of the tide, darkness and twilight descending, and the death of a nondescript traveler. There is nothing heartwarming or uplifting about this whatsoever. What kind of poem is The […]
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Who is the speaker in not waving but drowning?
In the poem “Not Waving but Drowning,” there appears to be three speakers including the narrator, the man drowning, and the family and friends of the man. Each of the speakers play a significant role in the poem. Who is speaking in Not Waving but Drowning? the dead man himself “Not Waving but Drowning” Speaker […]
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Where is Franklin the turtle from?
Franklin and his friends live in a small, animal-resident village in eastern North America known as Woodland. The village is small enough that most residents know one another and meet on a regular basis. Is Franklin the turtle American? Franklin the Turtle is an American children’s animated television series, based on the Franklin Turtle books […]
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Do odes rhyme?
Today’s odes are usually rhyming poems with an irregular meter, although rhyme is not required for a poem to be classified as an ode. They are broken into stanzas (the “paragraphs” of poetry) with 10 lines each, typically consisting of three to five stanzas in total. Do odes have rhyme? Modern odes are usually rhyming […]
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What is personification in language?
1 : attribution of personal qualities especially : representation of a thing or abstraction as a person or by the human form. What is personification and example? Personification is a poetic literary device in which non-living things are given human traits. The most common example of personification is when we describe the wind as blowing, […]
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What does the speaker now chase in line 5 of to lucasta?
Q. What does the speaker now chase in line 5 of To Lucasta, Going to the Wars? In the lines 5-6, the speaker claims he is now chasing a “new mistress”—the” first foe in the field. “Obviously, the” first foe “isn’t his mistress (which could get weird), but here “mistress” is a metaphor. What does […]
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What languages are in the wasteland?
How do you say wasteland in different languages? In other languages wasteland American English: wasteland /ˈweɪstlænd/ Brazilian Portuguese: terra inculta. Chinese: 荒地 European Spanish: terreno baldío. French: terres à l’abandon N. German: Ödland. Italian: terra desolata. Japanese: 荒れ地 Who is the protagonist of the poem The Waste Land? Tiresias The only one major character in […]
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What is poetic meter in English?
What Is Meter in Poetry? Meter is the basic rhythmic structure of a line within a work of poetry. Meter consists of two components: The number of syllables. A pattern of emphasis on those syllables. What is an example of a poetic meter? Meter is found in many famous examples of poetic works, including poems, […]
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Why did Tennyson write crossing the bar?
Tennyson wrote “Crossing the Bar” in 1889, three years before he died. The poem describes his placid and accepting attitude toward death. Although he followed this work with subsequent poems, he requested that “Crossing the Bar” appear as the final poem in all collections of his work. Why did Tennyson wrote Crossing the Bar? Tennyson […]
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