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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 December 2024. This is a list of onomatopoeias, i.e. words that imitate, resemble, or suggest the source of the sound that they describe. For more information, see the linked articles. Human vocal sounds Achoo, Atishoo, the sound of a sneeze Ahem, a sound made to clear the throat or to draw attention ...
Siegfried Sassoon, a British war poet famous for his poetry written during the First World War.. War poetry is poetry on the topic of war. While the term is applied especially to works of the First World War, [1] the term can be applied to poetry about any war, including Homer's Iliad, from around the 8th century BC as well as poetry of the American Civil War, the Spanish Civil War, the ...
A rhyming dictionary is a specialized dictionary designed for use in writing poetry and lyrics. In a rhyming dictionary, words are categorized into equivalence classes that consist of words that rhyme with one another. They also typically support several different kinds of rhymes and possibly also alliteration as well.
Of princes, shall outlive this powerful rhyme; But you shall shine more bright in these contents Than unswept stone, besmeared with sluttish time. When wasteful war shall statues overturn And broils root out the work of masonry, Nor Mars his sword, nor war’s quick fire, shall burn The living record of your memory:
The Tale of the Heike, Japanese epic war tale; The Brus by John Barbour ; La Spagna (Italian) attributed to Sostegno di Zanobi (c. 1350–1360) Mocedades de Rodrigo (Old Spanish) (c. 1360) Siege of Jerusalem (c. 1370–1380, Middle English) Troilus and Criseyde (Middle English) by Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1380) Mabinogi (Middle Welsh)
However, the failure of two similar words to rhyme and the obvious omission of a full rhyme creates a sense of discomfort and incompleteness. It is a discordant note that matches well to the disturbing mood of the poem. [citation needed] This poem is the final one of Owen's poems set in the War Requiem of Benjamin Britten. It is sung by the ...
Published in 1863, it was a popular war song during the American Civil War, sung by both Union and Confederate troops. "When This Cruel War Is Over" is in the key of G major and consists lyrically of four rhyming verses and a couplet refrain.
Prior to the first Moon landing in 1969, William Safire prepared a speech for Richard Nixon to give in case of disaster. The last line of the prepared address echoes the second and third lines of the poem.