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The simile "quiet as a nun / Breathless with adoration" is often cited as an example of how a poet achieves effects. On the one hand "breathless" reinforces the placid evening scene Wordsworth is describing; on the other hand it suggests tremulous excitement, preparing the reader for the ensuing image of the eternal motion of the sea.
The poem is one of Li's shi poems, structured as a single quatrain in five-character regulated verse with a simple AABA rhyme scheme (at least in its original Middle Chinese dialect as well as the majority of contemporary Chinese dialects). It is short and direct in accordance with the guidelines for shi poetry, and cannot be conceived as ...
The volume contains 12 poems, five of which were previously published. Critic Richard Long called two of the previously published poems, "On the Pulse of Morning" and "A Brave and Startling Truth", Angelou's "public" poems. [1] She read "On the Pulse of Morning", her most famous poem, at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton in 1993. [2]
Life can be a tricky, challenging journey. One of the many things that makes it worthwhile is the kindness of others — and showing that same kindness and compassion to yourself. There’s a ...
Michael. A Pastoral Poem: 1800 "If from the public way you turn your steps" Poems founded on the Affections. 1800 The Idle Shepherd-boys; or, Dungeon-Ghyll Force. 1800 A Pastoral "The valley rings with mirth and joy;" Poems referring to the Period of Childhood. 1800 The Pet-lamb 1800 A Pastoral "The dew was falling fast, the stars began to blink;"
A version of the Serenity prayer appearing on an Alcoholics Anonymous medallion (date unknown).. The Serenity Prayer is an invocation by the petitioner for wisdom to understand the difference between circumstances ("things") that can and cannot be changed, asking courage to take action in the case of the former, and serenity to accept in the case of the latter.
Whittier was first introduced to poetry by a teacher. His sister Mary Whittier sent his first poem, "The Deity", to the Newburyport Free Press without his permission, and its editor, William Lloyd Garrison, published it on June 8, 1826. [4] Garrison, as well as another local editor, encouraged Whittier to attend the recently opened Haverhill ...
Date of signature in the book predates formal release in publication of the poem. The Gift Outright; The Most of It; Come In; All Revelation [2] A Considerable Speck; The Silken Tent; Happiness Makes Up In Height For What It Lacks In Length; The Subverted Flower; The Lesson for Today; The Discovery of the Madeiras; Of the Stones of the Place