To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time
By: Robert Herrick
Dramatic situation: The effects of time.
Structure: abab rhyme scheme
Logic/ theme: make wise use of your time
Grammar/ meaning: grammar is complex to fit in the stanzas. Each line has a meaning and each thought ends at the end of a stanza.
Figures of speech: personification and metaphors are used
Diction: simple diction, with complex syntax.
Tone: optimism about life, and moving on.
Literary techniques: uses a lot of personification
Prosody/ language: the rhythm to the poem contributes to the meaning because it all flows. The flow goes along with the theme of looking forward and being optimistic.
Sonnet 89
By: Pablo Neruda
Dramatic Situation: Talks about lovers, one who has passed away
Structure: Sonnet, no rhyming
Logic/ theme: Love
Grammar/ meaning: Meant to show another person their love. The grammar is simple and easy to understand
Figures of speech: use of imagery
Diction: colloquial diction in the translation
Tone: Admiring tone
Literary techniques: Imagery
Prosody/ language: No rhyme scheme. Uses words that correspond with the theme in order to portray it more clearly
Ode to the Western Wind
By: Percy Bysshe Shelley
Dramatic Situation: Tribute to the western winds, and their intensity
Structure: ode. some rhyme, ababcbcdc....
Logic/ theme: the stress/ deathly aspects of life
Grammar/ meaning: grammar is simple with use of adjectives. meaning is to inform the reader of a deeper darker meaning of the winds.
Figures of speech: Similes, imagery, metaphors
Diction: uses words with different meanings to them to describe "the winds"
Tone: There is a sort of dark tone; ominous, sad
Literary techniques: Imagery
Prosody/ language: the rhyme scheme is not consistent, just as the poem is too. starting dark and hopeless then taking a more positive turn to it
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