<span> Characteristics of narrative poems:
They both relate to personal experience and are both frequently told from 1st person perspective
A narrative poem is one that tells a story. It follows a similar
structure as that for a short story or novel. There is a beginning, a
middle and an end, as well as the usual literary devices such as
character and plot.
Now look at the poem and see how it mtaches the above characterictics.
"the effect of figurative language and the relationship between the poem's mood and its language, setting, and content."
"Here is a website that tells more about the different types of figurative language:
http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/fig...
<<Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something
else, you are using figurative language, that is, any language that goes
beyond the literal meaning of words in order to furnish new effects or
fresh insights into an idea or a subject. The most common figures of
speech are simile, metaphor, and alliteration.>>
This poem is full of figurative language throughout. For example, the first three lines of the poem are metaphors:
The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees,
The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas,
The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor, " quote
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Answer:
According to the story on the lightening thief book, Percy is being pursued by Zeus, one of the gods.
<em>This is as a result of the fact that he represent the broken promise made among the gods (that non of them should give birth to a child which posidon broke) and also coupled with the fact that Zeus's master lightning bolt has recently been stolen which made him the prime suspect as a thief.</em>
He has no other option that to search for it and return it before their will be an all out fight between the gods.
Explanation:
Answer:
Helmer acts kindly toward Mrs. Linde while she is present, but insults her when she leaves.
Explanation:
In Henrik Ibsen's realism play "A Doll's House", the main and also recurring theme is that of appearance and reality. The very case of the two conflicting themes is played out in the character of Helmer.
Helmer is the husband of our protagonist Nora. He seems to be the type of man who wants to have full authority over his wife and children. He admonishes Nora even when she wants to buy something for herself. One of the most prominent cases of his contrasting characters is in Act 3 where he acts all so good and gentlemanly with Mrs. Linde, a friend of Nora. She had been waiting for them the whole time they had gone dancing upstairs. But once she leaves, he remarks "<em>at last we have got rid of her. She is a frightful bore, that woman</em>". This shows his differing appearances of when in public and in private.
