For this entry, discuss sound in one of the poems. How is rhyme, rhyme scheme, alliteration, and repetition of sounds used? How does this contribute to the theme and tone of the poem? What is the theme and tone of the poem?
What is the overall TONE for the other two poems?
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The poem “ I heard a Fly buzz- when I died” is about a atmosphere the poet images when she dies. She hears the fly buzz, that represents the silence in the room. The poet also writes the people comes and looks here and they cry. However, she has come to another world and there is a king leads her. I can tell that the poet doesn’t want her friends or family members cry for her, so she would rather let her body break up. The last paragraph shows us that she has died already and it returns to quiet and peaceful. The window closes, thus it is dark and she can’t see anything. In addition, the poet refers blue, which is the symbolic color of death. The tone of the poem is solemn and calm.
ReplyDeleteThe tone of “ Hope is the thing with feathers” is hopeful.
The tone of “anyone lived in a pretty how town” is desolated.
"Hope" is the thing with feathers
ReplyDeleteThis poem is telling that hope can be everywhere, we always have hope. The author, Emily Dickinson used the metaphoric way to describe hope as a bird, in the first paragraph. The bird of hope never stops singing, and in the gale, this singing is the best thing to heard, this is a way to describe that hope is a good thing. The storm indicated people who wants to destroy hope is going to have worse result. The sound in the "chillest land" and the "strangest sea" indicated that hope is a thing that can "fly", even to the chillest land and the strangest sea.
The word "heard" repeated in this poem, for it indicated hope, the voice of hope is also hope. The poem mostly start with "And" and "That", this emphasize the warmness of hope. The tone of this poem for the first paragraph is peaceful, and this indicate the peace of hope. The second third paragraph use the confident tone say that even in the most dangerous place, chillest place, there is still hope. The theme for this poem is hope exist everywhere.
The tone for "I heard a Fly buzz-when I died"-cold and calm
Tone for "anyone lived in a pretty how town"-calm, peaceful
“Hope” is the thing with feathers:
ReplyDelete‘Hope’, one of the most wonderful things in this world, is described by this poem so precisely. The overall tone is grateful. For stretching the characters of hope, which is the theme, the author uses a lot “And” at the beginning of the lines. As a reader, this is where I feel the author is emphasizing the characters of hope. “And” is also a magical word which gives the reader a psychological suggestion while reading, implying that there so many good characteristics about hope that one line can never express the praise for it. The end rhymes are in pairs every other line, which gives a pleasant rhythm for whole. The environments that the author put the hope within contribute a lot to highlight the greatness and necessity of hope. The last line even pushes the extreme good character of hope to the vertex, by telling that hope never ask for anything, with doing so much for a human being. I do love this poem a lot.
I hear a Fly buzz －when I died.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Chinese poets all took their own life to death. Poets are too romantic to fancy colorful dreams. In this poem, Emily Dickinson posted her imagination about death, in a very pragmatic and detached tones. I like this style very much, because it shows some aloofness towards life and death. She used words like "room", "storm", and "firm" to catch the rhyme. Very clear, "fly" was a significant symbol of this poem. In my opinion, it was like the representative of messenger between real world and dead world. When the light was off, I left the world with no emotion and only the buzz of the fly.
Anyone lived in a pretty how town: Pathetic
I heard a Fly buzz-when I died: Lively, joyful and hopeful
"Hope" is the thing with feathers
ReplyDelete- This poem is talking about having hope in alot of things. I think the overall message that the poem is trying to get across to the readers is that with hope you can do whatever you want. You can never give up your hope for anything or your dreams will just be like feathers in the wind and blow away. The overall THEME for this poem is FINDING YOUR HOPE, AND NEVER GIVING IT UP.
- I heard a fly buzz-when i died: JOYOUS
- Anyone lived in a pretty how town: DRAMATIC
anyone lived in a pretty how town separate into nine stanzas, each when follow the rhythm AABC.
ReplyDeletethis poem is about the life and time, the first, third, fifth and the last stanzas mentions about the seasons, i think it represent the time passing, i think the author try to tell us the life cycle, and author symbolize buried and sleep as death, and the ANYONE and NOONE symbolize two lovers. the story tells me that life can be meaning less, if peole dont care, but it also can be meaningful if u care baout it.
I think in the poem "Hope is The Thing With Feathers", feathers are beautiful and delicate. Because you can loose your hopes from somebody or by yourself. It is easy to loose your hope. If you have hope you should trust yourself and follow your sense. I think the tone of the poem is disbelieving because she is talking about how feathers perches in the soul and sing the tune without the words. The rhytme of poem is a-b-a-b.
ReplyDelete-I think "I Heard a Fly Buzz" tone is hopeless because she talks about event is happening but she has nothing to do.
-"Anyone Lived In a Pretty How Town" first part is starting with happines and joyful but then it is ending with unhappines.
In anyone Lived in a pretty how town , the sound is rymeing so it moves the poem along quickly , alliteration, moves the plot foward, like when he says all and all, deep by deep, the tone goes from joyful to regretful to sorrowfulll, but over all the poem is joyful. for the other one, the his coy mistress the overall tone is, melicholy, it seems as if the story is sad. And lastly for the poem, A satirical elgegy on the death of a late famous general, he is extremly, enthusiastic throughout the whole poem, so he expresses his feelings toward it.
ReplyDeleteThe poem, "Hope" is Thing with Feathers by Emily Dickinson, talked about how hope can be everywhere. The word feather imply the thing that is beautiful, pure and free. She uses the word feather to describe hope, because she thinks hope has the same properties.
ReplyDeleteI think the overall tone for this poem is grateful, she uses nice and soft words. She also uses the word "and" for the repetition which is emphasizing the importance and grace of Hope.
Tone for I Heard a Fly Buzz -- When I died is hopeful.
Tone for Anyone Lived in a Pretty How Town is peaceful and calm.