AMBIGUITY....."nice" what can "nice" mean....good, or even "nice, but not too attractive"
Precision...few words to pinpoint an idea...choosing the particular word that the poem needs at that place.
Denotation "stone"...may equal "death", with an underlying meaning...
"My Papa's Waltz", by Theodore Roethke
Literal meaning...father dancing with his son on the way to bed
Underlying meaning...drunken father barely sober enough to carry son or treat him gently....simile: "hung on like death"...
+++ an ambiguous poem....maybe just a fond childhood memory or a mildly abusive dad saying goodnight...?
The extended metaphor of "23rd Psalm" is how shepherd is used to mean "Jesus/God"
Rhythm and Meter: the flow, the "beat",
Onomatopoeia: a word that almost describes how something sounds..."buzz", "splash", & "pop"
Alliteration: similar sounds in consonants, "wild nights-wild nights!
were I with thee
wild nights should be
our luxury
Assonance: similar sounds in vowels same sentence as above...but notice the vowels..."ee"..and "Y"
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Your journal entries are excellent. They definitely fit the criteria of an A journal.
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