Limbo, Nothings Changed, and Blessing
“Write about the various ways in which the poets present their ideas
and give the reader an insight into different cultures.”
The three poems that will be studied are:
Limbo by Edward Kamau Braithwaite
Nothings changed by Tatamkhulu Afrika
Blessing by Imtiaz Dharker
The cultural location and inspiration (for the writers) of these poems
is of great curiosity (to many readers) and also of high deviation,
thus the way in which we are given an insight into the different
cultures will be considered very carefully.
Limbo
Edward Kamau Braithwaite, the writer of Limbo is creating tension and
anxiety, while at the same time expressing his view of slavery in the
poem, he is trying to create the effect of a ship filled with evil and
is trying to make the reader see that slavery is far from good but
actually very, very cruel, he tells the story of afro Caribbean
slavery in a rhyming & rhythmic dance. He has made it a very
motivating and complex poem. I feel that there are two meanings or
storylines to the poem the first and main narrative being a play being
acted out on the ship showing the cruel and evil history of Afro
Caribbean slavery, and the second being a more upbeat and blissful
side to the poem which is portraying the actions of the limbo dance.
The first three quarters of the poem deal with slavery and the limbo
dance combined together while the last quarter of the poem is like the
sun breaking and light coming out, it only deals with the happiness
that there is around the limbo dance in much more detail and describes
how their is light at the end of the tunnel for the slaves.
The poem has a very strong beat, signifying the dance that is being
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...heme that has been incorporated into the
poem.
Rhythm has not been used in the poem, it is very brief, and gives the
effect of ordinary speech.
We have a clear sense of Imtiaz Dharker’s culture; water is valued
very highly, (as people’s lives depend on this supply). Personally I
feel that In Britain we constantly take water for granted and should
not and that the poet maybe trying to convey to us a very important
message. The poem ends with a picture of the littlie children naked
and screaming. The sense of their beauty is overshadowed by the idea
of how weak, fragile and helpless they are.
Overall I feel this poem is the best poem (of the three) to give the
reader an insight into different cultures in a brief and logical way,
however I feel that Tatamkhulu Afrika Who wrote “Nothings Changed”
present his ideas in the most vivid and original way.
The alliteration used is to emphasize rhythm in the poem. On the other hand, the poet also depicts a certain rhyme scheme across each stanza. For example, the first stanza has a rhyme scheme of this manner a, b, c, d, e, a. With this, the rhyme scheme depicted is an irregular manner. Hence, the poem does not have a regular rhythm. Moreover, the poet uses a specific deign of consonance, which is present in the poem (Ahmed & Ayesha, p. 11). The poet also uses the assonance style depicted in the seventh stanza, “Seven whole days I have not seen my beloved.” The letter ‘o’ has been repeated to create rhythm and to show despair in the poem. On the second last line of the seventh stanza, the poet uses the style of consonance, “If I hug her, she’ll drive illness from me. By this, the letter ‘l’ is repeated across the line. The poet’s aim of using this style of Consonance is to establish rhythm in the poem and add aural
First of alll, the poem is divided into nine stanzas, where each one has four lines. In addition to that, one can spot a few enjambements for instance (l.9-10). This stylistic device has the function to support the flow of the poem. Furthermore, it is crucial to take a look at the choice of words, when analysing the language.
Rhyme-The last words of line one and line three of each stanza rhyme. The last words of line two and line four of each stanza also rhyme. The rhyming words contribute to the rhythm and flow of the poem.
It can be incredibly hard to create a natural, almost musical rhythm with words, but it doesn’t seem to be a problem for the speaker. Because they are passionate about words, they easily manipulate them such that the words roll off the readers tongue. The author even hints at their intent of this effect in the poem, stating “the ripest berries fall almost unbidden to my tongue, as words sometimes do, certain peculiar words”. The speaker beautifully crafted their words into a rhythmic masterpiece that almost begs to be sang—it is difficult to read the poem out loud without singing the words due to the rhythm the author infused into the
The essence of this poem is the author’s mastery of sound and rhythm and his excellent use of figurative language. Richard Wilbur purposely chose words that have few a syllables and require little to no change in mouth size and tongue movements to appease to the reader when read aloud. There is an ABAB rhythm scheme
Rhythm helps to move the poem along and keep the reader alert, which is exactly what Forbes is doing. Most poets use rhythm by having certain lines rhyme after each other; which gives the poem a wispy sensation, causing the reader to stay intrigued.
Verbs play an important role in understanding the poem. It starts out in present tense with words such as "holds" "push" "feel" "engenders" and they shift at the end towards past tense ...
Overall I think this poem was sad as it made me feel sorry for the
I have now discussed all three poems with you and I have to say that
The rhythm of the poem is very fast and lively. Evidence for that is the onomatopoeia “clockwork fizz” which describes the insect’s movements as sudden and quick, comparing its legs to the hands of a clock too. It also illustrates its desperate attempts to escape the small palm of the boy described by the opening line of the first stanza “He cannot hold his hand huge enough.” Furthermore, not only the grasshopper’s movements are swift but the boy’s motions as well, shown by the run on line “He races back, how quick he is, look”. This line further emphasizes the rhythm of the poem and the energetic mood it creates.
To anyone and everyone: This is one of the great books! It reads like a lovely poem. Enjoy and reflect.
to that of a hymn or nursery rhyme. This rhythm and the fact that the
First of all, the poem is very exquisite and dramatic. It appeared imaginable as like I see the blood on the deck, a man crying. Also, from first to last part, speaker’s voice had changed; he hold his captain’s head with deep grief, and eventually he walked weekly through on the deck. The situation of the poem is that a ship is reached to the port. And the people on the ship were exulting
poem have a happy mood but it is the way he has made the poem very
The poem is based on Lord Tennyson describing of a huge sea monster that is