Michael Heffernan Living Room Analysis

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Poetry/Michael Heffernan
Krystal Stotts
American Literature II
16 December 2016
Prompt: Poetry/Michael Heffernan
The Effects of Literary Elements on Theme Poetry, a specific type of literature, contains the thoughts, feelings, and ideas of an author in the form of rhythms or particular styles. These styles can be formal or personalized to the author's will. Some of the most important tools used to shape a work of literature are the literary devices. Works of literature are like works of art. A sketch is simply a sketch until colored and given vibrancy. Works of literature are just words on a page until literary devices give them life. Tone, metaphors, and diction are some of the tools that give depth to a piece. These tools create images and feelings in which the audience can connect to. Michael Heffernan, a renowned poet of the 20th century, has his own particular style. His poem, Living Room, is a relaxed piece. Specific literary elements in this poem unfold a whole story in only a few short lines. Michael Heffernan uses tone and point of view to create the short story in this poem a depiction of real life.
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This realistic atmosphere is one that the audience can connect with and relate too. While poetry does have its rules that place poems into categories, each author can choose to play to these rules or break them. The author's choice of poetry style and the literary elements he or she chooses to define their poems create their own personal style. Heffernan's style is realistic and creates a story in only a few stanzas. His poems are far more than just the thoughts and feelings from within. They take a look at the complexities of life no matter how small they are. Overall, Living Room is the perfect example of a unique style using figurative elements to enhance its literary

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