In “They are hostile nations”, the speaker is trying to convince her supposed enemies that their fighting is not only unnecessary, but destroying themselves.
Q. What is the rhyme scheme of if we must die?
Instead, it is a poem of political resistance: a cry for oppressed people to resist their oppressors, violently if necessary. In general, “If We Must Die” follows the formula for a Shakespearean sonnet. It is written in iambic pentameter and follows the Shakespearean rhyme scheme, ABABCDCDEFEFGG.
Table of Contents
- Q. What is the rhyme scheme of if we must die?
- Q. What is not Poem analysis?
- Q. What is the theme of they are hostile nations?
- Q. What is the theme of at the tourist Centre in Boston?
- Q. What two enemies does the speaker identify which enemy does the Speaker view as more of a threat?
- Q. When was they are hostile nations written?
- Q. What does the speaker conclude at the end of under a certain little star?
- Q. How does Prospero’s role throughout the play make asides a natural choice for his character?
- Q. What is under a certain little star about?
Q. What is not Poem analysis?
Summary. ‘Is/Not’ by Margaret Atwood is a short love poem that describes how love is very unlike science, and how lovers should not try to be scientists. The poem begins with Atwood’s speaker stating that love is not a “profession”. One cannot study it as one can other things.
Q. What is the theme of they are hostile nations?
They are hostile nations by Margaret Atwood is a poem on the dystopian theme on the historical back ground of the Berlin Wall and the bifurcation of East and West Berlin which was shared by four nations.
Q. What is the theme of at the tourist Centre in Boston?
I think the main theme of this poem is how the media we look at is so altered by whoever creates it. Throughout the poem, Atwood discusses how the photos of Canada are very different from what she can recall about the country.
Q. What two enemies does the speaker identify which enemy does the Speaker view as more of a threat?
Whichenemy does the speaker view as more of a threat? She identifies human opponents, along with the natural enemy (dragon of chaos) of life, and believes the latter is already more than we can handle. 2.
Q. When was they are hostile nations written?
1965-1975
Q. What does the speaker conclude at the end of under a certain little star?
In “Under a Certain Little Star,” what does the poet conclude at the end? Nothing can excuse the speaker as long as she lives, since she is her own obstacle.
Q. How does Prospero’s role throughout the play make asides a natural choice for his character?
Caliban urges the others to be quiet and he urges them to kill Prospero BEFORE taking Prospero’s things. How does Prospero’s role throughout the play make asides a natural choice for his character? In order to honor Prospero’s wishes Ariel performs magic. He makes asides to the audience as clues to what will happen.
Q. What is under a certain little star about?
The whole poem speaks to a feeling of inadequacy, a universal sentiment that everyone has felt at some point or another. By including the words “Certain Little” in the title, Syzmborska indicates to the reader how small and insignificant and alone the speaker feels.
