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Analysis of two poems; Easter Monday and Prayer Before Birth
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Analysis of two poems; Easter Monday and Prayer Before Birth I will be looking at and analysing two poems which reflect upon the theme of war. I will be looking at their meanings, their forms and show how the poet uses his/her language to express their ideas and feelings. The two poems in which I will be analysing are 'Easter Monday' by Eleanor Farjeon and 'Prayer Before Birth' by Louis MacNeice. Eleanor Farjeon was born in London in 1881 and died in 1965. She wrote a great deal for children and also wrote poetry for adults including many sonnets. She lived through the Second World War and many of her poems deal with her experiences of this period. She fell in love with another poet; Edward Thomas who was killed in action in 1917 and to whom this poem is addressed. She was a friend of both Thomas and his wife Helen...
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