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Write a critical appreciation of T. Roethke’s ‘The Geranium’ paying particular attention to a) tone, b) versification, c) diction, d) imagery, e) sound patterns and f) overall structure.
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What themes are brought out in the Szirtes' poem and how are they expressed through the poet's choice of diction, imagery, style and symbolizes? Like many other poems Like a black bird has a mix of different ideas that are conveyed through the various themes portrayed in the poem. Each theme is brought out by the use of a variety of literary techniques that make the poem so meaningful and enjoyable to read. A theme that is quite obvious to the reader even by the reading of the first line alone is Nature. From the beginning of the poem to the end it is revealed as a strong, fierce storm that perhaps implies the difficult times in which the characters of the poem lived in. The poet often makes use of the contrast of the colours black and white such as in the line "Like a black bird...
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