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 * Poem Name of Poet Comments**

Expand collection. || -I like how in response to the Earthly strength, that the hope of freedom from "the Spoiler" -The poem seems to be referencing an event in Italy's history, namely its unification, the poem may be hinting or satirising Italy's futile attempts at recapturing their greatness. The end of the poem, where Rome is annexed is referencing Italy's annexation of the Papal states, ending the Pope's sovreign reign. The ultimate sovreign was under another sovreign, so I think that's what the poem is referencing. -There is literary juxtaposition, in the beginning despite how gloriously Italy is described (its army, navy, nature, basically the country), at the end of the poem the mood becomes darker, ironically in Rome. This is ironic because Italy is trying to restore its glory to the Roman Empire's, yet Rome, its capital, cries for what has happened rather than rejoicing. || - Themes include exploitation, decay, decline, repressed anger -The word broken is repeated for every first stanza. The language used is negative and is suggestive of destruction. - The poem is lyrical, songlike - What I find interesting about the poem is that although the poem discusses actions, there are never any actual references to people. The only "things" that are described are objects, which represent the emotions such as the stone thrown through factory windows "... with bitterness, snarling derisiveness". || - The rhyme scheme is: ABCAABCB - The language is mostly naturalistic and it effectively evokes the experience of || - The tone is informal and even a bit silly sometimes. The author seems to be speaking back to the reader, even at the title. - For each stanza there are 8 syllables. || //Collection needs to be expanded.// ||
 * 1 ||< We are Seven ||< William Wordsword ||< The poem "We are Seven" is about a conversation between a narrarator and "a small cottage girl" about her family, evoking themes of death and innocence. The girl is described in very nature like tone such as, "She had a rustic, woodland air, and she was wildly clad". The language is strongly the evokes the sense of a young peasant girl. The narrarator is pleased by the young girl's beauty and asking her questions about her family, the girl responds "We are Seven" yet "Two of us in the church-yard lie, Beneath the churchyard" tree. And so the poem revolves around the child-like paradox, of We are Seven. So the poem touches on mystery, apparent to the child. And so, it's like romantic poems in it's mysticism and second look at childish innocence, provoking one to contemplate both. ||
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 * 2 ||< Italia! ||< Oscar Wilde ||< The poem is about Italy, who is personified. Italia is fallen, and despite how vitally Italy is described. Italy is described so as to seem alive, with great armies, fleets and of possessing great beauty and significance from the rich imagery used, such as in "Because rich gold in every town is seen, And on thy sapphire-lake in tossing pride". Yet despite how strong Italia has become, Rome, the most famous and important of Roman cities is described as having "mourning for her God anointed King" and looking heaven-ward, rather than cheering for Italy's unification.
 * 3 ||< Samuel Coleridge ||<  ||< In the poem, a narrarator seems to be speaking to the reader, and he questions whether the "love and wisdom" of imprisoning people in "dungeons" is really the best thing to do for prisoners, declaring "Merciful God!" at how deplorable their conditions are and wonders if there's a better way of treating them. The prisoners are described as "poor brothers" and using very negative language with strong connotations of corruption, of body and soul. The atmosphere is almost described as if it were hell-like, such as "So he lies, circled by evil, till his very soul unmoulds its essence, hopelessly deform'd, by sights of ever more deformity". He contrasts this hell like atmosphere, constructed by " our forefathers" in the final paragraph with Nature. Nature is described differently, with connotations of purity, pleasant and smooth language such as "thy sunny hues, fair forms, and breathing sweets, thy melodies of woods, and winds and waters". He believes that nature heals and harmonises rather than harsh prisons. Major themes include the the ill consequences of punishment, freedom, beauty, and how nature heals. ||
 * 4 ||< Desert Places ||< Robert Frost ||<  ||
 * 5 ||< Factory Windows are always broken ||< Vachel Lindsay ||< -This poem seems to be about the attitudes which many workers felt towards life in the early modern (industrial) era, the workers are never upset and do not "break any windows", except the "factory windows" which suggests that the discontent that is being described has to do with the system that they hate.
 * 6 ||< Wind ||< Lizette Woodworth Resse ||< - This purpose of this poem seems to be about trying to capture the mood of silence one feels when listening to rain
 * 7 ||< Choose something like a Star ||< Robert Frost ||< - This poem appears to be about how to artistically contemplate a single thing very deeply, in the classical aesthetic sense. The basic theme is to interrogate and question the object, focusing upon it.
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