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Do you know about "elegies" in English poetry? (with characteristics)

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Elegies    + Commonly refers to a song or poem lamenting one who is dead (kind of nostalgia is there)   Characteristics ·        It is type of a lyric and focuses on expressing emotions or thoughts. ·        It uses formal language and structure. ·        It may mourn the passing of line and beauty or immortality. ·        It may expose the speaker’s anger about death.   Elements can be found in an elegy ·         Begins with mourn ·        Show an admiration, listing qualities and impressive deeds in the person’s lifetime ·        Last element may be more religious (a consolidation)

Everything you need to know about "to the memory of Mr. Oldham" by john Dryden.(including lit.devices and themes)

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  To the memory of Mr. Oldham by john Dryden   ·        John Dryden was and English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright. ·        He also contributed greatly to the literary field through is odes, elegies, prologues, and epilogues. Overview ·        Written in 1684 ·        Direct references to the demise of John Oldham. ·        Dryden penetrates through Oldham’s literary knack and poetic approach at his sudden demise – premature death in his 30’s – and writes this poem. ·        Dryden’s elegy “to the memory of Mr. Oldham” presents a tribute in verse to the poetic achievement of John Oldham. ·        In 24 lines of heroic couplets, an unusual verse form for an elegy, Dryden laments Oldham’s premature death and assesses this literary merit....

Everything you need to know about "Rape of the lock" by Alexander Pope. (including lit. devices and themes)

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  Rape of the lock by Alexander Pope ·        pope’s masterpiece “the rape of the lock”, written in, a brilliant satire on the fashionable life of the upper class of his time. ·        The artificiality of the lifestyle of this class and the frivolous nature of the women are exquisitely portrayed in this “epic” which parodies the great classical epics.   ·        “The rape of the lock” is a mock-heroic narrative poem written by pope. The poem satirizes a minor incident by comparing it in to the epic world of the Gods.   ·        People utilized the character Belinda to represent Arabella and introduced on entire system of “sylphs”, or guardian spirits of virgins, a parodied version of the God and Goddesses if the conventional Epic. (Pope uses the traditional epic style)   ·        Though, the poem is humoro...