Phonaesthetics Essays

Conflict between ethnic groups have always been a societal issue all across the United States. In particular, the poem “Strange Fruit” written by Abel Meeropol is a prime example of the injustice that the African American community faced during the segregation and the Jim Crow law era. As stated in the article, “Strange Fruit” is a haunting protest against the inhumanity of racism” (Blair 2012). Meeropol utilizes literary devices to paint a picture of the horrific treatment and the lynching of the

When war was announced to the public, in 1914, young men across the country of England were eager to experience the exaltation associated with fighting for their beloved country. This devotion for their country is passionately echoed in the poem “The Soldier”, written by Rupert Brooke. As the battles continued, the true-colours of war unravelled for the soldiers, and the atmosphere portrayed in the war poetry changed drastically. This heinous exposure brought upon the soldiers was conveyed in the

"Anthem for Doomed Youth” is a war poem written by the modern poet Wilfred Owen. It was written in 1917 whereas it was published posthumously in 1920. Similarly to other Owen’s poems, this also depicts moments from WWI which the poet took part himself. Despite the fact that it is known for its great destructiveness, Owen brings through his poem even more horror scenes as he experienced himself while he was part of the British army. Nonetheless, what he wants to emphasize is the pointlessness of war

Poetry is a unique form of literature. Poetry uses the aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language. To evoke meaning, poets use various forms word manipulation; phonaesthetic, sound symbolism, and metre are often used. The word “phonaesthetics” derives from two Greek words, phone which means, “voice-sound” and aesthetics. Sound symbolism is the partial representation of the sense of a word by its sounds. Metre is the basic rhythmic structure of a line or verse in a poem. In Jessica Jopp’s poem,

The poem “The Naked and the Nude” was written by Robert Graves as a responds to an article with the exact same name written in 1910 by Walter Sickert. Robert Graves as written this poem in such a way that the form looks straight forward and simple as he only has four stanzas, six lines in each, with the rhyme scheme of A,A,B,B,C,C. He uses many literary devices, some of which are allusion, alliteration, assonance and personification. Robert Graves also wrote this poem with a connotation and denotation