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Structural techniques play a huge role in many poems due to the fact that structure sometimes reflects what is happening in the poem. This can clearly be seen with all the poems, in â€Å"Remember† and â€Å"Do not go gentle into that good night† a strict, tight and ridged structure and this helps reinforce the meaning that the poets are trying to portray. With â€Å"Do not go gentle† the structure of the poem in some respects contrasts what is actually happening with Dylan Thomas, with father dying; his head is all over the place but the structure is tight and strict. Villanelles are very traditional strict structures and the message that is portrayed through â€Å"Do not go gentle† contrasts it as it is an untraditional message. In addition to this the†¦show more content†¦Even though it is not evident we could interpret that the mother in the poem is becoming hysterical and agitated and due to the fact that her she needs to â€Å"Carefully par t it†. This is because the child is, as we find out later on, is dying. As for the readers, they are anxious due to the fact that Chinua Achebe slowly â€Å"drip feeds† information to the reader allowing many different interpretations and events to evolve in the readers mind. As for â€Å"E for L† the lack of strict and ridged structure and the quick evolution of the structure in some aspects mimic the thought process of the character within the poem. The character within the poem is psychotic and his mind is â€Å"all over the place† j, on top of that his killing tendencies and his thirst for murder quickly evolves from a fly to a goldfish to a human just like structure quickly evolves. This lack of strict poetic â€Å"structure allows for the poet to get the readers full attention and for them to grasp the reader and get their message about death across in the most effective way possible. Finally In â€Å"The man he killed† and â€Å"Havishamâ⠂¬ Ã¢â‚¬  a cyclical structure is used and this helps reinforce the meaning that the poet is trying to portray. With â€Å"The man he killed† the structure reinforces the dilemma that the character is facing as he has killed a man; his head is all over the place but the structure is tight and traditional and this can be seen with the ABAB rhyme scheme. In addition to this the poemShow MoreRelatedHow do the Poets Explore the Theme of Death in Educating for Leisure, Mother in a Refugee Camp, Do not go Gentle into that Good Night, Remember, T...822 Words   |  4 PagesLanguage plays a crucial role in helping a poet get his point across and this can be seen used be all the poems to help them explore the theme of death with the reader. This includes the formal, brutal and emotive language that Chinua Achebe uses in â€Å"mother in a refugee camp.† This can be seen when Achebe says, â€Å"The air was heavy with odor of diarrhea, of unwashed children with washed out ribs † this is very brutal and the is no holding back with the use of a euphemism or a simile as seen in the otherRead MoreHow do the Poets Explore the Theme of Death in Educating for Leisure, Mother in a Refugee Camp, Do not go Gentle into that Good Night, Remember, T...812 Words   |  4 Pagesbe seen with â€Å"mother in a refugee camp† as the poem overall has a very hopeless and harsh tone and this can be seen when the narrator of the poem say, â€Å"She soon would have to forget† in the context that the death of the child is inevitable and they are hopeless as they cannot defy destiny. This is also harsh as the poet does not cover up death with euphemisms but is very straight forward saying that there is no other choice other than to forget. When it comes to describing the mother it becomes aRead MoreOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change. 163893 Words   |  656 PagesSolidarity Remembered Janis Appier, Policing Women: The Sexual Politics of Law Enforcement and the LAPD Allen Hunter, ed., Rethinking the Cold War Eric Foner, ed., The New American History. Revised and Expanded Edition E SSAYS ON _ T WENTIETH- C ENTURY H ISTORY Edited by Michael Adas for the American Historical Association TEMPLE UNIVERSITY PRESS PHILADELPHIA Temple University Press 1601 North Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122 www.temple.edu/tempress