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Right from the beginning, the author creates a dark and gloomy atmosphere of a harsh winterโs night. The spell she is seemingly under is a โtyrantโ that completely paralyzes her. Yet at the same time, thereโs something resilient about the poet.
The Advent hymn "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" draws on biblical symbols and imagery, focusing on Israelโs desperate yearning for the Messiah, as promised by the ancient prophets of God: the King who would save the chosen people from otherwise certain death and destruction.
In this post you can read Carl Sandburgโs Halloween-themed poem โTheme in Yellow.โ It's a playful, festive, and deeply evocative poem - unusually written from the perspective of a pumpkin!
In her poem โSeptemberโ, the American poet Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-1885) celebrates the gorgeous month that provides us with the best of two seasons.
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