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  2. Mutability (poem) - Wikipedia

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    The poem consists of four quatrains in abab iambic pentameter. [4] A series of symbols, clouds, wind harps, describe the permanence in impermanence. The themes of transformation and metamorphosis and the transitory and ephemeral nature of human life and the works of mankind were also addressed in "Ozymandias" (1818) and "The Cloud" (1820). [5]

  3. Karl Marx - Wikipedia

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    None of this early work was published during his lifetime. [44] The love poems were published posthumously in the Collected Works of Karl Marx and Frederick Engels: Volume 1. [45] Marx soon abandoned fiction for other pursuits, including the study of both English and Italian, art history and the translation of Latin classics. [46]

  4. Poetry of Maya Angelou - Wikipedia

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    The even-number stanzas in the eight-stanza poem create a refrain like those found in many work songs and are variations of many protest poems. Stepto is impressed with Angelou's creation of a new art form out of work and protest forms, but does not feel that she develops it enough.

  5. Metamorphoses - Wikipedia

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    The metamorphoses themselves are often located metatextually within the poem, through grammatical or narratorial transformations. At other times, transformations are developed into humour or absurdity, such that, slowly, "the reader realizes he is being had", [ 29 ] or the very nature of transformation is questioned or subverted.

  6. Glossary of poetry terms - Wikipedia

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    Mock-epic: a poem that plays with the conventions of the epic to comment on a topic satirically. Epyllion: a brief narrative work written in dactylic hexameter, commonly dealing with mythological themes and characterized by vivid description and allusion. Romance; Occasional: a poem written to describe or comment on a particular event.

  7. John Donne - Wikipedia

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    The change can be clearly seen in "An Anatomy of the World" (1611), a poem that Donne wrote in memory of Elizabeth Drury, daughter of his patron, Sir Robert Drury of Hawstead, Suffolk. This poem treats Elizabeth's demise with extreme gloominess, using it as a symbol for the fall of man and the destruction of the universe .

  8. Quizlet - Wikipedia

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    Also in 2016, Quizlet launched "Quizlet Live", a real-time online matching game where teams compete to answer all 12 questions correctly without an incorrect answer along the way. [15] In 2017, Quizlet created a premium offering called "Quizlet Go" (later renamed "Quizlet Plus"), with additional features available for paid subscribers.

  9. Culture change - Wikipedia

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    Culture change is a term used in public policy making and in workplaces that emphasizes the influence of cultural capital on individual and community behavior. It has been sometimes called repositioning of culture, [ 1 ] which means the reconstruction of the cultural concept of a society. [ 1 ]