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Nikoo Posted 14 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing
A piece of a poem
Dear Teachers
Could you please help me with the meaning of the following verse? I don't understand the second part. Does the poet want Joseph to ask his father a question? Or is he addressing Joseph himself?
"Bravo, O Egypt's Joseph, kept busy by the cares of a ruler. Ask of the father where in the end a son's love went"
Thank you so much
Nikoo
Could you please help me with the meaning of the following verse? I don't understand the second part. Does the poet want Joseph to ask his father a question? Or is he addressing Joseph himself?
"Bravo, O Egypt's Joseph, kept busy by the cares of a ruler. Ask of the father where in the end a son's love went"
Thank you so much
Nikoo
Top answer
It sounds like a maxim. Can we have the couple of lines before, and the couple of lines after what you have quoted.
- It sounds like a maxim.
- Can we have the couple of lines before, and the couple of lines after what you have quoted.
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It sounds like a maxim.
Can we have the couple of lines before, and the couple of lines after what you have quoted.
Can we have the couple of lines before, and the couple of lines after what you have quoted.
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Dear Terryxpress
Thank you
This is a couplet by a medieval poet who is known for his incoherent style.
In his style couplets are not related to each other and each deals with a different theme.
It alludes to the story of Joseph and Jacob. I just don't understand whom the poet is addressing in the second part.
Thanks again for your help.
Thank you
This is a couplet by a medieval poet who is known for his incoherent style.
In his style couplets are not related to each other and each deals with a different theme.
It alludes to the story of Joseph and Jacob. I just don't understand whom the poet is addressing in the second part.
Thanks again for your help.
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The poet is employing the rhetorical device of epitrope, turning the matter over to his audience with a tinge of irony. He is addressing us. By the way, the first line is apostrophe. What a nimble if terse poet!
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Wow! Thank you indeed.
Could you please tell me what you get literally? I mean without getting into particular rhetorical devices.
Thank you, I really appreciate your help.
Could you please tell me what you get literally? I mean without getting into particular rhetorical devices.
Thank you, I really appreciate your help.
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It bounces around in my head like a squash ball. Jacob failed Joseph, *** failed Jesus, I failed my son, he will fail his, my father failed me, Pharaoh failed Egypt, Moses failed Israel, bounce, bounce, bounce. It's poetry. What do you get?
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