left is the wrecked statue. Analysis "Ozymandias" is a fourteen-line, iambic pentameter sonnet. It is not a traditional one, however. Although it is neither a Petrarchan sonnet nor a Shakespearean sonnet, the rhyming scheme and style resemble a Petrarchan sonnet more, particularly with its 8-6 structure rather than 4-4-4-2. Here we have a speaker learning from a traveler about a giant, ruined statue that lay broken and eroded in the desert. The title of the poem informs the reader that the subject
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Poem Analysis I felt a relation to “Do not go gentle into that good night” by Dylan Thomas because like him I experienced my Mom’s slow and painful passing. She suffered from cervical cancer for five long dreadful years. I laid beside her many nights in the hospital wishing her recovery would be quick. When the author says, “rage, rage”, it reminds of the times I was upset at the fact of losing my mother at ten years of age. I wondered what I would do in my teenage years without her. How would
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The Penalty Poem “In the Reath, people live in fear. No one can leave, they are forced to stay here. For in the Reath, the fairies come at night. Stealing young children out of anger and spite. In the Reath, fairies are stronger than men. And if a child is taken, you never see them again. Here in the Reath, I live . . . um . . . strangely, And I long for more that what’s here for me.” “I like it,” my sister complimented in an encouraging tone, “Although, I don’t think it would be wise to read that
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The Waking by Theodor Roethke, is a poem that seems eerie at first glance, but has a delicate undertone of joy hidden within each stanza. He stresses the concept of waking in order to sleep, living in order to die; the journey one takes from his life towards his death. Within the poem’s boundaries of understanding, lies the significance of freedom, adventure, responsibility, fear, and sorrow. While it was the writing style and content that established these characteristics, it is these key aspects
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The theme of the poem is to not judge anything by its appearance and the tone is annoyed and grateful. We picked this theme because we see many people getting bullied, but if you get to know that person then you can be friends with them and have a nice relationship. We chose the tone as annoyed and grateful because Paul was grateful at first to be able to play on the Tangerine Middle soccer team and was also grateful to be able to hang out with the Tangerine kids. Paul was also annoyed though because
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Poem Analysis After much time and deliberation I chose to memorize and analyze Nick Flynn’s imaginative free verse poem, Cartoon Physics, part 1, which seamlessly incorporates multiple noteworthy themes that resonate with the reader. Throughout the entire poem, the author meticulously introduces powerful life lessons that have also abetted me to personally grow as a person and as a student. There are evident themes that project the importance of remembering to appreciate life as it comes and to always
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Analysis of “Poppa Chicken” Margaret Walker 1942 poem “Poppa Chicken” exposes Poppa as a “sugah daddy”. Poppa was a sugah daddy with a stable of women. He gave his women hell but they obeyed every demand he told them to do. The women in his neighbor hood walked on his time and not theirs. Walker’s theme and vivid imagery illustrate that Poppa gets his way around town he basically run the streets with no fear. The speaker reveals the pimping in Poppa’s life. The unidentified speaker relates the situation
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The memory from my past that is about to get spoken with my crude frail state. Is not for most it is a horrific story of sorrow and despair. To tell you this I must tell you the beginning. It all started in the eerie stale fog of a nippy spring day as we rowed through the fog Cramer my ore partner said "as he pushed with the strength of a ox , do you hear that sound coming from up ahead?" I said, "no but then I heard the most beautiful, irrestible melody of my life" . That's sound that
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Back in the early 2000s, Maria was a happy little girl She would always run down the hill and swing on the weeping willows tree’s vines like a monkey The towering weeping willow reached up into the sky The base of the trunk was strong and wide The branches stretch out so the vines can dangle and dance with the wind Maria climbed the vines in hopes of reaching the top to admire the sun lighting the world Maria always played on the tree She played, laughed and flirted with girls Her mother and father
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Protest Literature Analysis The work that was chosen is called “War (What is it good for?)”. The lyrics to this song were written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong who were hitmakers for Motown Records. It became a funk style song that was released in 1970. This song was one of the first Motown songs to make a political point. The song was originally recorded by the Temptations and released on their album Psychedelic Shack. At the time, many people in the protest movement against the Vietnam
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Evolution of a Criminal by Darius Monroe and the Poem “Invictus” by William E. Henley The common themes between the document “Evolution of a Criminal” and the poem “Invictus” is no matter what happens to you in life don’t give up because you are the only one who can determine your future. Analyzing the common theme between two men Darius Monroe and William Ernest Henley as they share how they felt at a certain time in their life. In the poem Invictus “Out of the night that covers me” William Ernest
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The stories of atonement and revenge are as old as story telling. They are the framework or center of most characters and themes, which come together to give a captivating story. This can be seen in the Jess Walter’s “Cons” and Andres Dubus’s “Killings”. In both stories the protagonists are dealing with the deaths that surround them. Kyle in “Cons” is looking for a way to cope with his vehicular manslaughter of a couple, and Matt from “Killings” is trying to get revenge for his son who was brutally
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1 Bonillas Ranae Bonillas ELA Honors Per. 3 Ms. Pusey 6 October 2014 Dickinson and Frost Poem Analysis Essay "Let life be as beautiful as summer flowers, And death as beautiful as autumn leaves.", as Rabindranath Tagore says. Tagore uses symbolism and similes to convey that life should be beautiful and lived to the fullest, while death should still be beautiful yet, not as bright and joyful as life. To be, or not to be accepted
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In the epic poem Beowulf, the character Beowulf is under constant pressure to perform acts of greatness in battle in order to prove himself to the world, leading to his demise through overwhelming tasks; likewise, in the movie Whiplash, Myles Teller plays an inspiring jazz drummer who becomes obsessed with impressing his teacher which causes him to physically abuse himself; an inability to settle caused by exponentially increasing expectations for themselves, hinders someone from feeling a sense
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Written Assessment #1 Death rates for both the young and old are dropping rapidly as technology becomes more advanced. We are the monsters of our own making in regards to technology because people are living longer than ever. As Earth becomes more full with people the resources to take care of all these people may become scarce. Mankind is obsessed with perfection and will stop at nothing to achieve it. Mans nature is to create perfection and create a perfect world. People invent things and medicine
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Gate 42 Analysis Throughout gate 42, Mark Baker combines both assumed history and a plethora of evocative language techniques to recreate the death of his grandmother, Hinda. From such a technique, one can infer that when history and memory combine, the interplay allows a heightened understanding and perceptive insight into events of the past; specifically the Holocaust. Such a theory becomes evident within the opening of Gate 42, as Baker uses the repetitive symbol of a Jewish poem to draw the
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The Dance is a poem by the writer William Carlos Carlos. We discussed this poem in class and thought of many ways in which to interpret it. We talked about how the poem was very straightforward and how there was not much underlying meaning to it. I will also discuss this further and add on to this. The Dance is primarily about something in the human world. Specifically about the painting by Pieter Breughel entitled “The Kermesse.” To me, the addressee of the poem is one who has seen the painting
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Bisuccubus: 2h As the night falls in all it’s glory and pristine beauty, like a new found fawn or a tranquil pool of glistening dew enveloping all it touches, I think of you. After that kiss early tonight, and your truncated response, I'm kinda restless. But there is some kinda softness pouring out of me tonight. It is a desire, a sensuous desire no doubt, but full of tenderness and soft feelings towards you... (I'm weird, ain't I? Instead of taking that kiss to a sexual sprint, I want to kinda
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difficult obstacles. Heroism is about having courage and being able to have strength through tough times even though they are not recognized very often. A function of heroism is someone who helps another person without wanting to be recognized. In the poem “A man” a soldier lost his arm fighting for our country. He starts complaining about all the things he won’t be able to do normally but, then he finds a way to get past it all (Cassian pg.56). I think it is a good example because it can motivate people
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A Critical Analysis of “El Olvido” by Judith Ortiz Cofer We all come from different place, mixed backgrounds, and unique situations. While one might not be enthused by their background or origin, it is important that one never forgets about where they came from. Sometimes, it can even be dangerous to forget about our origins, as forgetting increases our likelihood to end up in the same place as we started. Poetry is often times considered to be one of the most powerful written texts, something
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Plums are sweet and delicious if they could be a person nobody would be able to stay away because their too sweet. What this poem is about is this person who has someone eles's plums in an ice box that he suspected that they were for their beakfast and once he sees the people whos ice box he had gotten into and ate their plums he says "forgive me they were so delicious so sweet and so cold." He wants to be forgivied and off the hook but he dont feel as sorry becuase they were so good it was worth
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please everyone they can be very disappointed with the outcome if it is not what the audience in their life wanted from them. This could cause them to stop maintaining their life like they should and just focusing on what other people want. In this poem, I believe that the juggler is someone who thinks that if he doesn’t succeed that everyone will be disappointed with him and doesn’t understand how hard he has been practicing to get to where he is now. The juggler could be any of us, in fact, it is
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Primo Levi, who was a Jewish chemist, writer, and Holocaust survivor wrote a poem called Shema that takes on his opinion about society’s reaction to the Holocaust. The title of this poem means a prayer that is repeated twice daily. It is often the first prayer taught to a child. By titling his poem this, Primo attempts to redefine the traditional prayer in his poem. First, he addresses readers in the poem who go home to a warm house and are safe with friendly faces and plentiful foods. Levi pleads
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of poems. They can range from free verse, sonnets, ballads, and many others. Poems usually, but not always, have a deeper meaning behind them. The meaning of the poem may, or may not be obvious. Some poems may even have multiple meanings. The poem, by James Tate, “The Motorcyclists” is written as a narrative. It is written from the point of view of a woman, who is possibly the wife of the motorcycle driver based on the way she refers to the driver as “honey”. The speaker of Tate’s poem seems
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one. Being a canticle, imagery and metaphors are the predominant tools used to create this poem. III. Folly Beach The title “Folly Beach” is a play on words with the “Trolly” problem, a short tale about a teenager that is faced with an ultimatum none of
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beginning, the speaker starts off with saying “I am not resigned” in which she repeats this phrase a lot throughout the poem to clearly express that she is not ok with the fact that the lover goes into the ground even though it has been way that for years. In this stanza the speaker says that over time these people become history and people start to think less of them no
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I came to event not knowing much about the speaker or the event in general, but the keywords law school and mass incarceration stood out to me to the point where I applied immediately, with so much of a thought of the date or time that it was going to happen. But I am glad I did sign up. Growing up in Brooklyn, Professor Allen’s story is one that I was not unused to hearing. Thinking about it now it's kind of sad that at first I thought the title of the book CUZ was associated with a gang slang term
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The story “david and Goliath” and the poem “Casey at bat” have similarities and differences. The first similarity is both of them were faced with problems. Casey’s problem was that his team was losing. David's big problem was that he had to fight a man that was nine feet tall. In the poem “Casey at the bat” it says,” The Outlook wasn’t brilliant for the Mudville nine that day: The score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play. And then when Cooney died at first, and Barrows did the same
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Disability can occur to any individual regardless of identity. It is continually seen as a personal tragedy or problem embedded in the stigma of disability; however, the experience varies throughout for each individual. The idea of ableism details that a person’s abilities are determined by their physical capabilities or that individuals with disabilities are inferior to an able-bodied group. Society has taught individuals to view persons with disabilities as weak. However, identity is mixed with
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and how the water and happiness brings the season to life. It shows the pool, and people swimming, enjoying themselves, but also portraying a much more meaning image that shows that is it more than an average motel. It describes the children in the poem swimming in a pool, resembling and behaving like an otter, which shows animal imagery. It symbolizes the purity of adolescence focusing on the practical or negative side of things, but rather on the simple joys that they may feel. “Motel Pool”, by
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