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    Poem By Sappho

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    Sappho Poem Though the language we use is not the same‚ once we figure out the words and the meaning of a writing‚ it can easily be understood. There were many different poems by Sappho and it was hard to choose‚ but I decided on a poem that I understood right when I read it. Something I could relate to and talk about‚ without being unsure of the meaning. I chose; It’s no use Mother dear‚ I can’t finish my weaving You may blame Aphrodite soft as she is she has almost killed me with

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    My Summer Poem

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    Point – The human mind is a complicated thing to understand. The poem speaks philosophically to describe how the human mind has a conscience and how our conscience helps us distinguish right from wrong. Main Point – Death is cold‚ lovely‚ and dark. The winter season is harsh and so is life. Death is an escape from “winter”‚ death is “easy wind and downy flake”. Concluding Statement – Many interpretations can be created with this poem and the only limit to the interpretations is the creativity of

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    Poems: Poetry and Orchids

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    POEM: "ORCHIDS" POET: HAZEL SIMMONS-McDONALD (St. Lucian-born) FACTS: Ø Orchids are currently believed to be the largest family of flowering plants. Ø The number of orchid species equals more than twice the number of bird species‚ and about four times the number of mammal species. It also encompasses about 6–11% of all seed plants. Ø All orchids are perennial (persistent) herbs and lack any permanent woody structure. The leaves of most orchids are perennial‚ that is‚ they live for several

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    Analysis Of A Poem

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    Anglophone Literature I – 2014 Teacher’s name: Tanoni‚ Cynthia Students’ names: Arias‚ Antonella - Brito‚ Priscila Analysis of a Poem: “Sonnet XXXIV” by Edmund Spenser “Sonnet XXXIV” is a lyrical poem written by Edmund Spenser in the 16th century‚ during the Renaissance age. It was published as part of the Amoretti sonnet cycle‚ along with 88 other sonnets‚ which describe the poet’s courtship and eventual marriage to Elizabeth Boyle. In “Sonnet XXXIV” Spenser describes a ship at sea that cannot

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    In society‚ there is and always has been complications between Caucasians and African-Americans. In this poem‚ Sharon Olds explores this relationship using imagery‚ repetition‚ and multiple tone shifts. In the beginning of the poem‚ the author introduces a situation that contrasts a white person with a black. Correspondingly‚ she applies imagery to emphasize this difference greatly. For example‚ the shoes he is wearing at the time are black “laced with white” and compares them to “intentional scars

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    Close Reading of a Poem

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    Reading of a Poem Maria Clinton ENG 125 May 31‚ 2011 Tiffany Griffin-Minor Close Reading of a Poem ON THE AMTRAK FROM BOSTON TO NEW YORK CITY: BY SHERMAN ALEXIE On the Amtrak from Boston to New York City is an emotionally provocative poem by the Native American Indian writer‚ Sherman Alexie. It describes a train journey from Boston to New York City in which an elderly white woman excitedly points out historical sites to her fellow passenger‚ a younger Native American Indian. The poem demonstrates

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    Poem Explication

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    Patrick Primeaux Dr. David Pulling English 1002 March 13‚ 2013 Describing Linda Pastan’s “Pass/Fail” This poem was written in a style using free verse. This means that there is no rhyming repetition and it sounds pretty much like a speech given by a person. The author of this poem‚ Linda Pastan‚ wrote this poem in 1975 to give the reader what she experienced through images. In this case‚ the images portray the worries of taking an exam and how to study. An (image) is a way to express to the

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    Nighthawks Poem

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    feasting upon life’s most taboo pleasures. Using the socially disconnected characters‚ Samuel Yellen emphasizes the idea that that only by living a life of daring and excitement will humans ever be truly content with their lives. Those described in the poem are described as being distant from one another; they are disconnected socially and emotionally. Although the man and woman are right next to each other -- their hands close‚ but not touching -- they do not even

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    Poems of Siegfried Sassoon

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    With the poems of Siegfried Sassoon we are moving from the conventional way of writing in the approach of the issue of war‚ in what sense??? First of all his approach is an anti- war approach ‚ he is not encouraging young people to join the war ‚ he speaking of war as being a cause of death. Because he is less conventional; he is less traditional ‚ he is writing poems labeled until now as anti war poems ‚ we find the division of his sentences‚ rhyme in words‚ the division of the poem into 2 stanzas

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    The Darkling Thrush Poem

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    the author’s message regarding the bleak isolation of the world and how hope can still remain. Techniques involving the choice of diction‚ atmosphere‚ and the change of mood demonstrate Hardy’s implication as shown in "The Darkling Thrush". As the poem begins‚ the reader is stricken with ominous images‚ metaphors and a simile. A strong contrast used within a simile intensifies the underlying meaning portrayed by the author. Hardy’s opening consists of a speaker leaning on a gate examining his surroundings

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