------------------------------------------------- Throughout most of Japan’s history poetry played a large part in the process of death. A jisei is a death poem‚ a poem that any person on their deathbed was encouraged to write. While if you were a samurai‚ according to the bushido code of honor‚ if you wanted to die with honor and not at the hands of your enemy‚ if you had dishonored yourself or fellow samurai‚ or if your master had died you would commit the ritual of seppuku. Seppuku is a ceremony
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in a poem‚ speaker. The addresser is often different from the poet or author. The addressee is the receiver of a text‚ often the reader‚ but occasionally another implied receiver; for example‚ the addresser’s beloved in the case of a love poem. (See also Point of View.) Alliteration: Repetition of the initial letter (or sound) of successive words in a line of text; for example‚ “the snake slid stealthily across the sand.” If you spot alliteration in a text (it will almost always be a poem) justify
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“Chicago”‚ written by Carl Sandburg is a strong meaningful poem illustrating the pride and confidence that pours out of the city of Chicago. Throughout the poem he points out the shortcomings of the city‚ but at the same time challenges the reader to find another city as majestic despite its flaws. He admits that first impressions of the city are negative‚ but there is more than meets the eye. Behind all its smoke and arrogance is a city built upon a foundation of confidence‚ pride‚ and creativity
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"The Road Not Taken" is a poem by Robert Frost‚ published in 1916 in the collection Mountain Interval. It is the first poem in the volume and is printed in italics. The title is often mistakenly given as "The Road Less Traveled"‚ from the penultimate line: "I took the one less traveled by". "The Road Not Taken" is a narrative poem consisting of four stanzas of iambic tetrameter and is perhaps one of Frost’s most popular works. Interpretation The poem has at least two interpretations: a popular
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How is Conflict Portrayed in the Poems in the Conflict Section? The nature of conflict is a clash or coming together. There are many different types of conflict; it can come in varying scales of size and intensity. For example something which starts off as a family feud may end up as a World War. We can look at the causes of conflict‚ what actually happens or the effects. Tennyson’s ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’ paints a picture of the glory and honour of soldiers in battle as it happens. It describes
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Poems have the ability to pick at one’s heart strings and reveal strong emotions. In The Whipping‚ the reader experiences what life is like for a young boy. “The old woman across the way / is whipping the boy again [...] (Hayden 1).” Robert Hayden‚ author of The Whipping‚ has captured a horrible event in a graceful way. This poem will be judged based upon its form as well as its aspects of foreshadowing. It is important to also consider The Whipping’s ability to flow smoothly. There are some key
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through an essay and worth 3 credits. Read it Say it out loud Talk about it Study it Think about it listen to it Write about it Enjoy it phmulqueen@papatoetoehigh.school.nz CONTENTS Introduction to the achievement standard How to approach a poem p3 How to annotate a poem p4 Writing about style and language p5 Sample NCEA questions with criteria p6 Poems from New Zealand Tihei Mauriora p8 Bred in South Auckland p9 Race Relations p10 Poems from the Pacific Fings da
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Laura Tong 8A Poem Appreciation Essay‚ Growing Up by Michelle Williams Growing up by Michelle Williams is a poem about the hard years of teenage life. Her poems covers the types of both physical and emotional pain teenagers have to go through. I personally enjoyed this poem because it describes many problems that I am going through as a teenager and that makes me feel like the poet understands me well. Pain is a constant theme in the poem. Williams used effective
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My Explication of the poem Fear by Gabriela Mistral I am going to explain to you the poem “Fear” by Gabriela Mistral. Her poem is about her fear of society changing the ways of her daughter‚ turning her into an independent adult. She fears that her daughter will change from the innocent young girl that she is‚ into a not so innocent‚ careless adult who doesn’t need her mother’s love. As the speaker’s daughter grows up she wants her to stay the same‚ always be good and careful in life‚ staying
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from them Poetic Devices: Simile‚ Imagery‚ Line break‚ Stanza break Context: Ender has to leave his home‚ Trondheim‚ in order to help the hive queen start a new life. Before this novel ender unknowingly wiped out the bugger race and promised to give the hive queen life again. When Ender leaves‚ he is leaving not only his home‚ but all the memories he has built here along with his loving sister Valentine. Analyzation: In this poem I tried to portray the sadness Ender was feeling to leave
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