Poetry Explication Sometimes there is more to a person than what can be seen‚ and there can be something much deeper than what we know. We can reveal a lot about the characters in The Spoon River Anthology written by Edgar Lee Masters. The poems in his anthology consist of fascinating characters telling us their life stories after their death. There’s a lot to uncover about the lives of Seth Compton and Lucinda Matlock from what they tell us. Master’s brilliant style of writing shows us directly
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dialogue to reveal inner struggles and connect. From Ovid‚ Petrarch learned a sense of fluidity and empathy‚ and from Dante‚ Petrarch used the ability to write about himself and how his own experiences shaped him. As summarized in the Norton’s Anthology: “Petrarch’s art; experience of love; and sense of his own fragmented‚ fluid‚ and metamorphic self set the standard for the lyric expression of subjective and erotic experience in the Renaissance‚” (1599). Petrarch’s works represent the segway into
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considered myself to be one of the latter. However‚ now that I have been given the opportunity to select poems I admire instead of being forced to know a poem‚ I have started to really enjoy certain aspects of poetry. The poems I chose for my anthology were ones that I had an instant connection with‚ but also had a deeper meaning. The five poems I selected were “Snow‚” by Louis Macneice‚ “Solitude‚” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox‚ “Burning the Old Year‚” by Naomi Shihab Nye‚ and “A Positive Change‚” by
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The poem that I decided to write from Anne Bradstreet is called “To my Dear Loving Husband”. I love the thought of love; I love the meaning of love. Love to me is a feeling that each individual feels. I connected to this poem because after reading a few lines I understood with what the author was trying to portray. The first line grasped my attention‚ Anne said “If ever two were one‚ then surely we”. To me that’s what love is. Being able to meet someone and fall deeply in love to the point where
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was not until the Southern Civil Rights battle made a writer with his outspoken anti-racist stand badly needed that Mark Twain was allowed in the Southern College classroom and was found to possess enough anthology-worthy southerness‚ after having been persona non grata in classrooms and anthologies for about fifty years after his death.” In conclusion Southern literature became successful in the 1900’s which allowed them to publish more modern editions from the same publishing company. After reviewing
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English Comp II 11 April 2013 The Only Journey is the One Within The purpose of the journey of life is the journey itself - not to get somewhere. We already are somewhere‚ exactly where we need to be and to go forward from. It’s not about the destination/ending point‚ but about destiny‚ which is an eternal going forward that is already here‚ all along the way. It is our manifest destiny to live and learn and grow throughout eternity. Life is often described as a journey of discovery and growth
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------------------------------------------------- A. K. Ramanujan From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For the mathematician ‚ see Srinivasa Ramanujan Attipat Krishnaswami Ramanujan (Kannada: ಅತ್ತಿಪೇಟೆ ಕೃಷ್ಣಸ್ವಾಮಿ ರಾಮಾನುಜನ್) (1929–1993) was a scholar of Indian literature who wrote in both English and Kannada. Ramanujan wore many hats as a Indian poet‚ scholar and author‚ those of a philologist‚ folklorist‚ translator‚ poet and playwright. His academic research ranged across five languages: Tamil
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Cited: Dante Alighieri “Inferno”‚ ” The Norton Anthology World Literature‚ Vol. B Dante Alighieri “Purgatorio”‚ ” The Norton Anthology World Literature‚ Vol. B Dante Alighieri “Paradiso”‚ ” The Norton Anthology World Literature‚ Vol. B David Lummus‚ Dante’s Inferno: Critical Reception and Influence John S. Carroll (essay date 1906) SOURCE: An introduction to Prisoners of Hope:
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References: Angelou‚ M. (1990). Me and My Work‚ Retrieved from The Art of Work: An Anthology of Workplace Literature‚ Larocco & Coughlin Daniels‚ J. (no date). Factory Jungle‚ Retrieved from The Art of Work: An Anthology of Workplace Literature‚ Larocco & Coughlin Hughes‚ J. M. L. (1942). Share-Croppers‚ Retrieved from The Art of Work: An Anthology of Workplace Literature‚ Larocco & Coughlin
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In Bradstreet’s poem‚ “In Memory of my Dear Grandchild Elizabeth Bradstreet” is a response to the death of her toddler granddaughter. I can relate on several levels with Mrs. Bradstreet‚ because I had two miscarriages. Bradstreet (2008) stated “Farewell sweet bebe‚ the pleasure of mine eye”‚ “Then ta’en away unto eternity”‚ “Or sigh thy days so soon were terminate” (p. 109). These three lines are very touching to me because it represents that God had a purpose in life for taking my precious babies
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