After reading through all the poems‚ there was no question about which three I was going to pick. The poem “Punishment” by Lisa Zaran moved me with the first line‚ “When using‚ you are not the same”. Growing up in the 70s and being a teenager in the 80s‚ I have seen firsthand the detrimental effect that substance abuse has on our society. When she continues with next two lines‚ “That sublimity of an altered state‚ you are not the same”‚ I have absolutely no doubt I know what this poem is about. The
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Reading Reading is the receptive skill in the written mode. It can develop independently of listening and speaking skills‚ but often develops along with them‚ especially in societies with a highly-developed literary tradition. Reading can help build vocabulary that helps listening comprehension at the later stages‚ particularly. Micro-skills involved in reading. The reader has to: • decipher the script. In an alphabetic system or a syllabary‚ this means establishing a relationship between
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Despite Cummings’ affinity for avant-garde styles‚ much of his work is traditional. Many of his poems are sonnets‚ and he occasionally made use of the blues form and acrostics. Cummings’ poetry often deals with themes of love and nature‚ as well as the relationship of the individual to the masses and to the world. His poems are also often rife with satire. While his poetic forms‚ and even themes‚ show a close continuity with the romantic tradition‚ his work universally shows a particular idiosyncrasy
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The experience obviously hurt him and so he leans against the door with his friends smoking a cigarette as though he doesn’t care despite the fact that he hiding the hurt inside him. The first impression anyone would have on the farmhand by reading the first stanza is that he was quite careless‚ and that he was probably considered to being the ‘cool’ boy in school maybe because he smoked which is the key to being ‘cool’ these days. It seems as though the farmhand has male friends but is desperate
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How the poets explore the concept of loss in “Mid-Term Break” and “Mother any Distance” In this essay‚ the concept of loss will be discussed in the poems “Mother‚ Any Distance” by Simon Armitage and “Mid-Term Break”; which is an autobiographical poem by Seamus Heaney based in Northern Ireland which looks at denial and regret felt in loss whereas “Mother‚ Any Distance” explores the loss in the relationship of a family. The metaphorical use of “counting bells knelling classes to
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Purpose At the end of my speech‚ the audience will be able to describe the influence of the west on Lebanon concerning the Lebanese culture‚ social life in addition to values and attitudes. Introduction Let us suppose we were all born in the United States. We were raised and schooled as a typical American citizen. What would then be different from our life today? Indeed‚ we would be eating the same food‚ wearing the same clothes as we do now. We would hear the exact music‚ party the same and approximately
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based on chronological structure (Abrams and Harpham 233). A narrative often involves actions‚ characters‚ and what the characters say and do. It is organized around issues such as events‚ time‚ focalization‚ narration‚ the text and its reading- apart from other structural concepts. On the other hand the term narration implies a communication process in which the narrative is transmitted as a message by a narrator- an addresser‚ to a narratee- an addressee (Kenan 1-2). In this respect Kenan
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Asleep in the Valley by Arthur Rimbaud The poem starts with a blissful scenery. The mention of flowers‚ streams‚ mountains‚ the valley‚ and how the rays of the sun reached the mountaintop emits cheerful thoughts from the readers. By reading the first paragraph‚ readers would want to go to the place the author described. They would also have their own conclusions that the poem would end in a happy note. In the second paragraph‚ a young soldier is being introduced by the author. Readers would
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the poem. Russian formalism Russian formalism advocated a ‘scientific’ method for studying poetic language. Russian formalists saw poetry as something that can be mechanically taken in order to reveal devices that make it up. The formalists believed that poetry was made up of several different devices purposely placed to increase length of perception. As Erlich points out‚ " It was intent upon delimiting literary scholarship from contiguous disciplines such as psychology‚ sociology‚ intellectual history
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Home Reading Report ( Third Grading ) Prepared By: Rissa Mae V. Cerezo III-5 Title: The Last Leaf Theme: Hope‚ Faith and Friendship Characters: Main Characters: Sudie “Sue” – Protagonist Joanna “Johnsy” – Protagonist Mr. Behrman – Protagonist “Mr. Pneumonia” – Antagonist Supporting Characters: The Doctor Setting: In a little district west of Washington Square Plot: Conflict: Sue’s roommate‚ Johnsy‚ was sick in the
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