Bradstreet’s poem "The Author to Her Book‚" the controlling metaphor is the image of a baby being born and cared for. This birth imagery expresses the complex attitude of the speaker by demonstrating that the speaker’s low regard for her own work and her actions are contradictory. The first effect of the birth imagery is to present the speaker’s book as a reflection of what she sees in herself. Unfortunately‚ the "child" displays blemishes and crippling handicaps‚ which represent what the speaker
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In Anne Bradstreet’s poem “The Author to Her Book” she expresses her attitude of being embarrassed because sees so many flaws and mistakes in her writing‚ as a parent may see in their child but loving and apologetic because it is her own and she can’t make it better. Bradstreet’s use of the extended metaphor of the book being her offspring expresses her attitudes of embarrassment and love. The first metaphor is of her book to a child‚ this is the controlling metaphor. The first line: “Thou ill-formed
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Abigail Adams: Her Contributions Though quiet‚ sickly‚ and shy‚ Abigail Adams‚ the wife of second president John Adams‚ helped plant the seeds that eventually led to the concept of women¹s rights and women¹s equality with men. For a country which had been founded on the idea of independence for all‚ these concepts were still considered radical and even ridiculous. Abigail believed that a good education was just as necessary for girls as for boys. This was a departure from the prevailing
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rhetorical question is a question in which the answer is implied and therefore doesn’t demand an answer. It is used here by Yeats as a means of coming to terms with the reality of his relationship with Maud Gonne. The opening statement of the poem "Why should I blame her that she filled my days with misery" can interpreted as a disclaimer or as absolution for Maud Gonne. Yeats recognises that Maud Gonne’s character made her act the manner in which she did‚ though this resulted in misery for him‚ there
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In Shakespeare’s play‚ MacBeth‚ the theme of “Fair is foul ‚ and foul is fair” is a predominant theme. The meaning of the theme is that the line between good and evil are blurred. For example‚ is as Duncan arrives to MacBeth’s dwelling he says‚ “This castle hath a pleasant seat. The air nimbly and sweet recommends itself unto our gentle sense”(1.6.1-3)Act Ⅰ‚ scene ⅵ‚ line 1-3). This indicates that the caste is pleasant‚; but in reality it’s where his worst nightmare will happen‚ his death. Duncan
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I Became Her Target Growing up black and living in a prejudicial and racist society is how these two author “Shame’” by Dick Gregory a young boy whose peers continually to ignorant to him because of his color‚ poverty and not having a father. In “I Became Her Target‚” by Roger Wilkins a young boy is the only black child in and all white‚ upper –class school. He dealt with racism when his parents moved to a white community. They both share similarities dealing with racial issues from their teachers
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that I write this letter to you. I doubt you will be surprised‚ perhaps even a little depressed to learn that I have left with no intention of returning. Save your thoughts and feelings for yourself and Harry and know that I will be well cared for by Frank. I know you do not approve of him and his wandering ways because he is a sailor that he can offer the world outside of our little community which I look forward to experiencing. When Mother was ill‚ I made her a promise of which I meant to keep
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1. What can Monique do to become more engaged in her work? Monique need to quit worrying about what her lawyers or getting paid and focus on her job so she can be more productive at work. I think Monique needs to set some short term and long term goals on what she wants to do as a paralegal and what her hopes are from the company. Monique needs to do a plan of action to set up small individual goals to improve her attitude and enthusiasm at work. 2. What can Monique do to overcome the reputation
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a beautiful moment when a mother sees her baby for the first time‚ but it can be quite overwhelming when her baby is born with a defect. Though some women don’t feel the courage to face the challenges of having an “abnormal baby”‚ others are willing to accept their child as he/she is. In this story‚ The Monster on Her Cheek‚ Rebecca Roland demonstrates the emotional struggle but choosing to embrace her child either way. In the setting‚ Roland started off her narrative with a baby who was just born
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reason she is so famous is because of the universal themes‚ styles‚ and techniques she incorporated into her poems. Emily Dickinson became extremely famous due to the themes in her writings. Dickinson has many themes in her writing. Some of the themes occur due to influences based on her life. The two most common themes she wrote about was the theme of death and time (Roy 8). During her life‚ many of her loved ones passed away‚ such as Charles Wadsworth‚ Helen Hunt Jackson‚ and her mother. This influenced
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