“The Ballad of Rudolph Reed” by Gwendolyn Brooks: Comprehension Questions “The Ballad of Rudolph Reed” follows the journey of a black man and his family as they move into an all white neighborhood; being the first and only colored family in the community. Rudolph Reed desired improvement of his family’s environment‚ and decided it was best to move into a more sustainable future in their own home. Despite his only intention being to live a more fruitful life‚ the white neighbors attempt in creating
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Arsh Shah Mrs. Murphy Honors English 1 March 24‚ 2011 Analytic Essay on “Silver” From similes to rhyme scheme Walter de la Mare shows what a beautiful evening is really like in this poem.The lyrical poem‚ “Silver”‚ by Walter de la Mare‚ enhances the imagery by repeating the word ‘silver’ to illustrate how the moon shines on everything by using similes and sensory language to describe a beautiful serene evening. Reading this poem the author will draw a great picture of a serene and calm evening
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Most people know the poem “Fire and Ice” by Robert Frost. It is pretty famous. But do most people know the meaning of this unique poem? What does Robert Frost mean when he writes “if the world had to perish twice?” Although it is short‚ “Fire and Ice” is a puzzling poem filled with words that hold a meaning that we have to unlock. In the poem‚ Frost is the narrator and he is speaking to the readers. The issue that Frost discusses is if the world will end in a blazing fire or in freezing ice. Based
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During the Great Depression‚ life was especially harsh for the working class. The downfall of the economy caused unemployment‚ layoffs‚ and wage reduction to plague the United States. Consequently‚ the poor white and black workers who found it already difficult to make a living‚ suffered even worse. In the poems “Share-Croppers” and “Open Letter to the South”‚ both written by renown poet‚ Langston Hughes‚ gives us a glimpse into the life of a blue collar worker in the mid-1930s. “Open Letter to the
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because Hughes decided to use cacophony and alliterations all the way through “Wind” to portray the power of the wind hitting humanity. The use of cacophony in the third verse‚ “Through the brunt wind that dented the balls of my eyes” the author really accentuates the strength of the storm. Also through the use of hard and harsh sounds like [b]‚ which is a voiced plosive sound‚ and [k] which is a guttural sound. An excellent example to show an alliteration that has both the [b] and [k] sounds is: “A
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to evoke. b) I think the subject matter is a bird in a bare tree‚ at dusk. (98) Question 2 a) Techniques used in this poem are: • Alliteration “bare branch” (Line 1) • Assonance “rook roosts” (Line 2) “autumn dusk” (Line 3) • “Kigo” – a word stating or suggesting a season “autumn” (Line 3) b) The alliteration of “b” creates a cold‚ lonely sound. The assonance of “roo” and “u” evokes the cry of a bird‚ deepening the melancholic and sad effect. The
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also an example of alliteration. The next line reads‚ “no one dares overtake”. It is using the strong word dares‚ instead of just saying no one overtakes‚ to highlight the danger in trying to overtake while the traffic is grouped and crowded. Foulcher then writes‚ “Sunlight scrawls through the dust and the fumes‚ and shadows slap at the edge of the grass”. This contains several important writing devices. “Sunlight scrawls” and “Shadows slap” are both examples of alliteration‚ which makes them
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Eve Merriam‚ she talk about the theme of how everyone is unique‚ and no one will ever be just like us. She uses alliteration and metaphor to expound on her theme. I have also reached a time in my life where I appreciate my uniqueness. The poem "Thumbprint" discloses the festivity of being a unique individual. The poet demonstrates the speaker’s thumb’s separateness by using alliteration like “whorls‚ whirls‚ wheels." These descriptions show us how the thumbprint is unique unto it‚ and permit the
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is born.” Yeats clearly suggests the points he is trying to get across to the reader. The oxymoron “terrible beauty” is used to show just how terrible but also how beautiful the result of the rising was. The use of sibilance “so sensitive” and alliteration “casual comedy” and “What is it but nightfall?/ No‚ no ‚no not night” help the reader to visualise what Yeats I trying to show. Yeats uses a stone in a stream as a metaphor for how stubborn the people who supported the Easter rising were‚ but this
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PHENOMENAL WOMEN - CRITICAL ANALYSIS Maya Angelou. Maya Angelou (1928 -2014 ) was an American author ‚ poet ‚ historian ‚ playright ‚ songwriter ‚ dancer ‚ producer ‚ director ‚ performer and a civil right activist . She was the first Black women director in Hollywood . Her contribution to film making is immense . She was also made the life time Reynold’s Professor of American studies and Wake Forest University . Maya Angelou is best known for addressing the world through the medium of her own
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