Michelle Wong 12 October 2015 AP Literature Ms. Taylor The Century Quilt Response The poem The Century Quilt by Marilyn Nelson Waniek serves as a nostalgic reflection of the history of a cherished quilt‚ which connects the speaker’s life to her diverse heritage. Wainek’s use of enjambment‚ personification‚ and colorful imagery develops a speaker and a character that demonstrates affection for the quilt’s qualities and reveals a more complex underlying message about the quilt’s impact on how the
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In Suárez’s poem‚ "Isla" uses imagery and descriptive phrases elicit sympathy to me as a reader. In the poem the speaker uses the character of Godzilla to describe the immigrant experience and make parallels between himself (as an immigrant) and the unwanted monster‚ Godzilla. According to Brophy (2000)‚ Godzilla movie cycle are perfectly captured in all their opposing aspirations‚ and constitute the basis for many postnuclear‚ post-human and post-robotic gures and themes which dene the uniqueness
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but to think what happened? What happened to all their hopes? All their dreams? Burned? Rotten? Growing in a new sapling? Flowing down a red river? No. Forgotten. In this poem‚ I was trying to convey themes of life being too precious for war to ruin and how easy it is to overlook all the victims of war. Not only does my poem have two lives that are taken by the war‚ it also speaks of how war affects other types of like such as trees‚ forests‚ and life in water. This connects back to the book in
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we love is no longer ours? We shut the world out‚ act like we don’t care‚ yet‚ these are all just faces we wear to hide the pain. While there are many ways to combat heartbreak‚ Lang Leav does a remarkable job connecting to the reader through her poems. She can relate to the reader‚ they understand what she writes about‚ she helps them get through breakups and puts words to our emotions. “A bruise is tender but does not last; it leaves me as I always was. But a wound I take
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original or beautiful in this poem which celebrates the breath-taking variety of nature in its many forms. 3)Continuum- - Explore the wasy Allen Curnow builds up the image of his depression‚ originated from a poetic block‚ in this poem. - Some poems tell a story. Show how you think Allen Curnow makes the story of his mental conflict (creative struggle) and gladual change of mood so compelling. - How does Allen Curnow powerfully convey the difficulties of writing a poem? 4)Horses - The main focus
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The poem "Cross" by P.K.Page describes the sorrow of witnessing a stony couple who can barely remember why they are angry with each other after a week-long battle. They won’t discuss it or resolve it because "neither/can come to that undemanded act of love-/kiss the sleeping princess or sleep with the frog--/and break the spell which holds them each from the other." So the couple ends up like "two on a desert island‚ back to back‚" an emotional chasm dividing them which neither is willing to bridge
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In today’s society‚ it is not uncommon to see women standing up for themselves and fellow women. More and more women everyday are reaching equality in the workforce and at home; however‚ this was not always the case. For instance‚ in the 1960s‚ women were expected to stay at home and care for the children. They were seen as voiceless and meek. It wasn’t until the feminist movement that society started to understand that women need to be heard‚ as well. The most important aspect of the feminist movement
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In the famous poem‚ Root Cellar‚ author Theodore Roethke uses immensely visual and sensory images. The reader not only experiences going down into the cellar through the intense description‚ but also through the imagery‚ along with a few powerful similes that give life to the root cellar’s contents and creates a sense of awareness for the reader. In the first line‚ the words “dank as a ditch‚” are an example of a simile that brings some clarity to the cellar because now there is something to compare
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virtually indistinguishable. The poem‚ To a Mouse by Robert Burns‚ in which the mouse thought she was prepared‚ but in reality her home is destroyed‚ is where the two pieces are found similar. "Thou saw the fields laid bare an’ west‚ An’weary winter comin fast‚ An’ cozie here‚ beneath the blast‚ Thou thought to dwell‚ Till crash! The cruel coulter past Out thro’ thy cell" (Burns 5). To represent the relationship between Of Mice of Men by John Steinbeck and the poem the first piece of evidence used
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In the poem Sympathy for the devil‚ the speaker uses many different historical allusions and understatements to gain the readers sympathy for him. The speaker of the poem is the Devil and he tries to make it sound as though he is forced to be around all of the death and despair so that the reader might feel bad for him. He uses the historical allusion of “I was around when Jesus Christ had his moment of doubt and pain” to show that he has been around for a very long time and he has seen some of
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