Shaken out dead from tree and hill; I had walked on at the wind’s will – I sat now‚ for the wind was still. Between my knees my forehead was – My lips‚ drawn in‚ said not Alas! My hair was over in the grass‚ My naked ears heard the day pass. My eyes‚ wide open‚ had the run Of some ten weeds to fix upon; Among those few out of the sun‚ The woodspurge flowered‚ three cups in
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Dear Mr.President -Pink Allgemein "Dear Mr. President" is a song by Pink featuring the Indigo Girls‚ and was recorded for Pink’s fourth album‚ I’m Not Dead. Pink said that the song was an open letter to the President of the United States‚ George W. Bush‚ and that it was one of the most important songs she had written. She stated that it would never be released as a single in the United States‚ because it was too important to be perceived as a publicity stunt.[1] It has since been released in
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Cinderella is in a dilemma caused by her ignorance of the potential consequences of her actions. With the use of irony‚ structure‚ and diction‚ “Conte” shows how innocence and naïveté result in regrettable mistakes that create life experience. The poem deviates from the basic fairy tale through the use of ironic predicaments. Cinderella makes a bold statement from the beginning: “First of all‚ I’m bored” (1). She misses her old life of feeling useful through cleaning. As a princess‚ she sits around
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heard and sharing of their personal experiences. Anne Bradstreet chose to write about her experiences as a puritan woman through poetry‚ whereas some puritan women wrote about their lives before‚ during‚ and after their captivity by the Native Americans
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triplet-against-eight note pattern‚ would simply not stay in my brain. Late nights lying in bed‚ in between classes‚ tapping on my desk‚ that rhythm always slipped through my fingers just as I thought I had it. I even asked a few drummers from marching band to help me‚ who would spend their lunch time with their practice pads and drumsticks on top of ritzy school pianos‚ drilling me while I practiced that elusive rhythm. My metronome became my best friend and my worst enemy‚ and secondary source of frustration
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| AND then I pressed the shell | | Close to my ear | | And listened well‚ | | And straightway like a bell | | Came low and clear | 5 | The slow‚ sad murmur of the distant seas‚ | | Whipped by an icy breeze | | Upon a shore | | Wind-swept and desolate. | | It was a sunless strand that never bore | 10 | The footprint of a man‚ | | Nor felt the weight | | Since time began | | Of any human quality or stir | | Save what the dreary winds
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To Celia is a love poem with a simple four line rhyme scheme (abcbabcb)‚ written in first person. The over all tone of the poem is dreamy‚ optimistic‚ persistent‚ and gullibly innocent. The rhythm is smooth‚ and pensive‚ and seems to fall into an iambic pentameter. The poem gives the reader an intimate sense of this man’s love‚ and obsession for the woman of his desire‚ Celia. I interpreted this poem as having a theme of lost love. I imagined that Celia is his ex-lover‚ he still is in love with her
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"Thief" In the poem "Thief‚" the author talks about how quickly time goes by and reflects on the girl she used to be‚ the girl she is now‚ and her plans for the future. In the troubled yet bright poem "Thief‚" the author claims that time goes by quickly‚ and people change with time. This message is conveyed through the use of repetition‚ imagery‚ and similes. Throughout the poem‚ the repetition of "Three more years" demonstrates that the author will begin a new chapter in her life in
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Ismanuel Prof. Lamore INGL 3351 Sec. 060 8 September 2014 Anne Bradstreet father‚ Thomas Dudley‚ took great importance in seeing that she received superior education to that of most women as he would befit it. As such‚ one can infer that Anne Bradstreet had some type of grudge to the male dominant society she grew on. Her writing maintains hidden meaning in which casual readers would see the surface intentions of her poems and not offend any male readers. However‚ inside her humble lyrics one
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and discuss spoken word poem written and recited by my favorite artist‚ Shane Koyczan. I picked the poem “To This Day” (link at the bottom of this blog)‚ due to its relation to module 3. This poem does not specifically refer to the social determinants of mental health; however‚ many are mentioned including social environments‚ physical environments‚ healthy child development‚ personal health practice and coping skills‚ social status‚ education‚ and support networks. The poem discusses the impacts of
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