"Hospital Evening" and "Monday" by Gwen Harwood are two poems that explore the hardship of immigrants in Australia. Written in the late 20th century after the "White Australia Policy" was abolished and thousands of immigrants landed on Australian shores‚ the poems revolve around Krote‚ a German music teacher‚ who has migrated to Australia and his struggles with racism and the harshness of the Australian environment. The poems negative construction of Australian people acts as a critique of the Australian
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In the Evening Hawk‚ Robert Penn Warren makes extensive use of figurative language‚ imagery‚ and symbolism to describe a foreboding scene that calls attention to the passage of time. He uses simile and the symbol of the Evening Hawk to convey a scene in which he suggests that man is being judged. Warren calls attention to the slow‚ grim passage of time with simile‚ suggesting that “history [drips] into darkness like a leaking pipe in the cellar.” Were there “no wind‚” he says‚ we might
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An evening on the beach Night was falling. The setting sun’s red rays lit up the sky above the western horizon. I could see an oil tanker making its way across the sea just on the horizon. Soon the sun disappeared below the horizon and the sky turned dark but my two friends and I sat on the beach gazing at the place where the sun went down. Sunsets are mesmerizing as we discovered. Only when the mosquitoes started coming in great number were we brought back to reality. We picked ourselves
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The Homeric Hymn to Demeter portrays images of rape‚ marriage and death‚ in an unconventional way‚ through the perspective of women as well as men. Most evidence from ancient Greek and Roman times is presented through the eyes of a male in a society greatly dominated by men. The story about Persephone’s separation from her mother is a rare exception that accounts for both sides of the story. Foley states that "in contrast to the Homeric epics‚ the Hymn puts female experience at the center of the
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SAMPLE EXAM RESPONSES ENGLISH 222 #1 Knowing the historical context of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” by Julia Ward Howe‚ that it was first published during the opening phases of the American Civil War in support of the Union cause‚ one can infer that a theme in the poem is the abolition of slavery. The first stanza does not seem to allude to this theme as it presents a prophetic vision of “the coming of the Lord.” However‚ the first hint of this theme comes in the second stanza: “ I have
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"Concord Hymn: Sung at the Completion of the Concord Monument‚" by Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ is obviously about the first battle of the American Revolution‚ which occurred in Concord. The bridge in the first line was apparently undeveloped when the battle first took place. It has a connection to North Bridge‚ where the battle of the war first began. The second line refers to the American flag waving in the wind‚ which is being held by the revolutionaries. The third line refers to the fact that most of
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Assessment process of setting a value on real or personal property‚ usually for the purpose of taxation. It is carried out either by central government agencies or by local officials. Property may be assessed on the basis of its annual rental value‚ as in Britain‚ or its capital value‚ as in the U.S. Various methods are used to determine capital value‚ including analysis of market data to estimate the property’s current market price‚ estimation of the cost of reproducing the property minus accrued depreciation
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Hymn to Intellectual Beauty 1. He compares intellectual beauty to moonbeams‚ hues & harmonies of an evening‚ widely spread clouds‚ memory of music‚ and anything that’s precious for its mysterious grace. They are all light‚ beautiful and underestimated in comparison. 2. Addressing this Spirit of Beauty‚ the speaker asks where it has gone‚ and why it leaves the world so desolate when it goes—why human hearts can feel such hope and love when it is present‚ and such despair and hatred when it
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existence (Cunningham 27).” The “Hymn to Amun-Ra” is an Egyptian hymn worshipping Amun-Ra who is best
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long ago as well. An often mentioned early American literary adaptation; possibly one of the most famous in history‚ is Ralph Waldo Emerson’s groundbreaking poem‚ “Concord Hymn”. Emerson’s poem is based upon the famous Battle of Concord‚ Massachusetts in 1775. Although based upon an important event‚ how accurate is “Concord Hymn” to the actual battle? The answer to that is no‚ in fact there are some huge dissimilarities between Emerson’s work and the Battle of Concord. The Battles of Lexington and
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