‘Marrysong’ by Dennis Scott Born in Kingston‚ Jamaica‚ Dennis Scott was a Jamaican poet‚ playwright and actor. One of his most notable works of poetry is ‘Marrysong’. Scott was one of the most prestigious poets after the independence period of Jamaica‚ with his poem ‘Uncle Time’ for which he received the notable title of being one of the most influential poets of modern Jamaican literature. Referring to his wife as ‘territory’ – Scott indicates that he must discover this territory‚ with this
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Epitaph on a Tyrant Wyston Hughes Auden‚ or WH Auden‚ was a British poet‚ often considered by critics to be one of the best England has ever produced. Auden’s work is known‚ not only for its remarkable poetic calibre and craftsmanship but also for his skilful portrayal of myriad themes- ranging from the political‚ social‚ ethical‚ to the moral and even the individual. One of Auden’s best known poems and written‚ interestingly when Adolf Hitler was at the peak of his power in Europe‚ is a short
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1960’s. The music was composed by Marc Shaiman‚ the lyrics were written by Scott Wittman and the book was written by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan. Hairspray is still relevant now because the issues and themes that Hairspray address are still present such as racism and body-shaming. To begin with‚ one of the main themes of Hairspray is racism which is explored through the narrative‚ music and characters. Composed by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman‚ “Run and Tell That” cleverly explores racism in the
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Many poems‚ written before the 1900’s‚ express the emotion of love. Each poem explores the meaning in a different way and in different forms. In this essay I will be investigating three different poems/sonnets; La Belle Dame Sans Merci written by John Keats‚ Porphyria’s Lover by Robert Browning and last but not least Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare. All of these have very different aspects and views‚ this is what makes them so interesting to compare because of the wide contrast involving the three
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Rebekah Frost LAL 153: Online Summer 2015 Unit 14: Poetry Analysis Assignment Poetry Analysis Essay Due: 7-20-15 “Having a Mind to Change the World” By Howard Nemerov The poem is about daylight saving time. Daylight Saving Time (DST) is an age-old practice where people would advance time by one hour to extend daylight time into the night. In effect‚ they would sacrifice sunrise time‚ also by one hour. People in the regions affected would adjust their clocks around the start of spring. They would
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a) Compare the ways in which these two poems deal with the experience of oppression and racism. b) State which of the two poems you find more disturbing‚ and give reasons to support your answer. c) Identify and comment on TWO poetic devices used in each poem to highlight the workings of oppression or racism. "Dreaming Black Boy" and "Epitaph" are two poems which address the issues of oppression and racism. though they both deal with the same problem‚ it is handled and discussed differently.
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Macmillan Certifies that this is the approved version of the following report: The Languages of Nox: Photographs‚ Materiality‚ and Translation in Anne Carson’s Epitaph APPROVED BY SUPERVISING COMMITTEE: Supervisor: Ann Cvetkovich Coleman Hutchison The Languages of Nox: Photographs‚ Materiality‚ and Translation in Anne Carson’s Epitaph by Rebecca Anne Macmillan‚ A.B. Report Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of The University of Texas at Austin in Partial Fulfillment
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Chapter 23—“Dennis” 1) Ruth says‚ “I stayed on the black side because that was the only place I COULD stay…With whites it was no question. You weren’t accepted to be with a black man and that was that” (232). I think she felt the only place where she felt real love was with African American people and that’s why she stayed with the black man. She wanted to be different and she didn’t want to be like everybody else. She wanted to feel unique like her mother and be different. She doesn’t
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in these two poems “Stopping by woods on a Snowy Evening ” and “Loveliest of Trees” describe man’s attraction to the beauty of the nature outside. Robert Frost and A.E. Houseman each use different types of sentence structure‚ imagery‚ and diction to depict the environment and feelings of the narrators in their poems. Written by Frost‚ “Stopping by the woods on a Snowy Evening‚” tells of the travels of a man who stops briefly to watch the snow; however‚ there is much more to this poem than a literal
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