Billy Collins use figurative language and imagery in the poem Flames to express an idea or thought. Billy Collins has used Imagery in Flames to show an idea or a thought he has had. Smokey The Bear is walking in the woods with a gas can and some matches. “Hat cocked at a disturbing angle”(line5). This is imagery because it makes the reader visually see Smokey The Bear. When you see this type of imagery it alters the reader’s perspective of the poem to think something is not correct. Smokey The Bear is
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The Red Line The story “The Red Line” by Charles Higson revolves around a woman and two men of whom one is stabbed and another becomes a murderer. All of the characters share the feeling of displacement. They all feel different from other people. The first character we meet‚ the Bob Seeger imitator‚ feel that he is different from others in his appearance and better than others when it comes to performance. “when he looked out of the window he could see people. Ugly people.”. He thinks that people
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Poetic Analysis Essay Taking risks will bestow people new stories and new adventure. Lives without exhilarating stories seem extremely tedious. For instance‚ in the poem "Curiosity" by Alastair Reid discusses how dogs do not take risks and do not experience any adventures. A life with a story portrays by cats‚ creatures that are exceedingly adventurous and carefree. In “Curiosity‚” Reid demonstrates how cats and dogs relate to humans when it comes to taking risk. Reid also utilizes poetic elements
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Synopsis This poem by L.E. Thayer is very intelligent. Thayer shows in stanza one that there is a hill as the known obstacle and a stone as well that gets in the way. He then has to ascend; he climbs up and overrules adversity‚ which are known in the poem as the hill‚ stone‚ grime and blinding storm. The poem has very obvious imagery‚ just alone picturing the blinding storm in the reader’s brain makes him/her feel as if he/she were in the same situation as the Thayer. The poem also has a good amount
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Poems give insight to the day to day lives of others as well as to the deep underlying meanings hidden all around us. The poem ‘kitchenette building’ is an amazing representation of how the everyday lives of others can be shown through poetry. In this poem‚ Gwendolyn Brooks shows how those in the kitchenette building she once lived in are not given the chance they deserve to live their dreams. Instead they are forced to go with the flow of the lives they currently live. The poem is showing how those
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setting of the poem symbolises the Western World but more specifically the European race. Background Analysis of the Poem Commentary – Piano and Drums by Gabriel Okara In Gabriel Okara’s poem‚ “Piano and Drums”‚ Okara expresses his feelings and thoughts of a primitive society in contrast to a western society. Being an African himself‚ and having studied in a western society‚ the poem reflects the confusion in his emotions as well as the loss of self-identity. The title of the poem itself‚ “Piano
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The second poem I revised also had a change to the title‚ but the change was minor. The formerly named “Dilemma at 12:30” is now “Dilemma at Noon”. The title was changed to simplify and clarify the time of day it refers to. For this poem‚ I decided to use tercets (and couplets‚ in a way) to give the poem a quirky meter which made it more fun and entertaining to read. The first two lines of every stanza were focused on external observations‚ and the last line of every stanza was an italicized‚ internal
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The following anthology travels through different time periods and proves that mental illness has been a problem throughout history. The next nine poems will describe the way mental illness impacts lives‚ whether through personal struggles or the influence other peoples has on a person. While the poems in certain time periods are not necessarily about the effects of mental illness they show how the use of poetry has been an outlet for people for centuries. People are constantly affected by other
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According to the course description at Schenectady Community College “ College Composition is a course that provides a foundation in academic discourse by developing effective communication skills with an emphasis on expository writing.” The course is offered to students’ in the Technology‚ Criminal Justice‚ Early Childhood‚ Hospitality‚ and Culinary program. RCCC plans on eliminating the ENG 123 course as a requirement. As a student taking this course I find it to be very helpful‚ therefore‚ it
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What do you think the genocides actually do? In the poem‚ “Rally for Darfur” by Rabbi J. Rolando Matalon‚ the author wants to show the readers what the different genocides do to people‚ and how they actually die. Using repetition and imagery‚ Matalon shows just how horrible the genocides truly are. Throughout all poems there are multiple techniques that are used. The most frequent technique through “Rally for Darfur” is repetition. In the first line of every stanza it states which genocide it is and
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