Poem analysis Nothing Said by: Brenda Agard 1. The poem is about people who have lost family members‚ brothers and sisters for example. 2. The poem is written in the 2nd person plural. You hear the voice of the people who are protesting about the fact that they have lost their family members. The writer could also be one of the protesters or marchers. 3. Well in the beginning it says what the situation is of the people and what happened. After that the writer tells what they
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Analysis of Langston Hughes Poems Lori Grieco South University Online There were two poems by Langston Hughes that stood out in the 1920’s‚ that caught my eye‚ one is “I‚ Too‚ Sing America” and the other is “My People”. The poems that are written about here will be analyzed in the “Historical Critical Perspective”. Evaluating the poems with such a perspective‚ one must understand the era in which the poet lived and wrote. Any literature‚ especially poetry‚ has to
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The depiction of setting in the Prologue entitled “The Rug”‚ conveys David’s utmost alienation from the world around him‚ on this final day of his life. The novel opens with David Canaan looking out the “kitchen window” (3) at the harsh winter landscape of Entremont - his hometown where he has lived for “all his thirty years” (3). The community’s name‚ Entremont is French for “between the mountains”‚ alluding to the novel’s title and structure and conveying David’s imprisonment. Furthermore‚ the
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1A What are traditions? Traditions are memorials‚Christmas trees‚ Easter eggs‚ cooking a turkey on thanksgiving. Their are are normal traditions‚ in “The Lottery”‚ there traditions is the black box. In “The Village” Their tradition is“Those Who We Don’t Speak Of “. 1B Tradition is important. Because It can be passed drawn down from generations to generations. In “The Lottery” they will claim a life away‚ in “The Village” they want to keep people out of the woods. 1C The leaders in “The Lottery”
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is a lonesome path for the characters. Victor Frankenstein and the creature choose the path of revenge after they have suffered a lot of misfortune throughout their lives. Revenge is a path of pain that a person chooses to walk in order to cause pain and suffering to the other person. The creature whose heart was the kindest whenever he met a new person‚ was turned into a heartless creature. The creature who is on a path of revenge‚ has sworn revenge on Victor. As the creature reaches Geneva‚ he finds
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the Canal Analysis In the poem‚ Saturday at the Canal‚ author Gary Soto tells the story of two teenage kids who are unhappy with their lives. They were expecting their lives to be different even though they were only seventeen. The author makes sure we realize just how miserable they are. He uses descriptive writing to help us understand how they feel. Soto is also careful not to be too specific about certain ideas in order to help the reader create their own interpretation of this poem. Saturday
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main characters‚ Victor Frankenstein and Frankenstein’s monster both play an important heroic role. Shelly wrote Frankenstein when science was major concern of everyone and was surging all over. Victor Frankenstein is an intelligent scientist who has the desire to do something people say was impossible. Dr. Frankenstein and his family are the most distinguished people of republic of Geneva. His dad married Caroline and adopted a girl name Elizabeth and her age is the same as Victor. He also has a younger
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Background of the poem: Emily Bronte spends last days of her life at home. She didn’t have any outdoor activities. Her life was full of miseries and gloomy incidents. There is not any light of hope and couragment in her life. She was fed up with her life. She wrote this poem in those days when she was bound at home. This poem is the true representative of her disappointed feelings. She wanted to sleep but sleep brings no rest to her. She wanted to sleep eternally
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English 12 Honors 13 January 2014 The Downfall of Victor Frankenstein Abraham Lincoln once said‚ “Nearly all men can stand adversity‚ but if you want to test a man’s character‚ give him power.” Lincoln believes that to test one’s character‚ you must see how they handle power. In Frankenstein: A Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley‚ Victor Frankenstein is a man consumed by knowledge and power‚ and because of this‚ there is a gradual deterioration of character‚ starting from humble beginnings‚ eventually
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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley‚ Victor‚ a man that finds the secret to cheating life creates an 8-foot tall man that haunts him for the rest of his life. In the novel‚ Victor and the creature never have a good relationship‚ and it seems to make them look like they are very different when they are not.Throughout the book‚ Mary Shelley suggests that the creature and Victor are very different‚ but they are actually very similar. They both have the same personalities. In the novel‚ both Victor and Frankenstein want
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