The two poems Apology to My Father by David Hutchison‚ and On the Birth of a Son by David Campbell‚ are very different at first glance. On closer examination of the similarities and differences of: audience‚ language‚ themes‚ messages‚ structure and readers role‚ connections can be made. Readers are rewarded by carefully reading these poems. A man thinking about one specific event in his life and the regret he has always felt about that night‚ is the poem Apology to My Father. Back when the male
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FIRST THEY KILLED MY FATHER -2 How many of us have ever experienced sorrow‚ true starvation and death; all by the age of nine? Is it even possible for us to comprehend the intensity of those emotions if we haven’t yet experienced them ourselves? Probably not. Yet this is the task Loung Ung had set upon. I believe she succeeded in providing us at least a ghost of those emotions by providing us an honest portrayal of the events that took place‚ not barring any explicit details. This aspect
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My hometown was a wonderful place to live But there were many times it didn’t forgive Some memories I hold so fond‚ Others I wish were gone. My hometown’s history made my heart bleed The town no longer has what I need When the war came and took the peace as prisoners we wished to be freed That’s when you know it’s time to leave Because in my hometown I can no longer believe One day my father told me we must leave town With dismayed eyes as his tears were drawn He said we are fish
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My Grandmother’s Love Letters BY HART CRANE There are no stars tonight This first stanza is about memory‚ the letters aren’t even mentioned. Key words But those of memory. Yet how much room for memory there is In the loose girdle of soft rain. There is even room enough For the letters of my mother’s mother‚ Elizabeth‚ That have been pressed so long Into a corner of the roof That they are brown and soft‚ The second stanza is about his memory of the letters. He is saying there is enough room in
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My Hero‚ My Father As a child‚ I had always looked to my father as a hero. To me‚ he was strong enough to take on an army one handed‚ tall enough to reach for the moon and give it to me‚ and wise enough to know everything about everything. There was nothing my father could not do. He took time to teach me to read‚ write‚ walk‚ and talk. When learning how to walk‚ like any child I would occasionally fall. My father would pick me up and put me back on my feet. He always encouraged me to “get up and
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My Last Duchess-Robert Browning The poem "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning is a poem written about a Duke of the 16th the century. The Duke is the speaker of the poem an is explaining to a visitor about a portrait of a ex-wife. He tells how she was a flirt and had very disgraceful behavior. He claims she flirted with everyone and did not appreciate his "gift of a nine-hundred-years- old name." As his monologue continues‚ the reader realizes with ever-more chilling certainty that the Duke in
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Arm Wrestling with My Father In this essay written for his freshman composition course‚ Manning explores his physical contact with his father over the years‚ perceiving gradual changes that are‚ he realizes‚ inevitable. For Manning‚ description provides a way to express his feelings about his father and to comment on relations between sons and fathers. In the essay after Manning’s‚ Itabari Njeri uses description for similar ends‚ but her subject is a daughter and her father. “Now you say
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violence and revenge. His cold blooded tactics and decisions gain him power but also puts strain on his family. Michael is a dynamic character throughout the novel changing dramatically from an honest man to a cunning criminal. After the death of his father Michael carries out the murders of all the Corleone enemies. After the merciless killings Michaels wife‚ Kay‚
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My Memorable Event: My shadow and God Introduction: - What is human life? Everybody has some memorable events in life; some are good and Some are bad. What is the relationship with human and God? I believe in God because of some experience. My first experience: - Departed to meet the girl but don’t know how‚ when‚ or where? Some buddy helped get information she is coming next day some place Some time. No choice but to take an older person. Crying and asking for help; I feel so happy to see
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Elegy for my father’s father James K. Baxter Basic – First Impressions: * Different kind of title – very direct * Written in past tense – reflection * Written is second person – author describing the death of someone else * Idea of ‘Death’ – universal idea * Poem is one stanza long (written on two pages but actually one stanza) * Tone is dull and slow * References to nature and water * Free Verse * Ideas of poem (general): * Death – natural process
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