The poem that was chosen was “Stone” by Charles Simic. Charles Simic argues that it is better to be as simple as a stone‚ than being energetic and some other kind of creature or object that has action in its life. The narrator is telling us that his idea of perfection or tranquility is being a stone‚ lying there‚ doing nothing for eternity. He prefers this over being something like a tiger or something with action. In the beginning of the poem‚ Charles Simic says the he would go straight to doing
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goes on to note that along with the realese of Pleasure Dome: New and Collected Poems Komunyakaa was also able to publish a book-length sequence entitled Talking Dirty to the Gods and how this simultaneous release is a true testament to how well respected Komunyakaas’ work is. Wojahan obviously holds Komunyakaas’ work in high regard himself stating that “In reading almost six hundred pages of his work‚ both his new poems and a substantial selection of previously uncollected material‚ I was struck by
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similarities and differences in the way the characters view being alone. First‚ in the poem‚ “The Sidewalk Racer‚” by Lillian Morrison‚ the author addresses the meaning of being alone by being the one and only single engine human automobile. She compares herself as being the driver and the wheel. The author is telling us that being alone is fun. This poem also describes her as being a skateboard. When the poem says‚ ‘I swerve‚ I curve‚ I sway‚” I imagine the author is telling me that she speeds through
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Though we don’t know who wrote this poem by name‚ if we look deep in our heart we all know what was a man or woman that come to our country seeking refuge‚ but found only pain and suffering. You can feel how hopeless this person’s situation was simply by the words you wrote. The last line of this poem is most heart wrenching line any individual could bring himself to write. To bow your head in reflection and hopelessness
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Robert Frost I have been one acquainted with the night. I have walked out in rain – and back in rain. I have outwalked the furthest city light. I have looked down the saddest city lane. I have passed by the watchman on his beat And dropped my eyes‚ unwilling to explain. I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet When far away an interrupted cry Came over houses from another street‚ But not to call me back or say good-bye; And further still at an unearthly height One luminary
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story “A Good Man is Hard to Find‚” shows a family vacation to Florida that ends in tragedy. Although The Grandmother and her selfish attitude seem to be the only causes of the accident‚ the actions and personalities of the other family members also play a large role in this turning point in the story. In this story‚ the Grandmother considers herself “the lady” of the family. The Grandmother considers herself having higher standards of other people and frequently passes judgment on others. She is
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produce poems of your liking. She writes with great understanding of the world around her and also writes about her own experiences with life. You can tell that she puts in lots of time and effort into her work by all of the details she has added in each and every poem that she has ever written.The first poem was a small conclusion about her childhood and all that hard work her family had to go through in order to keep the family safe and healthy.The second poem was more of a motivational poem to show
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acknowledgement of the transient quality of human existence. As suggested by the notable Harwood scholar Alison Hoddinott‚ ‘the poet is aware of the hunger of the self for a permanence that will defy mortality and the limitations of the self’. The poem may thus be regarded as a commentary on the eternal pull between that which is physical‚ instinctive and corporeal‚ as encapsulated by the ‘heart’‚ and that which is metaphysical‚ spiritual and celestial‚ as proposed by the ‘soul’. Depictive of a fleeting
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The performances of the poems from fellow classmates were very good they all did very well. Saw seven people perform their Poetry Out Loud poems even though they were just videos. The people that perform their Poetry Out Loud and the poems that they read out was Juan Salinas “Fire And Ice” By: Robert Frost‚ Haley Williams “Let It Be Forgotten” By: Sara Teasdale‚ Alex Turner “Ebb” By: Edna St Vincent Millay‚Mason Swearingen “Fire And Ice” By: Robert Frost‚ McKenzie Bucher “ Let Evening Come” By: Jane
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“My Grandmother Asked Me to tell you she’s Sorry” by Fredrik Backman is a book about a seven-year old girl named Elsa--her family consisting of her unique grandmother and the people who live in her apartment complex‚ who become a large part of Elsa’s story. To the majority of people Elsa’s granny is considered crazy‚ but to Elsa Granny is the most remarkable woman she knows. Elsa is frequently harassed and ridiculed for being different‚ but Elsa’s Granny lives for everything outside of normal and
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