Mikole Kalesinskas Mrs. Roache AP English Juniors 13 January 2010 Analysis and Questions for the poem Daddy 1. Discuss the poet’s use of apostrophe in its direct address to the father figure. How does Plath stage that address as a kind of declaration of independence in the decisive tone with which she at once judges and dismisses the father? The poem Daddy‚ written by Sylvia Plath‚ is a text which reveals to the reader‚ the nature of the persona’s relationship with her father as well
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The Bait - DIDLS Analysis The Bait‚ a poem written by metaphysical poet‚ John Donne‚ during the early seventeenth century‚ tells the story of a woman whose physical attractiveness and coquettish behaviour prove destructive as they succeed in ruining her chances of finding a pure and meaningful relationship. This poem is recounted from the point of view of a man whom‚ amongst many other men‚ has pursued this woman and become emotionally hurt in the process as he finds her actions‚ in response to
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Pablo Picasso is a very well known artist of the 20th century and his work is still famous today. Picasso went through many time periods‚ but his most famous ones are the blue period‚ the rose period‚ and cubism. Pablo Picasso was born in Màlaga‚ Spain‚ in 1881. Picasso was raised by his mother Doña Maria and his father Don Josè Ruiz Blasco. Picasso’s father was an art teacher and started teaching him how to draw as a child. "By the time he was 13 years old‚ his skill level had surpassed his fathers"
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The Sound Poetry Circuit: Festivals‚ Networks‚ and Transatlantic Relations There is a photograph ‚ taken during the 11th edition of the Sound Poetry International Festival‚ held in Toronto in 1978‚ that depicts three authors: they are‚ from the left to the right‚ Bob Cobbing‚ Sten Hanson (holding what seems to be a cat)‚ and Henri Chopin‚ or‚ should we say‚ England‚ Sweden‚ and France‚ in what seems to be a metaphorical representation of the theme proposed by the current paper. Either way‚ they
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(The Open University‚ 2013‚ p. 76)‚ this essay will argue through close visual analysis from an art history point of view that Picasso’s Guernica can be seen as a form of protest. Furthermore‚ the essay will also argue that Guernica’s meaning has changed and it is now a symbol of peace whilst continuing to fulfil its purpose as a form of protest. Guernica is a large mural and an example of Synthetic Cubism painted by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). Created using the medium of oil paint on canvas with a
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November poem analysis The poem I am going to be analyzing is called ‘November.’ This poem is about death. In the poem‚ the author Simon Armitage gives a clear message about what he thinks death is and how to deal with death. He also gives clear connection with the poem to the title‚ which makes the reader understand the poem better. In this essay I am going to include the following; the poets attitude to his subject‚ the poets descriptive skills‚ the language used‚ how the poem affects me‚ and
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Amber Brewer Dr. Fussell ENGL 1302 April 8‚ 2011 “The lesson of the moth” Analysis by Don Marquis The title of this poem by Don Marquis is "The Lesson of the Moth" because it is a poem about the thoughts of a moth and his outlook on life. The overall poem would be considered argumentative being the moth is trying to inform the man that he should live his life and let his hair down a little more instead of relishing the everyday routines of life. This is shown in paragraph 3 when the moth says
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Emily Dickinson’s poetry can be seen as a study of deep fears and emotions‚ specifically in her exploration of death. In her famous poem #465 Dickinson explores the possibility of a life without the elaborate‚ finished ending that her religious upbringing promised her. She forces herself to question whether there is a possibility of death being a mundane nothingness. In this last moment of doubt in the appearance of the divine‚ the speaker in the poem find an independent and personal acceptance of
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Samantha Brenton ENC1102 Steinke In the poem “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Goodnight” author Dylan Thomas writes about how people should not so willingly accept the inevitability of death but rather rage and fight against it. The poem was written for Thomas’s dying father and shows how anguished Thomas is at his fathers acceptance of death. Thomas seems to think that it is not honorable or befitting for a great or interesting man to die quietly in old age. In the poem nighttime is used as a metaphor for
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Poem Analysis--Model The poem I love best‚ the poem that I want to memorize and memorialize is: To be of use by Marge Piercy. I discovered this poem to share with Kendra‚ a young friend who graduated from college. She wants a career that allows her to give back to society so the title caught my attention. Kendra‚ like me‚ seeks meaningful work; this poem not only speaks to Kendra‚ it speaks to me as well; it has since become my favorite poem. The title‚ To be of use‚ is appropriate for this piece—Piercy
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