How to Write a Poem Analysis No matter how long or complicated the poem‚ the first steps are the same: 1. Read the poem on your own looking for general understanding. 2. Read it again to do the same thing. This time‚ start jotting down ideas. 3. Read it aloud (you will more easily hear meter‚ rhythm‚ rhyme‚ and the meaning may become more clear). 4. Go through the poem‚ line by line‚ and make notes all over it. This should help lead you to conclusions about the poem’s: a. Theme(s) and Tone. b.
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Denise Cruz Ms. Bonadies Eng 106 August 10‚ 2010 Louise Erdrich‚ author of Love Medicine‚ wrote a book on the average life of a modern American Indian living on a reservation. Lipsha Morrissey‚ the main character and also the narrator‚ is a young American Indian man who was raised by his adoptive grandparents on a reservation. Although he is in his early twenties‚ Lipsha depicts certain characteristics of a young child. At times he can be perceived as naïve and uneducated; however‚ some
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There were no parades‚ there were no bands‚ but we were spit on and looked down upon for what our country ordered us to do. We came to realize the one’s you trusted were are the only ones you can trust here. Vietnam vets have been in the news quite often‚ mainly for attending fallen heroes who were in the military. Most often the “Freedom Riders”‚ also known as “Patriot Riders” attend funerals of soldiers that have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. These bike riders are made up of a large majority
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Why did I survive? . . . Scriscratch. Star. Scriscratch. Star. Scratchstatchscratchsratch. Bar. Why write “bar” on the bar symbol? It’s obvious: Shaped like a bar. Scriscratch. Itchy neck. What lottery to play next? So many themes! Tropical? Had potential. Gold? Too broad. Fourth of July? No longer relevant. So many tickets. No end in sight. Must keep out of sight. No end. But end of days. Keep on playing. Scriscratch. Itchy stomach. Underwater theme. Been a long time since water. Can’t remember
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Poem Analysis: “Out‚ Out-” In the poem‚ “Out‚ Out-“‚ author Robert Frost starts off his poem by giving an inanimate object‚ the buzzsaw‚ a sense of life. Using the literary device‚ Personification‚ the buzz saw is being written with characteristics a curious and rather playful child. The buzzsaw acts like once hears the young man’s mother call for supper time‚ that it wants to eat‚ so eats the young man’s hand. The buzzsaw takes (Cuts Off) the hand in a rather subtle demeanor‚ but in truth‚ it would
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Literary Analysis of the Poem Quinceañera The poem Quinceañera was written by Judith Ortiz Cofer. The narrative of this poem circumnavigates about the coming of age event (a quinceañer) of a 15 year old girl. in order to understand this poem ‚one needs to understand the significance and importance of a quinceañera. A quinceañera is the Latin equivalent of the celebration of Sweet 16 in the United States— this is the time where young women celebrate the transition into young adulthood. The
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dammed are often words that come to mind when I look at how the human race manages their water. It is through ironies like this‚ which show the true extent of damage the Earth faces. Brenda Hillman in her work Practical Water echoes this through her poems concerning the environment and its downfall. In poetry we dwell‚ but it is impossible to dwell on something whose base is crumbling. Like the polar bear on the lone ice float in the Arctic Ocean‚ we too now find ourselves desperately
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Analysis of Amy Lowell’s Poem “A Decade” In “A Decade‚” a poem by Amy Lowell‚ the reader is shown how a lover’s attitude can go from infatuation at first to just predictability and love. In this poem Lowell uses imagery and similes to elaborate on the feelings of the speaker towards his/her lover. In the beginning of the relationship the speaker is infatuated with the lover‚ and Lowell expresses this infatuation through the use of a simile in line one when
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ever wondered why your voice matures when you get older? Well that’s because your vocal cords grow longer making you voice deeper. A male’s voice gets way deeper than a female’s voice though. A male’s larynx grows bigger during puberty making the voice deeper. For some people‚ if you sing‚ that means that your vocal range can increase easily. But if you don’t sing‚ it isn’t necessary for your vocal range to increase. As you grow older‚ your larynx hardens making your voice seem a little high pitched
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USE OF FOREGROUNDING IN THE POEM TITLED “GOING” The author of the poem “Going” had a specific message that he intended to set across to his readers. To do this‚ the author used a number of stylistic elements that include foregrounding‚ imagery‚ symbolism‚ diction‚ synthetic parallelism and structure among others. This essay intends to give a brief stylistic analysis of the poem and describe how these devices have affected the meaning of the poem. Basically the poem “Going” according to the essay
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