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    Birmingham vs. Sit Ins The Birmingham and Sit inś are two of the most important events in the civil rights movement. They are very similar to each other because they both used children to protest. The Sit ins were started by four college students who wanted to make a stand. In Birmingham the protestors were made up almost entirely of school children. They also both fought economic battles. Sit ins would prevent a restaurant or store from making any income. Birmingham made an economic impact by protesting

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    miss Antonios and my fellow classmates. Today I am going to explain to you how I used at least one form of intertextuality in my poem called ‘chilling with the boys’. I used various language techniques to create my rap poem; this includes juxtapositioning‚ hyperbole and a simile. The first technique that I am going to explain that I used to create my distinctive rap poem is juxtapositioning. “Dad comes by my room‚ and thinks I’m studying‚ quickly go to my desk‚ and act like I’m doing homework

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    Love‚ lust‚ murder‚ thievery‚ incest‚ death‚ and betrayal are just some of the intriguing‚ beautiful‚ and sometimes disturbing topics of a traditional ballad. A traditional what? A ballad is "…a song that tells a story‚ or- to take the other point of view – a story told in song. More formally…a short poem‚ adapted for singing‚ simple in plot and metrical s structure‚ divided into stanzas‚ and characterized by complete impersonality so far as the

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    A Poem For Best Friends This is a poem for best friends. You © Margery Wang I still remember the first day we met We were too shy to say much at all It’s funny to think back to that time Because now we’re having a ball! They say that true friendship is rare An adage that I believe to be true Genuine friendship is something that I cherish I am so lucky to have met you. Our bond is extremely special It is unique in its own way We have something irreplaceable  I love you more and

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    Birmingham An incident that took place back in 1963 at a predominantly black church in Birmingham Alabama inspired several African American poets to interpret their own views and sides of the on the event that took place. Well-known poets such as Langston Hughes and Raymond L. Patterson use different elements of poetry to reveal their own side of the horrific event that took place. Hughes uses imagery in his poem and describes a highly graphic crime on the incident that took place in Birmingham.

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    Letter from a Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr. mentions the atrocities of racism and describes his endless battles against it. King does this in an effective and logical way. King establishes his position supported by historical and biblical allusions‚ counterarguments‚ and the use of rhetorical devices such as ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos. With the use of King’s rhetorical devices‚ he described the ways of the Birmingham community and their beliefs‚ connected to the reader on an emotional level

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    Lucy poems Lucy poems are the 5 different poems written by WW between 1798 and 1801. They belong to the second edition of ‘’Lyrical Ballads’’‚ which is a collection of both Wordsworth’s and Coleridge’s poems. Lucy poems are lyrical ballads‚ they are written in verse and they all tell a story as briefly as possible. Wordsworth wrote them in the simple language of common people and he often used dramatic changes of states and ironic inversions which are also present in the traditional ballad. Among

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    the tide rises‚ the tide falls. The morning breaks; the steeds in their stalls Stamp and neigh‚ as the hostler calls; The day returns‚ but nevermore Returns the traveler to the shore. And the tide rises‚ the tide falls. Pee Paragraph : I think this poem is trying to tell us that when you have got ups or downs in life‚ you can’t do anything to change what has happened and you just to just carry on. I thought this because when he uses ‘The tide rises‚ the tide falls’‚ it makes me think of something

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    RELIGION AND IRISH MYTHOLOGY IN THE BALLAD OF FATHER GILLIGAN This poem takes a ballad form - a traditional form‚ usually sung‚ with regular‚ short stanzas that tell a story. It has a more overtly religious content than most of Yeats’s poems. As a protestant who turned to theosophy and mysticism‚ Yeats usually stays away from Catholic themes. Yeats also usually stays away from the Irish language‚ which he uses in this poem when he writes‚ "mavrone!" which is the Irish‚ "Mo bhron‚" a cry of grief

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    Shakespeare both instill a figurative idea of immortality throughout the course of time long after the writers have passed on. Shakespeare plants his beauty within the lines of the poem after his lover’s physical beauty deteriorates with time. Spencer‚ however‚ keeps the memory and love for a woman. Although both poems are about two different subjects‚ the main theme that connects them is that they immortalize two non-physical ideas. The hope of every writer is to have their work famous and studied

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