Diane Thiel’s poem "The Minefield" is about a man who’s mind has been ravaged by memories of a war in his childhood. She shows that even though the war had been over for years‚ the memory of it haunted the man in everything that he did. Through a powerful combination of symbols‚ dark images‚ and a split chronology‚ she creates a full picture of a life changed forever by war. In the first stanza‚ the tone is lighter‚ describing a scene where two boys are running through towns. The boys race‚
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Allen Ginsberg’s "Howl" (2540-2547) explores American culture and presents the issues that creative minds‚ "the best minds" (line 1) of his generation face in a traditional conforming society. "Howl combined apocalyptic criticism of the dull‚ prosperous Eisenhower years with the exuberant celebration of an emerging counterculture." (2538). Ginsberg’s repetition serves as both stability and disruption as it takes the reader from thought to thought in the eccentric form of this poem. "who cut their
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Note: My professor didn ’t agree with my explication‚ but he did comment that it was "well written‚ imaginitive‚ and nicely argued." The possibility was well explained. What lowered my score were spelling and grammatical errors‚ so please double check your work. Essay: When first reading this poem one could easily assume that this poem is about an eagle and nothing else (Tennyson). However‚ after further analysis‚ one finds that there is more to this than just the eagle and it ’s natural behavior
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Essay 1-Explication Essay of A&P by John Updike We have all had that moment of clarity when we realize‚ no longer children‚ our decisions can greatly impact the course of our future. A&P gives an insight into the main character’s realization of how he perceives his life‚ the lives of those around him‚ and how with one impulsive decision he forever changed the course of his life. Sammy‚ the narrator of A&P‚ is a 19 year old boy whose assumption of others‚ dislike of conformity‚ and
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The Road Not Taken Explication Stanzas 1 and 2: It is evident that the scene in the poem takes place during an autumn setting which is implied when line 1 it states‚ “TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood”. The “yellow wood” simply means that the leaves are changing colour; therefore‚ it is autumn. Frost also portrays the narrator as observant and cautious speaking with an almost regretful tone. This can be seen in line 2 where he says “And sorry I could not take both”‚ the narrator’s observant behaviour
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Poem Explication Ralph Waldo Emerson – The Amulet Your picture smiles as first it smiled‚ The ring you gave is still the same‚ Your letter tells‚ O changing child‚ No tidings since it came. Give me an amulet That keeps intelligence with you‚ Red when you love‚ and rosier red‚ And when you love not‚ pale and blue. Alas‚ that neither bonds nor vows Can certify possession; Torments me still the fear that love Died in its last expression. Analysis Point of view – The speaker
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Sandra Emmanuel Dr. Jacobs‚ Rosalyn English 1102-229 April 2nd 2014 An Explication of Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” stages the conflict of having to choose between two parts and the fear of the unknown. A part even though portrayed as physical in the poem‚ is more spiritual in real sense. The drama is shown by the speaker characterized as a man dwelling upon a decision that must be made. As a man‚ the speaker attempts to give an insight of his past and
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English 2 The Storm Response Journal Kate Chopin’s “the Storm”‚ is a dark story about a quick love affair between former friends while caught up in a storm‚ while their significant others were stranded elsewhere. The story explores Calixta’s dueling relationship with her husband and her lover‚ Alcee. Chopin uses the storm as a metaphor to portray Calixta’s sexual feelings and struggles in regards to her affair. The ongoing mention of the color white symbolizes Calixta’s internal struggle with
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George B 11/18/11 Explication of “A Birthday Present” by Sylvia Plath For many readers‚ the draw of Sylvia Plath’s poetry is distinctly linked to her life as well as the desire to end her life. As Robert Lowell states in the forward of Ariel‚ “This poetry and life are not a career; they tell that a life‚ even when disciplined‚ is simply not worth it” (xv). “A Birthday Present”`‚ written by Plath in September of 1962 and hauntingly recorded in her own voice on audio in October of that same year
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Mowing There was never a sound beside the wood but one‚ A And that was my long scythe whispering to the ground. B What was it it whispered? I knew not well myself; C Perhaps it was something about the heat of the sun‚ A extra syllable Something‚ perhaps‚ about the lack of sound— B And that was why it whispered and did not speak. D extra s. / emphasis It was no dream of the gift of idle hours‚ E emphasis Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: C emphasis Anything more
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