1. The boy stood on the burning deck‚ Whence all but he had fled; The flame that lit the battle’s wreck Shone round him o’er the dead. Reference to Context: These lines have been taken from the poem “Casabianca” written by Felicia Dorothea Hemans. In the poem poetess conveys the message of bravery‚ sacrifice‚ responsibility‚ patriotism and discipline through the story of Casabianca. Explanation: In these lines poetess tells that Casabianca was standing on the board of the ship which was on
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Katana Misa Mr. Baits AP English 8 April‚ 2013 A Difficult Decision In Richard Wilbur’s poem “A Barred Owl” and the poem “The History Teacher” by Billy Collins‚ both describe adults attempt to protect children from fears that are known and unknown to them‚ sugar-coating real life events that could harm the children’s innocence. An elementary school teacher in “The History Teacher” tries to shelter his students from what he thinks would affect the children’s view on the world while parents in
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Katie Chambers Bardenhagen British Literature 2232 FINAL Final Exam Prompts Prompt #1: Throughout the semester‚ the texts that we have worked with have often shown‚ through the writing‚ aspects of the author’s life that could have had a certain reflection on what they chose to write about. For this prompt‚ I have decided to work with Alexander Pope’s‚ “The Rape of the Lock”. When Pope began to write “The Rape of the Lock”‚ it was a time of Restoration and the rise of the eighteenth century. A
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Longfellow’s Legendary Anecdotes Henry Wadsworth Longfellow definitely had some significant ancestry‚ as his grandmother was a brigadier general of militia in the Revolutionary War‚ and soon after‚ became a congressman. His forefathers had all been named Stephen‚ each with increasingly impressive bouts of success. The first Stephen became a blacksmith‚ then the second Stephen in line became a Harvard graduate and schoolmaster‚ followed by the third‚ who was a legislator‚ in addition to becoming
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The Five Metaphysical Elements By Carlos Daniel Perez God Speaking On Nature I am God‚ the maker of nature. I formed it all from mountains to creatures. I will only speak on nature alone‚ Because is what I have made my own. Nature is rather strong. Nature is rarely wrong. It can be ugly beauty‚ But provides fruit that’s fruity. Nature is unanimously smart. And always has the greater part Nature is always true Nature is the color of sky blue Nature is forest
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Frankenstein Project: Compare works that express a universal theme and provide evidence to support the ideas expressed in each work. Themes: • Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (1818) -Dangerous pursuit of knowledge -The nature and importance of friendship and love -Obsession and the consequences and causes -Outcast and monstrosity‚ secrecy -Creature tries to fit in to society‚ and is still shunned by differences -Prejudiced • Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (1932)
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In "The Sun Rising‚" by John Donne‚ there are many metaphysical characteristics. These characteristics are made up primarily of paradoxes and conceits. The theme also contributes to these metaphysical characteristics. The paradoxes are spread out thought the entire poem. The first is "Why dost thou thus‚ / Through windows and through curtains‚ call on us" (line 2-3). This is because the sun doesn’t call on anyone; this is also personification because the sun is given speech‚ a characteristic of
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In the poem "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning"‚ by John Donne‚ the speaker is consoling his lover who is mournful of the speaker’s imminent departure. The speaker is saying that since they have stronger than ordinary love for one another‚ their love will endure the separation. Donne uses metaphysical conceits and comparative imagery to illustrate the crux of the poem. The speaker is reassuring his lover by reminding her of how great their love is; it transcends the physical and therefore will overcome
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Lines 101 to 104 in Lines of Life by Letitia Elizabeth Landon‚ she uses imagery and repetition to depict what the reader can assume to be her ultimate dream as an artist; also I believe this stanza in particular helps the reader to understand why she chose this title. The footnotes of the Norton text tells us that Landon’s‚ “Title may reference Shakespeare’s sonnet 16…questioning the power of art to bestow immortality”. I agree with this analysis because of lines 101 to 104 in the poem. In lines
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1. Apostrophe- the superscript sign used to indicate omission of a letter or letters from a word‚ possessive‚ case‚ or the plurals of numbers‚ letters‚ and abbreviations. “Those lovers scorn whom that love doth possess? Do they call virtue there‚ ungratefulness?” Sir Philip Sidney‚ “Sonnet 31” 2. Conceit- an elaborate‚ fanciful metaphor. “Our two souls therefore‚ which are one‚ though I must go‚ endure not yet a breach‚ but an expansion
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