Mrs. Carden Honors American Literature 2 September 2010 Imagism and William Carlos Williams Imagism was a movement in early 20th-century poetry that favored precision of imagery and clear‚ sharp language instead of the rhyming and Romantic style poetry. Many writers who followed in this new path became revolutionists who changed what poetry was once thought of. One of these insightful writers was William Carlos Williams. Williams’s poetry reflects elements and people of his life‚ events that
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Citizen: An American Lyric‚ written by Claudia Rankine‚ is a hybrid book. The book consists of seven chapters‚ each chapter detailing different microaggressions‚ interspersed with images of various paintings‚ drawings‚ sculptures‚ and screen grabs. Chapter III starts off with another with another short interaction‚ similarity to the conversations in Chapter I. As you rush to meet a friend in a distant neighborhood‚ the friend says you are late “you nappy-headed ho” (41). Rankine continues by explaining
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Should citizens have the right to refuse to serve in the armed forces? The first military draft began in the year 1940. This occurred when president Roosevelt signed the selective training and service act. There were a total of 10 million men ’’selected’’. 10 million men who were chosen. These men had to go‚ they weren’t there intentionally. I believe that citizens should have to right to refuse to serve in the armed forces because it can be very dangerous‚ traumatic‚ and against religious beliefs
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In the short story "The Use of Force" published in 1938‚ William Carlos Williams reveals that violence is a significant aspect of human nature. During the story Williams uses the component of character to describe the intense emotions felt by the doctor. The author uses the characters of the doctor‚ the little girl‚ and her parents to show that emotions sometimes get in the way of what society expects from people. This is shown by the fact that the doctor who at first glance seems to be zealous
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William Carlos Williams wrote his most famous poem in 1934 entitled "This is To Say." He is credited with creating a writing style referred to as the minimalist set. His writings show the purpose of building real images. Williams set the tone of his poems with the use of simple words‚ short phrases‚ and plain talk‚ without the typical form or rhyming. So how then is it a poem? Was it just a note on the refrigerator door left for his wife? In today’s time‚ it would work nicely as a tweet. When asked
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Recently you won’t be seeing an American citizen care much about anything other than them selves. Their main priority is to ensure the perfection of their own lives. That is not being a good citizen though. Making sure your needs are met before you look up and see what you can help with is corrupt and selfish. We need to care more about how we can help our country and what we need to do to be a good citizen. Having clear goals‚ consistent ideals‚ and unity is what makes a country powerful; so when
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In the poem “Raleigh Was Right‚” author William Carlos Williams makes his viewpoint quite clear. Williams expresses his thoughts to explain the impossibility of the perfect life lived out in the country. The tone of voice in his poem would be logical and realistic. He does this by not allowing the reader to believe that there will be a perfect safe haven in the countryside. This poem negates the message from “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love.” He shows the reader that finding peace surrounded
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The poem “This is Just to Say” by William Carlos Williams‚ is a confession note that is left by the writer to the reader of the note‚ telling them that they ate the plums they were saving for breakfast. Even though the writer states “Forgive me”‚ I don’t think that the writer wants to be forgiven. I think the writer is being sarcastic because the writer goes on and describes how delicious‚ sweet‚ and cold the plums were. To me‚ it seems like the writing is rubbing it in the reader’s face. The poem
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Songs of Innocence and of Experience Themes by William Blake Major Themes The Destruction of Innocence Throughout both Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience‚ Blake repeatedly addresses the destruction of childlike innocence‚ and in many cases of children’s lives‚ by a society designed to use people for its own selfish ends. Blake romanticizes the children of his poems‚ only to place them in situations common to his day‚ in which they find their simple faith in parents or God challenged by
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“Have you ever used force?”‚ In the spiel “The use of force” by William Carlos Williams‚ a physician uses force to save a child’s life. Doctors make a promise called the “Hippocratic Oath”. This oath assures that doctors do no harm. The story reveals how force is portrayed by all characters. The doctor uses force by holding the little girl down and the little girl resists which just makes the doctor use added brunt. The parents try to help hold her down but she continues to kick and scream. Using
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