16 The flower-bed was not quite bare. It was bare of flowers because 17 Perennial plants had been cut down for their winter 18 Rest‚ but there were tall shrubs and low ones which grew together 19 At the back of the bed‚ and as the robin hopped about 20 Under them she saw him hop over a small pile of freshly turned 21 Up earth. He stopped on it to look for a worm. The earth had 22 Been turned up because a dog had been trying to dig up a mole 23 And he had scratched quite a deep hole.
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he’s lucky‚ he’s got a year‚ the doctor told me. If not‚ he’s got two.” Although the until the final sentence this paragraph has a fairly upbeat mood‚ the author uses two techniques to foreshadow the eventual tragic conclusion. First‚ he describes all of Cesar’s traits in the perfect tense. This effectively plants trepidation in the reader’s mind. Another‚ more subtle foreshadowing technique was the use of allusion. Rodriguez at one point parenthetically describes an overcooked artichoke as “Yorick’s
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baby’s eyes as clean‚ pure because it hasn’t yet seen the evil of the world. The flared nose‚ as if the baby is mad or out of breathe again symbolizes death. She says kissing-thick lips‚ shining a light on the more sexual side making it seem like thats all your lips should be used for. She concludes by saying “the living‚ breathing silk of black skin”‚ to express that this baby is living‚ it is a human‚ it is taking a breath just like everyone else. Silk is an expensive fabric‚ something of worth just
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It was not Death‚ for I stood up‚ And all the Dead lie down - It was not Night‚ for all the Bells Put out their Tongues‚ for Noon. … And yet it tasted like them all‚ The Figures I have seen Set orderly‚ for Burial‚ Reminded me‚ of mine - ~Emily Dickinson Emily Dickinson presents to readers a speaker who is rummaging her psychological frame while trying to understand her anguish. In the first stanza‚ Dickinson eliminates certain possibilities of what “it” could be (“it”
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“Odysseus” is concerned about his romantic interests. “Wedded” to his adventures‚ he experiences a schism when interacting with the women he meets on various islands. o “Put before him‚ the unraveling patience / He was wedded to” o “There were the islands / Each with its woman” Odysseus seems to have a woman on each island‚ and‚ not knowing which island is home‚ seems not to be particularly loyal to any one of them. o Indeed‚ Odysseus later even says that “The knowledge of all that he betrayed /
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point? I’m unsure how to write the "proper" suicide note. Pop culture likes to make suicide seem like sad heavy metal music on repeat. Tears gathering on tired eyes while fingers punch every letter on a keyboard. That’s a little too melodramatic for me. I’m sorry that I never mentioned this before. Nothing you could have said or done would’ve changed this. I’ve been planning my suicide like an eager bride her wedding; months. I want this to be easy for you all. Maybe just lighter than
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dreary people‚ who are governed by antiquated ideals‚ human nature will not flourish‚ any more than a potato‚ if it be jailed and replanted too long a series of generations in the same worn-out plot. Ultimately‚ Hawthorne not only makes a statement about human nature‚ but also comments on the fact that no new ideas are being introduced into the town‚ and the
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men and unknown by society‚ yet sways each with unquestionable force. Medea also supplies a method for interpreting her own character towards the end of her speech (lines 251-257): we should read her history of exile as a metaphoric exaggeration of all women’s alienation; in fact‚ her whole predicament‚ past and yet to come‚ can be read as an allegory of women’s suffering and the heights of tragedy it may unleash if left unattended. Under this model of interpretation‚ Medea portrays the rebellion
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In the short story “Hunters in the Snow” Wolff uses the snow and cold atmosphere as a symbol of impact on the characters to create a theme of crisis‚ conveying the uncertainties and intricacy of human interaction and personal struggle. The weather itself plays a crucial role in defining the theme for this story. Winter is the symbol of death‚ hibernation‚ or depression. The snow also adds to the cold weather as a symbol of a blanket that obscures‚ and covers the secrets of loneliness‚ emptiness‚
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Philippine Regional Specialties Filipino dishes are known to be delicious‚ savory and mouth-watering. There are many choices of Filipino dishes from all over the Philippine archipelago. Each region or province has its unique varieties of foods. Northern Philippines In Ilocos region‚ most of their specialties are seasoned with fermented anchovies. Ilocos is famous for its Pinakbet- a mixture of several vegetables such as squash‚ okra‚ eggplant‚ bitter gourd and string beans cooked with bagoong
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