Task IV Please analyze the theme of the poem‚ using the speech act hypotheses we have discussed in class. Please pay attention to the change of syntax in the second half of the poem. As the first part of the poem is imperatives and the theme of the poem is elegy‚ I firstly regard it as an advice or consolation‚ the poet advising others not to be bothered to find the traces of the person who died. A common condolence is generally soothing and pacifying‚ describing how the deceased will rest in
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In the story “Hunger games” by Susan Collins‚ the main character‚ Katniss Everdeen is forced into the hunger games. Over a 3 year course‚ Katniss shows a great deal of changes in and out of the Arena. Katniss must leave her family including her younger sister Prim to take care of herself. Katniss herself is not certain she will return. She leaves all the responsibility in her sister’s hands. Once the 74th hunger games is over‚ katniss returns home to her mother and her sister only go straight back
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The poem gives advice on how to understand and interpret it‚ instead of expecting a literal meaning. The author feels disdain for the readers for being ignorant and close-minded when looking at poems. He shows the readers how to enjoy the poem instead of letting it become a frustrating and painful experience. Many believe that there can only be one meaning to a poem‚ but it depends on who is reading it. There are multiple points of view to a poem that can be interpreted in many ways. The speaker
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Honorable Headmaster‚ Members of Staff‚ Co-aspirant‚ Out-going Prefect‚ Fellow Student‚ Ladies and Gentlemen. I greet you all. I am very grateful for being given the chance to read my manifesto to you‚ as an aspirant for the position of boy school prefect. I am Benjamin Quarshie‚ a second year art student of this great institution. I am before you today‚ to solicit to your vote for the enviable position of a boys school prefect for the 2013/2014 academic year. Honorable headmaster‚ my reasons for
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The true nature of the poem was cordial and relaxing. The sentiment was also inspiring as the poem gave me the strong feeling of passion by his use of poetic devices and tone. The verse "Loving can heal‚ loving can mend your soul" paints a beautiful mental image which strengthens the power and passion the poet is trying to portray. In addition‚ the verse "We keep this love in a photograph" allows for the symbolization of a picture as a memory of love. This provides the poem with the basic foundation
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The second stanza looks into the past and future of their relationship. The are tossed up like ’flotsam’- like wreckage from a ship. They are the leftovers of a former passion‚ floating aimlessly. There is a sense that there is some feeling between them with the words ’or too much’. Perhaps there is something left between them‚ but because of the lack of communication they don’t know how to express it anymore. It would be so out-of-the blue now that they don’t dare show it. The line ’chastity
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Eileen Collins’ story in They Live the Dream exemplifies this point well because when she was growing up‚ “There wasn’t much money for family outings . . . so Collins saved up for lessons‚ and she had enough . . .” (Rather 44). Though she didn’t grow up with much money‚ Collins persevered and did what she needed to do in order to make her dream come true. There are numerous others like Collins who came from poverty-stricken families and make the best
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The title of this poem suggests that this person will always have the heart of the person they love. The person could actually be holding their lover’s heart‚ or a locket or other heart-shaped object belonging their loved one. Figuratively‚ the person does not actually carry around their lover’s heart‚ but rather that the person will always be loved‚ cherished‚ and remembered by the speaker‚ no matter where their loved one is. In the first stanza‚ I think it means that he is always
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The underlying subtext of the poem is apparent through the successful use of literary devices which entice the reader’s attention. Throughout history‚ poets have continuously proven that words are the window to the depths of the soul via a mass release of internal expression. Their ability to ignite a spark in all those who invite its entrance into their lives sets them on an inimitable level‚ far from the ordinary class of literature. The tools to which this level of understanding can be reached
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Suzanne Collins‚ the author of The Hunger Games‚ wants us to believe that sometimes in life‚ we are required to do tasks that we are uncomfortable doing. Collins uses symbolism in her book to help further her writing. One form of symbolism I chose was the bow and arrow. In my opinion the bow and arrow symbolized strength and confidence in Katniss. Strength is symbolized because Katniss was taught to use a bow by her father. Therefore‚ having a bow gives her strength and confidence to provide and
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