What it ’s Like to be a Black Girl by Patricia Smith Works Cited Not Included An explanation in its purest form of “What it’s like to be a Black Girl (for those of you who aren’t)” by Patricia Smith‚ is just that‚ an explanation. From the first three syllables “First of all‚” the author gives a sense of a story being told. She uses jagged sentence structure and strong forceful language to also show the reader the seriousness of her topic. Smiths poem gives the audience an insider’s view into
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Comparative Analysis Paper-Poetry Poetry often addresses the struggles of life and workplace themes. The language and content used by the author may often convey his or her experiences and how well this is done is dependent upon the poetic techniques used to produce an emotional response or mood of the reader. Three poems have been selected‚ Ruth Collins poem “The Song of the Factory Worker‚” Jim Daniels poem “The Factory Jungle‚” and Patricia Doblers’ poem “The Rope” to compare the poetic techniques
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Upon scansion of “Beyond the Locked Door‚” one notices the presence of four stanzas‚ with the first three being quatrains and the last stanza being a couplet. It is written in iambic pentameter. As the poem is fourteen lines long and has such a metrical scheme‚ one can assume that the poem is a sonnet. The rhyme scheme is ABABCDCDEFEFGG‚ which suggests that the sonnet is English. As for punctuation‚ the second line in each of the first three stanzas end with an exclamation mark and are in quotation
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Girl Power! Girl Power! What does that mean? Women who openly display their power‚ knowledge‚ and skill‚ receiving public recognition and honor. But also females who manage to wield power in societies that try to limit it or decree female submission; where their leadership is stigmatized and their creativity disdained. And women who resist and overthrow oppressive traditions and regimes. Who break the rules in defiance of unjust legal and religious "authorities." Who pursue their vision in spite
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viewpoints of feminist authors. Poniewozik claims in his article "The Princess Paradox" that "girls choosing the fairy-tale ending is not such a bad thing" (667). However Peggy Orenstein‚ a contributing writer for The New York Times‚ would completely disagree with that statement. Orenstein stresses in her article Cinderella and Princess Culture that the "princess craze" and "girlie-girl" culture is ruining young girls as they feel constantly pressured to be perfect (673). Poniewozik and Orenstein have
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THE GUITAR (Magdalena Jalandoni) Its slender strings that are bright as gold Sing tenderly as a wild dove… In the night hours‚ its elect voice Is like the plaint of a precious feeling‚ Like the slow sigh of a soul in tears… For perhaps in the heart of the strummer Lies a deep sorrow that cannot be undone‚ And as each single string is singing No one can help but listen‚ enchanted‚ No one can help but feel the strong grieving. I WANT YOU TO KNOW (Amado Yuzon) I want
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The title of the poem ‘Whatif’ refers to the fears and paranoia questions we have at night‚ as we are more vulnerable. The poet combines the words ‘what’ and ‘if’ in a childlike manner. The main theme of the poem is ‘fears of a child’. In almost every line the poet adds a new fear. He mentions numerous childish fears like the feel of failing at school‚ being bullied‚ growing green chest hair and teeth not growing straight. He also mentions fears that a human at any age can relate to such as the fear
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An Unknown Girl In the poem ‘An Unknown Girl’‚ Moniza Alvi uses poetic techniques such as metaphors‚ personification‚ alliteration‚ repetition and similes in order to depict her struggles in rediscovering her cultural identity. Along with references to India and the scenery surrounding the narrator‚
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Comparative Commentary The two texts ‘Daddy‚ what did you do in the war against pollution?’ (text 2a‚ written in 1995) and ‘Stay Cool’ (text 2b‚ also written in 1995) are both dealing with the problem of global warming. While text 2a is an advertisement and text 2b is an excerpt from an editorial in the magazine ‘The Economist’‚ the texts are both for mass communication; the texts are available for everyone. I will analyse these two pieces in terms of content‚ point of view‚ structure and imagery
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A lot of people assume that one’s daughter is a lot like their mother‚ and a lot of times that is true‚ in some aspects. I can tell you that my wisdom and common sense came from my mom. My sense of humor‚ my laugh‚ my eyes‚ and my strength also came from my mom. My mom is the reason I have chosen the career path I have chosen. So‚ I have a lot of traits in resemblance of my mom‚ the only trait I lack is her addiction. Growing up I imagined my life to be perfect‚ as I guess all children usually
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