"Hospital Evening" and "Monday" by Gwen Harwood are two poems that explore the hardship of immigrants in Australia. Written in the late 20th century after the "White Australia Policy" was abolished and thousands of immigrants landed on Australian shores‚ the poems revolve around Krote‚ a German music teacher‚ who has migrated to Australia and his struggles with racism and the harshness of the Australian environment. The poems negative construction of Australian people acts as a critique of the Australian
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In the Evening Hawk‚ Robert Penn Warren makes extensive use of figurative language‚ imagery‚ and symbolism to describe a foreboding scene that calls attention to the passage of time. He uses simile and the symbol of the Evening Hawk to convey a scene in which he suggests that man is being judged. Warren calls attention to the slow‚ grim passage of time with simile‚ suggesting that “history [drips] into darkness like a leaking pipe in the cellar.” Were there “no wind‚” he says‚ we might
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The youthful freedom of swinging also extends to the structural form of the poem’s verses. Like the majority of Frost’s work‚ Birches also takes on blank verse with a sublet iambic patter. The poem is conversational and mimics regular English speech which tends to follow iambic patters along with numerous rhythmic irregularities. The conversational nature of the poems works to fortify Frost’s theme as the loose iambic rhythm guides the reader forward‚ while the irregularities and enjambment acts
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the outskirts of Dublin. One day the three decided to go on a little adventure into the woods behind their neighborhood‚ something they did a lot. Soon it started to get late but their parents did not worry because they probably thought the children had just lost track of time. After a few more hours they the adults to worry and eventually phoned to police. They devised a search party and went into the woods where they found something they were not expecting. What they found was Adam Ryan‚ with
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Tuesday‚ March 6‚ 2007 Ode to Evening - William Collins Introduction: “Ode to Evening‚” is one among the most enduring poems of William Collins. It is a beautiful poem of fifty-two lines‚ addressed to a goddess figure representing evening. This nymph‚ or maid‚ who personifies dusk‚ is chaste‚ reserv’d‚ and meek‚ in contrast to the bright-hair’d sun‚ a male figure who withdraws into his tent‚ making way for night. Thus evening is presented as the transition between light and darkness. Collins’
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The Man from Snowy River The Man from Snowy River is a film about a man who loses his father‚ as well as his horse to a pack of wild horses. During the course of the film‚ the viewer experiences how the relationship between two of the main characters develops. Jim Craig‚ the main character who loses his horse and Jessica Harrison‚ Jim’s eventual love interest are different‚ but similar as well. Jim is an adventurous cowboy that lives in the mountains of Australia. Jessica is a young woman
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"The Road Not Taken" and "Birches" are two poems by Robert Frost seemingly inspired by nature. Robert Frost was a poet who lived from 1874 to 1963. His poems can be related to the book Into the Wild. Into the Wild is a story about the life and death of Chris McCandles covered by Jon Krakaur who is somewhat of a nature enthusiast himself. In "The Road not Taken" Frost talks about a fork in the road and seeing that he is only one person he has to choose one path over the other‚ after thinking for
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’Mametz Wood’ by Owen Sheers and ’Break Of Day In The Trenches’ by Issac Rosenberg‚ both present themes of loss and destruction that can be seen throughout. These ideas are displayed through a motif of conflict and war‚ specifically surrounding WWI. Rosenberg’s poem describes the death-ridden life of a young soldier in the trenches whereas Sheers’ poem depicts the dismal burial ground of the battle of Somme‚ many years later. Despite these time-setting differences‚ both poems are effective in expressing
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Compare Wood And Vinyl Replacement Windows To Determine What’s Best For You Two popular options in replacement windows are wood and vinyl. Each one has its benefits‚ so you may wonder which type you should have installed. Here is a look at how they compare. Wood Windows Wood windows have a traditional appearance‚ so they may match the architecture of your home better if your house is several decades old. Wood is naturally a good insulator‚ so wood frames are energy efficient. One problem with
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Robert Frost’s Use of Imagery In “Birches” The poem “Birches” by Robert Frost‚ depicts the author’s imagination as to why the branches he sees on birch trees are so bent. Frost uses both visual and kinesthetic imagery in order to convey to the reader his exact thoughts as to reasons why the branches are bent. The author’s first reasoning is because the trees were “Loaded with ice…”(6). The author then begins thinking about the trees in a not such an analytical fashion‚ but more creative painting
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