In the poem‚ "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock‚" the narrator‚ Prufrock‚ has similarities to and can be most closely compared to the character Gatsby‚ from "The Great Gatsby." The main reason is that‚ though their fates are different‚ they have similar personalities centering around the phrase‚ "Do I dare?" They also have built up lives around the masks they wear. They are both characters that are in love with a person that they cannot openly admit this to. They both ponder and wonder whether
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What is culture? Culture is an important part of our world today. Culture is a way to identify who you are and where you are from. It is important to know about the cultures of different people‚ so you can understand why they do the things they do and act they act the way they act. Food and what certain people eat is an aspect that is associated between a person and their culture. Another association between a person and their culture would be their political life. Jamaica and Mauritania are two
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www.engishbiz.co.uk 2003 Steve Campsall How to Read a Poem Poems can sometimes be difficult to get to grips with. But remember that the poet has tried hard to say much using few words. Part of the enjoyment of a poem is the work needed to engage with it and find out what the poet is saying. Don’t always expect to be able to ‘translate’ a poem – many poems have ‘meanings’ that are hard to define precisely‚ but which still seem to strike a powerful chord in our consciousness. Remember that
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The Journey: Symbolism of “The Road Not Taken” and “A Worn Path” From their titles‚ we realize these short stories will take us on a literary journey but what we do not realize are the choices and obstacles the protagonists encounter that adds dimension to the story. The readers’ perceptions about the events are changed by the symbolism surrounding the characters and the conflicts that are presented. “A Worn Path” is a character story told in a third-person point of view about an elderly
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Todd Taravella 11/2/11 Mr. Olson Eng D29: Craft of Language Love is Vast It is amazing how poems can be so different yet so similar. When talking about a thing like love‚ it becomes less difficult to understand knowing how complicated the subject is. “Love” by Eavan Boland talks about how Eavan and her husband had been through some turbulent times. They veered apart in their love that used to be so intense and Eavan about how much she misses that. How much that man‚ her husband‚ meant
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Compare and contrast the way the poets present a rustic activity? The two poems ‘Photograph of Haymaker 1890’ by Molly Holden and ‘Hay-making’ by Gillian Clarke portray rustic activity in a similar way. The poem ‘Photograph of Haymaker 1890’ consists of two stanzas and this could be linked to the fact that it is a reminiscing photo of a man who cuts hay. This shows the rustic activity due to the fact it is the poet possibly describing a relative of hers working. Whereas‚ the poem ‘Hay-making’ has
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Every year quarterbacks come in from the NFL draft‚ and these rookies are predicted to step in and take over an NFL franchise that has or has been the pity of the NFL. These rookie quarterbacks step in as rookies and are expected to except the leadership role and turn those teams into playoff and Super bowl contenders. Many rookies try to step up and accept that role and fail. Mostly due to immaturity‚ but it also comes from not being able to handle the hype and the pressure of that role. As most
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Compare and Contrasting Images Rural life has changed in major ways over the time period of 1930 to 1935. American Gothic and Rural Rehabilitation Client are two different forms of art in this time period. In these pictures their clothing is very different. American Gothic is well dressed and in the Rural Rehabilitation Client they were dressed very unprofessional. American Gothic is a painting and that depicts the hard working farmer. In the picture the man is well dressed and is holding a pitchfork
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Aimee Bender’s story “Tiger Mending‚” underscores themes of characterization describing behavioral habits based on association. Raymond Carver’s story “Popular Mechanics‚” uses themes of characterization and diction to explain responses or reactions to events. It is apparent by juxtaposing these two short stories that characters are dependent‚ and they have different responses or reactions depending of the events. In “Tiger Mending” and “Popular Mechanics” the writers use characterization to reveal
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Compare and Contrast Dylan Thomas to Catherine Davis Dylan Thomas’ “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” and Catherine Davis’ “After a Time” are two very similar poems that demand comparison‚ as Davis’ poem is in reply to Thomas’. From a reader’s point of view‚ these two poems seem to have a great deal of comparison than being dissimilar. Through an in depth analysis of these particular poems‚ “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” and “After a Time” have been proven to have high similarity
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