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    | | our Casuarina Tree is a poem published in 1881 by Toru Dutt‚ an Indian poet. Its a perfect example of craftsmanship.In this poemToru Dutt celebrates the majesty of the Casuarina Tree and remembers her happy childhood days spent under it and revives her memories with her beloved siblings. ------------------------------------------------- Summary The poem begins with the description of the tree. The poet says that the creeper has wound itself round the rugged trunk of the Casuarina Tree‚ like

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    In the poem “I‚ Being Born a Woman and Distressed”‚ by Edna St. Vincent Millay‚ the topic of women’s freedom to express themselves sexually is especially prominent. The poem goes into much detail of a woman and her experiences of simply wanting to be with another person sexually‚ without being in a committed relationship. The poet explains the trouble women go through for wanting to be sexually active‚ and the difficulties they face. This poem explains a woman’s desires to be promiscuous‚ and the

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    Liam Shiels Mr. Forsyth ENG- 3U 14 February 2013 Sadness Through a Colour In Cecil Bonstein’s short story‚ “It Will Grow Again”‚ the colour grey is used to symbolize sadness‚ the life of the narrator revolves around the colour grey‚ but throughout the story the grey fades away making life easier to live. The narrator first witnesses the colour grey “on a dull day” where everywhere he looks he seems to find “grey in the workshop‚ grey outside‚ everyone in a grey

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    Sylvia Plath’s poem‚ "Medallion" is about a snake she finds dead‚ and the details of its body that she notices. Written in 1959‚ its form was strictly "controlled." Plath uses imagery‚ literary devices‚ and sensory details‚ especially colors. First‚ we "see" the image of a snake‚ bronze‚ lying in the sun near a gate with a "star and moon" design. By the gate with star and moon Worked into the peeled orange wood The bronze snake lay in the sun Next‚ Plath uses a metaphor

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    By: Mohsen Mohsen Ali Mosaeid Do you think that it’s unbelievable to feel happy and sad at the same time? Actually‚ it is really possible to feel these two feelings inasmuch since it is something that happened to me five years ago when I graduated from college. I was happy because it was my graduation party‚ but I was sad because we my classmates and me – would go our separate ways again after four years of being in a close-knit relationship. . First of all‚ as I had gotten up earlier

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    The third section of this book is the essential element of this form and function argument. While the title‚ “Part Three: Amazed by Sadness‚” does not completely reflect it‚ this section of the novel explores the facts and assumes an increasingly serious and analytical tone in regards to the incident. For example‚ one section within this chapter of the novel is “About the Facts”. Vasily Nesterenko‚ the former director of the Institute for Nuclear Energy at the Belarussian Academy of Science discusses

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    Foulchers poetry is shaped by his intense focus on memories and experience. The poems Harry wood and summer rain portray that John Foulcher uses these memories and experiences are created by settings of both time ad place and are expressed though the language and thematic concerns of foulchers poetry. In the poem “Harry Wood”‚ John Foulcher describes the life of a man he know making it biographical.. through Harry’s story we learn that he was a miner‚ earning money in a time of poverty ( probably

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    when making decisions‚ or in this case writing poems‚ are more affected by emotion and events around them. The year 1923 was during an era that brought many new ways in which women were viewed due to the end of the women’s rights movement. The 19th amendment had been passed 3 years prior giving women the right to vote and more of a voice in society. Also around this time‚ Edna St. Vincent Millay wrote the poem “I‚ Being a Woman‚ and Distressed”. The poem and Millay’s personality have a very feminist

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    Here is an anti bullying poem written by Jon Evans: Identity–The Bully They all try to look the same
all try to give themselves a name
pick on the boy who is all alone
just because his identity is his own
what has this world come to?
all this wrong that people do
just for the image they want to show
down the evil path they seem to go The next person you go to hurt
or try to make feel like dirt
instead of trying to look cool
feel for the guy you make look a fool A cool identity isn’t a need
let

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