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    Theme Comparison

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    Theme Comparison: The Necklace & The Story of an Hour A short story‚ “The Necklace” (“La parure”) by Guy de Maupassant in 1884 and a poem‚ ‘The Story of an Hour” written by Kate Chopin in 1894 are literary works that are very comparable yet are different. The two women‚ Madame Mathilde Loisel and Louise Mallard‚ portrayed in these literary works are protagonists who have trouble because of conflicting expectations imposed on them by society. Both Mathilde Loisel and Louise Mallard want something

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    The Representative Poem

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    e The Representative Poem Ashley Stringer-Franco ENG/ 306 Poetry and Society Catherine Canino February 4‚ 2013 The Representative Poem The nineteenth century is known as the Victorian Era and it is famous for its improvement of information‚ growth of an empire and enlargement of the economy. The era had a vibrant spirit of events. During this era Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote the well-known poem “Ulyssses” and it represented how he felt at the time. This poem reveals the determined spirit

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    Parody Poems

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    can’t breathe. No‚ they whisper. You own nothing. You were a visitor‚ time after time climbing the hill‚ planting the flag‚ proclaiming. We never belonged to you. You never found us. It was always the other way round.  Source: Selected Poems: 1976 - 1986 A Moment in Chess The moment when‚ after many hours of planned strategies and crafted tactics‚ your Queen stands in the centre of the square‚ board‚ battlefield‚ palace‚ kingdom‚ life knowing at last how you got there‚ and say

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    Mothers Poem

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    The poem “Mothers” by Nikki Giovanni is about two states of mind. An adult dealing with the ups and downs of everyday life and a concerned child. This is shown by the use of opposite words. “Dark-light” and “pleasantries and unpleasantries.” Being a child‚ Nikki was trying to make sense of what was happening around her. She sees her mother sitting in a chair in a dark room upset her. Nikki is apparently a frightened child. The wetting of the bed confirms her fear. She wrote about and absent father

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    Death Poems

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    ------------------------------------------------- Throughout most of Japan’s history poetry played a large part in the process of death. A jisei is a death poem‚ a poem that any person on their deathbed was encouraged to write. While if you were a samurai‚ according to the bushido code of honor‚ if you wanted to die with honor and not at the hands of your enemy‚ if you had dishonored yourself or fellow samurai‚ or if your master had died you would commit the ritual of seppuku. Seppuku is a ceremony

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    Theme of Betrayal

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    used to explore the theme of betrayal. Poetry is an opinionated‚ personal form of literature. It allows the poets to express themselves in a far more personal manner‚ without the harsh restrictions of narrative writing for instance. Poetry is praised for its aesthetic and thought-provoking qualities‚ over its intriguing narrative. Also‚ much poetry is ‘open to interpretation’‚ where the reader can make his or her own – subjective – views on the poem and the author’s intent. Poems often focus on a

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    Poem Research Essay

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    parting‚ it is never easy to express the emotions one feels at that moment‚ let alone transform it onto paper. Alfred‚ Lord Tennyson writes a poem entitled “Break‚ Break‚ Break”‚ suggesting a theme of loss and heartache; Anne Bronte writes a poem called “Farewell”‚ which shares the same emotions and central theme as Tennyson’s poem. In both of these poems the speakers reflect on heartbreak through excellent lyrical techniques but have very different ways of relaying how they handle heartbreak to

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    analysis of poem

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    To analyze a poem stylistically‚ we can analyze the poetic device‚ which is usually deviation and foregrounding‚ that the poet used in the poem. The term foregrounding refers to an effect brought about in the reader by linguistic or other forms of deviation in the literary text (Leech‚ 1985).In poem‚ devices of foregrounding and deviation are always used to draw reader’s attention and impress the readers. In the aspect of deviation and foregrounding‚ there are some perspectives on the nature of poetic

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    Theme Of Beowulf

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    mentioned that the theme of the poem‚ Beowulf‚ goes along the lines of “man alien in a hostile world‚ engaged in a struggle which he cannot win....” One may have several thoughts that come to mind once this statement is read‚ yet the theme of Beowulf is quite confusing to wrap one’s brain around. The characteristics of the noble warrior‚ Beowulf‚ come off as an epic hero which helps reveal the theme. Along with breaking J.R.R. Tolkien idea into bits and pieces. The theme of the poem may be a bit puzzling

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    Universal Theme

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    Universal Theme What is universal theme? Universal theme is a message about life that can be portrayed by a majority of cultures across the world. Some exemplars can be revenge‚ sorrow‚ and brotherhood. The short story “Civil Peace‚” the poem “Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night‚” and a rap made famous by the rapper Tupac Shakur entitled “Me Against the World” all share a prevalent universal theme. The theme to these influencing pieces of writing is “Never Give Up.” “Civil Peace” is a short story

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