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    Speaker for the Dead Poems

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    Poetry Book By: Aaron Bastian English Period. 4 Mrs. Seeck 1/09/13 Speaker For The Dead written by: Orson Scottcard My Depart By: Ender Wiggin The time has come for me to go To leave this place I have called home It’s beautiful snowy landscape of mountains and seas where the cold of the climate is outdone only by the warmth of togetherness It will soon be but a memory the thought of abandoning my beloved Valentine for whom I care for like no other forces me to remember

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    Dead Beat Poem

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    In Wilfred Owen’s "The Dead Beat" poem‚ Owen speaks from a one sided opinion of a helpless trooper who let his emotions affect his fight at war. His problems from home transferred to the ground of a battlefield‚ making the poor soldier appear weaker than everyone else. His soldiers whom are on the same side as the trooper fail to make an effort to stand by and support the man‚ which completely contradicts the whole concept of fighting as a team. A war with soldiers is like a sports team with supportive

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    Themes  Theme 1: Great ambition‚ or inordinate lust for power‚ ultimately brings ruin. For ignoring this ancient rule of living‚ Macbeth and Lady Macbeth pay with their lives.   Theme 2 Evil wears a pretty cloak. Early in the play‚ the three witches tell Macbeth that "fair is foul‚” a paradox suggesting that whatever appears good is really bad. For example‚ murdering Duncan appears to be a “fair” idea to Macbeth and Lady Macbeth‚ for Macbeth would accede to the throne. But the Macbeths soon discover

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    Imagery On The Rock Wall

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    I use imagery to improve my performance on the rock wall. I think about my most successful climbs and try to emulate them. I imagine myself doing everything technically sound. I picture myself focusing on nothing but the rock wall. I use both internal perspective and external perspective when using imagery. By using both perspectives I feel that I get a better overall sense of how I am performing. I imagine the feel of the handholds against my palms. I see myself finding the perfect holds

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    Symbolism in the Lottery

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    Shirley Jackson’s‚ “The Lottery”‚ clearly expresses her feelings concerning traditional rituals through her story. It opens the eyes of readers to properly classify and question some of today’s traditions as cruel‚ and allows room to foretell the outcome of these unusual traditions. “The Lottery” is a short story that records the annual sacrifice ceremony of a fictional small town. It is a detailed narrative of the selection of the person to be sacrificed‚ a

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    Dead Butterfly

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    The Overall meaning of the poem‚ Dead Butterfly‚ is to let go of the past because life keeps going on and don’t hold onto things that are making life miserable. The speaker on this poem seems to be the mother of a girl that the poem refers to as her “Daughter”. The daughter of the speaker carries a dead monarch butterfly in mason jar which symbolizes her happy life or her past that have died. The girl seems to be tormented by her past and she seems that she can’t let go of it. Meanwhile the mother

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    slushy ground‚ Dante uses vivid imagery to describe the various realms of Hell. As Dante passes through each realm‚ he uses organic and visual imagery to describe the sinners’ lives in Hell. When people feel an immense amount of pain‚ physically or mentally‚ they usually cry. Those treacherous to their country could not bear to handle their grief. However‚ as freezing rain and wind whipped their faces‚ their tears froze in their eyes. Dante used organic imagery to give a clear impression of the

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    Imagery and Values in Beowulf In Beowulf‚ strong sensory imagery emphasizes the societal values of courage and fate. The imagery stresses the importance of courage as an admired and respected trait for any person in the Anglo-Saxon society. The imagery also enhances fate as the ruler of men’s destinies. As the images collect throughout the poem‚ the reader realizes how these strong societal values in turn enhance this heroic battle between good and evil. The poet uses strong and beautiful

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    Naked And The Dead

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    Norman Mailer’s The Naked and the Dead was published in 1948‚ and the novel earned the author immediate overwhelming popular and critical acclaim. The book’s success was so extensive‚ it claimed the top spot on the The New York Times "Bestseller List" for eleven weeks consecutively. Both the author and the book drew reviews and opinions from critics both independent and from the most relevant magazines and newspapers‚ giving Mailer a strong push into literary relevance at a very young age‚ as seen

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    Magic Barrel Imagery

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    In Bernard Malamud ’s "The Magic Barrel"‚ one of the main characters is a marriage broker named Pinye Salzman. Throughout the tale‚ Mr. Malamud draws many parallels between Pinye Salzman and an angel through the use of imagery. There are countless angelic references and some dialogue that conjures the image of an angel. How do these images manifest themselves and where in the text can they be found? First‚ it may be pertinent to supply some background on angels. Angels‚ in almost all cultures‚

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