The Lamentation‚ or Pietà‚ is a groundbreaking buon fresco by Giotto di Bondone‚ a Late Gothic artist ahead of his time in terms of technique and precision. Naturally‚ the lamentation scene’s iconography focuses on the Virgin Mary solemnly cradling the corpse of Jesus. Not only does Giotto depict revolutionary methods of trompe l’oeil‚ but he also introduces a unique concept: he illustrates the audience as characters in the painting. Giotto’s exquisite utilization of the artistic techniques of
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of crossroads and decisions that ultimately draw the map of our journey. It is the big decisions‚ however‚ that we later recall and reflect on the most‚ because those decisions have made the biggest impact on our lives. When we read Robert Frost’s poem The Road Not Taken‚ we are confronted with the travelers’ difficulty in making an important decision‚ his chosen path‚ and ultimate outcome. Four years ago‚ I was living in Ft. Myers‚ Florida. I too‚ stood at a crossroads. I was 43 years old‚ my career
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The Outsiders WebQuest During this term‚ we will be reading the novel‚ The Outsiders. In order to fully understand the context of the story‚ it is important that you have a clear understanding of the time period. In some ways many things haven’t changed since the 1960s (i.e. gangs‚ friendship‚ etc.). However‚ in other ways‚ there have been major transformations. Therefore‚ you will research certain topics in order to gain a fuller understanding of the setting and social contexts of the novel
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The two documents we are presented with here both deal with the notion of bereavement and especially bereavement of a loved one. The first document is a poem‚ written by Tony Harrison in 1984 and entitled Long Distance. The second one is an extract from a short story entitled Stone Trees‚ written by Jane Gardam in 1983. They both intend to give us a glimpse of how different people react when confronted to the passing of a relative. Through two completely different approaches and using two different
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dress‚ fearing the chronic angers of that house‚ Speaking indifferently to him‚ who had driven out the cold and polished my good shoes as well. What did I know‚ what did I know of love’s austere and lonely offices? Robert Hayden’s poem‚ those winter Sundays is a description of how he regretted his treatment of his father. His father worked tirelessly to serve his family‚ yet there was no recognition of his labour‚ “Speaking indifferently to him”[stanza 3 line 1]. The boy remembers
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Thomas wrote the famous poem‚ "Rain‚" in which he discusses the pains of death and war. Thomas creates a speaker with whom he can relate and uses this speaker to represent the possible scenarios and feelings that he may face in any future warlike situations. In "Rain‚" Thomas ’ diction‚ organization‚ and punctuation all paint intense‚ disturbing images‚ which in turn convey the poem ’s main theme of war and death. Thomas ’ diction plays an essential role in reaffirming the poem ’s main theme. This is
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Browning Background of the Poem Sonnet 43 from Sonnets from the Portuguese is a love poem in a sonnet form. Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote this poem in secret when she was being courted by her then husband-to-be‚ Robert Browning. She wrote a series of 44 sonnets and sonnet 43 became the most famous. These series of poems were published in 1850. The poems express her intense and undying love for Robert. While she conveys her love for him through all these poems‚ in sonnet 43‚ she counts the
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today could result in jail. In the poems‚ “Woodchucks” by Maxine Kumin‚ and “The Early Purges” by Seamus Heaney‚ two drastic examples of killing an animal is discussed. Although both of these poems discuss the killing of animals; one is about the extermination of “pests” and the other is the killing of a family pet. Both poems tell a story of killing an animal; however‚ they are told from different perspectives. The following is a comparison of each of these poems and discusses how even though the
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syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? (Meyer‚ 2012‚ p. 576). the imagery‚ figures of speech‚ symbolism‚ language/word choice‚ tone‚ themes‚ sound‚ and my final thoughts on each poem. ......."Harlem" is a lyric poem with irregular rhyme and an irregular metrical pattern that sums up the white oppression of blacks in America. It first appeared in 1951 in a collection of Hughes’s poetry‚ Montage of a Dream Deferred (Cummings‚ 2007). Theme
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make Dover Beach such a prominent and well-known poem. By rhetorical schemes‚ tropes‚ and imagery‚ Arnold demonstrates a theme that can connote many different ideas. However by analyzing this poem‚ I interpreted Dover Beach to be about Christianity. The theme or central message of Dover Beach pertains to people questioning the moral and theological concepts of Christianity; therefore‚ people losing faith is religion and god. Arnold wrote this poem in 1851. During this time period‚ science contested
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