1) The speaker is Anne Sexton‚ IMO. This poem is one of Anne Sexton’s strophic poems‚ with a clear rhyme scheme and stanza order. The speaker is insane‚ yet she is able to maintain a sense of reality. She identifies with female oppression. "Her Kind" was written to lay out Sexton’s despair towards the world‚ while coping with mental illness. 2) "I have been her kind" means that she closely identifies with each type. This‚ I believe‚ is Sexton’s transference of her many selves into the poem. She
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position Anne Bradstreet has come to hold as an American writer. Anne Bradstreet was the first true American poet her poems show the inner workings of a good Puritan heart. She read widely in history‚ science‚ literature and studied the works of Guillame du Bartas this gave her the power‚ control‚ and influence to have a confident poetic voice. Bradstreet’s was known to be a free thinker and some consider her an early feminist‚ with her feminist views‚ as in the poem about Queen Elizabeth I. Her acknowledgment
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Leaders use many tactics to withhold power and maintain control over the ignorant people. Joseph Stalin‚ the leader of the USSR from 1922-1952‚ used many clever and sometimes gory techniques to keep his power over the Soviet people. These strategies are shown in George Orwell’s allegory of the Russian revolution‚ Animal Farm. Napoleon‚ the self-proclaimed leader of Animal Farm and allegorical representation of Joseph Stalin‚ has quite a few crafty and cunning ways to retain his authority over the
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Anne Hutchinson: An Early Feminist In 1637‚ women were considered servants of their husbands‚ and child bearing creatures of many. There were set rules “enforced by the Puritans” which stated women should only bear as many children as possible‚ raise them‚ take care of their husbands‚ and then remain quiet. They were seen as “morally feeble creatures”‚ who could do no more than “lead men to damnation if [men were to allow them] to form an opinion or express a [belief].” [1] Anne Hutchinson
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called The Woman Who Could Not Live With Her Faulty Heart. It is written by Margaret Atwood‚ who is a famous writer. Her poem could be referred to as an "anti-love" poem. It talks about the heart and how the speaker believes that it is undependable and confused. At one point in the poem‚ the speaker says "but most hearts say‚ I want‚ I want‚ I want‚ I want. My heart is more duplicitous‚ though no twin as I once thought. It says‚ "I want‚ I don’t want‚ I want." It explains how most peoples hearts want
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7. The “Anne” Effect Course: ENGL. 2801 Date: 11/30/10 In Prince Edward Island it is almost impossible to avoid an encounter with the freckled faced‚ red-headed heroine from Lucy Maud Montgomery’s novel‚ Anne of Green Gables. Anne is everywhere; her unique image can be found on everything from dolls to preserves. The Anne phenomenon is known worldwide and has been an integral part of the Island’s tourist industry since the early twentieth century. Lucy Maud Montgomery‚ one of Canada’s
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poetic approach which comprise of similes‚ sibilance‚ metaphors‚ personification and oxymoron’s. Shakespeare exploits numerous poetic techniques in the play Romeo and Juliet‚ but one of the techniques used was similes. In line 166 and 167 Romeo states ‘How silver-sweet sound lovers’ tongue by night‚ like softest music to attending ears!’ The meaning of this example is ‘the sound of lovers calling each other’s
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Anne Bradstreet: The spokeswoman of her time Aaliyah Cooper Anne Bradstreet: The Spokeswoman of Her Time Anne Bradstreet was a poet who wrote about subjects that shows people what it was like to be a woman with a family during the 1600s. She wrote about what is like to be a wife‚ a mother‚ a grandmother and losing loved ones. She captured her audience’s attention by utilizing literary elements such as imagery and metaphors. With her use of literary elements and relatable topics‚ Anne Bradstreet
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Truman’s presidency‚ riddled with moral dilemmas‚ is often argued as being one of the worst in history‚ however his controversial yet effective use of military power‚ the lasting treaties that he promoted on behalf of the US‚ his bold use of legislative power -promoting support to communist threatened countries to congress- and his usage of executive power through executive orders and the assembly of his cabinet has demonstrated that his presidency has been successful to the growth of our nation.
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How Could Americans Be Expected To Vote? Due to recent studies the United States has been uncovered in having one of the best voter satisfaction rates in the world. However‚ the United States has one of the lowest voter turnout rates. In countries such as Australia there are penalties for citizens who do not vote and have a low voter satisfaction rate. America does not deserve the punishment of compulsory voting as it does not improve government climate‚ non-voters tend to be uneducated politically
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