understanding the tone from just simply glancing at a few words. The tone is derived from several words and attitudes that the poet conveys to their reader. Poets‚ Pat Mora and Anthony Grooms‚ both use tone in their poems‚ but only one tone changes with the different setting‚ while the other tone remains constant. In Pat Mora’s‚ "Elena‚" the speaker is a Mexican woman who explains how her life has changed due to her and her family moving to the United States. The first line in the poem brings a slight
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The word communion in the sense of the sharing of thoughts and feelings is not always necessarily spiritual in nature‚ but also mental exchanges as well. Pat Mora uses this sharing of the intimate thoughts and feelings or communion in her poems. In the poem “Elena” the speaker is describing feeling alienated from her family in the time of their communion as they sit at the kitchen table for dinner‚ due to her inability to speak English. This can be seen in the lines “At night they sit around the
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“Sisters” by Pat Mora‚ the poem is about strong and special feelings for family‚ in special brothers and sisters because they represent love‚ hate‚ friendship‚ sadness‚ memories‚ etc.‚ it is a poem about a girl that is the younger sister and she tells the positive benefits of having an older sister‚ all the memories and good moments that they went together‚ the poem teach you that brothers and sisters are your first best friends‚ they help you and teach you new things every day since the first day
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because you are diverse doesn’t mean you have to be ashamed. The poem "Immigrants‚" by Pat Mora and the short story "Names/Nombres‚" by Julia Alverez both shows us a lesson about being proud of where you are from and who you are. The authors’ shows that the theme is don’t be ashamed of who you are and they show it by their story and the poem they wrote. Be proud of your heritage and culture. In "Immigrant‚" by Pat Mora‚ expresses that to be proud of your culture. It says that they name their kids’ American
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In the poem ¨Gold¨ by Pat Mora‚ personification is used to represent what the poem means. ¨Gold¨ takes place in a desert and the narrator is a girl. “Gold‚” is a poem about a girl who goes into the desert and feels right. She hangs out with her friends which are lizards‚ rabbits‚ and birds. This poem is told in first person. The tone is soothing and calm. The girl feels she is in sync with nature and she belongs there. She feels like it is her home. In ¨Gold‚¨ one of the examples of personification
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past; there is only remembering it. So‚ no matter how much we would like the idea of time machines in movies such as Back to the Future‚ we‚ ourselves‚ must learn to cope with memories. In the poem Postcard from Kashmir‚ by Agha Shanhid Ali‚ and Elena‚ by Pat Mora‚ both authors must do just that. In fact‚ both writers effectively incorporate powerful language and techniques in their poems to embody a nostalgic feeling for what once was the past‚ and for what they consider to be an unfulfilled present
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Only You Have you ever tried to look good just to impress others or fit in? Well you aren’t alone‚ in the poem “Same Song” by Pat Mora a parent or guardian sees their 16 year old son and 12 year old daughter trying to look good or be someone they aren’t. The 12 year old girl wakes up really early to put on makeup while the 16 year old boy stays up late to workout. I really enjoyed the tone and images I got when reading the poem “Same Song”. The imagery‚ theme‚ and tone are some of the best parts
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Connection to Ancestors In the poem‚ “Desert Pilgrimage” by Pat Mora‚ it dramatizes the conflict between losing the connection with nature and heritage and the desire to keep the connection alive. The speaker walks through a metaphorical desert‚ which signifies the journey her ancestors took to move from Mexico to the United States‚ and in this journey‚ she reconnects with the earth. She spends her day picking flowers‚ harvesting herbs‚ and at night she sits on a boulder‚ looking at the stars
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Pat Mora’s unique stories connect children to different cultures and languages‚ thus having the power to inspire them. In Pat Mora’s book Tomás and the Library Lady or Tomás y la señora de la biblioteca (Spanish version) we see how reading opens new worlds and thus enrich a child’s life. The book is about the support a migrant worker family shows to the education of their child‚ Tomás. Tomás’s Papa Grande encourages him to go to the library to find new stories‚ since Tomás knows all of his grandfather’s
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Joseph Moseley ES 394 Final Paper Elena Poniatowska In 1968‚ the world was politically on fire. The atrocities being reported about the Viet Nam war began to touch every corner of the globe and young people everywhere began challenging their governments demanding change‚ equality and peace. Mexico was no exception and in this particular year of unrest‚ they were going to be the first Spanish-speaking developing nation to hold the Olympic Games. Tensions were high and police brutality‚ hostility
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