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    Poem at 39

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    Poem at 39 and Piano Poem at 39 is about a woman describing the relationship with her father. She first talks about how she misses him but the poet portrays a subtle sense of dislike and resentment. She says he was tired when she was born ‘How I miss my father I wish he had not been so tired when I was born. This makes her feel like she is not wanted as she has so many other siblings. A child that age would feel very bad if her father did not give it their love and attention and as they get older

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    Notes on Poems

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    Born Yesterday | Point | Example | Effect | F | 2 stanzas of irregular length * First stanza talks about positive wishes made by the rest of society which are wished for every child * Second stanza echoes the structure of a sonnet (14 lines long and ends with a rhyming couplet) | In the first stanza‚ the poet talks about wishes of ‘being beautiful’ and ‘of innocence and love’ made by the rest of society‚ whilst the second stanza he wishes for her to be ‘ordinary’ and ‘dull’. | By presenting

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    Poem Comparing

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    and fellow classmates‚ I have researched about 2 poems and made a comparison between the two. I’m here today to talk to you about them and see what you think at the end of the speech. The two poems I researched were (on the sea‚ author John Keats) and (sea fever‚ author John Masefield). as you can see from the title of the poems that they are bot about the sea but don’t be confused‚ they’re both completely different stories. Both of these poems talk about the sea‚ they are both referring to the

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    fireworks poem

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    outburst of anger or other emotions’. In Amy Lowell’s poem‚ “Fireworks”‚ she uses the noun definition of fireworks to express the figurative meaning of fireworks. Throughout the poem‚ Amy reveals how much she hates this person by using descriptive words to describe the spectacular explosions caused by fireworks. Thus‚ the main idea of the poem is anger or strong feeling of hostility. “Fireworks” is an example of a lyrical poem because the poem rhymes and it has a regular and continuous rhyme scheme

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    Poem Reflection

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    Poem Reflection Poems‚ they are interesting‚ attractive and most of the people enjoy them too. We had a poem contest in our school between grades. So‚ our contest between grades 8 went well and I had fun doing it. Something’s went well and something’s didn’t go that well‚ but overall it was a fun thing to do. I learned a lot of things by this poem competition. My role was to make posters. In the beginning I really liked my role because it was something I wanted to do and something that I was interesting

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    allowing you options regarding which texts you have studied this year to use in your response. ------------------------------------------------- Example: ------------------------------------------------- Discuss how the theme of ‘childhood’ or ‘war’ is expressed in two of the works you have studied. (You might discuss the theme of childhood in a poem and a novel you have studied this year) 1. Think about important themes that appear in each of the texts that you have studied this year.

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    often wrote of the outdoors and the three poems that I will compare are of that “outdoors” type. There are several likenesses and differences in these poems. They each have their own meaning; each represent a separate thing and each tell a different story. However‚ they are all indicative of Frost’s love of the outdoors‚ his true enjoyment of nature and his wistfulness at growing old. He seems to look back at youth with a sad longing. Each of these three poems are alike in that they are all about woods

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    Poem Analysis

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    Analysis of the poem‚ “Still I Rise” Maya Angelou’s poem‚ “Still I Rise” may contain different meanings depending on the reader who interprets it. It is a poem that talks about keeping one’s head up no matter how hard the situation they come from and not being affected by the problems on the side. Maya Angelou was part of a generation wherein the black race was still seen as “inferior”. During that time‚ the “truth” is usually kept hidden favoring the more superior groups of people. Hence‚ the

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    The poem "Homecoming" originates from Bruce Dawe. Its journey depicts the aspects of war and its devastations upon human individuals. Using mainly the Vietnam War as a demonstration for its destructions. Within this poem Bruce Dawe dramatizes the homecoming of Australian veterans’ bodies from Vietnam. This is clearly an anti-war poem‚ reproducing the sentiments of those who opposed the time when this war occurred. The poem starts of in what seems to be a monotone. With many simple verbs such

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    Poems on Poetry

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    Poems on Poetry Essay In the poems ‘How to Eat a Poem’ by Eve Merriam and ‘Introduction to Poetry’ by Billy Collins‚ important ideas are presented about how poetry should be experienced and enjoyed. The poets used the techniques extended metaphor‚ repetition‚ metaphors and personification to show me how these ideas is important. In ‘How to Eat a Poem’ by Eve Merriam‚ the author describes how poetry is to be experienced. Poetry doesn’t need any manners and has no rules. “Don’t be polite /

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