Dr. Ruleman E102 11/13/13 Explication of Richard Cory The poem “Richard Cory‚” written by Edwin Arlington Robinson‚ is a very detail-oriented poem designed to make the reader think very thoroughly about the words and phrases that Robinson uses in his work. Robinson’s poem has many different aspects to it that make you question the work to really try and understand what is happening. Edwin Arlington Robinson uses imagery to describe the character‚ questioning of the characters life and irony
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Megan Jerlin College Writing 2 Assignment 1 April 6th‚ 2013 Poem Explication – “For The Union Dead” The first stanza speaks of an old aquarium‚ one that has obviously been abandoned and left to the elements. The second stanza speaks of lost memories‚ perhaps fond ones‚ of the author and the old aquarium when it was still open. The third stanza speaks of lost time and of time marching onto a new (and more often than not‚ not exactly better) tomorrow‚ with new things going up where old things
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In Catullus’ poem 10‚ he describes an event where he met his friend Varus’ new girlfriend. Since she was "not ungraceful nor unattractive"‚ Catullus tried to impress her‚ and his bad lying caused her to find out the truth. He tells the girl that he had bought eight slaves when he was in Bithynia. However‚ he tells us that he didn’t even have a good bed; therefore he did not actually get the eight men for it. His poem ends with him insulting the woman‚ saying she is one "through whom it is not
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lines in spirit but not necessarily in law. In much the same way‚ the rigid repetitiveness of housework done by the author’s mother is the focus of the poem. Alvarez resists at first‚ but finally accepts the value of this much-disputed “woman’s work” in the last stanza‚ by drawing a parallel between her mother’s house work and her own writing. The poem begins with the voice of Alvarez’s mother. “Who says a woman’s work isn’t high art?” (J. Alvarez‚ p. 790) is certainly not the author’s sentiment.
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Robert Morgan‚ the author describes the practice of burying the dead under a tree‚ which in turn nourishes it and continues the cycle of life. Memory and the passing of a legacy are concepts that can be observed throughout the poem. Life‚ death and rebirth is the theme of this poem‚ the idea that a person is more than a body‚ and can transcend the material realm and continue to live in the memory of future generations. This point is stated in lines 8‚9‚ and 10‚ where he describes the transfer of the
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This poem by A.E Houseman is an eight-stanza poem with a rhyme scheme of ABCB. It is about a man struggling with his uneasy conscience. The narrator/speaker has a conversation with his dead friend‚ where he imagines what his friend would ask him‚ and then gives his response. The punctuation of the poem indicates who’s speaking. In every odd stanza‚ which are surrounded by quotation marks‚ his deceased friend is asking him questions. Conversely‚ In every even stanza‚ which do not have quotation marks
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Nikki Giovanni’s "Poem for Black Boys" is a poignant literary work that addresses several issues concerning the young black male in America and the conflicting views taken by members of the African-American community during the Civil Rights Movement with an inclination towards the peaceful movement perpetuated by the likes of Dr. Martin Luther king‚ Jr. and his non-violent contemporaries. Giovanni’s use of allusion‚ imagery and the sardonic humor of the speaker blend effortlessly to denounce all
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work. Kipling wrote the poem‚ “If”‚ that can be found online at http://www.kipling.org.uk/poems_if.htm‚ a Carpe Diem poem meaning seize the day‚ which suggests and gives warning about what one may encounter in life and what they can do for the world to be theirs. Having the structure of four stanzas with eight lines in each stanza‚ Kipling uses repetition‚ conjunctions‚ personifications‚ and an illusion as the literary devices in his poem. Throughout the poem‚ the author repeats the
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Dickinson’s poem “510: It was not Death‚ for I stood up‚” explores the uncertainties of Death. The speaker attempts to define or understand her own condition to unwrap the cause of her suffering. The use of extended metaphor is utilized as the speaker uses the term “death” and that her life and state of mind‚ to her‚ resembles nothing other than death itself. The dominant effect would be the feeling of despair as the speaker represents this by saying “As if my life were shaven‚ / and fitted to a
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Q.1: What appears to happen to the average levels of duplication as you look across the columns from left to right? When we look across the columns from left to right‚ the average levels of duplication reduces. The purchase duplication table has been rearranged by the size of the brand‚ with rows and columns in descending brand penetration level. Average duplications of each brand are calculated. This clearly shows that the proportion of the buyers of one brand who also bought another particular
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