“Anyone lived in a pretty how town” Poetry Explication Edward E. Cunnings’ poem “anyone lived in a pretty how town” is a love story about two people. The lovers live in a town where no one cared about each other‚ but the man and the woman did love each other. Cummings uses repetition to show the effects of time: “spring summer autumn winter” (3) and “stars rain sun moon” (21). Then‚ when the couple die‚ their children take their place‚ but they forgot something or someone. Within each stanza though
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Explication Essay of “Cities and Thrones and Powers” by Rudyard Kipling Essay by David Taylor “Cities and Thrones and Powers‚ / Stand in Time’s eye‚” (lines 1‚ 2). These lines set the stage for the poem’s meaning. Rudyard Kipling uses figurative language‚ word choice‚ and rhythm to create the meaning “Nothing in this world lasts forever‚ but life is everlasting‚” Rudyard Kipling then dives further and creates a deeper meaning underneath that of the first saying‚ to enjoy the experience of life
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Katie Nichols Dr. Tyrer ENGL 3380 10/24/11 Explication of Emily Dickinson’s “The Day Came Slow till Five o’Clock” This poem‚ written by Emily Dickinson‚ explores the theme of nature and its relationship to a sunrise coming over a hill. The poem describes the appearance of a sunrise as a female guest in a large house is watching it from her window. The poet describes the unique splendor of watching a sunrise mixed with the sounds of a war battle. The speaker seems to be speaking from an observant
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Poetry Explication of Sylvia Plath’s “Mirror” The first thing one can notice in Sylvia Plath’s poem “Mirror” (rpt. In Thomas R. Arp and Greg Johnson‚ Perrine’s Literature: Structure‚ Sound‚ and Sense‚ 9th ed. [Boston: Wadsworth‚ 2006] 680) is that the speaker in the poem is the mirror and the woman in the poem is Sylvia Plath. As you read through the poem‚ the lake is relevant because of the famous mythological story of narcissus. He was extremely beautiful and one day while drinking from a lake
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Explication of “Dulce et Decorum Est” By: Wilfred Owen Dulce et Decorum Est is a poem written by Wilfred Owen that uses powerful imagery to express an important message. A message that war is not glorious and noble and should not be portrayed this way. The speaker is a soldier in the army who describes the true horrors of the war and how young men believed it was an honor to die for your country. The poem is written in a simple regular rhyme scheme. Owen uses graphic imagery to show what the
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John Donne’s sonnet entitled “Divine Sonnet X” looks closely at death and Donne fervently writes about his views on death and his strong belief that death should not be feared‚ but embraced. Donne personifies death all throughout his poem as he challenges death by stating that death is not the “mighty and dreadful” part of life that most people fear‚ but rather an escape from life where people can be at peace like they are when they are sleeping. Donne is literally conversing with death‚ and pleading
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Adrienne Rich did a wonderful job portraying the trials of abused and battered women in this poem. These trials could possibly be explained by Rich being the niece of Aunt Jennifer; therefore‚ personal feelings are exposed throughout the piece. The speaker speaks in an admiring‚ sincere‚ tone and her sympathy is apparent because she herself is a female. Rich’s poem‚ "Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers" is about the trials of an older woman in distress because her marriage is in trouble‚ and she is too afraid
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Short Story Explication- “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner CONNECTIONS • One thing that “A Rose for Emily” has in common with the sketches is over the subject of feminism. Faulkner is thought to have been a feminist‚ while the writings of Irving and Hawthorne‚ clearly portray non-feministic ideas. Hawthorne and Faulkner also share a tendency to write about dark‚ heavy and depressing subjects. • Faulkner’s writings were mostly influenced by where he was from. Most of his novels take place
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Unit 5 Paper Component: Your Explication Middle Paragraphs In “Ballade of Wordly Wealth” there are some big ideas in it. Like the main one being money. “Money” is being constantly repeated through the out the poem. This poem refers to everyone‚ how anyone would do anything for a large sum of money. It comes to show‚ that people‚ are greedy for money. This poem appears to be in the form of a haiku‚ a form of Japanese poetry. Five syllables in the first line‚ seven syllables in the second line
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Shelby Scott Rob Franks English 101 10/12/10 Explication of Flannery O’Connor: “Good Country People” In Flannery O’Connors short story‚ “Good Country People‚” the main theme is about a southern family and their faith‚ identity and education. Another key theme in the story is the concept of reality vs. illusion. The story employs irony and symbolism to portray the main character’s nihilism‚ immaturity and rebelliousness as well as the other character’s traits and personalities. The
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