Yusef Komunyakaa’s poem “Facing It” describes a Vietnam War veteran’s painful experience of visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington‚ D.C. In his poem I couldn’t help but be impressed by its vivid imagery. Reading the lines‚ Komunyakaa makes it so easy to envision what he describes. It makes me feel like I’m there. Through the use of vivid imagery‚ Yusef Komunyakaa shows the veterans’ response to the Vietnam War memorial by using both literal and figurative illustrations. Literally
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Facing It Yusef Komunyakaa‚ Pulitzer Prize winning poet grew up in Bogalusa Louisiana. Yusef had an interesting childhood including an abusive father‚ a love for jazz music‚ and a side of patriotism. He joined the army in 1965 during the heart of the Vietnam War. This is where Yusef got a lot of inspiration to start to write his poetry. War brought him a lot of personal experiences that he later turned into award winning poetry. ‘Facing it” is a poem expressing the struggle of life and death also
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reflecting in the wall of names. He is bitter at the war that has scarred his life‚ but the poem ends with a tender scene of a woman brushing her child’s hair‚ which overpowers the grudge he holds. The message Yusef Komunyakaa implies in his poem “Facing It” is that enjoying life’s beauty and warmth is stronger than mourning over regrets and mishaps‚ and he displays the theme by powerfully utilizing metaphors‚ imagery‚ and symbolism. By using metaphors‚ Yusef Komunyakaa is able to portray sharp
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The Reflections of War In the poem‚ “Facing It‚” Komunyakaa uses his personal experience while visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial after surviving the Vietnam War and the mental affect of the reality that death has left. In the poem the author uses imagery to illustrate to the reader the feelings he experiences while dealing with the loss of his fellow comrades. “I go down the 58‚022 names‚ half-expecting to find my own in letters like smoke.”(14-16) While at the memorial he is reminded of
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Akeem Barnes Professor Fairey Personal Criticism 5-12-13 Facing it I stood nervously in front of my eighth grade English class praying that nobody would laugh at the poem I was about to read aloud. My peers were used to reading Langston Hughes‚ Edgar Allen Poe‚ or Maya Angelou‚ and I did not want to disappoint them by trying something new. The assignment given to our class was for everybody to choose a poem‚ read it aloud‚ and explain why it relates to them. How was I going
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Reading Response #2 ‘Land Of The Giants’ In the essay ‘Land Of The Giants’‚ author Alex Tizon tells us his story about how the America dream changes him and his parents. Tizon and his parents were originally from the Philippines. They abandoned their native language‚ moved to California and tried for a better life. Thinking that the American dream would just happen to them‚ they were in for a rude awakening. They soon realized to be successful‚ you need to look the part. Tizon’s father
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to present my speech about “The Giant Panda”. The giant panda is also known as the panda bear‚ bamboo bear‚ or in Chinese as Daxiongmao (the large bear-cat). Its scientific name is Ailuropoda melanoleuca. Giant pandas are found only in the mountains of central China. They live in dense bamboo and coniferous forests at altitudes of 5‚000 to 10‚000 feet. The mountains are covered in heavy clouds with torrential rains or dense mist throughout the year. Giant pandas are bearlike in shape with
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Beat Your Giants Hello‚ my name is Tatiana Rosario for those who don’t know me. Today I’m going to be talking to you guys about spiritual giants. In another church I went to we skimmed the topic briefly and I think that’s what made me get more interested in it. I think this is a topic that should be taught to everyone especially to the youth. For the fact that we need to be able to understand and concur what is holding us back from getting closer to God and from what is holding us back from feeling
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Perrard June 29th‚ 2011 The Selfish Giant In short story‚ The Selfish Giant‚ there are many literary elements construed. Though the paper is meant for the eyes of children‚ there are many motifs that the adult eye can spot. Not only was the entire short story a metaphor to the rewards of selflessness‚ but also displays a sense of comparison within the ever changing seasons. The story begins with the children of the piece frolicking in the garden of the giant. Due to his selfishness he kicked the
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About Giant Consumer Products : This case describes sales promotion strategy at frozen foods maker Giant Consumer Products. The case focuses on the multi-disciplinary facets of brand management and sales promotion. Started with background analysis‚ problem statement‚ problem analysis‚ identification and assessment of alternatives‚ and recommendation and implementation. Following apspects are included in the case : consumer products marketing strategy food industry brand equity brand management
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