I pick the picture “The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker Hill” because it represents the era the story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” took place in. The plot of Sleepy Hollow revolves around the legend of the Headless Horseman most of the time mainly for suspense and action during Ichabod’s encounter and Brom’s exciting tales. The old tale is about a Hessian who has his head carried away by a cannonball during a war (which is most likely the american revolutionary war‚ since this is
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"The Dog and the Sparrow" by Tourgenieff analysis ENG 125: Introduction to Literature Prof: Melissa Eidson 5/28/14 The poem "The Dog and the Sparrow" by Ivan Sergeevich Tourgenieff is an example of the sublime. It has the ability to cause the reader to feel deeply for the sparrow and its bravery and sacrifice. The poem is told in first-person point of view and uses figurative language and metaphors to tell the story. The theme is reverence for the sparrow‚ which like
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In the poem "Bredon Hill"‚ the author described life on and around Bredon Hill in the early 20th century. He explains how he and his lover spend many of their Sunday mornings on Bredon Hill listening to the church bells ring through the valleys. As the poem progresses‚ we find out that his lover died and the later part of the poem describes the sorrow and loss of his lover. In the first two stanzas‚ the author introduces of his lover and how happy they are being together as they spend their Sunday
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Comparative Commentary on “Salome” and “Medusa” Both “Salome” and “Medusa” are poems written by a poet called Carol Ann Duffy‚ which have similarities and differences based on various aspects of poem analysis. To begin with the poem “Salome” has a slightly different audience than the poem “Medusa”. The audience in “Salome” is unconfident and oppressed women who do not believe in their power and what they can do‚ men who underestimate women and people who discriminate others based on their sex
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Mikole Kalesinskas Mrs. Roache AP English Juniors 13 January 2010 Analysis and Questions for the poem Daddy 1. Discuss the poet’s use of apostrophe in its direct address to the father figure. How does Plath stage that address as a kind of declaration of independence in the decisive tone with which she at once judges and dismisses the father? The poem Daddy‚ written by Sylvia Plath‚ is a text which reveals to the reader‚ the nature of the persona’s relationship with her father as well
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Fanny Fern: The first American Feminist In a time where a woman’s place was in the home‚ her duty was to serve her husband‚ and her hobbies included reading her Bible and birthing babies‚ Fanny Fern (Sarah Willis) dared to write. Her columns encouraged women to abandon the prospects of matrimony‚ and pulled back the curtain on the perfect American marriage. Fern’s writings challenged the ideals of marriage‚ sexual inequality‚ and religiously based modesty. During Fern’s lifetime‚ marriage was
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Poem Analysis and Creation Name: __________________ Directions: Silently read the Maya Angelou‚ “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” in your poetry packet. Answer the following questions on the poem. 1. What does the speaker say about the possible fears in her life? 2. Do you see her conquering her fears or denying that she is actually afraid of them? Why would she do this? 3. If she is in fact not afraid‚ why do you think this is so? 4. Should she be afraid of the things listed in the poem?
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The Bait - DIDLS Analysis The Bait‚ a poem written by metaphysical poet‚ John Donne‚ during the early seventeenth century‚ tells the story of a woman whose physical attractiveness and coquettish behaviour prove destructive as they succeed in ruining her chances of finding a pure and meaningful relationship. This poem is recounted from the point of view of a man whom‚ amongst many other men‚ has pursued this woman and become emotionally hurt in the process as he finds her actions‚ in response to
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Where The Red Fern Grows‚ by Wilson Rawls‚ follows the life of a young boy named Billy who lives in the Ozark Mountains with his Mamma‚ Papa‚ and three sisters. Because of his passion for coon hunting‚ he secretly saves up for two hunting dogs‚ and names them "Old Dan" and "Little Ann". They go on countless adventures through the Cherokee country. Rawls writes‚ "A loving three-some‚ they ranged dark hills and river bottoms of Cherokee country. Old Dan had the brawn‚ Little Ann had the brains-and
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nation. For example‚ Anita Hill put her integrity on the block for sexual harassment by Judge Clarence Thomas. She may have lost the battle to Judge Thomas and his appointment as a Supreme Court Justice‚ but she won the war when it came to helping thousands upon thousands of women of every denomination in America to stand up to sexual harassment in the work place. African American women continue to gain leadership skills and positions to become educators‚ principals‚ politicians‚ professors‚ business
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