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    Ozymandias poem analysis

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    54461332 Assignment 01 Unique number: 859786 Ozymandias Question 1: Pharaoh Ozymandias was a cruel tyrant‚ who thought himself to be the most mighty person on earth; almost as mighty as a god. The statue is described as having “two vast and trunkless legs” (line 2) inspiring the reader to comprehend Ozymandias’ power; he was so mighty that no-one could even measure his “vast” power. The reader is led to understand that Ozymandias was an arrogant‚ cruel leader with the words: “frown” (line

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    Puente Poem Analysis

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    There’s poems online that are about roller coasters. Weird right? My Puente teacher‚ Mr. Shank‚ asked the class to compare any poem we like‚ to our experience in Puente and type it out; maximum 2 pages long. That’s our final. I thought it was going to be something else‚ like difficult‚ but apparently not. I thought about what kind of poem I want to look up online‚ till it hit me. When he asked about our experience‚ my mind played a movie of all the things I went through in Puente. There was lots

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    overall perception of the speaker throughout “On the Subway”‚ written by Sharon Olds. Using descriptive language‚ the poem determines the speaker’s perception. The speaker’s fears of the stranger sitting across from her become the reader’s also by her comments and use of descriptive language. The speaker communicates the stranger’s capabilities over her life more than once in the poem. “...he looks at my fur coat‚ and I don’t know if I am in his power--he could take my coat so easily‚ my briefcase

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    In the article “The Follower and Stanley Williams” the authors prove that a person cannot become someone else. Jack the narrator for the “Follower” kept going to Frankies and Scary Gary’s for trouble‚ once you get in trouble you want more trouble. “Mom said if I catch you over at those boy’s house you will be grounded.” For example‚ Jack kept going to Frankies and his mom caught him and his mom got mad and told him if I catch you over at those boys you will be grounded‚ but jack kept sneaking over

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    Beowulf Poem Analysis

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    marked him from the start for a happy life. But change happened‚ He grew bloodthirsty‚ gave no more things to honor the Danes. He suffered in the end for having plagued his people for so long his life lost happiness.” This passage from the poem exists for two main reasons for which I can discover. First‚ the poet uses this story to ensure that Beowulf will stray away from Heremod’s path. The poet continues on with vague examples using figurative languages such as: “A killer stalks him

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    'the Shell' Poem Analysis

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    desolate shore before man existed. He hears the sad murmur of the sea in the shell‚ and is pleased to be back in the real world after his daydream. The tone of the poem is very calm and it is slow-paced. The mood is very morose and lonely‚ because the poet writes of a place with no humans or technology. The purpose of the poem is to tell us that nature has its own beauty‚ we should love it for the way it is. We shouldn’t ruin it in any way but rather preserve it and protect it. It has been there

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    The Woodspurge Poem Analysis

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    woodspurge flowered‚ three cups in one. From perfect grief there need not be Wisdom or even memory; One thing then learnt remains to me – The woodspurge has a cup of three. Illustration This poem took place in hill where the trees are shaken out by the wind and a field of grass where the man in this poet saw woodspurge as one of the ten weeds and grieving for his problem all day along as the wind blown. The poet described a visual imagery by

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    Poem Analysis: At Sea

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    The Title to this poem ’At Sea ’ is a neutral title and doesn ’t give away a lot of the meaning to the poem. It doesn ’t necessarily commit to anything specific; it ’s just a statement. This is just like the poem. Armitage hasn ’t completely stated what the poem is about‚ there is nothing to say that it is definitely describing someone/something ’At Sea ’. However‚ there are small links that suggest the ’Sea ’ is being used metaphorically. I think that the summary of this poem is the story of a

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    Remember Poem Analysis

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    and sound. Joy Harjo uses figurative language to relay the message of the poem. “Remember the suns birth at dawn.” (L4) This personification is saying not to forget how the sun rises. It also means don’t take for granted that you have another day to live and express yourself. “Remember the plants‚ trees‚ animal life who all have their tribes‚ families‚ their histories. Talk to them‚ listen to them. They are alive poems.” (L14-16) This personification says to remember mother nature because without

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    Uniforms Increase Followers‚ Not Leaders. “Be the best version of yourself‚” says Matthew Kelly. How can we be the best version of ourselves if we all look the same? We are all told to be different. Imagine your teacher saying “Be yourself.” Once you look around the room at your private or Catholic school‚ you notice you are all wearing the same thing. Uniforms increase followers‚ not leaders. Uniforms force students to wear the same thing five days a week‚ for the whole school year. Not wearing

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