Horses by Edwin Muir Homework to complete before class analysis of poem. Directions: select either question one or two to complete for homework. 1. Rhythm: read the poem aloud at least 3 times. As you read it the 3rd time‚ jot down the rhyme scheme. As you read it a forth time‚ record your voice. Listen to your recorded voice and write down your observations. What do you notice? 2. Activity: consider for a moment that the poem is written to reflect a fairy tale or bad dream. In the box below
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Polish Nationalism in Frederic Chopin’s Compositions Frederic Chopin was born in the year 1810‚ in Warsaw‚ Poland and died in 1849‚ at the young age of 39 (Thompson‚ 113). He was also known as “the Poet of the Piano” due to his nuance‚ his expressive depth and his ability to conjure up the melody of the human voice from the instrument’s keys (http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/poland503/chopin.html). “Chopin epitomizes the figure of the “Romantic Artist”: withdrawn‚ temperamental
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In The Metamorphosis‚ Franz Kafka discusses Gregor Samsa and his metamorphosis into a monstrous vermin. Kafka opens with Gregor discovering his new life as a bug‚ which prevents him from going to work to support his family‚ as he has done since the failure of his father’s business. Kafka transforms Gregor into a monstrous vermin as a commentary on existentialism‚ illuminating Gregor’s true sacrifice of giving up his life and relationship with his family in order to force them to discover their own
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nurse in a white smock‚ with a brightly colored scarf on her head"‚ how ridiculous! He was indeed alienated to society and other characters‚ having nothing to do with the surroundings and living on the outskirts of life. While "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka reveals a fantastic premise‚ and the
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same feelings” as well as promoting the “well-being of individuals and of humanity” (Tolstoy 6). As long as the narrator is successful in making the reader relive his emotions‚ then he has successfully created a work of art. The Metamorphosis‚ by Franz Kafka‚ fits Tolstoy’s definition of art because the masterpiece provides a way for the audience to sympathize with Gregor Samsa’s feelings of alienation as he turns into a vermin‚ and reminds us of what it is like to feel rejected and insignificant
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Franz Kafka’s “A Hunger Artist” was written in 1922. The short story is about a man who uses fasting (a form of art) as a sense of fulfillment to himself. The foods of life‚ were not to his liking. Furthermore‚ his form of fulfillment was the sight-seeing and interaction with the fans. Fans were amazed by him. His ability to starve himself inside a “…small barred cage”(Kafka 9) was intriguing to most; everybody wanted to see him at least once a day. The time and place of the short story
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"Tabula Rasa"- the theory that individuals are born without essence and are shaped by knowledge and perception- is quite dubious. To what extent does the fact that multiple perceptions of a human being exist affect their identity? German-language writer Franz Kafka’s novella "The Metamorphosis" and one of it’s themes of the struggle to define one’s identity answers some of these questions. Published in 1915‚ this story is a fictitious account of the protagonist‚ Gregor Samsa’s transformation into a gigantic
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“Metamorphosis” and “A Rose for Emily” The tone‚ setting‚ and characters of Franz Kafka’s “The metamorphosis” can be seen as similar to those aspects in William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily.” In both of these stories‚ there are two different people who are living their lives very much alike‚ and they both die all alone. The tone of “Metamorphosis” is similar to the tone of “A Rose for Emily.”Gregor and Miss Emily are both isolated and alienated. The narrator says that Gregor has an “exhausting
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war (with the exception of the militaristic Orient et Occident‚ 1869). Other pieces of this time or immediately after‚ Le Rouet d’Omphale (1871)‚ and Phaéton (1873)‚ dealt with Greek mythos and Saint-Saëns’s use of the symphonic poem; attributed to Franz
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In the novel The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka it establishes the theme of alienation from the society and their true identity. The main character‚ Gregor Samsa awakes to the realization that he has transformed into a verminous bug. His physical and mental metamorphosis creates obstacles throughout the course of Gregor’s life. Gregor who was once the caretaker of his family is now unable to work. This has caused an economic burden on his family. The transformation also is viewed as a danger to the
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