Imagery in “Mock Orange” Mock Orange by Louise Gluck appears to be about a powerful dislike for sex on the part of the speaker. The author’s negative perception and bitterness towards sex sets the tone and introduces other issues. Looking closer at the images reveals the deeper issue to be with being loved by another. Gluck portrays the light of the night‚ the act of sex‚ and the lasting disgust after sex‚ by quickly getting to the point. The first five lines are about the Mock Orange plant and
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Gluck uses strong diction to create vivid images in order to convey the hatred and helplessness that is the core of the character. Although the diction is relatively colloquial‚ there are some prominent words‚ which are utilized to exhibit the woman’s emotions. The first two lines of the poem are bursting with powerful lexis‚ "It is not the moon‚ I tell you. / It is these flowers..." (1-2). The woman hates men‚ and uses influential words to aid in her belief. The word moon suggests power. The subject
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emotions felt by the wild iris. 4. The style of the poem is spare‚ or plain. Gluck uses simple words to give the poem a conversational feel to it. 5. The poem is written in free verse. The stanzas vary in length‚ but all have something to think about at the end. The white spaces in the poem are meant to make the reader ponder on what’s being read. 6. Even though most of the words in the poem are simple‚ Gluck uses two words to make the reader think deeply‚ oblivion and azure. These two words
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Louise Glück: Vita Nova Surely spring has been returned to me‚ this time not as a lover but a messenger of death‚ yet it is still spring‚ it is still meant tenderly. (Last stanza of “Vita Nova’’) This first poem “Vita Nova‚” in her book introduces the theme: loss‚ and hopelessness‚ “with the pathos of suffering” as Tony Hoagland’s complex depictions of Glück’s poetics indicate. Even in the appearance of spring‚ there is no happiness; it comes as a “messenger of death.” In “Unwritten Law‚” we
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896N1 THE UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX MSc EXAMINATION 2011/12 SAMPLE – MOCK EXAMINATION Multinational Financial Management Date Time Student number This exam paper is divided into three parts: Part A: multiple-choice questions (answer sheet on page 2 of this document) Part B: calculation question Part C: questions requiring short written answers Duration: 2.0 hours University approved calculators are permitted Write your student number on this document and submit it with the answer book
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A mockingbird is a harmless bird that makes the world more pleasant. In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the mockingbird symbolizes Tom Robinson‚ who was peaceful people who never did any harm. To kill or harm them would be a sin. Scout’s father‚ Atticus‚ tells Scout and Jem‚ "I’d rather you shoot at tin cans in the backyard‚ but I know you’ll go after birds. Shoot all the blue jays you want‚ if you can hit’em‚ but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird."(p.69) The Mockingbird has a very
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Oranges "Oranges" begins with Gary Soto narrating one of his life experiences in this poem. He remembers a particular experience of walking side by side with a girl. There are two characters a twelve year old boy and his date. When the poem begins‚ the narrator is alone‚ and on his way to go pick up the girl. It was winter time and he only had two oranges with him‚ which his purpose was to share them with his date. The beginning of the poem is not very positive‚ though‚ but rather negative. In
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Willibald Ritter Von Gluck is the most important and influential person for opera in the Early Classical Period. I believe that the reason that Gluck tried to lead the charge of Opera Reform was that he saw many different types and variations on those types because he travels throughout Europe and his encounters with very influential
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My profession is a Forensic Psychiatrist‚ evaluating various individual’s competency for trail‚ mental state opinions‚ expert witness‚ and sentencing recommendations I characterized the patients I assess as individuals who have committed acts of violence. I treat and counsel those who behave in an violent manner while possibly suffering varied forms of mental illnesses or disabilities. I have gained many years of experience in the department of Forensic Psychiatry. I am currently an associate
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