March 2‚ 2003 “Song of Myself” as an Epic Poem There are many concepts and characteristics that define an epic. However‚ some criteria are simply more important than others. This is why Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself” can be considered as an epic poem due to its ability to meet the most important requirements of an epic. Although it does so through a very intricate method‚ “Song of Myself” contains both a hero and an antagonist‚ thus meeting the basic requirement for an epic poem. The hero‚ although
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There are many aspects to the American spirit and two of the most important ideas include patriotism and opportunity. The song “Only in America” by Brooks and Dunn illustrates this spirit with its strong patriotism and sense of hope. Brooks and Dunn speak of a bus driver who “Starin’ at the faces in her rearview mirror / Looking at the promise of the Promised Land” (3-4). She sees the young generation with the future in their hands. Each kid can grow up and pursue their respective interests. The
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Kwami McLeod Rhetoric 101 The Longest Yard (Stereotypes and all) What our society has become truly amazes me every day. The things we watch and enjoy as a culture are sometimes highly offense. I choose to look at the movie The Longest Yard for an in depth look at stereotypes in our society. After watching and studying this movie I can only ask myself one question: What have we become? The Longest Yard is a movie about a former NFL MVP quarterback (played by Adam Sandler) jailed for joyriding
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"The Mother" Gwendolyn Brooks’ poem‚ "The Mother" is an introspective look into the internal struggle of a woman who has had an abortion. The poem is very powerful and conveys a vast array of feelings and sentiments on the subject such as regret‚ love‚ and disappointment in one’s self. The poem is largely successful due to it’s tone‚ which is achieved through the personification and choice of diction. To begin with‚ lines one and two state the general idea of the poem. Abortions will
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My Back Yard My back yard isn’t big; it’s not any place special‚ although it is to me. It’s a place where I can go for peace and quit. Having 4 sisters and 2 brothers it’s hard to find somewhere you can be left alone. When I go in my back yard I see ratchet‚ it’s not neat‚ there’s crap all over. Like I said it’s diffidently not perfect but the noises and the things I see back there aren’t going to be seen or heard anywhere else. I share my back yard with other creatures; there are my 2 dogs
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Kaitlin Duffy Professor Warnke 7/30/13 Paper 2-Poetry Cathy Song is a 60 year old woman who resides in Honolulu HI with her husband and 3 children. Along with being a wife‚ mother‚ and daughter‚ Song is a developed poet as well. Although Song does not particularly like being classified as an Asian-American poet‚ her ethnicity largely influences her poetry as well as her family life. Concerning her ethnicity‚ Song states “I am just a poet who just happens to be Asian-American.” Ethnic background
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American as well. Claude McKay‚ Countee Cullen‚ and Gwendolyn Bennet are phenomenal African American poets who perfectly depict the internal conflict of being stuck between two clashing cultures. The poets not only describe the struggle of being African and American but they also describe what Africa means
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Love and Time The song Live Forever by Sequoyah Prep School and the poem To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell both talk about love. More specifically‚ they deal with love and its relationship to time. They show how important it is to let love grow over time‚ instead of rushing it for sex. It is almost like a garden‚ and it has to be well kept. The concept of love versus sex is very prevalent. It is obvious from the first line that the singer is more intent on love. He speaks about doing everything
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The song “Concrete Angle” by Martina McBride and the poem “The Little Girl down the Lane” by Nikki‚ talks about child abuse. It expresses both the child’s pain and the child trying to hide all their pain behind a mask‚ also trying to hide such a big secret. Both the song and the poem are very strong. They both sent out a very powerful message. To begin with‚ the song Concrete Angle by Martina McBride talks about a little girl in school wearing the same dress as the day before. The
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The poem and song use explicit persuasive techniques to draw the attention of the audience to an aspect of the topic. To create an effective text type the author needs to use persuasive techniques in order to transport the message affectively as it will affect whether the audience enjoys the text type. The author has used repetition in the song to emphasise the young age of the soldiers and create empathy with the audience is when it states: “I was only nineteen”. The author of the poem has used
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