Eric Fykerud May 3‚ 2013 Period 2 9th Grade Poetry Book Report Blackberry picking theme analysis: In the poem Blackberry Picking by Seamus Heaney‚ he describes the action of picking blackberries during the summer. This poem has many themes infused within the poem. However some stand out more than others. greed‚ mortality‚ and disappointment. First he describes greed the over excessive amount of berries that they would pick. “We trekked and picked until cans ere full”. The kids
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Guiding Question: What do the speakers of Frost’s poems reveal about themselves through the stories they tell? About Repeated items (theme‚ diction) Tone (through diction) Words (genre‚ metaphor‚ simile‚ imagery‚ etc.) Alliteration (sound created) Rhyme (end rhyme- group ideas‚ internal rhyme- strengthen idea + emphasizes‚ masculine rhyme- rhyming syllables are stressed and feminine rhyme- rhyming syllables are unstressed) Rhythm Structure Prosody- technical aspects of a poem i.e. rhyme scheme
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Class Professor Date Use of the Word “Darkness” in “Gretel in Darkness” “Gretel in Darkness‚” a poem by Louise Gluck is an example of a poem revisiting a renowned fable‚ but it gives its readers a new perspective by crediting the important things that happened in the tale. Throughout the four stanzas in this poem‚ it appears that it doesnt have a clear rhyme scheme. Louise Gluck‚ urges the readers of this poem to try to think about fairytales a different way. Therefore‚ she allows the readers to find
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Mars is Heaven! Plot: A group of space explorers are on a voyage to Mars from Earth. As they land they are bewildered to see that the planet looks just like earth 30 years in the past. Cautiously‚ the captain of the ship takes two men to explore‚ while the rest of the crew stays behind. Things only get more bizarre from here as one of the crew members discovers his grandparents live there‚ and they have been dead for years! Similar cases for the rest of the crew as they all break up and spend
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dear. | | Blent with your images‚ it shall arise | | In memory‚ till the hot tears blind mine eyes! | | What is that dirge-like murmur that I hear | 30 | Like the sea breaking on a shingle-beach? | | It is the tree’s lament‚ an eerie speech‚ | | That haply to the unknown land may reach. | | | | Unknown‚ yet well-known to the eye of faith! | | Ah‚ I have heard that wail far‚ far away | 35 | In distant lands‚ by many a sheltered bay‚ | | When slumbered
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virtually indistinguishable. The poem‚ To a Mouse by Robert Burns‚ in which the mouse thought she was prepared‚ but in reality her home is destroyed‚ is where the two pieces are found similar. "Thou saw the fields laid bare an’ west‚ An’weary winter comin fast‚ An’ cozie here‚ beneath the blast‚ Thou thought to dwell‚ Till crash! The cruel coulter past Out thro’ thy cell" (Burns 5). To represent the relationship between Of Mice of Men by John Steinbeck and the poem the first piece of evidence used
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POEM ANALYSIS In the poem “Monologue for an Onion” by Suji Kwock Kim‚ the onion metaphor is the centerpiece of the poem. The onion represents the poet‚ and the person she addresses (the reader assumes) is her lover. The onion metaphor is used to convey the message to this anonymous lover that she is by nature heartless and that he should stop trying to unearth a hidden core. The author is trying to dissuade her lover from further fruitless digging which only seems to cause him distress. The speaker
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The usage of rhyme in this number is relatively simple with near rhymes such as “Could have lost weight/God‚ what a waste” (17-18) and simple true end rhymes such as “All that flair/Now lets be fair” (10-13). The purpose of these rhymes and other similar rhymes is to provide insight into the brother’s personalities. Sondheim’s rhymes in the number are unified
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Acquainted with the Night by Robert Frost I have been one acquainted with the night. I have walked out in rain – and back in rain. I have outwalked the furthest city light. I have looked down the saddest city lane. I have passed by the watchman on his beat And dropped my eyes‚ unwilling to explain. I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet When far away an interrupted cry Came over houses from another street‚ But not to call me back or say good-bye; And further still at
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setting of the poem symbolises the Western World but more specifically the European race. Background Analysis of the Poem Commentary – Piano and Drums by Gabriel Okara In Gabriel Okara’s poem‚ “Piano and Drums”‚ Okara expresses his feelings and thoughts of a primitive society in contrast to a western society. Being an African himself‚ and having studied in a western society‚ the poem reflects the confusion in his emotions as well as the loss of self-identity. The title of the poem itself‚ “Piano
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