Sharon Olds’ poem "Late Poem to My Father" exposes the profound effect that childhood trauma can have on someone‚ even in adulthood. The speaker of the poem invokes sadness and pity in the reader by reflecting on the traumatic childhood of her father‚ and establishes a cause and effect relationship between the abuse he endured as a child and the dependence he develops on alcohol as an adult. The idea of emotional retardation caused by childhood experiences is not uncommon‚ especially in our
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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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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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Hip-Hop Pioneers The pioneers of hip-hop started to surface around the mid 70’s. The different components to Hip-Hop were Dance‚ DJs‚ and MC’s. Some say it originated in the Bronx‚ NY‚ with DJ’s like GrandMaster Flash who invented different techniques on the mix board. He later joined up with a group of rappers call Furious Five and created hits like "The Roof is on Fire." Another Influential Hip-Hop Artist includes Joseph Simmons and Darryl McDaniels‚ also known as Run and D.M.C. The combination
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The great German Lieder use the versatility of a piano and beauty of a poem to set an intimate mood for its audience. Scenes the poem paint are the crux of the lied. Supernatural elements injected into the verses bring the power of the unknown; that is what makes Schubert’s "Erlkönig" stirring. The German poem by Goethe opens with a father clutching his feverish child‚ riding through a windy night. But the child sees a forest spirit‚ the Erlking‚ beckoning him to death. His father tries to placate
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Animal spirits are said to be able to change into human form. He continues the poem by:Here he is implying that within him is an animal‚ and this animal is Coyote. The animal and Ortiz are one in the same‚ which makes Coyote and Ortiz one in the same as well. The closeness of the two described here shows Ortiz’s familiarity with
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from the shelf; my mom didn’t have much tolerance to put up with this. Part of you was injured but every thing I did somehow it was a mistake. You never let me forget because we were God‚ and then took me to bed because I was forever yours. Connotation: "My Papa’s Waltz" presents similes‚ metaphors‚ and personification. An example of a simile would be‚ "But I held on like death." The author means that he could never let go he is so desperate. A personification example would be‚ "My mother’s countenance
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may backfire and hurt us. It’s a fear that comes naturally because we all know that we are too trivial to gain control over the world. In the poem “The Story”‚ Karen Conelly examined the confrontation between insignificance and vastness and conveyed the idea that human’s deepest fear is the fear of being consumed by things he does voluntarily. The poem is highly metaphorical and symbolic. The story‚ on the surface‚ really is about swimming in the ocean alone. However‚ as we readers examine further
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death Onomatopoeia “BOOM” This is an onomatopoeia because it imitates the sound of a gunshot. This helps the poem become more lively and interesting by this use of onomatopoeia as you can hear the gunshot which correlates with death. Furthermore‚ this bluntly states the theme which is that drugs kill people and helps the theme become more impactful. This also helps set the mood of the poem which would be frightful as when you hear the “BOOM” you will imagine a gun shot. Allusion Explicit “Drugs
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readers. The stories in the New Testament and the Poem of the Cid each had a particular impact on the audience in the time period for which they were written due to the writing style of the authors. Each work provides a written history of a topic important to the readers many years after the events occurred: Matthew and the author of Acts recorded the story of Jesus and his early ministry as it would impact the First century C.E; and the long-sung Poem of the Cid was recorded to act as a model or example
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