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    become “ripen’d” only as the poet ages. These fruits‚ which are poetic works‚ grant the poet fame‚ represented by the “high-piled books” in line 3. The fear of obscurity was one Keats carried to his death only three years after composing “When I Have Fears That I May Cease To Be”. Though he had no way of knowing his life would indeed be cut short before he achieved the kind of recognition he sought‚ he echoes this concern in the final line of the sonnet. Lines 5-8 Some readers believe that the second

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    John Keats: When I have Fears that I May Cease to Be John Keats was a famous romantic poet whose work was characterized mainly by his use of diction‚ tone‚ and other literary devices to create sensual imagery in his works of poetry. Throughout the Elizabethan sonnet‚ When I have Fears that I May Cease to Be‚ one can see that Keats reflected his thoughts on life and death personal real life circumstances; ones he was facing during the time he wrote the poem. By using a combination of various

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    To the Depth of Thoughts ( A discussion of three things to accomplish before passing including from When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be by John Keats) A morbid‚ yet necessary thought. What is one to accomplish before their natural life ends. Everyone has intentions‚ though‚ intentions evidently don’t always turn into reality if one does not have a plan. In When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be‚ by John Keats‚ in this sonnet‚ the speaker‚ John Keats‚ despairs over the lost opportunities

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    22 July 2013 “What I Heard at the Discount Department Store” ─David Budbill Q: How soon do you understand that a character‚ other than the poet‚ speaks this poem? What is her tone and how do you know it? In David Budbill’s poem‚ “What I Heard at the Discount Department Store”‚ it is evident by line six that someone other than the poet speaks this poem. The poem starts off

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    I Wish I Could

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    I Wish I Could I wish I could turn back the clock to vanish regrets of my wrong decisions from my heart and memories. Those regrets not only made me mentally weak but also depress me. Elders are real profit and their advices are the best way to success. My ego made me blind and ruled the brain and that was the point where I fall and still regret. I wish I could go back to correct my mistakes and to be a man I used to be‚ full of confidence‚ cheered and eager for success. There is saying that if you

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    When I Was One-And-Twenty‚ by A. E. Housman When I was one-and-twenty I heard a wise man say‚ ‘Give crowns and pounds and guineas But not your heart away; Give pearls away and rubies But keep your fancy free.’ But I was one-and-twenty‚ No use to talk to me. When I was one-and-twenty I heard him say again‚ ‘The heart out of the bosom Was never given in vain; ’Tis paid with sighs a plenty And sold for endless rue.’ And I am two-and-twenty‚ And oh‚ ’tis true‚ ’tis true. In

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    Ogden Nash’s poem‚ "I do‚ I will‚ I have" is about the formal union of a man and a women. It’s usually recognized by the law in which they become husband and wife. In other words‚ it’s a poem about a marriage. He’s describing the way a marriage works. I think many people could agree or disagree with his views‚ however‚ he outlines the basics to a marriage. Without describing his poem line from line‚ the overall purpose of this poem is to point out that marriages are always different. Typically

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    Essay I died for beauty but was scarce The poem "I died for Beauty- but was scarce" is a short poem‚ but has a powerful underlying tone that gives the reader chills. In the poem‚ the narrator states she died for Beauty. In stating this‚ she implies that perhaps that’s also what she loved for. In the adjoining room to hers‚ another person is laid to rest. The person buried in the tomb next to hers says he died for Truth. He wonders why he failed‚ as if by living for Truth he could master eternal

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    When I Had My First Child

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    I had heard talk of a mother’s love for her child before the day I had my own. I’d heard stories of a mother that gives her life to save her child’s. I’d seen that kind love expressed by my own mother everyday. I guess‚ I never thought it to be much different then the love a person feels for any other immediate family member. Boy‚ was I wrong. It’s not that I don’t love my other family unconditionally and entirely‚ but a mother’s love is undoubtably incomparable to any other. October‚ 20‚

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    When can I see my God ?

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    When can I see my God? It is the common nature of every human being to believe in something‚ when he feel it through any of his five senses (Seen by own eyes‚ heard by own ears‚ felt by touch‚ smelled by self‚ or tasted by self). Even many of the Christian believers have had a question in his mind during the time of tribulations in life that; is the God a fact or a fantasy? Here I would like to share you the one and only truth‚ that “our God reigns” is a fact. A real desire will definitely

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