Morgan Russell Shaw English 200 6 November 2012 Essay Two – I felt a Funeral‚ in my Brain 1. Part One Solitary: Deprived of the company of others; the state of being alone; a reference to solitary confinement (solitary). The use of the word solitary in line 16 illustrates how although people have been described as taking part in the funeral‚ they do not relate or understand her. Although there are others around her‚ there is no communication between them. She is described as wrecked in
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“Then a Plank in Reason‚ broke” Emily Dickinson’s poem “I felt a funeral in My Brain” is about a funeral service taking place in the speakers imagination. Throughout the poem the reader is left to think that the funeral is the speakers own funeral. The tone of the poem comes across as depressing and lonely. The ending of the poem is left as an open thought for the readers. “And Finished knowing –then-.” (20). Most of Dickinson’s endings in poems are frequently left open ended (Poetry Foundation)
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stories. I am proud to be an American for having freedoms that other countries only dream about. I am forever thankful to live in the United States. There so many reasons for me to feel proud to be an American today. The fact that we can get a job regardless whether or not we come from the highest social class or the color of our skin‚ is unimaginable in other countries. We can marry who we want‚ and we can believe in what we want without fear of any kind. It’s taken a long time to get
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HOW I FELT LIKE A BROOM TODAY In simple terms ‚ the broom as we all know has the job of cleaning up our rooms. And that’s about it. It drives out the dust and other particles that we do not want in our room which mainly includes waste. The broom shares a similarity with alum. Alum attracts all the particles towards it self (coagulates) and settles down at the bottom of the vessel. The broom does exactly that. Its hair brushes away all the dust and waste particles and renders the room neat and
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I was walking home on the long broken up concrete path from the bus stop to my house‚ should I? Or should I not? When would I have the time? What would other people think of it? Why should I fight for it without help? I was so confused about what I wanted to do. I pondered these questions for hours. I didn’t know what I should choose. I felt like the wind was howling “CHOOSE! CHOOSE!” I didn’t know what to do and I felt like a predator trying to choose a sweet but hard to catch prey or easy but
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I am proud to be a Canadian because of its diversity. Canada is like a mosaic‚ allowing people coming into Canada to keep their religion and traditions. In addition‚ there are many unique languages and traditions‚ making Canada rich in culture and heritage. This is because Canada is multilingual. Additionally‚ I am proud to be a Canadian because Canada accepts all people. It gives the refugees and immigrants equal rights as everyone else that lives in the country. Free healthcare is another impressive
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A time when I failed was towards the end of my school year second semester‚ when in the tenth grade studying for my Honors Biology class. I studied for hours and hours for my EOC that was coming up ad was very getty about how I was taking responsibility of everything. The day of the test I was For sure that I was going to pass without hesitation. Mistakenly I was wrong and my ego and pride literally dropped to the floor once I received the results. I took it really hard with horrible expectations
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personal narrative When I was 6 years old .I needed a few stitches. I went outside which I normally didn’t do. Except that day was a rare occasion. I saw my onyx colored dog outside wagging her tail happily. I loved my dog‚ shadow. The sun was setting so she was now fading into my backyard. So all I saw was a few flashes that were her eyes. I pet her when I got outside. She licked my hand happily. She ran around our small backyard with extreme speed .I watched her‚ amused. I ran after her but my little
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mind. I remember everything just like it happened yesterday. I never pass that stretch of road without seeing it all again. I was driving in my new Volkswagen to my friend’s birthday party on a rainy evening. The white headlights reflected from the mirror-like water and made everything very poetic. I peered through the mist‚ trying to find the right path for the car. The new car was different from my old one. Because this car’s engine is much more powerful than the one I used to drive‚ I found it
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I think it is possible to repeat the past.i would love to go back 5 years ago without changing the way things are now. I would love to go back to when my aunt had her farm and i had my horse i miss being able to go out to the farm when i was having a bad day and going and riding my horse her name was star my aunt named her and that’s what i liked me and star we had a special bond just like you get with your best friend she could always tell when something was wrong she would always come over and
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