"If I Could Tell You" Analysis In "If I Could Tell You" W.H. Auden uses personification‚ repetition and imagery in order to prove the point; you must live your life like you do not have time left. Auden gives a vast setting over all. There are two main characters; Auden and time. The dialogue is in first person and he is speaking to some one he cares about. Auden uses personification to give life to time. This shows how time is the keeper of our destiny. He personifies time because he does not
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I was at the medical centre on Friday for my monthly check-up. After three long years‚ Im finally expecting another baby. It has been a long wait. Every month‚ my hopes were raised as high as a tsunami wave‚ but each time they crashed down on me‚ thirty-six times in all. I felt as if God was punishing me but I wished that He would punish me more severely in another way. One thousand days passed before a little seed grew inside me. A lady with a big belly came in after me. She took a clear plastic
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Emily Dickinson’s two poems‚ "Because I Could Not Stop For Death" and "I Heard A Fly Buzz-When I Died‚" revolve around one central theme‚ death. Though the two do centralize around the theme of death they both have slightly different messages or beliefs about what is to come after death. By discussing both of the poems and interpreting their meanings‚ the reader can gain a fuller understanding of the message Dickinson is trying to send to her audience and a greater feel for
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Could You Make Friends As a child making friends and meeting new people can be extremely intimidating so imagine what it would be like changing schools nine times throughout a twelve year period. During my elementary school years I was the unfortunate child that changed schools on four different occasions. I was the outsider for a very long time. I rarely had someone to play with on the playground‚ join me for a group assignment‚ or even eat lunch with. I began to feel like as soon as I was
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least once in his or her life thought: “If I could go back in time‚ I would…”. I think every person has something in their past that would want to change: some people regret about mistakes they’ve done‚ others about things they wanted to do‚ but didn’t resolve to. Mine would be that if I could go back in time I would pick one of the gifts I am good at and focus on one of them. I am a multi-talented person. It must have been because as a pastor’s kid I had to be ready to function wherever my father
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In “Protect Yourself‚ Family from Sex Offenders‚” Rick Schneider takes the position that sex offenders should be observed at all times (PA 657-658). One of the hardest and sensitive subjects to talk about is about sex offenders. In America it could go two ways‚ either the convicted is sent to jail and that isn’t even enough for the family that is suffering because of the convict’s actions. It is very difficult to discuss the problems with the results of a convicted sex offender’s life out of jail
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Death Revealed In Emily Dickinson’s poem "Because I could not stop for Death" the main emphasis seems to be the acceptance of Death. Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) gives reference to the theme by using "death" in the first line. The poem is unique and interesting because she presents Death in a different way by referring to it as an escort taking her on a journey towards eternity rather than making it seem like something frightening. Each stanza of the poem breaks down the journey through the stages
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We are royalty! Today I am going to speak about believing in yourself. To believe in yourself you need self-confidence. What is self-confidence? You hear people talking about confidence every day‚ whether it is on television or on the street. Self-confidence is basically the belief in one’s own power and ability. Bernard M. Baruch once said “Be who you are and say what you feel‚ because those who mind don’t matter‚ and those who matter don’t mind.” It is very easy to tell if someone is lacking
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people think it’s important to look their best and‚ therefore‚ give careful attention the clothing they wear. Other people don’t seem to care. I‚ myself‚ am one of the people that don’t seem to care. The old saying‚ “Clothes make the person‚” is completely false‚ and I strongly disagree with it. Clothes do not make the person at all. No matter what I put on‚ I’ll always be the same person. In our society today‚ people judge others‚ and follow the crowd by wearing what everyone else is wearing
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In Emily Dickinson’s poem‚ "Because I could not be stopped for Death"‚ Death is describe in human characteristics‚ throughout the piece of literature. She uses a a great deal of personification to allow us to relate to the piece. She also uses the poetic technique imagery. This plays a big role in the piece because it allows us to kind of picture ourselves there.. In this piece of literature‚ the persona describes death as being gentle‚ handsome and well groomed. Perhaps a man coming to pick
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