1. “In a Station of the Metro” by Ezra Pound Comment: I am surprised when I saw the “poem”. I didn’t know it’s allowed to only have two lines. But I think it is pretty though. Simplicity and brevity is always beautiful. I like how he used the word apparition. Given that he’s in a transport station‚ faces appear and disappear from your sight as they hurry around. I think it’s the perfect word to use. Fun fact: In the poem‚ Pound describes a moment in the underground metro station in Paris in
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Realism Mark Twain‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Henry James‚ Daisy Miller Kate Chopin‚ The Story of an Hour Robert Frost and his poems. Modernism Ernst Hemingway‚ Pulitzer Prizes‚ Noble Prize‚ and The Killers Minimalism Ezra Pound‚ In A Station of the Metro Imagism Essay questions – On test day‚ you will be asked two essay questions. They will be picked at random from the four questions below. So be prepared to answer all of them because‚ you will not know which one you will have
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“As I watched the F train passengers emerge among the grass and trees of Prospect Park‚ the faces were as varie d as usual‚ but the expressions of indi gnant surprise were all about the sam e.” ------Page 97. Para 3. Line 5 In a Station of the Metro ------Ezra Pound The apparition of these faces in the crowd; Petals on a wet‚ black bough. “People in my neighborhood are mostl y white‚ and middle class or above. P eople in neighborhoods nearby are m ostly not white‚ and mostly middle cla ss or
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writing fiction? (1-2 pages typed.) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 9/23 Richard Wakefield‚ “In a Poetry Workshop” (1371-1372) Mark Halliday‚ “Graded Paper” (905-906) Ezra Pound‚ “In a Station of the Metro” (860) 9/25 Billy Collins (1123-1130)‚ “Introduction to Poetry” (776) 9/27 T.E. Hulme‚ “On the Differences between Poetry and Prose” (863-864) Wilfred Owen‚ “Dulce et Decorum Est” (853-854) ______________________________
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The Red Wheelbarrow by William Carlos Williams so much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the white chickens. The Red Wheelbarrow Summary Our speaker reflects on how important a certain red wheelbarrow is. This wheelbarrow is wet from a recent rain‚ and there happen to be white chickens hanging out with the wheelbarrow. The End. The Red Wheelbarrow Summary Line 1 so much depends * Our speaker doesn’t say "much depends" or "things depend" or "I depend‚"
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interpret that work of art in a way that may speak to their hearts‚ and sensibilities. Literature is an art; it expresses feelings‚ struggles‚ successes‚ and failures. Literature gives insight into political‚ and societal oppression. In Ezra Pounds “In a Station of a Metro” she uses her words to encourage readers to use their memory to Visualize a scenario that could be seen vividly by those who can relate to her setting of choice. Charlotte Perkins-Gilman uses literature to paint a mental picture
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Royal Military College of Canada Department of English ENE 110-4: Introduction to Literary Studies and University Writing Skills Monday‚ 1000-1050; Wednesday‚ 1240-1330 ; Friday‚ 1000-1050 Instructor: Dr. Huw Osborne Office: M323 Phone: 6269 Email: osborne@rmc.ca Office Hours: by appointment Course Objectives There are two primary goals for this course: 1. Above all‚ we are concerned with exploring literary expression with a simple desire to improve our abilities
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An Offprint from for Students Presenting Analysis‚ Context‚ and Criticism on Commonly Studied Epics Epics Epics for Students Project Editor David Galens Editorial Sara Constantakis‚ Elizabeth A. Cranston‚ Kristen A. Dorsch‚ Anne Marie Hacht‚ Madeline S. Harris‚ Arlene Johnson‚ Michelle Kazensky‚ Ira Mark Milne‚ Polly Rapp‚ Pam Revitzer‚ Mary Ruby‚ Kathy Sauer‚ Jennifer Smith‚ Daniel Toronto‚ Carol Ullmann Research Michelle Campbell‚ Nicodemus Ford‚ Sarah Genik‚ Tamara C. Nott‚ Tracie
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Pound thought that in all times life has always presented fragments to the mind. This is the natural case…Since life presents fragments‚ it’s not surprising that our minds are inherently disposed to work with them. Though Pound’s fragments are perfectly definite‚ their implications are endless and contradictory (223-224). Pound also extracts from Greek mythology presenting the word in Greek. That is to say‚ Pound named H.D. “Dryad‚” the wood spirit muse of his earliest poems. “Dryad”‚ or “Δρυάς is
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focused on modern people and everyday situations in the simplest of words. But how did the events and people in his lifetime influence the way Williams wrote poetry? William Carlos Williams poetry was heavily influenced by the modernist era‚ poet‚ Ezra Pound‚ Imagism‚ and his many European travels. As a poet‚ novelist‚ and physician‚ born in Rutherford New Jersey‚ William Carlos Williams developed an understandable and meaningful style of poetry. He first went to school in Geneva‚ Switzerland‚ and
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