Beowulf Poem There are many characteristics of the Beowulf poem that make it a significant part of the history of literature. It is a perfect representation of how the people in eighth century England communicated‚ what their feelings were‚ and their culture. "It gives us vital information about Old English social life and about Old English politics and about many things that scholars would like to have much more information on."(Raffel ix) Another characteristic is that the Beowulf poem was passed
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comments‚ handouts‚ etc. • some sort of binding for your final portfolio (can be handmade or whatever) Reading and Journals: You are required to bring your blank book or journal to every class period. Throughout the course‚ you will be asked to read poems‚ short stories‚ and craft essays from the required texts or the class Blackboard site. You are required to write a short (3-4 paragraph) response in your blank book to 5 readings. Any additional responses will earn you extra credit points toward your
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“The Groundhog” The poem begins in June with the speaker exhibiting deranged‚ angry actions and thoughts about the Groundhog. The poem then transitions to the fall where he feels abandoned and lifeless like the soulless groundhog‚ next the poem changes to the summer where he seems to notice beauty in his soul and in the groundhog‚ and finally it transitions to a summer a few years later where he is analyzed as being reciprocated into a new person with only a little left of his past like the groundhog
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Poem Comparison Essay Gewndolyn Brooks and Anne Sexton both wrote poems about the controversial subject of abortion. Brooks wrote a poem titled “The Mother” which stressed the physiological and ethical consequence of her choice. While in Sextons poem “The Abortion” the focus is more on the emotions felt before and after the actual process of aborting the baby. Yet both poems posses similar use of words to get a point across. The main way the authors did this is through the use of tone
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The poem written by Megan in the first chapter‚ titled “On the Inside” was about Megan’s feelings toward her best friend. Megan is in love with her best friend although he is unaware. She helps him out when it comes to his band‚ she schedules gigs‚ helps load the van and she motivates him. He has never thought of the idea of her being in love with him. She explains how she feels stuck because she is unable to express her feelings toward him. The author’s message behind this poem was that love isn’t
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Samantha Brenton ENC1102 Steinke In the poem “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Goodnight” author Dylan Thomas writes about how people should not so willingly accept the inevitability of death but rather rage and fight against it. The poem was written for Thomas’s dying father and shows how anguished Thomas is at his fathers acceptance of death. Thomas seems to think that it is not honorable or befitting for a great or interesting man to die quietly in old age. In the poem nighttime is used as a metaphor for
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POEM: "ORCHIDS" POET: HAZEL SIMMONS-McDONALD (St. Lucian-born) FACTS: Ø Orchids are currently believed to be the largest family of flowering plants. Ø The number of orchid species equals more than twice the number of bird species‚ and about four times the number of mammal species. It also encompasses about 6–11% of all seed plants. Ø All orchids are perennial (persistent) herbs and lack any permanent woody structure. The leaves of most orchids are perennial‚ that is‚ they live for several
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ancient‚ modern art‚ and literature. Bridges and Stevenson show there opinions’ of Eros through two different poems. Bridges portrays Eros as being beautiful and as important as Zeus‚ as for Stevenson; she sees Eros as misunderstood god‚ who is abused for his lust. Through using poetic devices these writers show that there is more of Eros than may be portrayed. Through two different poems we‚ get two different Eros. Bridges imagery in “Eros” shows how his beauty may be recognized‚ but how little
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After reading Landscape With The Fall of Icarus by William Carlos Williams and Musee Des Beaux Arts by W.H. Auden‚ a clear idea is present. Both authors seem to minimize the importance of Icarus’s death‚ but with what intent? In both poems‚ self-concern outweighs any intentions to help Icarus. It is clear to me what the authors were trying to express by implying that people simply had their own things to do‚ too used to disaster to even care about anyone besides themselves. In the Landscape
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To Celia is a love poem with a simple four line rhyme scheme (abcbabcb)‚ written in first person. The over all tone of the poem is dreamy‚ optimistic‚ persistent‚ and gullibly innocent. The rhythm is smooth‚ and pensive‚ and seems to fall into an iambic pentameter. The poem gives the reader an intimate sense of this man’s love‚ and obsession for the woman of his desire‚ Celia. I interpreted this poem as having a theme of lost love. I imagined that Celia is his ex-lover‚ he still is in love with her
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