Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister • Setting o Tetrameter (with irregularities) o Non-verbal sounds – “Gr-r-r” – conventions of spoken language (symmetry with the end – nothing is resolved) o Colloquial/filial language – “Hell dry you up with its flames!” o Rhythm retained throughout poem – speaker’s self-righteousness and careful adherence to tradition and formal convention o Similarities to dramatic monologue – interest in sketching out a character‚ attention to aestheticizing detail‚ implied
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Claudia Garces In the poem “Richard Cory”‚ Edwin Arlington Robinson argues that ones outer shell can be deceiving‚ never envy your neighbors fortune. Richard Cory glides through town glowing looking “richer than a king”(9) pretending to have all the happiness anyone ever imagined. This alone causes the envy of the entire town. They probably will never know if he is truly happy or if all this is just another front. “We people”(2) who are never satisfied with our own goals and achievements
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SPEECH OUTLINE Title: HOW TO APPLY A SAM SPLINT Specific purpose: To apply a splint‚ specifically a Sam Splint to a fractured limb. Thesis: In the unfortunate event someone has a fractured limb-you will possess the knowledge to apply a Sam Splint. I. Introduction: Allow me to start off with a disclaimer. If you are in a situation where someone to include yourself fractures – that is breaks a limb‚ call 911! Get help immediately! However‚ if you are in a situation where medical
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"He is not to them what he is to me‚" I thought: "he is not of their kind. I believe he is of mine; – I am sure he is‚ – I feel akin to him‚ – I understand the language of his countenance and movements: though rank and wealth sever us widely‚ I have something in my brain and heart‚ in my blood and nerves‚ that assimilates me mentally to him. […] I must‚ then‚ repeat continually that we are for ever sundered: – and yet‚ while I breathe and think I must love him." (2.2.85) Seeing Rochester among
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As I breathe in it cleanses me‚ The sounds surround me – Going to a beat of a drum‚ The masses know it’s coming‚ As the lights dim – The earth trembles waiting for the end. The cry of the distress is ignored Causing the pain to go deeper‚ Searching for some escape‚ Who will answer? As I breathe in it enlightens me. Summary of Imitation The poem “The Awakening” was modeled after the poem “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman and contains many of the same style distinctions. In Whitman’s
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Directions: Eliminate all the run-on sentences. 1. They walked through the forest‚ twigs snapping beneath their feet an owl hooted a frog croaked the sounds of the woods were all around them. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. While sledding down the hill
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Rhetorical Analysis A common conception of the legendary skunk is their rather fascinating ability to deter predators with a horrible smelling spray that blasts anything within ten feet with a repulsive mist. The skunk is a force to be reckoned with and not just for the fact that it can leave you smelling foul for days. Skunks spray when alarmed as a defensive technique‚ in which many predators have encountered these creatures and only the smell tells their story. Robert Connors‚ a scholar at the
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“I am my bike‚ and my bike is me.” (Cormier 15) This quote from I am the cheese accurately represents how close Adam and Cory are with their bikes. To them‚ their bike provides more than just means for transportation‚ but also freedom‚ solace‚ and protection from the hardships they have to endure throughout their lives. Their bikes are a very close friend that becomes part of them as they go along their respective journeys. They are their bike‚ and their bike is them. In Boys Life‚ Cory’s bike
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It is mid summer‚ you are sitting in the grass at your local park. The breeze is blowing through your hair and the sun is shining on your skin. You start to hear a faint buzzing in your ear‚ steadily getting louder. You look out the corner of your eye and catch a glimpse of yellow and black. You go to pick up the magazine sitting on the ground beside you‚ slowly raising the book‚ ready to strike the invader. WAIT! Stop to think about what you are doing. You are about to brutally murder one of the
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There is not one specific part of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly that left a lasting impression on me. The author’s wit and humor despite being disabled struck me throughout the entire piece. I literally laughed out loud during several passages of the memoir especially at (Bauby‚ 1997‚ p 12)“If I must drool‚ I may as well l drool on cashmere.” I think it is important to note that people who have physical disabilities but not mental disabilities are able to recognize their disability. This phrase
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