Bethany Nordberg Period 4 Another winter has come‚ I’m ready for my game But since it’s put on hold‚ my evenings will be lame Can’t they just agree? So that they can play Where is my super negotiator to save the day? My life will be over if I can’t go cup crazy Get it done you lazy sloths and stop being so crazy! From Boston all the way to Vancouver‚ the hockey season may already be over Right about now‚ there is quite a bit of doubt The team owners have locked the players out
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In the opening paragraphs‚ the author defines humour as a disjunction between the way things are and the way they are represented in a joke. Critchley believes humour defeats our expectations by changing the situation in which we find ourselves. Based on my understanding of the reading‚ expectation has a lot to do with jokes in the sense that it keeps us‚ the audience at the edge of our seats thinking or assuming one way and then suddenly turning that thinking or assumption around. As a result‚
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Conflict can be internal or external‚ as exemplified in “Diving into the Wreck” and “Storm Warnings”. Conflict is the common theme between these two poems. Both of these poems were written by Adrienne Rich. Rich was an American poet and she was also a feminist. She wrote “Diving into the Wreck” during time period where women were still viewed as house wives. Even though some women had jobs‚ they were not giving the same benefits as male coworkers. The external conflict is between the women and the
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The poem describes life like a rollercoaster. Life is full of ups and downs‚ an emotional roller coaster ride that you can’t quite imagine. The image that came up in my mind as i was reading the poem are two rollercoasters. One has ups‚ downs and loops‚ but the other is leveled and stable. The loops‚ ups and downs add thrill and color to the ride. It may be breath-taking but riders were obviously satisfied and happy overcoming and experiencing such ride. On the other hand‚ the other which was leveled
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The Bait - DIDLS Analysis The Bait‚ a poem written by metaphysical poet‚ John Donne‚ during the early seventeenth century‚ tells the story of a woman whose physical attractiveness and coquettish behaviour prove destructive as they succeed in ruining her chances of finding a pure and meaningful relationship. This poem is recounted from the point of view of a man whom‚ amongst many other men‚ has pursued this woman and become emotionally hurt in the process as he finds her actions‚ in response to
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The Collected Poems of Ai Poet Ai is more of a Persona Poet‚ than a Confessional Poet. She tells extremely detailed stories of her life‚ sometimes in second person and at time as a male. As I started reading the poems‚ there were time I was asking myself if she was a lesbian‚ I just was confused in what she was trying to convey‚ and then with a little more research I learned she was a multifaceted poet‚ which takes the reader through many twists and turns of her sometime happy or very disturbing
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belong To Mr. Nobody. SYNOPSIS: The poem is about a person‚Mr. Nobody‚ who does notexist‚ but who is created bythe persona to take theblame for all kinds of mistakes and irresponsiblebehaviour that happens inthe persona’s house. The persona is probably introuble for doing thingswrong and is blaming Mr.Nobody so that he or she willnot be scolded or punished. MEANING OF THE POEM STANZA 1 :- The funny little man mentioned in the poem is a little boy‚ perhaps three to five years old
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to be convinced that all poems are vastly dissimilar from one another. However‚ this is not always the case‚ in fact‚ numerous poems can share the same theme or imagery while speaking of completely diverse things. Both H.D.’s (Hilda Doolittle) “Sea Rose” and Elizabeth Bishop’s “Vague Poem” have one obvious connection: Roses. But as a reader it is significant to analyze if there are any further similarities. I feel the only way to do this is to further understand both poem writers and to do this the
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Introduction The narrator of the poem “To be of use” is inspired by people who he states “Jump into work head first without dallying in the shadows and swim off with sure strokes almost out of sight.” The narrator who is never given a name in the poem is talking about how he loves people who work hard‚ give it their all‚ and have a passion for what they do. The poem also talks about how these people not only have a strong motivation to work‚ but they also feel connected to the task they are completing
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intensity‚ "Inferno" is a twenty-five line poem of increasing intensity just like a musical arrangement. In "Inferno‚" an anonymous teenage author uses metaphors‚ personification‚ and well-chosen diction that explores how an inspiration to achieve a goal is partnered with a strong motivation for succeeding. The author uses several metaphors throughout the poem that compare how a musical composure is a constantly building and developing work. As the poem depicts the progression of a musical work‚
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