having a poem read to me is more powerful then reading a poem off of a page. When I close my eyes I can see the words that the reader is speaking‚ instead of trying to understand what the author is attempting to write to me; so it is easier for me to understand what the author is communicating without decoding the words. When I close my eyes as someone is reading‚ the reader paints a picture in my head of what the author has written and I can also see the words that are being spoken. The poem being
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2010 The Memory of the Waltz After reading the poem “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke (807)‚ I realized that there are many different opinions about this poem. Some people think that this poem is about parental abuse‚ the other also think that it is about the happy memory of the relationship between father and son. In my point of view‚ the speaker in the poem is expressing his joyful time when he’s dancing with his father. The whole poem is talking about the memory of the author about waltzing
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in adolescence. Children are judged by if one is ‘wearing glasses‚ they must be smart’ or ‘one is tall so they must play volleyball.’ Society should not judge a child based on their looks especially since they have not developed their identity. Judith Ortiz Cofer‚ author of “The Story of My Body” published in The Latin Deli in 1993‚ shares her story of dealing with self-image and finding her identity‚ "My skin color‚ my size and my appearance were variables - things that were judged according to
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November 1‚ 2013 Lap 4 Reflection Essays 1. What is redemptive love? How was Jesus’ suffering and death an act of redemptive love? Redemptive love is the act of redeeming. It is the ultimate kind of love. Jesus’ suffering and death is an act of redemptive love because he redeemed us from our sins. 2. How do we know the Resurrection of Jesus was a real historical event? In what ways does Jesus’ Resurrection also transcend history? The Resurrection is in all four Gospels‚ so it is cited by four
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surface‚ it does not seem as though “Crossing the Bar” is about death. It appears to be a jolly story about a sailor waiting for high tide so he can safely cross the sandbar and leave the harbor. After further examination‚ the true meaning of the poem becomes apparent and can be somewhat upsetting. Tennyson’s “Crossing the Bar” captures an old man’s acceptance of death through Tennyson’s edgy writing style‚ strong poetic devices‚ and clear understanding of death. “Crossing the Bar” is about an
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EXPLICATING A POEM [pic]In order to explicate or give a detailed literary analysis of a poem‚ it is useful to ask the following questions. You do not necessarily have to follow this order. 1. What is the literal sense of the poem? • Can it be broken down into sentences? • What is the meaning of each sentence? • How could the poem be paraphrased: restated in prose form? • In what ways is the poem different from a prose paraphrase? 2. What is the diction of
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strongly for giving local‚ non-standard dialects their due.[1] Contents [hide] * 1 Biography * 1.1 Childhood * 1.2 Education * 2 Career * 3 Contributions to Indian Sub-Continent Studies * 4 Controversy regarding his essay * 5 Selected publications * 6 References * 7 External links ------------------------------------------------- Biography[edit source | editbeta] Childhood[edit source | editbeta] He was born in Mysore City on 16 March 1929. His father
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Sirokanipe ranran piskan Konkanipe ranran piskan. This Ainu poem is about an owl deity. It roughly translates to “Fall fall‚ silver drops‚ all around fall fall‚ golden drops‚ all around” (Selden). The Ainu worshiped all aspects of nature as gods‚ believing animals were spirits temporarily visiting the earth. The Ainu are an ancient people of nature‚ living in close communities and are now a minority of Japan. The Ainu used to live in Honshu‚ Japan’s main island‚ but have since been limited to
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Devon Sahid Humanities 101 September 26‚ 2011 October 24‚ 2011 Olds Poem In Sharon Olds The Summer-Camp Bus Pulls Away from the Curb she states “With a pencil and two Hardy Boys and a peanut butter sandwich and grapes he is on his way‚ there is nothing more we can do for him” the narrator is sending her son off with what she thinks he will need not only for summer camp but for life. She sends him away with two Hardy Boys books. This is relevant because the Hardy Boy characters are
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Athlete Dying Young” by A.E. Housman and “Ex-Basketball Player” by John Updike are both about the reflection of honorary greatness achieved in their lives as athletes‚ the speakers possess different views and attitudes towards their characters in each poem. In “To an Athlete Dying Young” the speaker shares a positive reflection of the characters accomplishments that takes place due to the death of that character dying at a young age: “To-day‚ the road all runners come‚ / Shoulder-high we bring you home
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