A Mother’s Work ENG/125 March 6‚ 2013 A Mother’s Work A liquid takes the form of the container into which it is poured. Similarly‚ an artist chooses a medium for painting or sculpture‚ and a poet chooses a form. This aesthetic should complement the artist’s overall theme. In the case of “Woman’s Work” by Julia Alvarez‚ the chosen form is a villanelle. This form is very restrictive and repetitive‚ often used to express some sort of obsessiveness. Alvarez slightly modifies the traditional
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Our universe is an ever-turning wheel that maintains a beautiful balance of life. On the spokes of this wheel the existence of all things is assured; life is given‚ bodies and souls are fed‚ each position on the wheel is cultivated by the next‚ and then one day we will pass away‚ only to start the circle again in another mysterious way. Take a moment to look around you and see the many cycles that exist for the sole purpose of keeping our wheel in motion‚ and then recognize how little these great
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Diane Thiel’s poem "The Minefield" is about a man who’s mind has been ravaged by memories of a war in his childhood. She shows that even though the war had been over for years‚ the memory of it haunted the man in everything that he did. Through a powerful combination of symbols‚ dark images‚ and a split chronology‚ she creates a full picture of a life changed forever by war. In the first stanza‚ the tone is lighter‚ describing a scene where two boys are running through towns. The boys race‚
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Allen Ginsberg’s "Howl" (2540-2547) explores American culture and presents the issues that creative minds‚ "the best minds" (line 1) of his generation face in a traditional conforming society. "Howl combined apocalyptic criticism of the dull‚ prosperous Eisenhower years with the exuberant celebration of an emerging counterculture." (2538). Ginsberg’s repetition serves as both stability and disruption as it takes the reader from thought to thought in the eccentric form of this poem. "who cut their
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Loss of One Is it possible to care for one thing so much that the destruction or loss of a city can have no significance to a person? When a person loses so much on a daily basis‚ when does the loss start to make a difference? In the poem “One Art”‚ Elizabeth Bishop utilizes structure‚ rhyme scheme‚ and conceptual symbolism to portray that the loss of one’s love negates the loss of everything else. To begin‚ the structure of this poem is entirely about the narrator attempting to convince themself
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Note: My professor didn ’t agree with my explication‚ but he did comment that it was "well written‚ imaginitive‚ and nicely argued." The possibility was well explained. What lowered my score were spelling and grammatical errors‚ so please double check your work. Essay: When first reading this poem one could easily assume that this poem is about an eagle and nothing else (Tennyson). However‚ after further analysis‚ one finds that there is more to this than just the eagle and it ’s natural behavior
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Essay 1-Explication Essay of A&P by John Updike We have all had that moment of clarity when we realize‚ no longer children‚ our decisions can greatly impact the course of our future. A&P gives an insight into the main character’s realization of how he perceives his life‚ the lives of those around him‚ and how with one impulsive decision he forever changed the course of his life. Sammy‚ the narrator of A&P‚ is a 19 year old boy whose assumption of others‚ dislike of conformity‚ and
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The Road Not Taken Explication Stanzas 1 and 2: It is evident that the scene in the poem takes place during an autumn setting which is implied when line 1 it states‚ “TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood”. The “yellow wood” simply means that the leaves are changing colour; therefore‚ it is autumn. Frost also portrays the narrator as observant and cautious speaking with an almost regretful tone. This can be seen in line 2 where he says “And sorry I could not take both”‚ the narrator’s observant behaviour
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Poem Explication Ralph Waldo Emerson – The Amulet Your picture smiles as first it smiled‚ The ring you gave is still the same‚ Your letter tells‚ O changing child‚ No tidings since it came. Give me an amulet That keeps intelligence with you‚ Red when you love‚ and rosier red‚ And when you love not‚ pale and blue. Alas‚ that neither bonds nor vows Can certify possession; Torments me still the fear that love Died in its last expression. Analysis Point of view – The speaker
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Sandra Emmanuel Dr. Jacobs‚ Rosalyn English 1102-229 April 2nd 2014 An Explication of Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” stages the conflict of having to choose between two parts and the fear of the unknown. A part even though portrayed as physical in the poem‚ is more spiritual in real sense. The drama is shown by the speaker characterized as a man dwelling upon a decision that must be made. As a man‚ the speaker attempts to give an insight of his past and
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