The central metaphor in the first quatrain is the comparison between writing poetry and harvesting grain. The speaker compares the pen with an implement of harvest(“glean’d my teeming brain”) and books with the buildings(“garners”) where grain is stored. The metaphor expresses the first of the speaker’s three main concerns: that death will cut short his poetic career. Just as a person’s natural life spans youth‚ adulthood‚ and old age‚ so the growing of grain follows the natural progression of the
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PHILIPPINE MILITARY ACADEMY Cadetship Application Form Attach here 2 pcs of your 2”x2” ID photo taken within the last six months. Photo must be front‚ facial close-up with white background. Write your complete name and signature at the back of the photo. GENDER: (This form may be reproduced) FAMILY NAME * FIRST NAME * MIDDLE NAME * HEIGHT : * EXAM CENTER CODE (SEE REVERSE SIDE) Print all entries legibly Place: AGE: * BIRTHDATE (dd/mm/yyyy):
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Emily Dickinson’s poem “ I heard a Fly buzz-when I died-” depicts the events that took place around the speaker’s death bed. The image of the “fly buzzing” shows the sound of death and how her death is fast approaching for her. Meanwhile‚ she describes the surrounding of her room by comparing the “stillness in the air” to the calmness between “Heaves of Storm”. The environment is fairly quiet with only the sound of buzzing from the fly showing the calmness before death. In the second stanza‚ it refers
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generation‚ and prosperous. I believe in Family. My family is a traditional Chinese family which is an extended family with my grandparents‚ my parents and I living together. My grandparents are kind to me. When I was a little child‚ they gave me a lot of care and love. They always taught me to be honest‚ responsible and hardworking. Even though I did something wrong‚ they still offered me some good advice. Because of their patient education I could grow up quickly. My parents are loving kind of
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I Wish I Could I wish I could turn back the clock to vanish regrets of my wrong decisions from my heart and memories. Those regrets not only made me mentally weak but also depress me. Elders are real profit and their advices are the best way to success. My ego made me blind and ruled the brain and that was the point where I fall and still regret. I wish I could go back to correct my mistakes and to be a man I used to be‚ full of confidence‚ cheered and eager for success. There is saying that if you
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“How I Spent my Last Night on Earth‚” by Todd Strasser‚ the character named Legs takes a big risk and the outcome was very great. When reading Strasser’s story‚ the literary elements conflict‚ characterization‚ and point of view add excitement to the story. Strassers added enthusiasm to the story by making the conflict in the story something that can be related into the real world for most of his teenage audience. One conflict is that Legs was scared to talk to her crush Andros. She says “My mind
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Gabriel Marquez’s poem "I Sell My Dreams" is a poem that demonstrates the fulfillment and security that individuals attain through a belief; the belief in question being that of superstition. A belief in superstition helps comfort a person when in a decision. Through setting‚ characters‚ diction and syntax‚ Marquez develops this theme while simultaneously creating a most suitable ironic tone. Time wise there are two distinct areas‚ the war and post war eras. During the war‚ Frau stayed with
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My Mother My mother is the most important person in my life. She is an inspiration to everything I do. I would not call her a friend‚ but she is an extraordinary person. She has been in my life since I was born and she will always be in my life no matter what happens. She is the one who has suffered to bring me into this world. I have learnt to love her from the day I was born. My mother was the first person to teach me to draw and walk‚ and she was with me when I took my first step ever! She
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Writing Project 1: Final Draft I Believe I Can Fly I remember my first time flying on an airplane. My father‚ brother and I all flew down from Fairbanks‚ Alaska to Phoenix‚ Arizona on the Christmas of 1990 to see the Grand Canyon. This was our little vacation while my mom was in Hawaii. It was my first time flying and I was so scared during takeoff that I did not even make a sound. My brother gave me the window seat since it was my first time and he had flown before. My face was glued to the window
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My Favorite Holiday: Christmas Christmas has come and gone. Regardlessly‚ giving thanks and proclaiming yourself to those around you should be more exercised. During Christmas‚ spending time with the people you care about means so much more than anything you can possibly buy. Families as well as friends gather together in their homes to spend time with each other and have fun. Not until they have celebrated Christmas will they realize how interesting it is! On the other hand‚ if you happen to
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