Personal Narrative In my life‚ I have met certain people who have changed me for the better and have helped shape me into who I am today. A lot of those people have left but one that has always stood by my side and sticks out in my mind is my favorite person in the whole world‚ who happens to be my Papa. He has been there for me since day one‚ literally. He was the second person to hold me as in infant‚ after my mother. People like him don’t come around everyday. He is the most genuine person you
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In “My Papa’s Waltz”‚ American poet Theodore Roethke transforms the horrid experience of a child being beaten by his father into the romantic and beautiful dance of a waltz. Written in trecet iambs to imitate the relaxing beat of the waltz‚ the poet installs some sense of pleasure in the reader. In doing so‚ Roethke makes the subject of a beating more readable and lessening the effect of the drunkenness makes the speaker’s father more forgivable. The lucidity of diction and imagery throughout Roethke’s
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this earth. Not only does it greatly impact our lives in ways we may not always be aware of‚ it can instantly change ones emotion or mood and can also heal ones spirit‚ along with making memory more real than ever. Music is a very positive experience‚ it brings joy to many in times of sadness. It can be a way to get away from everything‚ a way to “escape”. Humans are made and wired to respond to music‚ to be impacted by it. We listen to music with our muscles‚ with our body‚ and it’s as if it takes
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ticsTHE POETICS OF ARISTOTLE A TRANSLATION BY S. H. BUTCHER A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication THE POETICS OF ARISTOTLE trans. S. H. Butcher is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Univer- sity. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file‚ for any purpose‚ and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim Manis‚ Faculty Editor‚ nor anyone associated
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HOW WE LISTEN TO MUSIC From What to Listen for in Music (New York: McGraw-Hill‚ 1988). Copyright © 1988 by Aaron Copland. Aaron Copland Aaron Copland (1900–1990) was a well-known modern composer. Born in New York City‚ he studied music in New York and France. His early successes in his twenties led to a musical career that included many compositions‚ piano performances‚ teaching‚ and writing. His music is marked by adaptations of American folk stories‚ including his ballet Billy the Kid
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Essay……………………………………………………………………………………………………2 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………………5 Bibliography ……………………………………………………………………………………6 Introduction: For this paper‚ you will be able to encounter the various meanings‚ tones‚ structure‚ my personal opinion and analysis of the poem “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke. For more to add‚ you will also encounter with a brief biography of the poet Roethke which will explain why the poet wrote this poem and how much meaning it has for him. The reason why I chose this
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2. Human Musicality - Donald A. Hodges Music is a universal trait of humankind. Throughout the ages it has played a significant role in the lives of people in every part of the globe. This can be illustrated by imagining an internal soundtrack for each of the following vignettes. Fortaleza‚ Brazil: Nighttime revelers parade down the street by the light of flickering torches. The movements of the cabocolinhos (the dancers) are accompanied by drums‚ caracaxa (a scraped gourd)‚ and flutes (Olsen 1980)
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Creative Analysis: “My Papa’s Waltz: The Sequel” As reader-response critics have long noted‚ opening up discussions of a poem to accommodate multiple interpretations can reveal striking things about how individual readers’ assumptions and cultural positions affect their understanding of what they read. “My Papa’s Waltz: The Sequel‚” a poem that expands Theodore Roethke’s poem‚ My Papa’s Waltz‚ better supports the original poem’s theme of mourning a beloved father as opposed to what some believe
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Interpretation of Ambiguity in “My Papa’s Waltz” For most of time‚ people regard understanding a poem as a difficult process‚ and people wonder the reason the author of the literature leaves more questions than the ones he actually answers. Poets use ambiguity to add meaning and depth into their works so that their works can be interpreted in various ways. On one hand‚ the poem can be interpreted to have a positive view. On the other hand‚ the poem can be regard to be negative as well
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twenty-one he was warned‚ by a man the speaker considered "wise‚" not to give his heart away. Notice that the remembered warning is in the form of a quote‚ rather than a paraphrase‚ which makes the poem’s imagery and emotions more immediate. A wise person can be thought to be one who has already experienced the pain of a lost or unrequited love. Here‚ the wise person‚ who‚ we assume in his wisdom‚ also knows the value of financial stability‚ and the attraction of money‚ has warned the young speaker of the
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