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    Teds Hughes and mark doty poems are written in animals point of view ‚ Showing each unique animal character and their point of view about this world from their perspective. The poet uses literary devices in their poems using tones‚ personification ‚ and visual imagery to evoke the reader’s emotions and to make the poems more comprehensible. In this two poems the poets made a unique quality of personifying the hawk and the dog because they cannot articulate their thoughts and emotions into

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    Literary Analysis of “The Names” by Billy Collins In the poem “The Names” by Billy Collins many words are used to paint vivid images of themes of war and sorrow-filled family members of soldiers lost in Vietnam. In literature‚ words are all that an author has to express their feelings and memories. Sometimes words are used in their literal sense to tell a detailed story‚ however‚ in poetry words are most likely to be used metaphorically to express things that don’t often have a specific look or

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    Maya Ceramics

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    culture that was very interesting was the Pre-Columbian Maya culture of Mesoamerica. The natural environment that the Mayans lived in offered a wealth of materials and ideas to give works of beautiful art. “The Maya used ceramics every day‚ small cups for drinking vessels‚ tall cylinders for storing and pouring ritual beverages‚ and plates for all sorts of delicious foodstuffs‚ from tamales to corncakes served with sauces” ( Miller 190). The Maya had specific techniques and shared similarities with

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    concept across. Atwood uses more of a gothic influence rather than Hawthorne; I will compare both stories and their similarities and differences in gothic terms. Hogue 2 To really understand Atwood’s message‚ it is important to analyze the literary devices used in each storyline. Story A introduces the first two characters‚ John and Mary‚ they are married. Their life appears to be happy and financially successful with a “charming house‚” “live-in help‚” and “jobs which they find stimulating

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    Still I Rise Angelou

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    Color Divide In Still I Rise by Maya Angelou‚ race reveals the harsh treatment towards African Americans through power struggles in which black people are pushed out of authority positions and attempts to bring down a person’s spirit‚ indicating a global society of hatred due to fear of one’s skin color. In the poem‚ the idea of a colored person with power is seen as a threat by certain people‚ indicating the discrimination towards black people with authority. Angelou questions the attitude of others

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    April 9‚ 2013 English 110 Critical Analysis Sense of Community versus Animal Instinct in Jackson’s “The Lottery” “The Lottery” is a short story that illustrates how society uses a sense of morality to justify its most base animal instinct‚ survival. In this story Jackson uses a small‚ seemingly civil community to show that‚ when portrayed as an ideal representative of the greater good‚ a crime like murder can be justified and even encouraged. Additionally‚ this story asks us to question how

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    Caged Bird Poem Analysis

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    The poem “Sympathy” by Paul Laurence Dunbar and “Caged Bird” by Maya Angelou are quite similar. Both of the poems are focused on this birds will to be free. They use a caged bird as a symbol. They represent a caged bird as a symbol for constraint. In both poems‚ the bird is oppressed and constrained‚ calling out for help. This is represented in Dunbar’s poem‚ “But a prayer that he sends from his heart’s deep core” (19). The bird’s singing is shown as a way for the bird to cope and pray. The authors

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    Literary Analysis Essay Children are drawn to the idea of having a chance to be the grownups rather than a child‚ but there are so many things that could go wrong! Children are not fully developed. Children often lack the wits‚ the life experience‚ and the maturity adults possess. Lord of the Flies‚ a dystopian novel taking place in the 1950s‚ by William Golding‚ expresses the problems a society of only children could possibly face. Stranded on an uninhabited island after a plane crash in which their

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    In Maya Angelou’s I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings‚ Maya Johnson continuously confuses the different aspects of love because of past experiences that have given her the wrong idea of what love actually is. The absence of the feeling of love in her life has led her to develop an understanding of love on her own from the things around her. The experience with Mr. Freeman has caused her to develop this perception of love at such a young age which continued on to misguide her through life. Maya Johnson’s

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    Maya Angelou's Graduation

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    story ‘Graduation”…Maya Angelou‚ a famous American author and poet‚ tells the story of her graduation. In this story she tells paints three very vivid parts of that memorable day‚ the morning when she woke up‚ the actual ceremony‚ and the celebration afterwards. In this essay I am going to compare her memory with memories of my own graduation day. The sounds feeling and emotions that arouse during one of her most memorable moments in her life. On the morning of her graduation‚ Maya was welcomed by

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