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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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    Literary Analysis of the Poem Quinceañera The poem Quinceañera was written by Judith Ortiz Cofer. The narrative of this poem circumnavigates about the coming of age event (a quinceañer) of a 15 year old girl. in order to understand this poem ‚one needs to understand the significance and importance of a quinceañera. A quinceañera is the Latin equivalent of the celebration of Sweet 16 in the United States— this is the time where young women celebrate the transition into young adulthood. The

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    On The Subway     In the poem “On The Subway” the narrator contrasts the portraits of herself and the man sitting in the opposite side of her. She contrasts both by telling the difference between their lifestyles‚ the way they’re dressed‚ look‚ and race. She uses the literary techniques tone and imagery to contrast.     The writer uses tone in the poem during her comparison to show her fear. In the poem when she describes the man’s appearance she goes on talking about how the man could take her

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    The narrator in the poem Ulalume expresses the nightmarish terrors of obsession particularly in the second stanza‚ which utilises an epic simile in order to reveal the narrators feelings in the past and present. Physical images are used such as “my heart was volcanic‚” to express feelings and emotions that cannot be described using words‚ reinforcing the idea that this stanza is an epic simile. Furthermore like classical poetry it makes references to Greek mythology as evident with “psyche‚” which

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    Jasmine stone Ms.MaddoxEnglish 4 pd.Cxii-Grendel and Beowulf ’Neath the cloudy cliffs came from the moor then Grendel going‚ God’s anger bare he. The monster intended some one of earthmen In the hall-building grand to entrap and make way with: He went under welkin where well he knew of The wine-joyous building‚ brilliant with plating‚ Gold-hall of earthmen. Not the earliest occasion He the home and manor of Hrothgar had sought: Ne’er found he in life-days later nor earlier Hardier hero

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    Jaclyn Mallan-King May 28‚ 2012 The Multiple Dimensions of Beauty "She Walks in Beauty‚" is a lyric poem that focuses on the true beauty both described outwardly and inwardly as seen by the narrator. George Gordon Byron (more commonly known as Lord Byron) describes this woman in detail regarding her character and her physical looks in order to emphasize her beauty. The title of this poem gives the reader an inclination that the description of this woman is not going to be described one dimensionally

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    This person protects him dearly and he admits that‚ as a result of this‚ he has committed treason against his country. He hopes that his country‚ his other dearest love‚ will pardon him because he loves both his country and his love interest. | LITERARY DEVICES 1. PERSONIFICATION * Lines 4‚ 6-7: The love interest’s eyes constantly accuses and convicts the persona. This device highlights the extent to which the persona has hurt this person. * Lines 18-20: The persona hopes that his country

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    Frederick Douglass Literary Response Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass‚ An American Slave‚ written by Frederick Douglass describes the life of a slave in the mid 1800s living in the southern slave states of America. The theme of this story is to use knowledge as the path to freedom‚ use ignorance as a tool of slavery‚ and slaveholding is a forgery of religion. This story begins in the 1840s‚ when Frederick Douglass is born in Talbot County‚ Maryland. The narrative is a detailed‚ firsthand

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    jingle bells probably means Christmas. Jingle Bell Rock is a song you can hear everywhere during Christmas time. When is Halloween? This is the question that the short poem called When Is Halloween? Answers. Halloween is a holiday so that’s how it relates to my holiday theme. The poem was targeted towards younger kids. The poem starts off by asking when Halloween is. Then all the lines after that answer the question. I have a couple of examples‚ like "When ghostly mummies dance". This could mean

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    Access to Business and Management ------------------------------------------------- Response to Non-Literary Material A Comparison of Two Newspaper Articles 23/04/2012 ------------------------------------------------- Contents Task 1 (Group Discussion) Task 2 5 Reference & Bibliography 9 ------------------------------------------------- A Comparison of Two Newspaper Articles This assignment will compare and analyse two different articles from The Sun and The Times

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