feasting upon life’s most taboo pleasures. Using the socially disconnected characters‚ Samuel Yellen emphasizes the idea that that only by living a life of daring and excitement will humans ever be truly content with their lives. Those described in the poem are described as being distant from one another; they are disconnected socially and emotionally. Although the man and woman are right next to each other -- their hands close‚ but not touching -- they do not even
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prepared me to see my mum look back while my dad didn’t. The moment was engraved in my memory and I suddenly realized that there exist differences between the same unconditional loves. As the proverb goes‚ mother love is water-like while father love is mountain-like. In terms ofdaily caring‚ it is undeniable that mother’s love is far more sensitive than father’s. In my case it is obvious in the content of their caring behavior. When I still lived at home before college‚ I even can’t imagine how she
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Explore the different perceptions of the creatures in the poems "Ghost Crabs" and "Horses" Hughes’ perception of each of the creatures in his poems is one of awe. However‚ this awe is focused in different directions in each of the poems. In "Horses" Hughes feels an unprecedented respect towards the creatures; yet in "Ghost crabs" he feels a fear toward the crabs‚ which makes him feel in awe at their presence. Hughes feels the "Giant crabs" are the dominant power on Earth. Although they are
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Anglophone Literature I – 2014 Teacher’s name: Tanoni‚ Cynthia Students’ names: Arias‚ Antonella - Brito‚ Priscila Analysis of a Poem: “Sonnet XXXIV” by Edmund Spenser “Sonnet XXXIV” is a lyrical poem written by Edmund Spenser in the 16th century‚ during the Renaissance age. It was published as part of the Amoretti sonnet cycle‚ along with 88 other sonnets‚ which describe the poet’s courtship and eventual marriage to Elizabeth Boyle. In “Sonnet XXXIV” Spenser describes a ship at sea that cannot
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women the world would not function. In the poem “Africa”‚ the speaker personifies the country as a woman who has gone through tribulations of getting her country stripped by white men enslaving her sons and daughters. Through it all she regains her strength. What she went through helped her to become a stronger woman‚ and stronger country. The speakers uses vivid imagery‚ metaphors‚ personification and gives human emotions to the continent. The entire poem is a extended metaphor to describe Africa
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couple who married young are described as having taken a metaphorical "wrong turning". Small things irritate them‚ before they finally find "accommodation"‚ a way of coexisting although living largely separate lives. The couple in Vernon Scannell’s poem They Did Not Expect This marry young‚ when they have only the "beauty of youth’s season" to build their relationship on. They act "quite unquestioningly"‚ without thinking. This results in their metaphorical journey through life taking a "wrong turning"
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poem entitled “Curiosity” written by Alastair Reid is a symbolic poem that uses cats as a metaphor for humans. It relates felines to people in the sense of curiosity‚ and what could be considered actually living life to the fullest. Essentially‚ this work contradicts the popular phrase‚ “curiosity killed the cat” by placing it within a broader context. Instead of discouraging curiosity‚ Reid explains why people should embrace it. In the first stanza‚ the author argues that the cat may have died
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using two of his poems. Debbie and co and backyard. I wil base most of my ideas on Debbie and co and refer to Backyard The poem Debbie and co is set on a public pool on a Sunday afternoon and backyard is based on a family or two having a barbeque in the backyard. Two typical things Australians would do. Through these activities John Tranter tries to show the tranquil nature of Australian culture and Australians laid back attitude towards life. This is shown in both poems in many ways. If we
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The first expression that Shakespeare used in the poem is “summer days.” The writer tried to relate the beauty of the summer season with the beauty of his beloved friend. Though‚ he tried to emphasize on the fact that his friend is much more magnificent and charming than the summer season. The speaker used phrases like rough winds and the darling buds of May to describe the qualities of summer. He indicates that his friend’s qualities are much higher than the qualities of the summer day because the
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Unconditional Love With jolting word choice and the effective application of imagery‚ the poem My Papa’s Waltz‚ written in 1948 by Theodore Roethke (1908 – 1963)‚ presents the speaker as a child who is trapped in a world tragically affected by alcoholism and physical abuse yet who relentlessly attempts to attain love and affection from his drunken and violent father. The whimsical lyrics prompt the reader to recognize that although this poem depicts the essence of a child‚ the implication of
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