I believe that the poem "Mirror" is all about identity‚ how the image of the mirror is a reflection of Plath herself‚ searching for herself and reflecting her inner turmoil. The first stanza gives human qualities to the mirror‚ making it a prime example of personification. The mirror "mediates" and "reflects." The mirror is used to personify how young people only look at the superficial qualities of themselves as well as others. With the shift in stanzas‚ the lake becomes a metaphor. As people age
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Hopkins’s unique literary style Gerard Manley Hopkins‚ a Victorian poet‚ still makes many literary critics think his work through over and over again‚ mainly because of his unique use of language. Susan Chambers is in her essay “Gerard Manley Hopkins and the Kinesthetics of Conviction” concerned with “the need for regular renewal”‚ which Hopkins considered highly important (32). Neither Hopkins nor Chambers were absolutely sure what makes us respond differently to familiar things after a period
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Roller Skate Man The poem “Roller Skate Man” by Raymond Souster is about a legless man who gets around on a block of wood strapped to roller-skates. The central purpose of this poem is to make people realize that the way disabled people are treated in society is wrong. That is because the author/narrator describes the man to be physically unappealing by using words such as: “shrivelled body”‚ “freak” and “big head”. The words used to describe him are based on what society thinks of this particular
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Discuss the theoretical and technical concepts of reggae drumming‚ with reference to its historical context (500-600 words) Reggae is a music style (genre) which developed in the Caribbean (Jamaica) in the late 60s‚ which originated from the development of “Ska” and “Rocksteady”. Reggae is recognized worldwide by the rhythmic accents provided from the off-beat pattern (usually played by the guitar or piano) it is also known as the “Skank”. This pattern accents the 2nd and 4th beat in each bar
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Themes evident in Sylvia Plath’s poetry Sylvia Plath displays many themes in her work; however she has the tendency to conceal and dig her themes‚ metaphors‚ and symbols deep in her poetic words‚ which leaves us readers left to decipher them. Plath is a poet that conveys quite compelling emotions through her work and is both prodigious and petrifying while still gloomy and relieving. Though there are many themes to revisit‚ the more significant ones evident in her writing will be explored. Mortality
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Phoenix II Pre-AP/IB/GT Period 4 01 October 2012 A Story Father-Son relationships are difficult to keep steady. One day‚ everything is great then before you know it‚ it is hard to have even a decent conversation. In the poem A Story by Li-Young Lee‚ it seems that the father of a boy is having a tough time watching his little boy grow up. Within the first few stanzas‚ you find that the father and the son enjoy reading stories together and that they have bonded much over this classic bedtime
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Written in 1893 and published in the poet’s collection The Rose‚ ‘When You Are Old’ is one of W.B. Yeats’ (1865-1939) most popular poems. As with many of his works‚ the poem is influenced by Greek Mythology. In this case‚ it is the legend of Helen of Troy‚ which inspires Yeats. ‘When You Are Old’ is believed to have been written for Maud Gonne‚ the love of Yeats’ life. It is based upon a much earlier poem by Pierre de Ronsard (1524-1585)‚ which was part of the French poet’s ‘Sonnets for Helene’
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OFFERING BY HILARY THAM I came to you sunrise‚ With silvery dew on sleeping lotus Sparkling in my gay hands; You put my flowers in the sun. 5 I danced to you at midday‚ With bright raintree blooms Flaming in my ardent arms; You dropped my blossoms in the pond. I crept to you at sunset‚ 10 With pale lilac orchids Trembling on my uncertain lips; You shredded my petals in the sand. I strode to you at midnight‚ With gravel hard and cold 15 Clenched in my bitter fists; You offered me your hybrid orchids
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Being exposed to different kinds of poetry from childhood‚ I grew fond of it though now I prefer fictional prose to poetry. As a profoundly sensuous form of creative writing‚ poetry both challenges my mind and conquers my aesthetic sense with its subtle wording. But specifically because it is a thought provoking and demanding form of writing I do not read poetry often. Therefore‚ the variety of topics‚ styles and forms of poems collected in Alehouse Journal 2011 disoriented me completely. However
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In Joy Harjo’s poem Remember‚ a person is being instructed to remember a number of different things in his/her life. It contains twenty-eight lines‚ which lack rhyme and rhythm. Conceptually‚ however‚ the poem divides itself; when mentioning another else to remember‚ a new line starts‚ beginning with the word “remember.” The speaker within the poem sounds like an elderly person‚ perhaps a grandfather due to the in-depth statement about “[your mother’s] life‚ her mother’s‚ and hers” and the subtle
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