In Weldon Kees’ poem‚ For My Daughter‚ the narrator speaks of the bleak‚ dismal‚ and pessimistic future they envision for their daughter Kees conveys the tone and message of the poem through the usage of rhyme‚ cacophony‚ alliteration and synecdoche. Kees uses end rhymes throughout their poem to compare ideas and place emphasis on those particular words. While all of the lines rhyme with at least one other‚ a specific example of end rhyme is found in lines nine and ten: “Death in certain war‚ the
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“Things will be easy for you. But they will be hard for us (p. 111).” These words‚ spoken by Ántonia‚ the protagonist of the novel ‘My Ántonia’‚ give light to the situation immigrants found themselves in after moving to the North America’s Western frontier. This novel reveals how immigrants in the late 1800s and early 1900s had to overcome numerous obstacles on the path towards ‘The American Dream’ which those native to the area did not have to face. In the late 1800s‚ America became very appealing
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Sings‚ by Maya Angelou‚ she shows rather than tells. She allows the reader to develop a mental picture of everything she explains. The descriptions of the characters are vivid and captivate the reader’s imagination. Certain situations are explained perfectly by Maya Angelou‚ such as Momma’s discussion with Mrs. Flowers. Because of such articulate descriptions‚ the reader is pulled into the story as if they were actually there. This makes reading Caged Bird more interesting. Maya Angelou describes
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Language: Reading Linda takes ‘My Family’ book from the library and sits on the table. She looks at the cover page and says‚ “Family”. She turns page by page and looks at the pictures. She looks at a picture and says‚ “Papa‚ mama‚ baby” smilingly. Linda turns to the next page and says‚ “They play in water”. Looking at another page she smiles and points her finger to the cake and says‚ “Birthday”. While she reads the books she mentions‚ “Bicycle‚ bubbles. I like bubbles”. Once she finishes
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This children’s fiction combines the talents of Meme McDonald and Boori Pryor‚ published in October 1998‚ My girragundji. With a touching and short story of 84 pages‚ this book will be enjoyed by all. Though a story focused on aboriginal myth and culture‚ it will appeal to any child frightened of the dark. An aboriginal boy who is afraid of a bad spirit‚ the Hairyman‚ who roams the boy’s house at night. When he befriends a green tree frog‚ ‘girragundji’ he realises that his ancestors have sent her
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What makes a complex society? A complex society is one that has made innovations to adapt to its environment and become a powerful civilization. A complex society has a division of labor‚ and not everyone is treated equally. They often have a governmental system and a belief that they revolve the civilization around. Complex societies create new technologies to account for the lives of their people. They also have a lot of people and have to create cities and structures to inhabit these people. Some
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Maya Deren’s film “Meshes of the Afternoon” shows a women’s struggles with her relationship through her dreams. In her dreams there are three different options that she’s debating and a hooded figure that keeps reappearing. In this film the same woman is seen in four different roles. First she’s walks into the house and falling asleep in a chair‚ and then in her dream there are three other versions of herself. The first version gets pulled down the stairs by a force which makes me think she’s being
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"Graduation" written by Maya Angelou. In this story we see how a young black girl awaits with great pride and anticipation her graduation day. When the day finally arrives‚ her dreams and expectations are shadowed by the speech that Mr. Donleavy‚ a white man‚ gave to the graduating class of 1940. At the end of the story we see how the class valedictorian‚ Henry Reed comes back with encouraging words that help the entire audience become alive and feel like they were on top again. Maya Angelou used a very important
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new perspective on life. Have you ever felt alone and like nobody could relate to your problems in life? If you read‚ that feeling might just vanish. In the two poems by Maya Angelou‚ they both state something about being scared by life. Life Doesn’t Frighten Me by Angelou talks about how nothing can scare them. On Aging by Angelou talks about pitying the writer as they get older and how thankful they are to be breathing. Life may throw many things at us‚ but how do we want to react to it? Becoming
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Graduation by Maya Angelou is an essay about discrimination. The beginning of this essay reminded me of my own high school graduation. How scared but excited I was to be taking the next step up in my life. I felt like the story paralleled my experiences at the beginning‚ but at the end I had a totally different outlook on this piece of writing. As I got further into the essay‚ I felt that there was nothing about Angelou’s life that I had ever experienced or could relate to. Many people in my graduating
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