English 11H Period 4 27 January 2015 Poems by Langston Hughes I Dream a World 1. Main idea of the poem? The main intentions of the poem are presenting a world where blacks are equal to whites. Langston Hughes wants a world that is fair‚ without the discriminations or segregations by society’s norms. 2. Tone? The tone of the poem is filled with hope but also skepticism. The poem rhymes and is very easy to read. The rhymes give off a very light feel throughout the lines. As the poem progresses‚ you fee
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“The Road not Taken” is an analogy discussing about a person who made an important‚ but irreversible decision of life in the past. The poem symbolizes how that person (the speaker) chose the risky decision that has a large impact in that person’s life. In fact‚ later the person feel uncertain if the decision was right. The “yellow wood” depicts the condition of carefulness and privacy. The decision that the speaker made particularly talks about a long-term private life decision. The speaker uses
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Harvesting Life In the poem "Loneliness" by Laura Cortes there seems to exist a small hope and wish for the past. The poem has many lines that seem to show an echo for the similarities of harvesting the apples and the harvest of life itself. Through the course of the poem‚ the speaker uses the word ghosts to hint at the death of family members. The line "Now he and the trees are tired and old. " (14) Obviously hints to the speaker being of old age. The man in the poem seems to reiterate the
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In the poem “Lsla”‚ the first image I’d like to focus on would be‚ “ growing up watching The Three little Stooges‚ The Little Rascals‚ Speed Racer‚ and Godzilla”. The effect this image had on me triggered a childhood memory. When I was growing up‚ I also watched the same movies. I was entertained‚ even after watching the same movie over and over again. I see the same trait in my children today‚ it amazing how history repeat itself in more than just one way. Another phrase that caught my attention
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covered include: the seductive women‚ supernatural and witchcraft‚ the location depicted in both poems before the abduction‚ structure /layout‚ punishment and travels to imaginary areas in the ballads. The differences in the two ballads are: the characters situation before the abduction‚ the cautions received‚ the affairs‚ the come backs‚ the sightings seen by the men and the person who tells the poem. Primarily‚ an obvious similarity between the two ballads is the seductive women who seduce their
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Zachary Moore Professor Jo Scott-Coe Images of Women in Literature 16‚ March 2012 Poem of Sappho Then I said to the elegant ladies: “How you will remember when you are old the glorious things we did in our youth! We did many pure and beautiful things. Now that you are leaving the city love’s sharp pain encircles my heart.” The poem above is one of the many poems of the famous Greek poet Sappho. Although many of Sappho’s writings were publicly burned in the cities of Rome and Constantinople
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this poem‚ the poet‚ Markus Natten wonders when and where he lost his childhood. In this quest to find the moment he grew up‚ Markus highlights the innocence and faith he lost even as he gained rational individuality. Adolescence is usually a confusing time for a child who is unable to immediately come to terms with the physical‚ hormonal and psychological changes in his or her personality. He no longer feels like a child but is not quite ready to call himself an adult either. In the poem‚ ’The
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Poem Analysis--Model The poem I love best‚ the poem that I want to memorize and memorialize is: To be of use by Marge Piercy. I discovered this poem to share with Kendra‚ a young friend who graduated from college. She wants a career that allows her to give back to society so the title caught my attention. Kendra‚ like me‚ seeks meaningful work; this poem not only speaks to Kendra‚ it speaks to me as well; it has since become my favorite poem. The title‚ To be of use‚ is appropriate for this piece—Piercy
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Compare and Contrast ‘First Ice’ and ‘Manwatching’ The two poems I am going to compare and contrast are ‘First Ice’ by Andrei Vosnesky and ‘Manwatching’ by Georgia Garrett. The first obvious difference between the poems is that ‘First Ice’ is written by a man and ‘Manwatching’ is written by a woman. However‚ both poets seem to adopt a female persona. ‘First Ice’ is about “a girl” who has broken up with someone for the “first time” by phone call. The girl was planning to go out to a party with
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“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost Outline Thesis Statement – More than one interpretation can be made of Robert Frost’s work. For example: nature being an escape from civilization‚ philosophical thinking of the human mind‚ and death as an escape from life. Main Point – Nature is seen as a beautiful peaceful escape from civilization. The woods are a place where you can be alone and hear yourself think. In the woods you won’t find your homework time being interrupted by the
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