The title of the poem ‘Whatif’ refers to the fears and paranoia questions we have at night‚ as we are more vulnerable. The poet combines the words ‘what’ and ‘if’ in a childlike manner. The main theme of the poem is ‘fears of a child’. In almost every line the poet adds a new fear. He mentions numerous childish fears like the feel of failing at school‚ being bullied‚ growing green chest hair and teeth not growing straight. He also mentions fears that a human at any age can relate to such as the fear
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Poem Analysis of “My Grandmother’s Hands” The poem “My Grandmother’s Hands was written in 1980 by Maria Mazziotti‚ who was an Italian mother. She seems worried in the poem‚ we will find out why. Also‚ what does it have to do with Mothers? She seems to have lost faith in herself‚ and her way of raising children. The quote: “Did I fail my own children?” obviously states that she is questioning herself. So she might be worried that her children will not get the childhood like she
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Poetry Unit (A): “Ordinance on Lining Up” “Waiting hurts. Forgetting hurts. But not knowing which decision to take can sometimes be the most painful.” –Jose N. Harris. Choosing the poem that appealed to me the most turned out to be a pain in the neck. We make countless decisions like this every day‚ and although this is not a life-changing decision‚ we have all at some point in our lives come across a difficult and stressful situation. The wide range of connections and the accuracy of
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“Those winter Sundays” is a poem in which the author narrates his experience as a child living with his father. The writer starts by saying “Sunday too my father got up early.” It is to be noted that he was conveying how early his father gets up every morning and even on Sundays‚ supposedly a holiday for his dad. Next‚ the author narrates how hard his dad works and what type of job he has. “Then with cracked hands that ached from labor in the weekday weather” this phrase reveals that the authors
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Originally Introduction Memories play a significant role in the poetry of Carol Ann Duffy‚ particularly her recollections of childhood places and events. The poem “Originally‚” published in The Other Country (1990)‚ draws specifically from memories of Duffy’s family’s move from Scotland to England when she and her siblings were very young. The first-born child‚ Duffy was just old enough to feel a deep sense of personal loss and fear as she traveled farther and farther away from the only place she
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Out of a bad situation‚ you can learn and grow. In all three poems‚ The Seafarer‚ The Wanderer‚ and The Wife’s Lament the main character was exiled causing great pain and sorrow. Through this pain and sorrow they saw some beauty in the situation. In The Seafarer the character is on his ship hopelessly lost at sea. He suffers from loneliness‚ sadness and pain from being lost at sea. In the poem he says “How the sea took me‚ swept me back And forth in sorrow and fear and pain.” ( The Seafarer
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Jeffrey Chen Mrs. Mekhala MYP Year 5 Language Arts April 3‚ 2013 Poem Analysis on “Spelling” Margaret Atwood’s Spelling is a sophisticated and emotional poem. Like much of Atwood’s poetry‚ it has one central objective deeply rooted in her feminist beliefs. She aims firstly at the women in history by expressing the horrors of the low social status of women and how they were tortured in war; then she explains that education is what gives women the power to stand up for themselves and fight for freedom
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The Park” Poem Explication The Poem “In the Park” by Gwen Hardwood represents the idea of changing identity because of certain circumstances as well as challenging common ideas‚ paradigms‚ values‚ and beliefs which is commonly held amongst mothers in today’s society. Harwood wrote the poem with relatively simple composition techniques but it provides a rather big impact which helps to give an insight into the life of a mother which bares the burdens of children. The title of the poem “In the
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EI WAI KHAING AN ANALYSIS OF THEMES ON LIFE AND DEATH OF SOME POEMS Abstract: Some basic elements of poem and types of poem are included in this paper. Although there are countless number of poems on Life and Death‚ only the ones which seem noteworthy are studied and analysed in terms of themes. Different opinions of different poets on life and death found in their poems are also presented and contrasted in this paper. This paper
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Modesties Analysis – Alejandro López Cinca Words as plain as hen-birds’ wings Do not lie‚ Do not over-broider things - Are too shy. Thoughts that shuffle round like pence Through each reign‚ Wear down to their simplest sense Yet remain. Weeds are not supposed to grow But by degrees Some achieve a flower‚ although No one sees. This is apparently a humble poem. The content and the form are both about the same thing regarding simplicity or‚ as the title denotes‚ modesty
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