My Last Duchess-Robert Browning The poem "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning is a poem written about a Duke of the 16th the century. The Duke is the speaker of the poem an is explaining to a visitor about a portrait of a ex-wife. He tells how she was a flirt and had very disgraceful behavior. He claims she flirted with everyone and did not appreciate his "gift of a nine-hundred-years- old name." As his monologue continues‚ the reader realizes with ever-more chilling certainty that the Duke in
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literary Analysis of the poem " My Sister ‚My Friend " when your sister became your friend ‚ that is the most beautiful thing you can ever feel . The Poet Leann Steinman is expressing her deep passion towards her sister in her Poem My Sister ‚ My Friend . Steinman can not express how much she is grateful for her sister who is always supporting her in the bad and good days as a friend. She wishes all happiness and welfare for her sister as she is always the reason for her felicity
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My Take on a Short Story and a Poem Geraldine Carlson ENG 125: Introduction to Literature Instructor: Paul Wiltz December 17‚ 2012 My Take on a Short Story and a Poem There are certain elements to a poem or a short story that can capture a reader and draw them in. Whether it is an unforgettable setting‚ or a character that captures your imagination‚ every piece of literature shares some of the same elements. All literature is written differently and therefore interpreted differently
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Sharon Olds’ poem "Late Poem to My Father" exposes the profound effect that childhood trauma can have on someone‚ even in adulthood. The speaker of the poem invokes sadness and pity in the reader by reflecting on the traumatic childhood of her father‚ and establishes a cause and effect relationship between the abuse he endured as a child and the dependence he develops on alcohol as an adult. The idea of emotional retardation caused by childhood experiences is not uncommon‚ especially in our
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from the shelf; my mom didn’t have much tolerance to put up with this. Part of you was injured but every thing I did somehow it was a mistake. You never let me forget because we were God‚ and then took me to bed because I was forever yours. Connotation: "My Papa’s Waltz" presents similes‚ metaphors‚ and personification. An example of a simile would be‚ "But I held on like death." The author means that he could never let go he is so desperate. A personification example would be‚ "My mother’s countenance
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Ethnically a. Enslaved b. Go/do what they want c. Free/ don’t like to be held back III. Sexually a. Mighty b. Magic c. Spell/spin Lucille Clifton is an American writer and poet. Her poem‚ “Homage to my Hips‚” is one of her many poems that discussed issues in society. This poem discusses Clifton’s hips‚ and how they are free from the certain views of society that she does not agree on as well as how she is proud of her “hips” and respects herself regardless. She uses word choice
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"My Papa’s Waltz" is one of most popular contemporary poems written by Theodore Roethke. The poem was first published in 1942 by Heast Magazines‚ Inc. from The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke. It is a poem about a boy recalling a time with his father while they share a dance of waltz. This poem consists of four quatrains written in iambic trimeter with a simple rhyme scheme. It uses imagery‚ metaphors‚ and simile to invoke a strong impression. Each image captures an emotional richness all told
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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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time I read this poem I got the feeling that the speakers dad is an alcoholic based on the first 2 lines. Knowing that I got this pit in my stomach because my dad is an alcoholic aswell and I grew up with him always smelling like beer or rum. The second stanza I didn’t really understand so with a few more readings and dissecting it I should figure it out. However I did get that the dad is abusive towards the speaker based on the 3rd and final stanza. Overall I feel that this poem is strong and is
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something the speaker’s group did. The others that are “not” are described that way because whiteness was created. These word and words contribute to the poem’s meaning because they exemplify the separation of people due to a standard “whiteness”. 2. In “My Papa’s Waltz”‚ there is a significance in the syntax of the line
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