In society‚ there is and always has been complications between Caucasians and African-Americans. In this poem‚ Sharon Olds explores this relationship using imagery‚ repetition‚ and multiple tone shifts. In the beginning of the poem‚ the author introduces a situation that contrasts a white person with a black. Correspondingly‚ she applies imagery to emphasize this difference greatly. For example‚ the shoes he is wearing at the time are black “laced with white” and compares them to “intentional scars
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In “The Zookeeper’s Wife‚” the author‚ Diane Ackerman‚ is talking about the rescue and resistance aspect of the Holocaust. To a Jew‚ resistance could be considered as smuggling a loaf of bread‚ or rescuing a Torah‚ which might not be exactly what one might think of by “resistance”
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The poem “Mothers” by Nikki Giovanni is about two states of mind. An adult dealing with the ups and downs of everyday life and a concerned child. This is shown by the use of opposite words. “Dark-light” and “pleasantries and unpleasantries.” Being a child‚ Nikki was trying to make sense of what was happening around her. She sees her mother sitting in a chair in a dark room upset her. Nikki is apparently a frightened child. The wetting of the bed confirms her fear. She wrote about and absent father
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English Literature II. To his coy Mistress and To his importunate Mistress “To his coy Mistress” is poem written by Andrew Marvell‚ and this is one of his best poems ever. Author used Carpe Diem‚ very interesting style of writing poetry. In this poem he describes his life and how he wanted a more time with special woman. “To his importunate Mistress” is poem which is written by Peter de Vries. He also in his poem used many things that are like in Marvell’s poem “To his coy Mistress. The first
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William Shakespeare who wrote during the 15th century‚ created many plays‚ lyric poems as well as sonnets. Known as a well respected master of his craft‚ Shakespeare wrote many fine lyrics which can now be found in his plays‚ poems‚ and sonnets. Similarly‚ Thomas Hardy‚ a realist poet in the 19th century‚ is best known for his pessimistic style and tone used in many poems and novels. The poem It Was a Lover and His Lass by Shakespeare and The Ruined Maid by Hardy contain several devices such as
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there is some true events behind this poem. It was based off of a French women‚ Marie-Madeleine-Marguérite d’aubray marquise de Brihvillers. She had killed her father and two brothers‚ and after her failed attempt of trying to kill her husband‚ she was caught and later on beheaded. Robert Browning waste no time jumping into the conflict of the poem. The persona feels betrayed by a man she used to be in love
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Mary Hyland 11/18/14 P.3 Poem Reaction Paragraphs Emily Dickinson: “Success Is Counted Sweetest” This poem brought about a reaction in me of true success. The message is those who succeed‚ never truly appreciate success: only those who fail‚ or who lack something‚ can truly appreciate the joy if they had succeeded. The poet says “those who ne’er succeed” genuinely value success‚ or as she says‚ “They “count” it “sweetest”. Dickinson also states the members of the victorious army
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war poetry is the transformation that war brings about in a person. Many poems reveal boys going into war and becoming young men after the experience. Another dominant theme in war poems is about the forgotten soldiers who lost their lives and weren’t remembered. Many poems have been written about war and the feelings evoked by war. Even though a lot of war poetry was written before World War 1‚ the defining war poems were written during or about World War 1. Possibly the main reason for this
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------------------------------------------------- Example: ------------------------------------------------- Discuss how the theme of ‘childhood’ or ‘war’ is expressed in two of the works you have studied. (You might discuss the theme of childhood in a poem and a novel you have studied this year) 1. Think about important themes that appear in each of the texts that you have studied this year. 2. Consider significant characters and their role in the texts you have
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Husband (Dan) and Wife(Tiffany) talk about many topics in their sex life. Scenario 1 When Tiffany talks to Dan about important issues about bills‚ the kids and work he barely says anything or gives an input. When Tiffany talks about their sex life‚ Dan gives a simple answer on “whatever you want to do‚ sweetie”. This is an example of poor communication skills. Dan needs to learn how to be a active listener. Tiffany is talking about important subjects in their life and Dan should put his own input into
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