of belonging on cultural‚ familial and ideological levels as formed by his personal experiences; yet the central focus of these poems lies in the aspect of alienation and isolation more than it does belonging. When a sense of community is built up through his expertly virtuosic command of high powered
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of you know and I wanted to talk to you about a very important issue at our school. There is the problem of bullying and I would like to say something about it which will hopefully change things. Starting off with this poem I had found on the internet which is a very inspiring poem about bullying. It is called: To This Day- for the bullied and the beautiful by Shane Koyczan. _______________________________________________________________________________ When I was a kid I
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The poem that was chosen was “Stone” by Charles Simic. Charles Simic argues that it is better to be as simple as a stone‚ than being energetic and some other kind of creature or object that has action in its life. The narrator is telling us that his idea of perfection or tranquility is being a stone‚ lying there‚ doing nothing for eternity. He prefers this over being something like a tiger or something with action. In the beginning of the poem‚ Charles Simic says the he would go straight to doing
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Marathons in War This poem takes place during World War II. It is through the eyes of a girl who lost her family to the Nazis. She is pushed forward by the sight of her sister’s last smile. I’m running‚ racing nearly out of breath‚ But I won’t stop‚ for help is closer with each step. My family is gone‚ I’m not lost but I’m alone‚ I wish I could go back to the place I once called home. As the memories flood in‚ my heart fills with woe; Though now it’s impossible to tell who’s friend or foe. I
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"The woods are lovely‚ dark and deep‚" This line from the poem Stopping by woods‚ is saying that the woods are an opinionated place. The woods may be lovely to some‚ and scary to others. People may consider the woods to be lovely as they may have an interest for nature and it’s beauty. They may also like to see interesting animals‚ and escape from the reality of life. Some people might want to sit on a tree branch and enjoy the peace and quiet. To some people forests are a dark place‚ where they
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Interpretation of poems Dulce et decorum est are the first words of a Latin saying taken from an ode by Horace). The words were widely understood and often quoted at the start of the First World War. They mean "It is sweet and right." The full saying ends the poem: Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori - it is sweet and right to die for your country. In other words‚ it is a wonderful and great honour to fight and die for your country. The opening of the poem suggests Owen pities the state to
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In his poem‚ “Rwandan Genocide‚” William Cheesman states‚ “all the shouts every night‚ screams of pain‚ screams of fright‚ screams for mercy‚ to see morning’s light‚ to pardon them and to stop this fight.” Illustrated in the poem is the general perspective of a victim facing genocide‚ the pain is incomprehensible‚ and the urgency of its conclusion is precedent over everything. In multiple occasions‚ people have plotted the killing of a large group of people‚ and carried out. In 1975‚ communist leader
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Discuss how effective the two poems are in showing a sense of cultural understanding and/or assimilation. Personally‚ I find Assimilation by Eugene Gloria is more effective than Returning in depicting cultural understanding as a state of recognising and appreciating the culture. In the former‚ the poet focuses on the presence of the “scattered rice beneath the red-painted bench”. Although those rice grains are left-overs from his previous meal‚ the poet still attachs some significance to them‚
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The attitude of eurocentrism is best displayed when evidence shows that this poem focuses on the worldview of Western civilization. The source creator likely supports eugenics because it selects only the best genetics to breed so that all “poor” and undesirable traits are eliminated in the process‚ which can perhaps help “take up
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Descriptive and comparing ( using examples Joseph wright) Lyrical ( Rejoice Rejoice) . The language is also emotive as the poet is speaking about his personal feelings towards the ocean „ i never tire of the oceans quarelling“. The overall tone of the poem is melancholic and mysterious‚ especially as they are dealing with the ocean and its beauty. Content : This particular verse focuses on comparing the oceans quarelling to different things: the first few lines are example of what the quarelling ocean
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