discover the detailed route is the most efficient when it comes to education. To begin‚ the poem and painting describe George Washington differently using dialogue versus body language. In the poem‚ Washington yells “Go!” while in the painting‚ his proud stance and his uplifted head exert confidence as he leads his men onward into battle (Shulman line 7). When Washington shouts to his men in the poem‚ readers can detect he is commanding his men. Washington is encouraging his crew to keep striving
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the Poem "Variations on the Word Love"_ The writer of the poem Margaret Atwood was born in November 18‚ 1939 in Ottawa‚ Ontario‚ Canada. She is not only a poet‚ but also a novelist‚ a literary critic‚ an essayist and an environmental activist. And she is an excellent writer‚ a winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award and Prince of Asturias award for Literature. Her genres of writing include historical fiction‚ speculative fiction‚ science fiction‚ and dystopian fiction. The theme of the poem "Variations
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Amber Davis Professor Quirk Literature 101 February 28‚ 2013 We Wear the Mask The lyric poem “We wear the mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar is a poem about the African American race‚ and how they had to conceal their unhappiness and anger from whites. This poem was written in 1895‚ which is around the era when slavery was abolished. Dunbar‚ living in this time period‚ was able to experience the gruesome effects of racism‚ hatred and prejudice against blacks at its worst. Using literary techniques
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In the poem “Making Sarah Cry” the theme is being different‚ and in the play “The Watsons Go to Birmingham” the theme is also being different. Both these passages show this theme. In the poem “ Making Sarah Cry” it shows being different in a different way than “The Watsons Go to Birmingham” because sarah was being made fun of because of all of her actions and what she did‚ but in the play “The Watsons Go to Birmingham” it was representing the theme being different in a different way because
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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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Analyzing “The Sound of Silence” The song “The Sound of Silence” can be interpreted in different ways‚ but has an overall constant tone of being depressed and weary throughout all of the five stanzas. In the first stanza‚ the narrator may have had a nightmare previously and is turning for darkness to comfort him. It seems as if he wants to keep this awful dream secret “within the sound of silence”. This line may also suggest that he is scared or fears something terrible will happen in the future
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“Row row row your boat‚ gently down the stream… Merily merily merily merily‚ life is but a dream.” In life‚ everyone struggles and things do not always turn out perfect like we want it to. Sometimes people have to take charge of their own life in order to succeed and be happy. The nursery rhyme “Row row row your boat” displays this idea very well. This rhyme sings of how life is but a dream‚ but life is not always but a dream. In order to row your boat‚ or take charge of your life‚ you have to decide
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When reading through psalm 69‚ I see fitting to call it the “psalm of the struggle”. Indeed‚ David had his share of trials during his 70 years here on Earth. Whether it was running from Saul and Absalom‚ or watching countless‚ innocent people perish for numbering the populace‚ he clearly understood pain. Verse three exemplifies this reality as David sorrowfully exclaims that “I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God” (Psalm 69:3‚ King James Version). Kidner
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As the days go by I feel your light dimming and it breaks my heart. Laura Diaz words cannot explain what you mean to me and as the clock ticks down I’m realizing more and more what I’m losing when you are gone. First‚ I’m losing a cheerleader. No matter what I did you were always there to cheer me on even ifI didn’t reach the finish line you were there to comfort me and remind me to keep going. Second‚ I’m losing my game show partner. People can only imagine how many nights we had competing against
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Meeting Vera‚ you are amazed at her energy. She is confident in herself as a young woman‚ as leader‚ and a game changer. Her Afro centric demeanor and her outspokenness are part of the driving force that makes her to decide to paint landscapes with poetry instead of a paintbrush. She was born in Malawi then later moved to Botswana as a young adult‚ youngest of two girls – she was always the outspoken one. Never one to back down from the status quo‚ refusing to confine herself in the boxes provided
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