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    Beowulf: Poem Analysis

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    so it would be more appealing to varied audiences. Hollywood changes the epic poem so much in the movie to draw people’s attention‚ make it a good versus evil kind of movie instead of flat like the poem and making it a more sexy/ emotional movie. In the epic poem and the movie there are quite a few similarities. One being the symbols‚ Grendel represents life’s ordinary obstacles‚ Grendel’s mom represents

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    Response to Various Poems

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    Station of the Metro” by Ezra Pound Comment: I am surprised when I saw the “poem”. I didn’t know it’s allowed to only have two lines. But I think it is pretty though. Simplicity and brevity is always beautiful. I like how he used the word apparition. Given that he’s in a transport station‚ faces appear and disappear from your sight as they hurry around. I think it’s the perfect word to use. Fun fact: In the poem‚ Pound describes a moment in the underground metro station in Paris in 1912; Pound

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    Poem- Street Gangs

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    The poem‚ street gangs‚ emphasises to us that unpredictable nature of street gang members. The members of the gang lash out at anyone‚ even the innocent‚ if given the chance‚ evident through this poem. They use others as mere ’scape goats’ to their dysfunctional mentality and overgrown egos. The belief that they are “superior” in comparison to other individuals‚ which is their justification to their actions and why they believe they have the right to exploit others for their own gains. The moral

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    Alone Poem Response

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    Melissa Hoang 3Poetry#1 Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “Alone” is the real reflection of how his life had been. The poem is about how Poe led a life much different from those of the same age around him; and how he could never fit in. It is a clear representation of his feelings of sorrow that he went through due to being the “odd one out” or a “misfit”. The first few lines of the poem emphasize on how he missed out on his childhood since he never really got a chance to live a normal life‚ “From childhood’s

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    in his or her works. Natalie Czech’s “A Poem by Repetition by Allen Ginsberg” combines two powerful pieces of art‚ poetry and photography to create one cohesive piece of art. The art is inspired by writings documented in Ginsberg’s personal journal; not originally being a poet‚ Ginsberg later had his journal turned into a poem. Czech later discovered the poems and altered the ending to a broader form of self-appreciation‚ changing the last line of the poem from “anybody‚” to “anything.”

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    robert frost poems

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    nature’s beauty. As you read a poem by Robert Frost‚ what seems to stand out the most? Is it his ability to paint a mental picture in your mind that can shift and change? Generally‚ his writing includes nature that shows reality and how it represents life and human experience. However‚ because the deeper meanings of his poems are usually overlooked‚ many people use words such as loneliness‚ anguish and frustration to describe some of Frost’s famous poems. In the poem "Come In‚" Frost tells about the

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    How is Conflict Portrayed in the Poems in the Conflict Section? The nature of conflict is a clash or coming together. There are many different types of conflict; it can come in varying scales of size and intensity. For example something which starts off as a family feud may end up as a World War. We can look at the causes of conflict‚ what actually happens or the effects. Tennyson’s ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’ paints a picture of the glory and honour of soldiers in battle as it happens. It describes

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    Greene's Poem 'Sappho'

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    Sappho poem‚ reading the poem myself it is undeniable that Sappho spoke ofEros in a subjective manner. Sappho uses Astropohe continually throughout her poem‚ turning Eros from inanimate object to an alive subject. Greene and Blondell mention the role between lover and beloved‚ how Sappho gives her personal testimony in experiencing Eros. She goes into great detail describing her experience of Eros in fragment 31. Greene emphasizes on Sappho intricate choices of words used throughtout the poem. Sappho

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    Symbolism in Whitman's Poem

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    Symbolism in Whitman’s Poems A number of influences operated upon Walt Whitman (1819-1892) from childhood which inspired him to become a poet. His father’s democratic ideas went a long way towards making him a poet of democratic ideals. He expressed his ideas about democracy‚ love‚ sex‚ mysticism and science in his poems. While expressing his ideas he used symbols from nature‚ such as grass‚ plants‚ birds and heavenly bodies‚ enabling readers to understand his ideas clearly. “Indirection is an

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    My Explication of the poem Fear by Gabriela Mistral I am going to explain to you the poem “Fear” by Gabriela Mistral. Her poem is about her fear of society changing the ways of her daughter‚ turning her into an independent adult. She fears that her daughter will change from the innocent young girl that she is‚ into a not so innocent‚ careless adult who doesn’t need her mother’s love. As the speaker’s daughter grows up she wants her to stay the same‚ always be good and careful in life‚ staying

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