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    In this short story‚ "Barn Burning" by William Faulkner‚ one major theme is the evolution in the course of the story of the young boy’s sense of loyalty. He starts out with a forced on family loyalty and slowly evolves throughout the narration to a high sense of horror and justice. There is a persistent conflict of personality between the two main characters; the father‚ Abner Snopes‚ who values only his self-interest and the boy‚ his youngest son named Colonel Sartoris but called Sarty‚ who values

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    JULIUS CAESAR DIVIDED LOYALTIES Brutus Loyalty to country 1.2.172 - 175 “Brutus rather be a villager / Than to repute himself a son of Rome / Under this hard conditions as this time / Is like to lay upon us.” 3.1.169 – 170 “Our hearts you see not‚ they are pitiful; / And pity to the general wrong of Rome.” 2.1.117 – 118 “Our purpose necessary‚ and not envious;” 3.2.21 “Not that I love Caesar less‚ / but that I loved Rome more.” Loyalty to friends and loved ones 2.1.20 – 21 “ I have

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    physical and mental abuse from her abductor. She was violated and ripped of all her value. Oates displayed graphic and realistic detail so that the reader would have a clear understanding and visual of what had occurred. In William Faulkner’s tale “Barn Burning” was not as tragic. His story‚ in my opinion followed the pattern of choosing what is right from wrong‚ making strong decisions regardless of your situation. From this I obtained a family lesson‚ when Sarty became the lion and decided to remove

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    have unique holidays which are very similar at the same time. All the holidays start at unity then separation occurs which a wild storm in which is defined as a catalyst that conveys discovery and brings them back together. The poemBarn Owl” by Gwen Harwood is a deep poem on how a girl shoots a bird which conveys a variety of meanings from disconnection and the loss of innocence and realisation. The process of discovery is always challenging representing the different obstacles which occur throughout

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    Here is an anti bullying poem written by Jon Evans: Identity–The Bully They all try to look the same
all try to give themselves a name
pick on the boy who is all alone
just because his identity is his own
what has this world come to?
all this wrong that people do
just for the image they want to show
down the evil path they seem to go The next person you go to hurt
or try to make feel like dirt
instead of trying to look cool
feel for the guy you make look a fool A cool identity isn’t a need
let

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    Children forced to make adult decisions is a major theme in Sarah Orne Jewett’s “A White Heron‚” and William Faulkner’s “Barn Burning.” Sylvia and Sarty are the children in their respective stories‚ and they behave accordingly. However‚ when forced to make a choice‚ both are faced with a fork in the road. On one side of the fork is the path towards family happiness‚ and minimal repercussion upon themselves; the other path is that of the righteous‚ the good‚ and the caring. Children are not usually

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    “Those Winter Sundays” & “Paper Matches” “Those Winter Sundays” and “Paper Matches” are poems that came together to form the same qualities. However the two individual poems expresses it‚ in its own contrasting ways. Both “Those Winter Sundays” and “Paper Matches” intertwine metaphors into its work and the aspect of the under-appreciation of one party toward another. The poem “Those Winter Sundays” is of a grown adult looking back into his childhood. He remembers an event that led him to realize

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    _________ Poets try to use a concentrated blend of sound and imagery to create an emotional response and to try to get us‚ the reader‚ to sense a particular thing. In this poem “Ozymandias” by Shelley Percy Bysshe‚ there are different types of sound devices. The poet uses alliteration multiple times throughout the poem. “Cold command” and “boundless and bare” are examples of alliteration because the beginning letter of each word is the same. Alliteration helps the poet to make their meaning

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    Abc poem Flowers Lily is the purity of heart Mellow delicate beauty and sweetness Nasturtium represents a conquest or a victory in a battle Olive is so peaceful Poppy is inspiring and majestic. Diamante poem Puppy Playful‚ silly Barking‚ fetching‚ eating Ball‚ leash ‚ free‚ wool Sleeping‚ running‚ playing Sweet‚ young Kitten Sun Hot‚ warm Boiling‚ burning‚ heating Summer‚ Sunshine ‚ winter‚ thunderstorm Splashing‚ sliding‚ slipping Chilly

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    Constantly risking absurdity The poem “Constantly Risking Absurdity” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti is a poem where he compares a poem to an acrobat.He starts off by describing how an acrobat risks everything even his life to his audience by walking in a high wire of his own making.What Ferlinghetti means is that an acrobat does everything he can including his most precious values mental and physical to entertain and amaze his audience. He doesn`t care if he makes a fool of himself o even kill himself

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