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    Sharon Olds’ poem "Late Poem to My Father" exposes the profound effect that childhood trauma can have on someone‚ even in adulthood. The speaker of the poem invokes sadness and pity in the reader by reflecting on the traumatic childhood of her father‚ and establishes a cause and effect relationship between the abuse he endured as a child and the dependence he develops on alcohol as an adult. The idea of emotional retardation caused by childhood experiences is not uncommon‚ especially in our

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    Remember Poem Analysis

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    and sound. Joy Harjo uses figurative language to relay the message of the poem. “Remember the suns birth at dawn.” (L4) This personification is saying not to forget how the sun rises. It also means don’t take for granted that you have another day to live and express yourself. “Remember the plants‚ trees‚ animal life who all have their tribes‚ families‚ their histories. Talk to them‚ listen to them. They are alive poems.” (L14-16) This personification says to remember mother nature because without

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    "A Good Man is Hard to Find": The Grandmother’s Grace Flannery O’Connor’s "A Good Man is Hard to Find" tells the metaphorical tale of a family’s fatal confrontation with The Misfit‚ an escaped serial killer. The incidents and characters throughout the story are aspects of a plot intending to symbolize the spiritual grace passed from one human to another‚ without regard for kindness or evil. The prominent character in O’Connor’s story is the grandmother‚ who embodies this grace. By including

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    WITH LOVE… (A collection of poems) From the writer of (The Thin Line) Hadiza Bagudu Copyright © Hadiza Bagudu 2008 All Rights Reserved CHAPTER ONE LOVE RUMOR HAS IT Rumor has it That you have got a thing for me That you care But we both know that There is no smoke without fire I know you watch me Every time I walk by Without looking I can feel the smile I look your way And you tried to hide From your blushing eyes I know you are mine Your deep brown eyes And your dazzling

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    Poem Analysis: Erlking

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    The great German Lieder use the versatility of a piano and beauty of a poem to set an intimate mood for its audience. Scenes the poem paint are the crux of the lied. Supernatural elements injected into the verses bring the power of the unknown; that is what makes Schubert’s "Erlkönig" stirring. The German poem by Goethe opens with a father clutching his feverish child‚ riding through a windy night. But the child sees a forest spirit‚ the Erlking‚ beckoning him to death. His father tries to placate

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    Poem Analysis Of Poetry

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    -Alone in a dark room‚ -Every entity has left me here. -The door is barred by a broom‚ -Belonging to the witch who sealed my fait. -Curled into a ball -Knees to my chest‚ back against the wall. -This is my only protection. -Although the only breath I hear is my own‚ -I’m reminded I’m not yet alone. -Lingering above me is the everlasting pressure‚ -That makes my body wrack with sobs. -Cut‚ it whispers‚ -The foul word drips with a venom even snakes envy. -It swirls around me‚ -Taking

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    Coyote Poem Analysis

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    Animal spirits are said to be able to change into human form. He continues the poem by:Here he is implying that within him is an animal‚ and this animal is Coyote. The animal and Ortiz are one in the same‚ which makes Coyote and Ortiz one in the same as well. The closeness of the two described here shows Ortiz’s familiarity with

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    impression a father lives on a child will have an effect on them for the remainder of their live. In Jimmy Carter’s poem‚ “I Wanted to Share My Father’s World”‚ he reveals how every moment with a father‚ regardless of the situation‚ should be cherished. In the poem‚ Jimmy Carter‚ tells how he still longs for the things his father gave him while he was growing up. Carter shares in his poem the “…pain [he] mostly hide[s]‚ / but [that] ties of blood‚ or seed‚ endure” (1-2). The lines tell the audience

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    Commentary on the poem- ‘My Grandmother’ by Elizabeth Jennings The poemMy Grandmother‚’ is a recount of a childhood memory of the poets’ grandmother who “kept an antique shop”‚ and there are many underlying meaning and thoughts in the poem‚ which illustrate the strong attachment of the grandmother towards her shop and the relationship between her and the poet. The poet uses her grandmothers’ life to portray themes such as loneliness‚ guilt and the passing of time. The first and third verse are

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    from the shelf; my mom didn’t have much tolerance to put up with this. Part of you was injured but every thing I did somehow it was a mistake. You never let me forget because we were God‚ and then took me to bed because I was forever yours. Connotation: "My Papa’s Waltz" presents similes‚ metaphors‚ and personification. An example of a simile would be‚ "But I held on like death." The author means that he could never let go he is so desperate. A personification example would be‚ "My mother’s countenance

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