hard to master” (1)‚ and repeats it several more times throughout the poem. She speaks in a casual and easy to understand tone‚ despite its perplexing verse form (known as the villanelle). The speaker starts with the loss of ordinary‚ everyday things and gradually moves to the bigger things‚ such as the loss of her significant other. While the speaker claims that losing is something she has long since mastered‚ by the end of the poem‚ we can see that losing her sweetheart did affect her‚ regardless of
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tone‚ which has the tone of the poem spilt out across the words written down which holds an encoding. The encoding or message is what the poet truly wants to get across to you from the particular speaker or mask they are behind. In the poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling‚ he masks himself with the face of a father reaching out to his son. He characterizes what would make the ideal person‚ making them seem almost holy‚ if they could accomplish all tasks addressed in the poem. Evidently‚ Kipling tries to rely
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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 used to think that pork chops and karate chops Were the same thing I thought they were both pork chops And because my grandmother thought it was cute And because they were my favorite She let me keep
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Jorge Luis Borges’ short story‚ “Borges and Myself‚” and Julia de Burgos’ poem‚ “To Julia de Burgos‚” are two self reflective pieces about their respective authors. They both focus on a detachment between the author’s persona and self image. Not only do these literary works share similar themes‚ but they use many of the same poetic elements. These elements - tone‚ metaphors‚ and allusions - are a means to accurately communicate the internal struggle they share. Both pieces use tone. In “Borges and
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| | our Casuarina Tree is a poem published in 1881 by Toru Dutt‚ an Indian poet. Its a perfect example of craftsmanship.In this poemToru Dutt celebrates the majesty of the Casuarina Tree and remembers her happy childhood days spent under it and revives her memories with her beloved siblings. ------------------------------------------------- Summary The poem begins with the description of the tree. The poet says that the creeper has wound itself round the rugged trunk of the Casuarina Tree‚ like
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interpreted meanings that most would look past without proper analyzation. I believe that this famous poem has more in-depth meanings other than just the concept of giving and receiving‚ and that we should take into account the various messages the author could have portrayed with this impactful piece of poetry. “Focus more on what you need than what you want‚” is a very important concept in this poem. As the piece states‚ the boy is constantly asking the tree for things he desires‚ but in the end he
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The two poems‚ “Slam‚ Dunk & Hook” and “Fast Break” both capture the attention of the audience by describing basketball as a game of imagery versus a game of athleticism. In‚ “Fast Break” by Edward Hirsch‚ the author uses vivid diction. Hirsch states‚ “to see an orange blur” (Hirsch). This describes the basketball as a flowing object. His tone is very easy going at this point in the poem. He uses vivid imagery to show that basketball is an art and it isn’t always about the fans and the players but
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bursting strong imagery in her poems during pivotal points in her poetry to help a particular piece of the poem stand out and convey a certain idea or theme to the reader. While analyzing three of Song’s poems the reader is able to understand and recognize the characteristics that set her apart from other poets in general. “Picture Bride”‚ “The Youngest Daughter”‚ and “Eat” (which are three of Cathy Song’s poems) showcase these characteristics well. Picture Bride‚ a poem that we recently studied in
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with the Erkling because the child is much more sensitive to its cackling than he is. The father‚ not seeing the creature‚ says "My son‚ the mist is on the plain."‚ when the child says that the Erkling is coming close. The Erkling says only to the child‚ "Sweet lad‚ o come and join me‚ do! Such pretty games I will play with you; On the shore gay flowers their color unfold‚ My mother has many garments of gold." to try and lure him away from the father‚ but the father does not listen. The curious child
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MY ANALYSIS What are the good features of a handout? It is specific and concise. It highlights the important ideas and concepts about a certain topic. It is organized for the convenience of the students. Which of these features are present in the handout I made? All of the features that I mentioned above are present on the handout I made. All the important details of the pieces of information that I included are carefully selected and laid out in organized manner. Which features are not present in
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