Poems 2/HS305 The Harp Of India Why hang’st thou lonely on yon withered bough? Unstrung for ever‚ must thou there remain; Thy music once was sweet - who hears it now? Why doth the breeze sigh over thee in vain? Silence hath bound thee with her fatal chain; Neglected‚ mute‚ and desolate art thou‚ Like ruined monument on desert plain: O! many a hand more worthy far than mine Once thy harmonious chords to sweetness gave‚ And many a wreath for them did Fame entwine Of flowers still blooming on the
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Prayer Poems by Deeci Murphy Copyright Page Acknowledgements To He from which all blessing flow. To He who imparts strength to do all we do. To He who is the giver of all good gifts and perfect presents‚ I am humbly and graciously appreciative
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The attitude of eurocentrism is best displayed when evidence shows that this poem focuses on the worldview of Western civilization. The source creator likely supports eugenics because it selects only the best genetics to breed so that all “poor” and undesirable traits are eliminated in the process‚ which can perhaps help “take up
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Nostalgia is conveyed through images of home such as family and vanity according to Warsan Shire’s poem‚ “ Maymuun’s Mouth.” Shire communicates a sense of homesickness when she speaks about Maymuun’s “front teeth stain from the fluoride in the water back home.” Shire emphasizes the stains on the teeth because it is the first thing people see‚ it is a way to differentiate immigrants from the native citizens. Physical appearance reminds her of her life back home. Additionally‚ memory is articulated
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Sylvia Plath’s poem‚ "Medallion" is about a snake she finds dead‚ and the details of its body that she notices. Written in 1959‚ its form was strictly "controlled." Plath uses imagery‚ literary devices‚ and sensory details‚ especially colors. First‚ we "see" the image of a snake‚ bronze‚ lying in the sun near a gate with a "star and moon" design. By the gate with star and moon Worked into the peeled orange wood The bronze snake lay in the sun Next‚ Plath uses a metaphor
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With Maxine Tynes’ poem Reach out and Touch‚ the title suggests that the poem literally is about a person reaching out and touching objects or people. Tynes suggests that the more mature generation should reach out and help others more often‚ and maybe touching someone’s heart should be all worth it. The first 6 lines of Tynes’ poem‚ describes how the curiosity of a child. Line number 6 "to see if it comes off" proves that the child’s intentions were purely curiosity. The use of "electric" in line
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women are constantly being sexually harassed at work‚ or when women aren’t being paid as much as the men in the same role‚ or when women constantly have to adapt to society’s expectations. Her response reminds me of reading #17 not a pretty girl. This poem is actually a song by Ani Difranco‚ where Ani is saying that she isn’t a damsel in distress and that she doesn’t need to be rescued. She is strong and she isn’t an angry girl. My Aunt doesn’t need to be rescued‚ she went through tough times‚ battling
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everyone is a traveler and choosing the roads to follow on the map of life is never a straight path that leaves someone with one single direction in which to head. The poet’s point of view in this poem is his belief that it is the road that one chooses that makes him the man who he is. From the tone of this poem‚ he has an inspiring and thoughtful mood. "I shall be telling this with a sigh‚ somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood‚ and I took the one less traveled by‚" in this passage
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What techniques does the director‚ Danny DeVito‚ use in the film ‘Matilda’ to illustrate that the character‚ Jennifer Honey‚ is benevolent and sweet? The film ‘Matilda’ released in 1996‚ directed by Danny DeVito stars Mara Wilson as Matilda. ‘Matilda’ a film about a young child genius (Matilda) who is born into a family that does not care for her. The movie follows Matilda as she dives into a world of hammer throws and chokeys to prove Agatha Trunchbull the brawny‚ muscular woman serving as the remorseless
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Much like poetry‚ “Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent.” Music and poetry are two platforms in which artists from the beginning of time have chosen to circulate their ideas‚ feelings‚ and opinions. Although different in popularity‚ these mediums are alike in various ways. Nonetheless‚ not every song you hear on the radio can be properly analyzed using procedures that you would follow to evaluate poetry. A song has to contain certain literary elements
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