Peter Meinke is the author of the poem “Advice to My Son”. Meinke was born in Brooklyn‚ New York in 1932. He later moved to Mountain Lakes High School in New Jersey in 1944 where he graduated from. During his high school‚ his dream was to one day be an author‚ this was revealed through his high school yearbook‚ “’wants to be: writer; probably will be: cencored‚’”( He soon went to college at Hamilton College and graduated in 1955. After‚ he enlisted into the army. In 1957‚ Peter Meinke married an
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The Sons of Liberty were much like modern day Isis. From burning houses to murder‚ they were the a group of people no one dared to provoke. The famous rebel group took a stand against the British Parliament for what they believed was right. They gave colonists hope in not only their future‚ but also America’s future. The Sons of Liberty are important because they secured America’s future‚ showed their bravery‚ and formed the Continental Congress. The Sons of Liberty organization consisted of only
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In his poem‚ "Advice to My Son‚" Peter Meinke illustrates the significance of life. As a father‚ he tells his son the importance of living life to the fullest‚ and by not taking things for granted‚ his son‚ can be a better person and live a better life. I found myself being able to connect to this poem emotionally‚ as I have strong personal feelings about the significance of life. The author tells‚ "The trick is‚ to live your days as if each one was your last." This advice is important and as simple
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Section B [25 marks] POETRY Read this poem carefully‚ and then answer the questions that follow it: Son of Mine To Dennis My son‚ your troubled eyes searched mine‚ Puzzled and hurt by colour line. Your black skin soft as velvet shine; What can I tell you‚ son of mine? 5 I could tell you of heartbreak‚ hatred blind‚ I could tell of crimes that shame mankind‚ Of brutal wrong and deeds malign‚ Of rape and murder‚ son of mine; But I’ll tell instead of brave and fine When
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The poems‚ "If" and "Mother to Son" are both poems that addresses that the central idea is a life lesson. Both writings are similar because‚ they both have a similar central idea. Both authors convey this idea there are similarities and differences. Although‚ the poems have the same idea‚ there are similarities and differences. The poems come across life edvice. "If" and "Mother to Son" are similar in a way because‚ they are both about teaching a life lesson. In both poems it about teaching their
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Professor miller October 16‚ 2012 The poem “Mother to Son”‚ by Langston Hughes‚ is an inspiring poem. It is the epitome of what every parent should instill within their child and that is the success of our children. Langston Hughes was born in 1902 and was a well-known poet during the Harlem Renaissance. His poems were not personalized but spoke for all African Americans alike. In this poem there is significant meaning from a loving mother to her son through language‚ metaphors‚ imagery repetition
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"My Papa’s Waltz" is one of most popular contemporary poems written by Theodore Roethke. The poem was first published in 1942 by Heast Magazines‚ Inc. from The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke. It is a poem about a boy recalling a time with his father while they share a dance of waltz. This poem consists of four quatrains written in iambic trimeter with a simple rhyme scheme. It uses imagery‚ metaphors‚ and simile to invoke a strong impression. Each image captures an emotional richness all told
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Bringing My Son to the Police Station to be Fingerprinted “ Bringing My Son to the Police Station to be Fingerprinted” ‚ by Shoshauna Shy is about how a mom had to drive her son to the police station to get his fingerprints taken. Her son must have done something bad to have to have her take him to the police station. Although the poems as I first read the title‚ I thought it was gonna have details explaining why they were going to a police station. Instead of explaining that situation
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time I read this poem I got the feeling that the speakers dad is an alcoholic based on the first 2 lines. Knowing that I got this pit in my stomach because my dad is an alcoholic aswell and I grew up with him always smelling like beer or rum. The second stanza I didn’t really understand so with a few more readings and dissecting it I should figure it out. However I did get that the dad is abusive towards the speaker based on the 3rd and final stanza. Overall I feel that this poem is strong and is
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DOUBLE ME vs. MY SON THE FANATIC I have chosen this painting - Double Me - to put the short story - My Son the Fanatic - into perspective Double Me was painted in 1993 by the Danish artist Michael Kvium and is one of a series of four paintings. In the painting there are two men. They’re both dressed in black. Their positions towards each other looks strained‚ as they are holding hands while pushing their weights forward‚ as if they are fighting. Also their faces are only a few centimeters from
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