“Flying At Night”: A Poets Understanding of Life as it is In a world as large and busy as our own‚ it is often hard for humanity to comprehend the many mysteries that are present in our lives. In reality many of these mysteries will remain unanswered until the end of time‚ however it is essential for humanity to view itself as only a very small part of existence in its entirety. This unique perspective on life is a major theme throughout Ted Kooser’s “Flying at Night”. In the eyes of the poet
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In the poems “We grow Accustomed to the Dark” by Emily Dickinson and “Acquainted with the Night” by Robert Frost‚ both poems talk about night time in a way that also contrasts to life and its difficulties‚ and how people are sometimes ignorant to things when they are in the dark. In Dickinson’s poem‚ she capitalizes some words‚ and by this‚ she is able to emphasize the most important words of the poem: words such as “Dark”‚ “Evenings”‚ and “Midnight”‚ show ignorance that seems awkward in the
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Edward Hopper’s painting “Office at Night” creates a psychological puzzle in the viewers mind. It appears as if the man is the boss of the woman‚ who seems to be his secretary. The way the man and woman are both positioned in the picture suggests that either the woman has asked the man and question and she is waiting for a response‚ she is expecting him to give her a new order‚ or she is standing by just to see what he will say or do next. Either way many viewers will interpret their actions differently
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After Eliezer’s father was beaten by Idek‚ a Kapo‚ Eliezer says‚ “I had watched the whole scene without moving. I kept quiet. In fact I was thinking of how to get farther away so that I would not be hit myself. What is more‚ any anger I felt at that moment was directed‚ not against the Kapo‚ but against my father. I was angry with him‚ for not knowing how to avoid Idek’s outbreak. That is what concentration camp life had made of me.” Eliezer’s complete outlook on life has changed since things started
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NIGHT OF THE SCORPION lesson plan Learning objectives: • To be able to comment on the punctuation used by a poet and how this punctuation helps us to understand the poem’s ideas • To be able to identify and rhythm and the pace of a poem and explain the impact of these on the reader’s understanding KEY WORDS THIS LESSON: punctuation rhythm pace repetition STARTER: (10 minutes) Remind the students of what being a successful group discussion member actually means‚ using the first
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“Acquainted with the Night” portrays a life filled with depression due to isolation. Frost’s personal experiences may have influenced the poem because he was known to have a sad life with many deaths in his family. This left him depressed and cut off from the world. The title gives insight into Frost’s bleak and lonesome world‚ where the darkness of night makes no impression on him. He uses a descriptive language with an array of different symbols in his poem “Acquainted with the Night”. The poem uses symbols
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“Meeting at Night” by Robert Browning The theme of this poem by Robert Browning‚ ”Meeting at Night”‚ is that to find true love‚ one will endure tough times before finding the right person. The narrator describes his journey along the beach to arrive at a place where he finds love. The speaker goes through an enchanting adventure and in the end‚ finds true love like in a Disney movie. Browning’s use of imagery and personification made the poem easy to understand and enjoyable to read. In each stanza
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imagery‚ and structure to portray the significance of dark and night in their poems. Although the poems differ in many ways they share a common theme of loneliness. They also use darkness as a symbol of their feelings. In the two poems “We Grow Accustomed to the Night” and “Acquainted with the Night” the authors use figurative language‚ sentence fluency and rhythms‚ and their word choice to reflect their similar views on the darkness of night symbolizing life experiences everyone has to face throughout
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Many devices are used in this poem to show the raw harsh night of November. The first line is a simile ‘tinkles like ice’ the word ‘ice’ represents the harshness and how painful ice is. When we look at the form of the poem‚ we can see how the poet uses enjambment to continue in what’s being said. The line ‘tries the door‚ and sidles past’ gives of a feeling of terror as the poet has personified it and gives of an impression that a human is trying to enter the house. On the second stanza the
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looking up at the stars on an autumn night‚ at a beach. Notice that Whitman approves of the father teaching his daughter astronomy. Whitman had very liberal ideas about education that were ahead of his time‚ the 19th century. She sees clouds engulf the stars‚ blocking her view. The voice of the poet reassures her that one‚ the stars will return‚ and two‚ a force exists that is even more eternal than the stars. Whitman really knows his stars. The astronomy in this poem is quite accurate. In autumn‚ in
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