“It was a sign of growing up‚ when the dark made no more difference to you than the day.” ― Roddy Doyle (page 278) This quote is from Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle. Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha is about a 10-year-old boy named Patrick Clarke‚ but everyone calls him Paddy. This books ’ setting is in 1968 ’s Dublin‚ Ireland. At the beginning of the book‚ Paddy is a cruel boy; he enjoys the Three Stooges‚ Geronimo‚ Father Damien and the Lepers‚ and also his favorite soccer player George Best. Paddy
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John Varghese Professor Black English 130 17 March 2014 Understanding the Difference In the poem‚ “Enter The Dragon”‚ we see a relationship between the speaker and his dad. Throughout the poem‚ there is a shift in tone. One interpretive problem presented by John Murillo’s “Enter The Dragon” is the tone the speaker uses when he says “I learn the difference between cinema and city‚ between the moviehouse cheers / Of old men and the silence that gets us home” (ll. 30-31). The poem begins with
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In John Keats’s poem "To Sleep" the construction of the poem works to enhance the reader’s interpretation. The poem dwells within a sonnet form‚ extolling all the virtues of "sleep." Falling within the general bounds of the sonnet‚ the poem is the obligatory fourteen lines of iambic pentameter coupled with an elaborate rhyme scheme. Although most closely resembling the English sonnet‚ the deliberate wanderings of the poem from this strict sonnet form merely serve to enhance the meaning of the poem
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The poem we are analyzing is called "To Autumn" by a poet named John Keats. The poem is an Ode to autumn. It’s a very serious‚ thoughtful poem that praises the season autumn. From the language and words Keats uses‚ we can tell this poem was written some time ago in the early 18th century. The poem is dedicated to autumn and is an expression of joy and harvest. We can tell this poem is an ode because of the way he praises autumn ’Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness.’ The first stanza is mainly
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The first example of love from George to Lennie is when the characters first run over to the pool. Steinbeck uses a variety of techniques such as similes and animal imagery andalso profanities to determine George and Lennies relationship. ‘snorting into the water like a horse… forgodsakes don’t drink so much… Jesus Christ you crazy bastard.’ The animal imagery of a horse makes Lennie seem slappy‚ awkward and unhygienic. The profanities used by George shows how much effort it takes to keep this simple-minded
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Love at first sight is a concept universally known‚ Shen Fu was lucky enough to experience this at an early age. He lived a blessed life‚ being born into an official family in the 27th year of the reign of the Emperor Chien Lung‚ which was a calm and peaceful time. Shen Fu met his lover‚ through a family gathering‚ Chen Yun was the daughter of his uncle‚ who he referred to as older-sister. The moment they had met Fu knew that she was going to the woman he wanted to marry. Fu was always concerned
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Nicholas Marshall 1‚112 words 9100 St. Charles Rock Road St. Louis‚ MO 63114 (314) 493-6100 marshalln204@ritenourschools.org The Love Of The Dead by Nicholas Marshall Ian gets off the phone to get back to work as it rings again from an unknown number. “Hello is this Ian‚ this is Dr. Smith from St. John’s hospital‚” the phone says. “Yes this is Ian. Is everything okay?” said Ian. “I
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Analysis of the poem “Sea Fever” by John Masefield The poem is about a person whose intense desire is to return to the sea. The person or the speaker has been to the sea before and the repetition of the line “I must go down to the seas again” in every stanza‚ brings out the speaker’s longing to experience sea life again. The speaker wants only a star to guide his tall ship‚ with the sails moving to the wind thereby wishing for a solitary life‚ with only nature taking control in directing him. “And
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“On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer” by John Keats “On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer” by John Keats is a poem widely recognised by critics as a pivotal moment in his development as a poet; this work is evidence of his complete mastery of the sonnet form (of which he wrote 64 in total). This poem was a key evolutionary process which would help him construct the development of his own poetic legacy: the Great Odes. Keats was enthralled by the sonnet form because it presented a
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since feeling is first Purposely applying unpredictable and sparse punctuation and conventions‚ Cummings emphasizes the importance of logic versus emotions through this style. In the poem‚ Cummings conveys his love and devotion to a woman of an unknown source by thus stating‚ “[they] are for each other.” Cummings expresses his beliefs that emotions are much more powerful and worth paying attention to rather than reasoning. The carefree feeling of being in love overpowers the brain’s tendency to overanalyze
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