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    ------------------------------------------------- Example: ------------------------------------------------- Discuss how the theme of ‘childhood’ or ‘war’ is expressed in two of the works you have studied. (You might discuss the theme of childhood in a poem and a novel you have studied this year) 1. Think about important themes that appear in each of the texts that you have studied this year. 2. Consider significant characters and their role in the texts you have

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    The writer‚ Phillis Wheatley‚ uses many descriptive details about the natural world in her poem. She compares the sun setting and the new evening with many rural details. For example‚ in line two‚ she says: "The pealing thunder shook the heav’nly plain;" She is referring to the empty plains of a rural area. I also wondered how the poem would sound if she chose to praise the evening using details of an urban setting. You could easily use urban setting details as well as using rural setting details

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    Poems of Literature The poem “Lonely Hearts” by Wendy Cope is a little too dramatic in my opinion. In the poem‚ she writes about a man who is seeking for someone to love and that will love him back because he is lonely. In the poem the lines “Executive in search of something new—Perhaps bisexual woman‚ arty‚ young‚ Do you live North London? Is it you?” (7-9) informed me that this guy is so desperate to find somebody that he would settle with pretty much anyone that came along. I believe that no

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    Improvement. Comparative essay on Leaving by M.G.Vassanji and The Cage by Neil Bissoondath By Michael Rosario 821-685-773 Displacement is a theme that deals with leaving home. being able to better yourself through change. "The Cage" by Neil Bissoondath and "Leaving" by M.G.Vassanji both play on this theme. In these two stories characterization is used to convey the topic. Characterization is a process by which we are given an in-depth look at the character through the authors details relating to

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    In the essay‚ “Only Daughter”‚ the author Sandra Cisneros expresses her struggles as being the only daughter in a Mexican family of six sons and how these facts have affected her life and made her the person she is today. Sandra Cisneros mentions “I am the only daughter in a family of six sons. That explains everything.” Being the only girl in a large family has‚ in a way‚ forced Sandra to spend time alone with herself because Sandra’s brothers would not spend time with Sandra. This allowed Sandra

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    poem analysis

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    INTRODUCTION (1 paragraph) Use key words from the essay title in a brief description of what the poem is about. Comment briefly on the themes‚ issues‚ thoughts and feelings the poem explores.  Identify the narrator‚ the tone and viewpoint of the poem. STRUCTURE (1 or 2 paragraph) Divide the poem into sections and explain in more detail what the poem is about‚ section by section.  Write about the development of ideas and themes from one section to another and one stanza to another. Consider the

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    can be represented in various ways and can be spotted in a range of Australian poems. These poems are written by Australian poets who try to portray the Australian lifestyle and depiction of Aussie culture and experiences. Good morning/afternoon fellow audience members‚ I have selected two poems titled “My Country” and “Australia” to deconstruct and explain how they reflect on the Australian representation. The poem "My Country" was written by Dorothea Mackellar in 1908. She first wrote this literary

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    Beauty Poems‚ like stories and novels‚ often have themes and ideas that are expressed. In the two poems I read‚ de los Santos’ “Perfect Dress” and Hoagland’s “Beauty”‚ it is apparent that great thought was put into themes of beauty and into the ideas and opinions behind it. Through analyzation of these two poems I will collectively share the opinions and uncover perhaps previously unrealized perspectives that perhaps is not originally apparent In “Perfect Dress” the tone is immediately set with

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    On Mother-daughter relationship in The Woman Warrior 1 Brief introduction of Chinese-American literature in United States(the special focus on mother-daughter relationship in the Chinese-American women writings) From the nineteenth century‚ Chinese-American literature has been discriminated by the American literature canon. Most early Chinese American works tended to cater for the taste of the white readership. The situation changed till the later half of the twentieth century when

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    The Ball Poem

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    “The Ball Poem” John Berryman‚ experienced a loss. He writes about the pain associated with that loss and the memories that were connected. John Berryman expresses Symbolism‚ Imagery‚ and Metaphors throughout his poem by telling his story as a child‚ and the significance behind what could be the grief of losing his father. ​Berryman writes in his poem about depression and sadness. He uses the little boy and the ball to compare to a situation that most of us readers have experienced. The poem isn’t given

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