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    Raven‚" for example‚ would state that the speaker of the poem is longing for his lost love and becomes beguiled by a raven that speaks only one word‚ "nevermore." 2 Write about the poetic language and imagery. Does the poet use precise and vivid vocabulary to create detailed images? What literary devices are used to enhance meanings? Answer these questions by explaining and analyzing specific examples from the poem. Tell how the poet creates those images. A good example of this would be the poetry

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    CONTENT The poem FORGIVE MY GUILT is about a little boy who had killed two birds with a gun without knowing the consequences until after he had done it. He saw the birds suffering which made him feel very guilty and he wants forgiveness for what he had done. He thought about what he done for days and wants forgiveness of his sin which was that he killed a living creature. Themes CHILHOOD EXPERIENCES- the ‘sin’ happened when he was a little boy . Guilt- sin‚ remorse- he felt guilty after

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    Forgive My Guilt Poem Analysis Who was the poet who wrote the poem “Forgive my Guilt”? Well the poet who wrote the poem “Forgive my Guilt” was the American poet Robert P. Tristram Coffin. Robert was born on March 18‚ 1892 at Brunswick‚ Maine. Robert won the Pulitzer Prize for his poem “Strange Holiness” in 1936. His poems were based on New England farm and his voyage life. His poems were committed to cheerful acts for the world. Sadly Robert died on January 20‚ 1955 at Portland‚ Maine. In the poem

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    Forgive my guilt written by Robert P. Tristram Coffin is a narrative poem written in the 1st person which tells us about a man who is regretting his past when he use to kill birds. It is written in flashback because the persona wrote the poem as an adult with hindsight at his childhood how he used to lay on the frost flow with his gun being prepared to shoot. The dominant theme ascertained was remorseful. The persona showed a tone of regret. In lines 23 and 24 we saw where he asks the wild‚ airy

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    SIM CARD A Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card is a portable memory chip used mostly in cell phones that operate on the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network. These cards hold the personal information of the account holder‚ including his or her phone number‚ address book‚ text messages‚ and other data. When a user wants to change phones‚ he or she can usually easily remove the card from one handset and insert it into another. SIM cards are convenient and popular with many users

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    moments of tired frustration‚ is realized. She implies that she will never die‚ so long as women keep having babies. Poems: ‘Ol’ Higue’ and ‘Le Loupgarou’ The what - Content: Theme – The supernatural‚ stories used to explain unknown or phenomena. Beliefs held by society custom - culture Ol’ Higue – name given to woman who haunts babies – this results in sickness or death. Practices govern how this situation is treated – use of salt‚ rice grain and the sun

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    Analysis of “Forgive My Guilt” by Robert P. Tristram Coffin The poem “Forgive My Guilt” by Robert P. Tristram Coffin has a religious framework and diction as the poet committed a sin and is asking for forgiveness. The title gives the idea that the poem may be a prayer. The theme is one of regret. It has a remorseful tone and a sad‚ solemn mood. In the poem‚ a man regrets shooting two birds in his youth. They did not die immediately but suffered for a long time. In the first line‚ the poet notes

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    many poetic devices in it. The poem is written by a guy named Alfred Noyes. The poem is about a highwayman that is in love with a beautiful girl‚ Bess. He leaves the home to steal gold. When he is gone‚ the Redcoats come into the home and tie up Bess. She decides she would kill herself before she have to see her lover die. After she kills herself‚ the highwayman gets killed by the Redcoats.This poem is filled with poetic devices‚ which makes this poem a masterpiece. One of the major poetic devices

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    Poetic Devices 1. Alliteration- The repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds at the beginning of words. Ex: She sells sea shells by the sea shore. 2. Assonance- The repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds. Ex: The blue moon rose too soon. 3. Enjambment- The continuation of a sentence from one line to the next line.  When you are reading poetry‚ do not stop at the end of a line.  Read through until you hit punctuation that tells you to stop. Ex: “The setting sun/ slithers into

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    consequences that we receive for everything we take in this society. This quote is especially true and best exemplified by two works of literature‚ "Forgive My Guilt" by Robert P. Tristram Coffin and "After Twenty Years" by O. Henry. The use of literary elements such as metaphor and irony further illustrate the validity of the quote. The plot of "Forgive My Guilt" deals with a man who takes the lives of two birds. The man shoots the two birds and for days‚ he hears the cries of the birds. He feels guilty

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