The Scarlet Letter Reading Guide Directions: As you read each night‚ pay special attention to these questions/ comments. Be prepared to discuss these issues during class. You should keep notes to aid you in your reading and understanding of the novel. Focus on reading the chapters closely and using the following items to illuminate events that may be difficult to understand at first. I recognize that this is higher level reading‚ but I urge you to do as much as you can with the
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their life together is complete‚ and that the sun is being a nuisance. He then tells the sun that his lover is worth more than anything the sun can ever find outside their bedroom.It is a love poem of an unusual kind. In this poem‚ composed in the form of a dramatic monologue‚ the poet lover is angered at the Sun and calls it names for disturbing the time him and his lover are spendong together. . He addresses the Sun as “busy old fool”. He calls it unruly because‚ by peeping in to the bedroom
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Fireworks – a device containing chemicals that create a splendid explosion when lighted. That’s the first definition that comes to mind when the word ‘fireworks’ is mentioned. However‚ in the dictionary‚ it states that there is also a figurative meaning for fireworks‚ which is ‘an outburst of anger or other emotions’. In Amy Lowell’s poem‚ “Fireworks”‚ she uses the noun definition of fireworks to express the figurative meaning of fireworks. Throughout the poem‚ Amy reveals how much she hates this
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those events‚ there are three events juxtaposing them. The poem is presented in a manner where the story is based on the experiences of a first-person speaker. The poem follows a pattern in terms of how the events are alternated and is structured in a form of decasyllabic quatrain‚ where there are 4 lines and syllables. The poem consist of five unrhymed quatrain‚ however there are rhymes within the poem itself‚ such as spare and pair. The language in the poem is much more conversational and
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Emily Dickinson ’s poem‚ "A Narrow Fellow in the Grass"‚ is believed to have been written in 1865‚ and is a vivid portrayal of one of the most infamous creatures of the natural world‚ the snake. "A Narrow Fellow in the Grass" is a short six stanza‚ narrative which tells the story of an encounter with a snake. The poem expresses emotions of intrigue‚ "His notice sudden is"; apprehension‚ "But never met this Fellow/Attended or alone/ Without a tighter breathing/And Zero at the Bone."; and regard for
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Poetry analysis of “When in Disgrace with Fortune and Men’s Eyes” William Shakespeare penned down his most touching 29th sonnet‚ entitled‚ “When in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes”. This sonnet holds the subject matter of love. More particularly‚ this poem praises love. In the first quatrain‚ the author is in a state of melancholy and is treated as an outcast. In the second quatrain‚ he desires to be someone “with friends possessed”. But his love keeps him pushing forward. He wouldn’t change
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Many type of literatures expressed in more than one way in how to understand it. Those ways in order to understand particular literature called approach. In this case‚ poetry written by very well-known American poet‚ named Sara Teasdale. Sara Teasdale respected by all her wonderful works. Her poetries continued to be admired by many reader all over the world. One of those following reasons was very beautiful way she expressed her talent into it. Spring Night was created
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Haiku’s do not adhere to any known category of meter. The rhythmic structure of five‚ seven‚ then five syllables‚ is unique to this type of poetry. This particular haiku‚ however‚ veers from this traditional form; using instead a four‚ five‚ and four syllable structure‚ without a clear pattern of syllabic stresses. The first line has two unstressed syllables sandwiched between two accented syllables‚ adding a melodic feel to the piece. The word "streak" ends
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Cited: Rubaiyat Stanza‚ Iambic Tetrameter‚ and bears‚ oh my. (2013). retrieved from http://www.shmoop.com/stopping-by-woods-on-a-snowy-evening/rhyme-form-meter.html Robert Frost: Poems Summary and Analysis. (N/A). Retrieved from http://www.gradesaver.com/the-poetry-of-robert-frost/study-guide/section15/ Shmoop Editorial Team. (November 11‚ 2008).Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening. Retrieved February
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Reflection for “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” Abstract This essay consists of three sections. The first section‚ a brief synopsis of the book “I know why caged bird sings” is presented. At the second part‚ three insights after reading the book are introduced. That is‚ metaphor of caged bird‚ power of literacy‚ and power of silence. At the last section‚ discipline-specific knowledge that relevant to the main character of book is stated. Synopsis of the Text This autobiography
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