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    Tatiana Soeder Honors English- 3rd hour Poetry Analysis In the poem “Boy at the Window‚” Richard Wilbur uses imagery‚ tone‚ and theme to show what his purpose in this poem is. At the end of the poem‚ the author wants the reader to understand that we should not feel bad or sad about something that we don’t understand. Richard Wilbur’s use of imagery in the poem helps us to understand his purpose of this poem. The stanzas in the poem paint two completely pictures in your head when you read them

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    Poetry Analysis: Mountain Child The contemporary‚ free verse poem ‘Mountain Child’ is written by the Santali poet Nirmala Putul in 2004. She is native to the mountainous city of Dumka within the state Jharkhand‚ India. This poem is a powerful piece of literary text which cleverly explores the issues of the impact of technological advancement on nature and traditional lifestyle and‚ the simplicity and security of life in the mountains. Putul has skilfully interwoven several poetic techniques and

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    In regard to the question‚ patience is a virtue and is not used prominently today. A marriage and family counseling center in Denver supports the idea of enduring pain with patience. This is the indication that one or more can tolerate pain while they patiently wait for improvement. The same center

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    John Donne: Analyzing his Poetry The poet John Donne was an English poet‚ satirist‚ lawyer and priest. His poems are very sex and love driven. They are usually sonnets or songs and always contain great metaphors and impressive uses of irony. The three poems I have chosen to analyze are “Break of Day”‚ “The Flea”‚ and “The Indifferent”. All three of these poems share a common theme in love and are alike in many ways but all three poems also differ in many ways too. The theme that each poem has

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    Many people blamed President Herbert Hoover for the severity of the great depression. He just thought that the depression would just be a passing incident in our nation’s lives‚ thinking that it would be over in a few months. “Herbert Hoover (1874-1964)‚ America’s 31st president‚ took office in 1929‚ the year the U.S. economy plummeted into the Great Depression. Although his predecessors’

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    Reflecting on the Past and Future Poetry is a way to express a deeper truth and to move people or make them feel emotion. This is true in “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost and “Combing” by Gladys Cardiff. In “The Road Not Taken” the speaker is at a fork in the road and must choose a path. They are both worn down about the same and he tells himself he could always come back for the other. The deeper meaning is the speaker has a dilemma and must make a decision. In “Combing” a mother is

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    There are a multitude of techniques used by poets to make their poetry both pithy and complex. Due to the limitations of certain poetic forms‚ poets may be forced to use the devices of meter and blunt diction to accurately express their sentiments. Some poets may choose to use allusions to relate a number of scenarios to a certain theme‚ utilizing the historical context of these scenarios as further material for interpretation. Other poets may choose to the opposite approach to economy‚ intentionally

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    "Art is the illusion in which we see the truth"- Pablo Picasso Langston Hughes clearly connects with a wide range of audiences through the simplicity that surrounds his poetry. The beauty of this manner in which he wrote his poetry‚ is that it grasp people by illustrating his narratives of the common lifestyles experienced by the current American generation. His art form expresses certain questionable ideologies of life and exposes to the audience what it takes to fully comprehend what being an

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    request. Although she did all of these amazing things one of the things she is best known for is being a phenomenal poet. Her poetry includes themes of african american oppression‚ feminism‚ and human rights which makes them inspiring to read. Born Marguerite Annie Johnson‚ Angelou had a difficult childhood.

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    Personal Virtues I went over the list a couple of times and I am not sure if I even put them into the correct order or not of how I feel. I had changed them a few times. I am surprised at a couple of choices that I made. I was not sure of how to rate respectability and dignity. I know I can respect a person but that person does not respect me so I in turn do not want to respect that person. I do have self-worth and I do have pride in myself but I do not think it is

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