POEM: "ORCHIDS" POET: HAZEL SIMMONS-McDONALD (St. Lucian-born) FACTS: Ø Orchids are currently believed to be the largest family of flowering plants. Ø The number of orchid species equals more than twice the number of bird species‚ and about four times the number of mammal species. It also encompasses about 6–11% of all seed plants. Ø All orchids are perennial (persistent) herbs and lack any permanent woody structure. The leaves of most orchids are perennial‚ that is‚ they live for several
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Pablo Neruda was born on July 12‚1904 in Parral‚ Chile. He was originally named Neftali Ricardo Reyes‚ and was raised by his widowed father in Temuco‚ Chile. He began to show an interest for literacy early as thirteen‚ being given the opportunity to write limited articles and share his poems in the daily La Manana news paper. With the influence and experience that La Manana newspaper gave Pablo Neruda‚ in 1920 he was able to branch out and be part of the literary journal “Selva Austral.” Here
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influence all were significant issues that caused conflict and unrest. It was a time when political activism and ideology was strong; Neruda was one such political activist. As result of this era‚ his poetry incorporates many lyrical‚ personal and political dimensions. He understood the necessity of writing poetry to be accessible‚ particularly to the lower class‚ and it is for this reason he wrote in the language of everyday life. Neruda’s voice is the voice of the working class‚ the voice of peasants and
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Analysis of Defense of Poetry Steve Budd Percy Bysshe Shelley Percy Shelley was born in 1792 in Sussex England‚ Shelley would become one of the finest poets of the Romantic period. He was brought up under very privileged circumstance and attending Syon House Academy at the age of ten‚ Eton at the age of twelve and would later attend Oxford University (Penn par 1). It was at this time he would received extensive knowledge of the classics and become interested in science and
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Poetry A Soldier By Robert Frost He is that fallen lance that lies as hurled‚ That lies unlifted now‚ come dew‚ come rust‚ But still lies pointed as it plowed the dust. If we who sight along it round the world‚ See nothing worthy to have been its mark‚ It is because like men we look too near‚ Forgetting that as fitted to the sphere‚ Our missiles always make too short an arc. They fall‚ they rip the grass‚ they intersect The curve of earth‚ and striking‚ break their own; They make us
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Patrick Kavanagh’s poetry is fascinating‚ universal and enthralling. I think the imagery is powerful and cinematic also. In my opinion there are four poems written by Kavangh which would be essential in a short anthology of his work. They are ‘Inishkeen Road: July Evening’‚ ‘On Raglan Road’‚ ‘Advent’ and ‘The Hospital’. These poems show Kavanagh’s development throughout his life and his amazing power of manipulation over the English language. In these four poems Kavanagh deals with themes such as
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Death and Mortality in Poetry P.Morgan ENG 125 Instructor Saake June 11‚ 2012 Death is a part of life. This is a cliché that has resonated throughout society since the beginning of time. Some hate the thought of dying and some welcome its tender relief‚ but whatever the feeling towards it Death still comes to everyone eventually. Two poems‚ in particular‚ speak of death very differently. In the poem Because I could not stop for Death by Emily Dickinson‚ Death is a courteous guide to a
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Similarities Between Rap and Poetry Poetry and rap have been around for many years and have been used to appeal to the senses of audience members of many different ages‚ races‚ cultures. Poetry and rap are similar in many unique ways. One may look upon poetry and rap as two different genres‚ however‚ rap can actually be classified as a form of modern day poetry. Rap often talks about different ideas and subjects than most poems‚ however they hold similar formats to poetry and give a similar emotional
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Good morning/ afternoon everyone First of all‚ thank you for inviting me to this exhibition of Poetry in Motion. I was inspired to create my work based on the poem called This Man‚ by the Solomon Islands poet‚ Celo Kulagoe. This poem is a critique of the all-encompassing power of money‚ which can dictate to presidents and prime ministers alike and can ruin those with few resources. This resonates with the current issue of Coal Seam Gas mining and its wealthy supporters‚ while the dangers to the
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Poetry Explication Guidelines The following can serve as a general outline for your explications. You will have to add and organize your own subheadings‚ or you may have to delete some sections. You may also use other orders of ideas that may suit your particular content. Just be sure your explication is thorough and organized. I. Introduction a. (Include such items as what is the poem title‚ who is the author‚ and where did you get your copy? What is the theme and subject of the poem
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