Born in 1945‚ Robert Gray is an Australian poet renowned for his imagistic style‚ drawing strength from his fastidious concern for the precision of language and a meticulous contemplation of physical existence. Gray’s works are unconventional in structure‚ and prevalent throughout his poems are the recurring themes of humanism‚ consumerism and naturalism‚ peppered with allusions to personal experiences. Gray’s thematic concerns arise from his personal context‚ alongside his love of the Australian
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Cobain‚ Vincent Van Gogh and David Foster Wallace struggled with deep depression and mental illness all their lives‚ their works and pursuits continuously exacerbating their state of mind‚ until they ultimately decided that suicide was the only option. Robert Frost was also affected by the darkness of depression. But he‚ through his constant communion with the thing he writes so much about‚ was able to overcome it. The poems "Dust of Snow" and "Stopping
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“To the Virgins‚ to Make Much of Time” by Robert Herrick. In the opening stanza‚ the poet articulates the carpe diem tenet that urges one to "Seize the Day." The gathering of roses is a metaphor for living life to the fullest. The image of roses suggests a number of things: roses symbolize sensuality and the fulfillment of earthly pleasures; as vegetation‚ they are tied to the cycles of nature and represent change and the transience of life. Like the "virgins‚" the roses are buds‚ fresh‚ youthful
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Compare and contrast Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening’ and Birches’. The poetry of Robert Frost often embraces themes of nature. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening’ and Birches’ are not exceptions. Frost shows the relationship between nature and humans in both poems. In the poem Birches’‚ the narrator sees trees whose branches have been bent by ice storms. However‚ he favors a vision of branches that are bent as a result of boys swinging on them‚ just as he did when he was young
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Title: Choice Book Report I."Heroes" II. Robert Cormier III. Laurel-Leaf Books‚ 1998 IV. Personal library V. Pages: 135 pages VI. Fiction VII. Fiction is something told or written that is not fact: something made up. 2. A made up story about real or imaginary persons or events. VIII. Summary: A. Setting-The setting of "Heroes" is in a small town called Frenchtown. It is set in the early 1940s during the Second World War. Everyone knows each other in this town because it is so small. There
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in Lebanon‚ The Reagan Administration secretly began to sell weapons to Iran. This went against an American ban on arms sales to Iran‚ which had been in affect since the embassy had been seized. (Corrigan 40-41) These deals were arranged through Robert McFarlane‚ who was the head of the National Security Council. One of McFarlane’s main staff members was Marine Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North. McFarlane gave North the responsibility of handling the details of the deal and told him not to send
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with a strict father and horrible acne wasn’t easy for Robert Hansen. Robert had acne that was so bad he rarely socialized with his peers at school. With the lack of socialization‚ people seen him as a loner. Not only was he forced to use his right hand even though he was left handed‚ but he worked long hours in the family backers for no pay at all. Having very little friends or none at all would only make Robert feel even more left out. Being alone as a kid and not having the same social experience
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American Literature Mrs. Pratt January 26‚ 2011 A Very Romantic Writer Nora Roberts was born Eleanor Marie Robertson. She was born october 10th‚ 1950‚ in Silver Spring‚ Maryland. Robert ’s fathers worked at a local movie theatre and her mom stayed at home. Roberts is the youngest of five children and the only daughter. She believes that having all brothers helped her to adapt to men early on in life. Roberts attended catholic schools most of her life‚ but attended public school as a sophomore
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Intro Shakespeare and Browning both present the theme of desire through their central characters. Lady Macbeth (and Macbeth) is motivated by the desire for ambition and authority in ‘Macbeth’ whilst in the Browning monologues; the monologists are driven by the desire of power and control in ‘Porphyria’s Lover’ and revenge in ‘The laboratory’. All of which seem to have fatal conclusions as a result of each of their desires. As the texts were produced over 400years ago‚ audiences may have found the
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Robert Frost’s ’The Tuft of Flowers" is an exploration of human companionship. It discusses amity between men and it’s need for proximity. This is achieved through the conflicting themes of isolation‚ understanding & kinship‚ and the paradox that it creates. Robert Frost’s poem shows that companionship does not need a physical aspect or presence. Loneliness is a theme that leads the poem into further ideas. Heavily stressed upon‚ the audience can feel the protagonist’s isolation. "...as he had
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