“The Language of the Brag”: Sharon Olds’s Poem on Female Accomplishments Defining what it is to be a woman‚ Sharon Olds’s poem “The Language of the Brag” examines where the achievements of women fall along the accomplishments of men. Capturing both my personal interest and intrigue‚ Olds uses graphic imagery in a poem that connects to the values of womanhood. Showing the transitions of a woman’s place in society through metaphoric conventions‚ Olds exhibits her pride in being a woman‚ a pride all
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Acquainted with the Night by Robert Frost I have been one acquainted with the night. I have walked out in rain – and back in rain. I have outwalked the furthest city light. I have looked down the saddest city lane. I have passed by the watchman on his beat And dropped my eyes‚ unwilling to explain. I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet When far away an interrupted cry Came over houses from another street‚ But not to call me back or say good-bye; And further still at
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Rites of passage” - Sharon Olds and “Real boys” - William Pollack Although the main theme of the two texts is anger and how boys express this strong feeling as a way of solution to conflicts‚ the texts‚ in term of form they are fundamentally different. On the one hand‚ text 1(a) is a poem called “Rites of passage” written by Sharon Olds‚ which ironically shows how this violence has been present in the life of the poet’s son. On the other hand‚ text1 (b) is an extract from scholarly study
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“The Last Night That She Lived” Emily Dickinson seems to be in dismay‚ contain grief‚ be confused‚ and even jealous that it wasn’t her or another that died in the woman’s place. With all of these emotions in place‚ Justin Bryant’s note seems appropriate. He noted‚ “"The speaker never has one solid and stated attitude toward the woman’s death". She switches her attitudes back and forth throughout the poem in her utter confusion. Dickinson starts by saying it was a “common night” until the death of
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An Old Man’s Winter Night This is a very haunting poem about an old man who stands alone dying in a dark house in winter. His memory is failing him and because of that he doesn’t know who he is or why he is in the house but he stays there inside the house because of the gruelling winter weather outside. There is no sense that the old man is existing for anyone or anything‚ he is purely alone. He is alone not only because no one is with him‚ but also because there will be no one to remember him after
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My Last Duchess-Robert Browning The poem "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning is a poem written about a Duke of the 16th the century. The Duke is the speaker of the poem an is explaining to a visitor about a portrait of a ex-wife. He tells how she was a flirt and had very disgraceful behavior. He claims she flirted with everyone and did not appreciate his "gift of a nine-hundred-years- old name." As his monologue continues‚ the reader realizes with ever-more chilling certainty that the Duke in
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Literary Analysis of the poem "Hymn to the Night"‚ by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow‚ applying the "New Criticism" approach. Imagery: The imagery of the hymn is very rich and diverse. Longfellow uses a lot of personifications‚ similes‚ metaphors‚ and other literary figures to create the aesthetic atmosphere of the poem. Personification: The most widely used device of the poem is personification. The central image of the poem is the Night that is a personification of the beloved woman. Personification
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Answer 11) The poem “the starry night” is inspired by Vincent Van Gogh’s famous painting Starry Night. There is a lot of common group between the artist and the poets work. In both the works by Vincent Van Gogh and Anne Sexton the readers are exposed to a sense of suicidal tendency‚ really dramatic imagery and immortalization of the artist by their work. Sexton in her works portray a desire for death which reflects her suicidal nature and the fact that she eventually committed suicide. The poet has
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Repetition in order to restate and emphasize on his points. The repetition of “Last night” in “Last night Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong. Last night Japanese forces attacked Guam. Last night Japanese forces attacked the Philippine Islands. Last night the Japanese attacked Wake Island.” where this repetition causes the audience of the speech to feel betrayed and afraid of Japan due to the fact that they planned that all these attacks to be taken at once. In this speech Roosevelt managed to put
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author from New Jersey. She is 50 years old. She was born on April 22 1967. She has 2 children their names are Chloe Mass and Griffin Mass. She got her education at Tufts University‚ California State University‚ Long beach. Her hobbies are hiking and photography‚ but really she says it is collecting candy wrappers and searching for buried treasure with her metal detector. One of her favorite quotes is chase down your passion like it’s the last bus of the night. Wendy Mass written 23 books. She has
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