“Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden looks like a simple poem‚ but when the reader dives deeper into the words he or she can easily see the theme of this poem is something much deeper and more personally connected to the speaker’s feelings and thoughts. The speaker is an adult‚ most likely a man‚ looking back on his childhood. As he remembers the events that took place inside his home with his family‚ he begins to realize how much his father did for not only himself‚ but his family. As an adult
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Analysis of a Poem When You are Old‚ by William Butler Yeats‚ represents and elderly woman reminiscing of her younger days. A past lover whispers to her as she looks through a photo album. Basically‚ Yeats is showing that as the woman gets older‚ she is alone‚ but she does not have to be lonely. She will always have her memories for companionship. "When you are old and grey and full of sleep‚ and nodding by the fire" (l.1-2) depicts the woman in her age‚ needing to nap more frequently
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Poem at 39 and Piano Poem at 39 is about a woman describing the relationship with her father. She first talks about how she misses him but the poet portrays a subtle sense of dislike and resentment. She says he was tired when she was born ‘How I miss my father I wish he had not been so tired when I was born. This makes her feel like she is not wanted as she has so many other siblings. A child that age would feel very bad if her father did not give it their love and attention and as they get older
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describe the setting of the poem? (the weather‚ atmosphere) 2. What effect does Porphyria have on the atmosphere in the cottage? 3. Why can’t Porphyria give herself to the narrator completely? 4. What does the narrator realise and how does this make him feel? 5. What does the narrator do and why? 6. What happens at the end of the poem? (Think about the lover’s frame of mind?) An Investigation into Porphyria’s Murder Remember: • This poem is a dramatic monologue. •
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Jordan Friedman Mrs. Kashmer English Period: 4 5-29-13 Writing to Compare Literary Works The following poems set a great example of imagery. The poet’s use of imagery adds to the meaning of each poem. Imagery describes a poem’s true meaning with the five senses. The images of blackberries help me understand the poet’s ideas within the words because of its vivid details. The visual images in line two have a clear picture of blackberry bushes filled with berries. Each adjective is like berry after
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Analysis of Pat Mora ’s "La Migra" Pat Mora ’s "La Migra" is a poem presenting two speakers‚ one female and one male‚ who are playing the game "La Migra" which means "border patrol agents". Mora creates a snapshot of the dangers of living near the Mexican border through the narrators ’ "game". The poem is written with childish language‚ but includes ambiguity of whether the players are children approaching a disturbingly mature theme or whether they ’re adults trying to minimize the stress of
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Poem Reflection Poems‚ they are interesting‚ attractive and most of the people enjoy them too. We had a poem contest in our school between grades. So‚ our contest between grades 8 went well and I had fun doing it. Something’s went well and something’s didn’t go that well‚ but overall it was a fun thing to do. I learned a lot of things by this poem competition. My role was to make posters. In the beginning I really liked my role because it was something I wanted to do and something that I was interesting
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Poets create poetry based on their lives and experiences. While reading poetry each reader can interpret what the poem is about. The reader can take those words and relate them back to their own lives. While I read the poetry I related the stories to own life and found that these people have problems greater than mine. Poetry taught me that I need to value and appreciate my life because some people have it worse. Growing up I had two parents that were together and both loved me. My Father was a
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states that the movie‚ “Love‚ Simon” the story of a gay teen coming-out‚ is full of heart and “sincerity” but it seems to be lacking “realism and authenticity”. He thinks that the movie should show the harder parts of coming-out and not make it seem like a happy go lucky event. He feels that if the harsher side of the experience was shown the movie would be even more powerful for the people it was meant to reach. Main Purpose: To tell people that the movie “Love‚ Simon” should not just be loved because
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parental love need not be shown in obvious ways‚ it can be shown in the simplest forms but it may be hard to notice or appreciate it at the time it is given‚ but is always there. In “those winter Sundays‚” Robert Hayden stated a lot with very few words. Hayden’s ability to incorporate a lot of meanings to his word‚ and paint pictures in the minds of his audience‚ of his dedicated father and his family who showed no gratitude to him was possible due to brilliant use of imagery‚ metaphor and sound
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