tells a story‚ a particular event‚ or happening‚ it often relates to a long story. Lyric poetry is any fairly short poem in which the speaker expresses intense personal emotion or state of mind. Narrative and lyric poetry may seem like they are similar‚ but there is a big difference between the two. An example for narrative poetry is the poem Confession by Bruce Lansky. In the poem he confesses about what he has done wrong. An example for lyric poetry is the song Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton
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In this quote‚ the author is talking about being creative and how creativity helps people get through life. The thing that got Pi through his journey was Richard Parker. Pi’s innocent self could not have made it through being stranded without his animalistic side. The “creativity” being mentioned is about how Pi created Richard Parker in order to survive. Without it‚ Pi would either not physically make it or mentally break down without a scapegoat for his conscious. The quote foreshadows the stories
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In the novel The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver one of the main characters named Estevan says “We believe that if something terrible happens to someone‚ they must have done something to deserve it.” The author of the novel wrote it the complete opposite of what Estevan says‚ meaning bad things happen to good people and good thing happen to bad people. That it doesn’t matter if you’re good or bad‚ bad things still happen to good people and vice versa. Esteven is right‚ that we as Americans believe
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Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie- or commonly known as Bird and Diz- were two famous composers that came together to release an album after being introduced. The album they composed and released in the 1950’s (which just happens to be named after themselves‚ “Bird and Diz”) was a bebop jazz genre that made a big impact on the music industry. Clearly‚ Charlie Parker’s name has no correlation to the word ‘Bird.’ But early on in his musical career‚ “Yard Bird” was a nickname Parker received that
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Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie have similar backgrounds. Parker growing up was a very good student but‚ as he got older he started to be less interested. This was vice versa for Gillespie he started off as a terrible student but then blossom in to a great one‚ earning himself a football scholarship. When Parker turned 13 he received his first saxophone. When Parker first got the saxophone he did not care for it. This quickly changed he soon fell in love with the saxophone and started to pay it
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protagonist‚ Spenser‚ was a cop ahead of his time. Articulate‚ well-spoken‚ and well-read‚ Spenser had a college degree. He often quoted famous literary figures including his namesake‚ Edmund Spenser (“with an S like the poet”)‚ author of the epic poem‚ The Faerie Queene. Today‚ more and more police agencies require at least some post-secondary education to qualify for a job on the force. The reason is simple: cable TV and Hollywood stereotypes aside today’s cops need solid‚ reliable writing skills
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Tick‚ tick‚ tick. Forty minutes had passed since Chief Parker dragged me into the police station though to the rest of the officers‚ it looked like I was there of my own free will. He grabbed my phone from my jacket pocket before leaving me alone in the small interrogation room: four blank concrete walls with a metal table‚ three uncomfortable chairs that were plucked from Hell itself‚ a two way mirror‚ and a table lamp that shined brightly on my face. ’ A camera was perched high in the left corner
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Breaking Silence In her article “What is Poverty?” Jo Goodwin Parker exposes the struggles that families in poverty endure on a daily basis. The idea that herself‚ as well as her family are in a vicious cycle of poverty in which there is nothing but dreaming for the bare essentials many of us take for granted. Parker argues that she wants people to grasp an understanding of poverty; she emphasizes the challenges of taking care of her children in her position‚ yet she is stuck‚ as there are very
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loss of men and ammunition (Geoffrey Parker‚ Why the Armada Failed). When the fleet finally returned to Lisbon it brought the treasure ships back intact but it was clear that the Armada was no longer ready to mount the full scale invasion of England. Drake had given England another year to prepare for the Spanish Armada. Philip II now realized that there was no chance of a surprise attack on England and had to devise a new strategy. He increased the size of the Armada by adding the treasure ships
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The Mona LisaRachel McRill The Mona Lisa; also known as La Gioconda or La Joconde‚ is a famous work of art by Leonardo da Vinci. He created this piece by using the sfumato‚ the technique of blurring sharp outlines by blending‚ chiaroscuro‚ contrasting light and shade boldly‚ and atmospheric‚ the perception of depth in nature enhanced by haze‚ perspective. The subject is a young woman sitting with a half-smile on her face. Painted in 1503‚ her name is Lisa Gheradini‚ and she was the wife of Francesco
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