philosophical ideas that consume and yet somehow create an understanding of it. “The Road Not Taken”‚ by Robert Frost‚ and “O Captain! My Captain”‚ by Walt Whitman‚ utilized metaphors‚ thought-provoking ideas‚ and a personalized‚ relatable style of poetry to illustrate their overall point. “The Road Not Taken” and “O Captain! My Captain!” made use of metaphors to bring out their underlying meaning in their poems. Robert Frost used a fork in the road as a metaphor about choosing paths‚ or coming to
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powerful forces at work do not exist as obviously as we expect them to. Although we may not been acutely aware of the very real‚ the ever-shifting‚ and the forceful tides of social influence‚ though they may not be tangible like firearms or fists‚ their invisible wills spur radical change in the world. One of the most prominent social issues in the United States today and historically has been race‚ and equal treatment
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washing clothes in a tub. The child has written a poem for her mother and gives it to her as she is washing. The mother scans the poem but rejects it as not being ‘all there is to life’. She feels that there is much more to life than reading or writing poetry. Despite her protest‚ the mother glances at the poem while she continues to wash clothes. Stanza 1 The mother obviously has given her life to hard work and struggle and seems to have lost interest in life. She does not seem to appreciate the effort
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In my opinion‚ I think that Ava does have consciousness because even though she was built and programmed she is self-aware and she conspires with Kiyoko against Nathan. Based on Nathan’s reaction to “kill” Ava in order to prevent her from escaping‚ this was unexpected from Ava. Ava also decides to leave Caleb there in order to be free. She used the knowledge that she gained from the internet for her own gain. I think that Caleb began to believe that Ava was more conscious than he initially thought
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What are the roles of artists in W.H. Auden poetry ? W.H Auden was born in 1907 in the town of York. Later he studied at Oxford University to become a literature teacher and a poet. He spent few years in Berlin but travelled also to Spain then to the USA‚ always committed politically. “Selected Poems” is published in 1930‚ after the war‚ to report people’s feelings and reality of the time. W.H. Auden’s poetry raises a wide range of issues and subjects such as love‚ war‚ relations or even
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Poetry Unit Test Review Mrs. Artzt is going to attempt to determine how well we know the poetry terms by applying them. She is going to give us examples‚ rather than just have us write the definition. The questions asked first are the easiest and they gradually get harder ALWAYS CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER (if the directions say BEST than there is normally two right answers‚ but you should always choose the best) Types of questions: Questions on dramatic situation Who is speaking? Where is she
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Joyce Borden Balokovic’s (1897-1971) background and education positioned her to be an impactful women’s activist during the 1940’s. Growing up in an aristocratic family‚ she was heiress to the Borden family fortune which came from her father‚ Gail Borden‚ the inventor of condensed milk. Joyce had other notable relatives including Robert Borden‚ Canada’s Prime Minister during World War I‚ and Lizzie Borden from the famous Fall River murders. She was born and raised in Chicago and was raised by a dogmatic
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English 106‚ Spring 2012 Dr. Rothwell Paper 2: Poetry Response Taffy Jones The American Dream‚ what is it? Is it realistic? Can everyone attain it? These are some questions that depending on your culture and ethnicity could be answered differently. Imagine being in a culture where the American dream was not attainable due to the color of your skin or the way you looked. Many Americans feel that the American dream is that of money‚ houses‚ and cars. For many it is kindness‚ family and love.
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HOMEWORK: POETRY ASSIGNMENT: THE COLLECTED POEMS OF YOU Your marks for the Poetry unit of work will be derived from an assignment and from a short test. The test will be in Week One of Term Four. To revise‚ simply read over the poetry documents you have already read in Term Three. The test will ask you for definitions of some of the words from our terminology list. You will be asked to respond to a poem‚ using some words from the terminology list. You will be asked to answer some short questions
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Discuss how W. H. Auden connects life and art in "Musee des Beaux Arts." Introduction It is inevitable that tragic events happen in life. Perhaps it is only a few people who are affected‚ perhaps there are millions‚ but they always move on from these tragedies. In the poem "Musee des Beaux Arts‚" by W. H. Auden‚ the author uses references from the painting "Icarus" by Peter Breughel. This painting shows a boy drowning in the ocean‚ while all the focus of the painting is away from that‚ as everyone
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