Death of a young son by drowning” by Margaret Atwood conveys the story of the emotions of a parent losing a child and not being able to help them. “...on a voyage of discovery into the land I floated on but could not touch to claim‚” in this poem Atwood takes the reader on an emotional journey using literary devices such as imagery‚ personification and metaphors to express the depth of her feelings and give a larger sense of what its like for the reader to understand roughly what the speaker must
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Good morning 10.06. Oodgeroo Noonuccal‚ an Australian poet‚ uses her work to convey aspects of Australian experience. Noonuccal’s poems are mainly focused on her own perspective of the culture and beliefs of both the aboriginal people and white Australians‚ the racial discrimination that the Aborigines suffered and their peoples spirituality. Oodgeroo uses language and poetic techniques repetition‚ colloquial language‚ metaphors etc. to portray this. No more boomerang compares the differences
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18 April 2013 Analysis and Interpretation of Langston Hughes ’ "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" Unfortunately‚ themes of racism and prejudice seem to be all too common when one thinks of American history. These negative connotations stem from the United States involvement in slavery and then issues with African-American civil rights that reached an apex in the 1950s and 1960s. Still‚ these historical issues still affect by many Americans today. An example of this cultural situation in America‚ and
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Hardships of Living Two Lives "Mines" 2002 Susan Straight Sometimes it is very difficult to adjust to different environments especially when living in a socially unstable community. Susan Straight knows what this is like growing up in Riverside and having a black husband. Many of her stories are about black family life. In Susan Straight’s short story "Mines" (2002)‚ the protagonist‚ Clarette‚ works at a stressful job dealing with delinquent juveniles while trying to balance time for her
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(1) How is “Shame” a social and cultural commentary?Group – shasi‚baba‚wan | Critical Analysis (lyrical and ballad poem) * Features * Structure * Rhythm & rhyme * Language use * ThemesGroup – ein‚muni‚shai | Critical Analysis (sonnets and epic poem) * Features * Structures * Rhythm & rhyme * Language use * ThemesGroup – rai‚aini‚beh | Critical Analysis (haiku and limerick poem) * Features * Structures * Rhythm & rhyme * Language use * ThemesComposing
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Asha Arnold Professor Holzmeister English 1102 15 April 2010 The Various Roles of a Mother in Susan Straight’s “Mines” Susan Straight’s short story “Mines” centers on the main character‚ Clarette. Clarette‚ like many mothers have to juggle many aspects of life at the same time. Clarette is the epitome of the hardworking woman in a “man’s world”. Straight parallels the working life and family life of Clarette to depict the struggle that mothers have to go through to provide for their families
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limitations of the study‚ which states the extent and limits of the study. Background of the Study The Luisa and Son Bakeshop was established in 1965 when Mrs. Luisa Paredes began baking out of her home kitchen for friends and family. She started as a humble‚ small-scale‚ family-friendly neighbourhood bakery. And the business was passed from generation to generation. The eldest son of Mrs. Paredes‚ Mr. Edgar Paredes continued to manage the business until he had he’s own family. Eventually his daughter
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In Jody Fong-Bates poem‚ “What Shall He Tell That Son?” the narrator reflects on the advice that he would like to convey to his son‚ from his life experiences‚ that will better prepare his son for the ‘real world.’ While the father’s thoughts indicates his devotion and love for his son‚ there are some contradictory ideas. The ultimate goal of the father is to create a better life for his son by offering him practical advice for his future. Voicing‚ “tell him to go be a fool every so often. And to
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Poem and Song #1: Never Give Up “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes is a well-known piece written during the Harlem Renaissance. In this poem‚ Hughes uses a mother-figure as a narrator. She is speaking to her son and telling him about her life. She has had a rough life but has persevered to this point and plans on continuing that. She tells her son to never give up and to keep going even when it’s hard. The overall tone of this poem is one of hope and perseverance. When Hughes’ narrator says
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under the pain or persevere under the decades of mistreatment as written in his resilient toned poem‚ Mother to Son. The effectiveness of the poem is emphasized on the unresolved conflict of the long-postponed and frustrated dream of African Americans. This can be seen as‚ “five of the six answers to the opening questions are interrogative rather than declarative sentences.” As the whole poem is rhetorically structured‚ it questions the “white race” for their treatment of the African American but
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