In the poem “Funeral Blues‚” W.H. Auden’s choice of diction allows the reader a greater understanding of the intensity and depth of feeling experienced upon the loss of a loved one. Likewise‚ the symbolism used by the poet pulls us into the actual world of the grief stricken as he searches for ways to mourn this passing. Auden’s choice of diction here was used to drawn the reader into the emotional disrepair felt by the afflicted. He shortens sentences and uses comparisons to the destruction left
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Funeral Blues Summary Stanza 1 Lines 1-2 Stop all the clocks‚ cut off the telephone‚ Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone‚ The song begins with a series of harsh commands : stop the clocks! Cut off the telephones! The speaker sounds forceful and even angry. These seem like physical representations of time and communication to us. He wants everything to just stop. In the next line‚ he ask for silence. He wants dogs to stop barking too. On the other hand‚ the speaker is addressing an audience
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Personal Response The Blue Marble is a photograph of Earth that was taken December 7th‚ 1972 when the Apollo 17 crew were travelling toward the moon. The title of the beautiful photograph could symbolize many things but what I understood from it is that we see ourselves living on a small planet with many different aspects but in the end were always together if we put the effort in staying together. When observing The Blue Marble‚ I have realized many things such as the photograph gives me a better
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off course. Most of these ships were recovered‚ but one such ship drifted so off course that it could not be recovered. The name of the ship was the Blue Raccoon. The number of passengers was twenty. It went off course while going on‚ what should have been‚ a routine trip to mars. On the way it when off course. Over the next Twenty million years the Blue Raccoon drifted through the cosmos‚ until it came upon a planet. This planet was green and had life‚ much like early earth. This planet long forgotten
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Ross Lodge Wheeler English 1302.004 3 October 2014 Varsity Blues In the movie “Varsity Blues‚” not everyone can appreciate what a small town Friday night feels like. Living life underneath a microscope. The whole town in the stands. You can practically fell them breathing down your neck criticizing every move‚ every play the team makes. That’s what it felt like for the boys from West Canan. No matter how tough things get you can always stand up for yourself‚ friends‚ and family. Growing
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ghetto in New York‚ during the 1950’s. During this time black people were forced to live in a world of discrimination‚ poverty and suppression. After reading Baldwin’s Sonny’s Blues‚ I couldn’t stop thinking about how it had affected me even though I had not gone through a similar experience myself. I just kept wondering what Baldwin had meant his story to be about. I would dare say that his main interest laid in showing the complecity of human relationships. Sonny got arrested for “peddling and using
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pick my sorry self off the ground and hobble back to my nest‚ and from that day forward I swore to myself that I would find these men and take my revenge. The months and years passed without a single hint of who the man was. Then one day out of the blue I saw the man’s face. Oh how I remember that wretched face‚ the missing ear‚ the hole in his check and the mis-colored eyes. He had a face that only a mother could love. I then followed him back to where he stayed hoping he was still with the old man
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don’t know how to say this because I have zero experience in this kind of thing whatsoever‚ but I have had the biggest crush on you since like a week into me working here. Right away I thought you were super handsome and sort of funny and your laugh is like the best thing ever‚ but I was fine until you started teasing me about tripping on the mats. Since then as I’ve gotten to know you I’ve tried to think up flaws and reason why no; I don’t have a huge crush on him he drives me nuts. As I’ve gotten
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Sonny’s Blues presents numerous biblical themes that strongly correspond with the Holy Bible. The biblical themes of salvation‚ redemption‚ forgiveness‚ light and darkness‚ and the cup of trembling are displayed throughout the narrative. Biblical themes of brotherly love‚ bondage‚ and the prodigal son are also discussed by Baldwin in the story. Each biblical theme articulates the struggles that Sonny dealt with in his life concerning his troubled past and his willingness to escape from these intense
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Setting Analysis Sonny’s Blues Sonny’s Blues takes place in Harlem‚ New York. The story unfolds during the 1950’s which was a time frame that swept the African American community into a downward spiral. This period followed the Harlem Renaissance and although that historical event ended after the 1920’s‚ the effects on the black community were still very prevalent factor. Musicians‚ poets‚ writers and other creatives still managed to flourish. On the contrary‚ poverty stricken neighborhoods
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