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    we go along the poem. The manner in which the speaker initially views the filling station with disgust is clearly shown in the opening stanza of the poem. However‚ this changes as we go along the poem. The speaker becomes less judgmental and more objective. She initially finds only disorder in the filling station; however‚ as we go along the poem‚ she realizes that the order outweighs the disorder. Hence‚ I will show how the personality of the speaker changes as the poem progresses‚ and how his viewpoint

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    active part: "Till rising and gliding out‚ I wander’d off by myself" (7)‚ " Look’d up in perfect silence at the stars " (9). In this part the speaker is no longer an objective observer but he is actively taking part in the poem. The speaker leaves the lecture and sees nature‚ the stars‚ with his own eyes "Look’d up in perfect silence at the stars" (9)‚ the speaker feels comfortable in the silence‚ alone rather than in the crowded and noisy lecture. The second quatrain shows the focus on nature in the

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    Miguel J. Merriweather Phyllis Steward English 2003- World Literature I Diagnostic Essay August 29‚ 2011 The overall attitude I receive from the poem is that the speaker is having a moment to retrospect to the father. Reliving the times where the father would come home from a bar after a long day’s work to a child‚ staying up past normal bedtime anticipating his/her father’s return‚ eager to engage in good nature fun before both retired off to bed. The first stanza demonstrates the excitement

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    In Yusef Komunyakaa’s “Facing It‚” the speaker encounters his grief at the Vietnam Memorial‚ undergoing confusing emotions from his experience of grief and loss at the war‚ but later realizes there is joy and harmony in living‚ appreciating the value of his own life [PrPP]. The first half of the poem demonstrates the speaker’s despair and confusion by visiting and reflecting on the wall from the memorial‚ the wall visually and physically representing the loss of his comrades. The poem opens with

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    Characteristics of Effective and Ineffective Speakers Effective 1. Confidence - Confidence comes from believing in what you are saying and being passionate about your subject. Self-confidence is developed by knowing everything you can about your subject and thoroughly preparing and practicing. 2. Likeability - As a general rule your listeners want to like you. When they do like you it makes delivering your speech easier. Your likeability is helped by smiling and being positive and friend

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    In this poem‚ the speaker emphasizes a clash between the enticing aroma of desire and the destruction that vain desire has brought down upon the speaker. He describes Desire’s “worthless woe” in an effort to help the reader get a sense for the intense feeling of contempt that the speaker has for Desire. The alliteration in this line helps to smooth out the delivery of the poem‚ creating a pattern that mirrors human speech. The rhyme scheme of the poem is ABABBABABCCBCC‚ and the number of syllables

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    In the poem the speaker is insisting that he and his comrades are being attacked and they know that they are not going to make it out alive. Since the speaker and his allies know that their demise is definite‚ they want to die fighting with honor and like men. Mckay uses a variety of literary forms when writing this poem. Three of his literary devices he used in “ If we must die” are theme‚ imagery and form. The themes of “ If We Must Die” is honor‚ nobility and bravery. The speaker knows that he and

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    least you know.” (2-3). The changes in the speaker happens every line. The First speaker is explaining concepts such as: saying distance between objects the correct way‚ and how maps are of time of time not place. The second speaker acknowledges the first speaker and tells him‚ “Again‚ you know.”(9). The first speaker can be characterized as a beginner who just recently joined the army. He is unsure on how to speak in a militaristic fashion. The second speaker is a higher ranking official with many years

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    structure of In Time of Plague puts us in the mind of the speaker and gives us his view of the conversation that is taking place in the gay bar. The first stanza of the poem it introduces the reader that the speaker is thinking about the plague that is happening within the gay community of AIDS‚ and despite this he cannot control his sexual attraction. This is shown when two handsome men named Brad and John ask him to shoot up‚ the speaker is almost hypnotized by these two men’s appearances that he

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    policy. He or she must also listen to the ideas and complaints of subordinates. The supervisor must also be able to take instructions from upper management and keep them informed as well. Effective communication should be considered a loop between the speaker and the listener. Whether in written form or verbal some basic ideas one must keep in mind when communicating with others. Before writing or speaking consider the audience. This step will establish the medium for the communication to take place

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