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    The Mill Poem Analysis

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    issue and theme within a few poems. This idea of choosing work over life is evident within the poems “The Mill” by Edwin Arlington Robinson and “The Secretary Chant” by Marge Piercy. Both of these poems discover what working is to that individual and how

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    Woodchucks Poem Analysis

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    In Maxine Kumin’s poem “Woodchucks”‚ the reader is led into a short tale of a woman whom is dealing with a family of woodchucks that are eating away at her garden. While this poem appears to be a simple tale following this woman’s methods to exterminating the pests‚ it rather is a poem that uses its speaker to stealthily showcase the potential that humans have for monstrous actions. The speaker‚ while appearing to be a sensible person turned deranged by the joyous feel of power and success‚ is a

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    Poem Analysis: Sandburg

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    Reflection In Sandburg’s poem‚ Sandburg talks about the current state of Chicago. With the New Chicago movement‚ a few major things change. Hyper technology has come into play and changed Chicago’s identity. Sandburg talks a lot about the different people who are in Chicago. He talks about the major jobs and how the city runs. In New Chicago the workforce changes and I included the key differences in the poem. I talked about how manufacturing jobs became less available. I also talked about how the

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    Lsla Poem Analysis

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    In the poem “Lsla”‚ the first image I’d like to focus on would be‚ “ growing up watching The Three little Stooges‚ The Little Rascals‚ Speed Racer‚ and Godzilla”. The effect this image had on me triggered a childhood memory. When I was growing up‚ I also watched the same movies. I was entertained‚ even after watching the same movie over and over again. I see the same trait in my children today‚ it amazing how history repeat itself in more than just one way. Another phrase that caught my attention

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    In Edgar Alan Poe’s poem titled‚ “Alone”‚ he conveys a sense of loneliness at a young age. Poe contains a pessimistic outlook on life stemming from the fact he never had an actual childhood‚ he was always alone and this made him categorize himself as “different from the others”. He uses several different examples of figurative language to exhibit his tone and implicitly portray his inner thoughts. Poe initiates the poem with a lonely‚ somber tone and as the story escalates he shifts to a more dark

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    Song/Poem Analysis

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    Daddy? When you think of the term “daddy” what thoughts come to mind? For most it is an affectionate or familiar term‚ but not for all. In his poem‚ “My Papa’s Waltz”‚ Theodore Roethke depicts an altercation between a father and son. In contrast to the poem‚ Holly Dunn emphasizes love and tenderness between a father and child in the song “Daddy’s hands.” Each writer is showing the important role a father plays in a child’s life from very different points of view. Both pieces have a very different

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    The Waking Poem Analysis

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    piece written by American vocalist‚ Kurt Elling‚ and features Theodore Roethke’s 1954 poem of the same title. Released in 2007 on the album Nightmoves‚ Elling uses musical techniques to enhance the message of Roethke’s poem. However‚ in order to understand the reasoning behind the devices Elling has used‚ the meaning of Roethke’s poem must first be discussed. Roethke wrote ‘The Waking’ after a series of intense poems such as ‘Praise to the End!’ and in it he describes the process of enlightenment through

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    Poem of Sapho: Analysis

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    Zachary Moore Professor Jo Scott-Coe Images of Women in Literature 16‚ March 2012 Poem of Sappho Then I said to the elegant ladies: “How you will remember when you are old the glorious things we did in our youth! We did many pure and beautiful things. Now that you are leaving the city love’s sharp pain encircles my heart.” The poem above is one of the many poems of the famous Greek poet Sappho. Although many of Sappho’s writings were publicly burned in the cities of Rome and Constantinople

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    Poem Analysis Example

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    “The Road not Taken” is an analogy discussing about a person who made an important‚ but irreversible decision of life in the past. The poem symbolizes how that person (the speaker) chose the risky decision that has a large impact in that person’s life. In fact‚ later the person feel uncertain if the decision was right. The “yellow wood” depicts the condition of carefulness and privacy. The decision that the speaker made particularly talks about a long-term private life decision. The speaker uses

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    Girlchild Poem Analysis

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    not a precise speaker of this poem‚ which I sometimes enjoy but for this poem I feel like there should have a been a definite speaker. I found this poem to be rather a sad and depressing. The way the speaker describes this beautiful “girlchild” (1) is with such admiration and articulation. The speaker describes her as “healthy‚ tested intelligent / … strong arms and back / abundant sexual drive and manual dexterity.” (7-9) It almost seems as if the speaker of this poem is someone who is admiring this

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