Poem Summary Lines 1-3 The opening lines of the poem establish an ironic tone as the speaker of the poem begins to construct a satiric portrait of the average citizen. In the first line of the poem the speaker turns to the “Bureau of Statistics‚” and in line 3 to “reports‚” as a source for information regarding the “unknown” citizen. This is intensely ironic‚ for while the Bureau does not identify the citizen by name‚ such a Bureau does contain detailed data regarding every citizen. The data the
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All the provided poems portrays many facets of love within the human experience. These facet explores various elements of love that many can resonate with. In the poem "Ode to my Socks" the poet express his utmost apprecaitation of his handmade and much needed gift of wool socks for the winter weather. To the point of feeling unworthy and honored at the same time. "my feet were honored in this way by these heavenly socks"and "my feet seemed to me unacceptable like two decrepit firemen‚ firemen unworthy
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” Dean Young‚ the author of “Clam Ode”‚ expresses how he relates to every other American struggling to find happiness in their life but in the end wishing to be comparable to a clam who is content with where he is in life. As humans we have the natural reaction to want more than we already have. We often focus on what is ahead of us or what we could have‚ rather than appreciating and accepting the pleasantness that we may already have in our life. In Young’s poem he starts off with a sad reflection
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A Poem for “Magic” A Poem for “Magic”‚ written by Quincy Troupe is a truly dazzling poem. I’m not usually one who can easily relate to a poem but this one elicits so much passion for the game of basketball that it resonates in my head. The way that the game is described in the poem makes me think back to the mindset I had when I was just a little kid playing dunk ball on my 6 foot hoop in the driveway. I could do whatever I wanted on that hoop and it made the game feel magical being able to fly
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Florence Nightingale Kayla McDonald‚ RN Western Kentucky University Florence Nightingale A Revolutionary Nurse Leader Florence Nightingale was a revolutionary nurse leader in her time. She was an activist for the “sick poor” (Monteiro‚ 1985‚ p. 181) who had the forethought‚ organization‚ planning‚ skills‚ knowledge‚ and determination to accomplish great strides in public health and nurse training. She was not just an activist for a specific gender or race‚ but she was an advocate
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glares I get. The news spread like wildfire around my gossip-loving-school that there was a girl on the wrestling team. My peers questioned me with disbelief. They inquired with bulging eyes ‚”you’re the girl on the wrestling team?” I picked this poem because It doesn’t say you have to be a tough male with bulging muscles to be a champion. You just have to be devoted to the sport. More enduring then any other sport. Wresting teaches self control and pride. You need to hold your head up high no matter
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Poet: Tupac Shakur Poem: And 2Morrow Critical Analysis Tupac Shakur is one of the most legendary and popular poetic/rap artists to this day. He is considered to be one of the most influential people of his time‚ influencing every African-American citizen in North America. Thought of as the creator of rap‚ Tupac has sold over seventy-five million albums worldwide although his career ended as quickly as it started. Six‚ is the number of years Tupac spent making rap professionally. Thirteen
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In "Poem by Poem" by Juan Herrera‚ he reflects on the shooting that happened in a church in Charleston‚ SC on 6/18/2015. As he reflects in this poem‚ he uses poetic elements such as caesuras and repetition to convey the complex feelings of pain and grief he feels‚ as well as trying to bring attention to how lost America’s gun laws are. Herrera often uses caesuras‚ which is when you break the flow in the middle of the sentence. He does this very often‚ such as‚ "we can end the violence every day
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This poem was published in 1978 by Joyce Carol Oates. I chose this poem because it very much speaks about the traditional roles of men and women‚ specifically towards married men and women. We can use Gender lens to further analyze the poem. In the 70’s‚ that was the time where women are fighting for their equal rights similar to men. Now if we compare women today from the 70’s‚ we can really see a very big difference of our roles nowadays. Before‚ women who are married are expected to just stay
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thinking. I write to find out who I am. I write to understand things.” Julia Alvarez‚ a world-renowned poet‚ has written many powerful poems through her life. She writes what she feels‚ what is on her mind‚ and what message she wants to get across. However‚ while writing her feelings down‚ she has connected and touched many people around the world. In Julia Alvarez’s poem‚ “Dusting‚” she tells of a mother trying to shape her daughter‚ and a daughter trying to create herself. She writes of the external
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