The comparison in this poem is a game of hopscotch being compared to life. In life people are battling themselves to make it from the bottom to the top with other people watching‚ sometimes judging. In hopscotch you battle yourself to make it from the bottom of the triangle to the top‚ with people watching you play the game. Due to Maya Angelou using this metaphor rather than just talking about life’s ups and downs‚ gives the poem a unique style of writing. It gives the poem a rhythm versus just reading
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almighty hand that controls the eggs’ lives are all thought-provoking elements of “An Egg Horror Poem”. Although many poems are fascinating to read‚ “An Egg Horror Poem” was engaging through the aforementioned elements‚ a realistic theme‚ light-hearted mood‚ and vivid imagery. By using all three of the great literary ‘musts’; namely‚ theme‚ mood‚ and imagery‚ the author‚ Laurel Winter‚ has written poem that will stand as a poetry classic for years to come. When I read “The Egg Horror Story” for
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Furthermore‚ to enhance this effect‚ alliteration is used within the poem: “For I fear those guns will fire” (14). In this line‚ the three F sounds‚ “for‚” “fear‚” and “fire‚” are strung together and nearly imitate the forceful sound of a gun firing. The use of alliteration is also seen in line 26 when the reader discovers
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day." In this poetic work‚ he describes his lover in glowing terms. However‚ in “Sonnet 130‚” Shakespeare illustrates a more realistic view of love. Although this poem may not seem as romantic as his other works‚ it illustrates how love blossoms even if the significant other is not physically attractive. The first three lines of the poem do not paint an attractive picture of the woman in question. They read‚ "My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun; Coral is far more red than her lips’ red; if
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When reading the poem‚ "Mexican is Not a Noun‚" I had different reactions. In the first stanza‚ the author explains that the word‚ "Mexican‚" is not a "noun" or "adjective." I believe this is a statement used to shock the reader. I mentally trying to see why it was characterized as either. It made me want to continue to read to understand his explanation of the word and the meaning of the poem. In the second stanza the poet attempts to tell what his idea of Mexican. This stanza has short statements
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1969‚ written by Maya Angelou. Angelou was a writer and a civil rights activist. The poem basically tells you not to expect good things‚ to actually expect the worst. And there’s always someone
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Love is the great persuader— is easily inclines the hears of “young brides.” It cuts to the heart of the poem. When a persuader coaxes‚ they are nudging another person along‚ tugging at the persuaded’s heart. Perhaps “persuaded” isn’t the most evocative word in the poem‚ but it’s truthful. It’s plain to see. It passively aggressively sits there and moves the poem along. The word “forsaking” in line seven paints love with a shadowy‚ souring tone‚ showing the reader that love in all
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The Nightingale Theory of Nursing Florence Nightingale’s theory of nursing highlights the role of a patient’s environment as an important factor for healing and continued good health. Her philosophy includes several characteristics of a healthy‚ healing environment‚ such as: proper lighting‚ air and water quality‚ diet and nutrition‚ and cleanliness. Ms. Nightingale was from an affluent British family and as such was expected to live a proper British aristocratic lifestyle‚ which of course
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Yehuda Amichai’s poem‚ The Diameter of the Bomb‚ focuses on the impact war has on humanity. On a more complex level‚ the poem illustrates how the desensitization of war and its results drive the world into hopelessness. Amichai begins his poem using a statistical analysis of the bomb. The bomb begins as a mechanical and emotionless object that is represented as holding limited capacity for destruction. It is described as having a thirty centimeter diameter and an effective range of about seven meters
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Leslie Burlingame A LIFESAVER & HERO: Florence Nightingale What is a hero? In my view a hero is someone that goes out of their way to do things for other people then worry about themselves and their very devoted to what they love to do. My hero is Florence Nightingale; she changed the hospitals and saved lives with her determination‚ compassion‚ and hard work. Nursing was once an occupation with little respect: people did not think you had to have special training or skills to be a nurse
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