In the University of Alabama production of “The Eccentricities of A Nightingale”‚ all of the actors made their characters their own and I was really impressed with the way it turned out. Especially Chelsea Reynolds‚ who played Alma‚ I could really feel the emotion of her character just radiate into the audience. One of Tennessee William’s themes of the play is alienation and isolation‚ which I felt from not only Alma’s character‚ but also even form Ross Birdsong‚ who performed John’s character. I
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Lust Lust will never be love. “Ode on a Grecian Urn” by John Keats and “To His Coy Mistress” by Andrew Marvell are both stories about being with a partner over some length of period of time. Marvell writes more along the lines of persuading his lover to sleep with him because time is running out. Keats‚ on the other hand‚ writes a description of lovers on a Grecian urn who have surpassed time in an ultimate way. In “To His Coy Mistress” there are three-parts to the poem; where an unknown man is trying
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Into The Great Wide Open “Rebel Without a Clue.” This is a quote taken from the poem “Into The Great Wide Open” by Tom Petty. Tom Petty’s narrative poem‚ “Into The Great Wide Open‚” tells the story of a man with very big aspirations‚ using a shifting tone‚ and in an unrealistic fashion. “Into the Great Wide Open” details the rise and fall of Eddie a young man with dreams of fame. Eddie waited till he finished highschool to move out to hollywood. He met a girl and they moved
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The poem begins with a beautiful display of imagery‚ starting off with an interpretation of his family‚ describing them simply as his “wife”‚ “baby”‚ and “Kathleen”. It is regrettable how at this point we would not know who “Kathleen” exactly refers to‚ as there is more than one possibility. It says that he had a “baby”‚ which could possibly be ‘Kathleen’‚ if the baby is a girl. But another possibility is that ‘Kathleen’ refers to his wife‚ however‚ this possibility is unlikely as it would be a repetition
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yellow leaves had. The poem “Because I could not stop for Death” frequently personifies death in such lines like “He kindly stopped for me” and “He knew no haste” (2‚ 5) There are many metaphors in “That time of year” that allude to aging of the speaker such as “In thou see’st the glow of such fire‚ / That on the ashes of his youth doth lie” (8-9). The “waltzing” in “My Papa’s Waltz” is a metaphor the relationship between the father and the speaker. The undertones of the poem point to the “waltzing”
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The poem ‘Ode on a Grayson Perry Urn is clear a reference to John Keats poem‚ ‘Ode on a Grecian Urn’. This can be seen by the way that Tim Turnbull’s poem even the by the format it follows and what it is message is. Tim’s poem was like Keats’s‚ inspired by a work of pottery‚ although Keats’s poem was inspired by Greek vase representing aspects of ancient Greek lives while Tim’s represents aspects of modern day british life‚ working class. Keats’ Ode was inspired by his contemplation of a Greek
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An Ode to E. Coli There is a natural human tendency to dismiss what we cannot see. This idea is based in evolutionary biology. Throughout most of human history‚ threats to our survival have been deadly predators . It is only natural then‚ that we should focus our concern on objects whose importance we can see. For this reason bacteria seem insignificant on the surface‚ its invisibility marking its lack of precedence as a threat. This is a misconception‚ because bacteria hold enormous power. It can
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| | our Casuarina Tree is a poem published in 1881 by Toru Dutt‚ an Indian poet. Its a perfect example of craftsmanship.In this poemToru Dutt celebrates the majesty of the Casuarina Tree and remembers her happy childhood days spent under it and revives her memories with her beloved siblings. ------------------------------------------------- Summary The poem begins with the description of the tree. The poet says that the creeper has wound itself round the rugged trunk of the Casuarina Tree‚ like
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In the poem “Lost Poem” written by Stanley Moss is explaining a tragic time he had with his brother. He goes on to explain how he it had sadden him and hurt him on the inside. The many different events that he stated in the poem makes him remember all the good times that they have had. He tells us that they shared the same mom and when he died it pained him. In line 5 “His death pained me” stood out to be the theme of the poem because it shows the writers emotion for his brother. There were hard
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Ha is a very optimistic person with her circumstances. First of all‚ in the poem “Inside Out”‚ she says “Maybe the soldiers will no longer patrol our neighborhood‚ maybe I can jump rope after dark.” Even with the terror of war that is only miles away from her‚ she tries to look at the good side of it. Secondly‚ in the poem “1975: Year of the Cat”‚ she writes “Mother warns how we act today foretells the whole year‚” and “Everyone must smile no matter how we feel.” Ha thinks that she has to be as cheerful
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