miss Antonios and my fellow classmates. Today I am going to explain to you how I used at least one form of intertextuality in my poem called ‘chilling with the boys’. I used various language techniques to create my rap poem; this includes juxtapositioning‚ hyperbole and a simile. The first technique that I am going to explain that I used to create my distinctive rap poem is juxtapositioning. “Dad comes by my room‚ and thinks I’m studying‚ quickly go to my desk‚ and act like I’m doing homework
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1) The wall is a metaphor for the barriers we place between ourselves and others. It can represent an emotional‚ mental or even a physical barrier we want to create. We all need our personal space around us which some call our personal bubble. Therefore we feel the need to define that space by building physical boundaries around it. “We keep the wall between us as we go.” (line fifteen of “The Mending Wall” by Robert Frost). In this line‚ Frost is speaking about the wall which is put up between
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A Poem For Best Friends This is a poem for best friends. You © Margery Wang I still remember the first day we met We were too shy to say much at all It’s funny to think back to that time Because now we’re having a ball! They say that true friendship is rare An adage that I believe to be true Genuine friendship is something that I cherish I am so lucky to have met you. Our bond is extremely special It is unique in its own way We have something irreplaceable I love you more and
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The three metaphors are the sunrise‚ the stairs‚ and the color green. Firstly‚ the scene where Vincent and Irene watch the sunrise shows even that though Vincent was less perfectionate than Irene‚ yet they both enjoyed the same amount of pleasure from the sunrise. Secondly
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Mushrooms by Silvia Plath Thinking/Talking Points: 1. a) They way the poem is written out is very unusual and interesting‚ which was already pointed out by you in class. When turning the page 90 degrees you may see something that looks similar to a field of mushrooms. Or when looking at the stanzas you can see that all of them are short (stanza with three short lines)‚ also the poem is consists of many stanzas which one could compare to the “typical” or ”standard” mushrooms you see
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The Ecstasy : John Donne - Summary and Critical Analysis The poem "The Ecstasy" is one of John Donne’s most popular poems‚ which expresses his unique and unconventional ideas about love. It expounds the theme that pure‚ spiritual or real love can exist only in the bond of souls established by the bodies. For Donne‚ true love only exists when both bodies and souls are inextricably united. Donne criticizes the platonic lover who excludes the body and emphasizes the soul. The fusion of body
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Metaphor is most frequently employed as a literary device in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one article is used to designate another‚ thus making an implicit comparison. Journey serves as an effective metaphor because it can accurately portray many concepts from all walks of life without becoming vague. This feat is accomplished by utilizing the inherent characteristics of the word "journey" itself‚ as a journey can be representative of a process‚ physical travel‚ or any undertaking
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the tide rises‚ the tide falls. The morning breaks; the steeds in their stalls Stamp and neigh‚ as the hostler calls; The day returns‚ but nevermore Returns the traveler to the shore. And the tide rises‚ the tide falls. Pee Paragraph : I think this poem is trying to tell us that when you have got ups or downs in life‚ you can’t do anything to change what has happened and you just to just carry on. I thought this because when he uses ‘The tide rises‚ the tide falls’‚ it makes me think of something
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Sylvia Plath’s semi-autobiographical novel The Bell Jar‚ demonstrates the startling effects of an oppressive patriarchal society on a bright and accomplished woman. Esther’s descent into madness can be attributed towards 1950’s America’s absurd expectations of women‚ the pressure women place on each other and the patronising attitude of the medical world. All throughout the novel‚ characters such as Esther’s own mother‚ Buddy Willard and Mrs. Willard all exist as manifestations of the suffocating
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The poem that was chosen was “Stone” by Charles Simic. Charles Simic argues that it is better to be as simple as a stone‚ than being energetic and some other kind of creature or object that has action in its life. The narrator is telling us that his idea of perfection or tranquility is being a stone‚ lying there‚ doing nothing for eternity. He prefers this over being something like a tiger or something with action. In the beginning of the poem‚ Charles Simic says the he would go straight to doing
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