Oliver Clothesoff Mr. Freud ENG 4U1 January 9‚ 2008 Is Billy Pilgrim Sane? Billy Pilgrim plays a very influential role as the main character in Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse 5. Since the novel is based entirely on Billy Pilgrim’s interaction with the environment around him‚ pinpointing Billy’s state of sanity on the scale of normality helps the reader determine what is really happening‚ and what is a figment of Billy’s imagination. Before making the decision regarding Billy’s state
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Higher 2006- Unseen Poetry Practice ‘In the Can’ In the poem‚ a prisoner describes life in a prison. Every second is a fishbone that sticks In the throat. Every hour another slow Step towards freedom. We’re geriatrics Waiting for release‚ bribing time to go. I’ve given up trying to make anything Different happen. Mornings: tabloids‚ page three. Afternoons: videos or Stephen King‚ Answering letters from relatives who bore me. We’re told not to count‚ but the days mount here Like
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Melville’s novella‚ “Billy Budd‚” as he confronted Captain Vere with the intention of accusing Billy Budd of mutiny. Leon Howard articulated that through his novella‚ Herman Melville emphasizes the significance of maintaining the balance between the id and the superego in relation to surviving in a world where
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Signs and Symbols What made the boy decide not to live anymore? The story “Signs and Symbols” by Vladimir Nabokov discusses the complications of life. After moving to America‚ escaping Europe during the holocaust‚ their son is stuck in a hospital where he constantly try’s to “tear a hole in his world and escape” (Nabokov 2) causing his parents to feel its all their fault. The story discusses symbolism‚ setting‚ and structure as three major elements. There are certain symbols in the text such
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Herman Melville and Billy Budd Herman Melville was born on August 1‚ 1819 in New York City. He was born to Allan and Maria Melvill (Meltzer 9). Herman grew up in a family who struggled to make enough money. The family moved around trying to run a profitable business. Allan’s efforts to feed his family did pay off but led to his death. Allan Melvill passed away in 1832 (Baym 2256). Herman faced many difficulties in finding jobs during the Panic of 1837 and eventually ended up going on voyages abroad
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Oxford Don’. Then read Grace Nichols’ ‘Wherever I hang’. Write an essay that compares and contrasts the two poems‚ ensuring that‚ in line with the Study Diamond‚ you comment on their effects‚ the techniques used in them‚ interpretations of their meanings and any relevant contextual information. (Use no more than 1000 words) This essay compares and contrasts two contemporary poems by British Caribbean writers; John Agard’s ‘Listen Mr Oxford Don’ a satirical backchat to Literary Canons
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write of the Emperor of France’s cruelty‚ escaping to nature to flee the real world and its problems. William Wordsworth became one of the most influential poets of the Romantic period displaying throughout his poetry his love of nature which he discovered at a young age. Wordsworth’s poems often present an instant when nature speaks to him and he responds by speaking for nature. “Tintern Abbey” explores the ways in which observing natural beauty can deepen human pleasures and natural awareness and
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_________ Poets try to use a concentrated blend of sound and imagery to create an emotional response and to try to get us‚ the reader‚ to sense a particular thing. In this poem “Ozymandias” by Shelley Percy Bysshe‚ there are different types of sound devices. The poet uses alliteration multiple times throughout the poem. “Cold command” and “boundless and bare” are examples of alliteration because the beginning letter of each word is the same. Alliteration helps the poet to make their meaning
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The Goose Fish by Howard Nemerov This poem dramatizes the conflict between appearance and reality‚ particularly as this conflict relates to the central symbol of the poem‚ the goose fish. The speaker relates the tale of two lovers who encounter a dead fish on the beach after sharing their affection with one another. While looking at the fish‚ the couple ponders the meaning of this fish. Taken figuratively‚ the goose fish occupies many roles. As the speaker overlooks the events taking place
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studied some of your poetry for my leaving certificate english course and I feel greatly changed by what I read. To say the least‚ it made a strong impression on me. It was a memorable experience. I looked into five of your poems with great depth and they were; "A Constable Calls"‚ "The Forge"‚ "The Underground"‚ "The Tollund Man"‚ and of course "The Skunk". These poems inspired a range of emotions in me that I would never have expected to feel while reading poetry. In the poem "A Constable Calls"
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