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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Paul Revere‚ one of the most recognisable names from the American Revolution‚ was the man who warned American soldiers of the incoming British invasion may not have been as courageous as you might suspect from someone fighting the British. Paul Revere was a colonist in Massachusetts Bay during the time of the American Revolution. Paul was a Son of Liberty and because of that‚ and probably his skill skill at horse riding‚ Paul was chosen to warn the colonists and the British force that would be attacking
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He Had Such Quiet Eyes By: Bibsy Soenharjo 3.1 SYNOPSIS OF THE POEM The poem is about a woman who has been deceived to think that she was loved by a man with ‘quiet eyes’. She suffers for this and only learns on hindsight not to trust or give in to men who seek women only for pleasure. The poet gives an advice on being able to recognise what is true and what is not‚ when a person is truly friendly and when he is not. You may lose in the game of love and give your heart away‚ but knowing the truth
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Modernism in Paul Rand Topic 1 Fabrizia Corsi Critical and Cultural Studies Dawn Correia (23rd April 2013) ‘Modernism’ is derived from ‘modo’‚ a Latin word which means “just now”( Philosophy Basics. n.d.). Modernism‚ in its broad explanation includes the different movements related to art in the Europe‚ initiating from the end of the 19th century till the beginning of 20th century (Design History Mashup‚ Philip S. ‚ 2008). These latest European movements developed
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First the Land Was Ours Yellow M 260 The Family Man Yellow M 61 Life-Cycle Blue L 86 Doctor to Patient Blue L 231 Prison Alphabet Blue L 150 Reflections on a Benevolent Dictatorship 1. What opinion is Dawe expressing through this poem? That dictatorship is bad 2. What is the character reflecting about? The character is reflecting about a benevolent dictatorship‚ and how it resembles people who are incapable and live in a mental home. And about all the bad things that had Happened
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in a simple hut. I wonder where I will die‚since I am neither white nor a black man? Question 1 What different denotations does the title have? What connotations are linked to each of them? The title of the poem contains several meanings‚ all of which underscore the main theme. This poem relates to the speaker’s inner turmoil because if his mixed racial ancestry.First of all‚“crossˮcan mean“angry.ˮThe speaker was angry‚ or “cross‚”with his father and mother for their passing on to him an amalgam
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Analysis Of William Blake’s Poems Infant Joy Notes This simple poem is two stanzas of six lines each. The two stanzas each follow an ABCDDC rhyme scheme‚ a contrast to most of Blake’s other poetic patterns. The rhyming words are always framed by the repetition of "thee" at the end of the fourth and sixth lines‚ drawing the reader’s attention to the parent‚ who speaks‚ and his or her concern with the baby. The infant’s words‚ or those imagined by the parent to be spoken by the infant‚ are set
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Narrative Poem #1 A girl in the woods was very hungry She went to the store but her coupons were expired She went down the produce aisle To get something healthy She could get what she wanted Because she was so wealthy Before she purchased her items She went to the side of the street To get the New York times With a couple of left over dimes Now she had no more expired coupons She went back to the store to buy her fruit That’s the end of my poem wasn’t that a hoot.
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Macbeth‚ written by playwright William Shakespeare‚ is one of the most famous and beloved plays of all time. The play‚ a tragedy revolving around the tragic hero Macbeth‚ is about a regicide and its aftermath taking place in Scotland. The play begins with Macbeth along with his best friend and fellow nobleman‚ Banquo‚ successfully defeating two separate armies from Ireland and Norway respectively. On their journey home‚ Macbeth and Banquo encounter three witches who make prophecies to them. Macbeth
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In the article of Startling Finds on Teenage Brains by Paul Thompson‚ it’s about how many teens that do a crime are placed into state prisons. A young teen being therteen years old of age names Nathaniel Brazill who has committed a crime with a first-degree murder killing his teacher Barry Grunow. As I quote from Startling Finds on Teenage Brains by Paul Thompson “A child is not man” I agree because a child who is a minor is not considered to be a full grown adult. Brazill faced his life in prison
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