lyric poem “We wear the mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar is a poem about the African American race‚ and how they had to conceal their unhappiness and anger from whites. This poem was written in 1895‚ which is around the era when slavery was abolished. Dunbar‚ living in this time period‚ was able to experience the gruesome effects of racism‚ hatred and prejudice against blacks at its worst. Using literary techniques such as: alliteration‚ metaphor‚ persona‚ cacophony‚ apostrophe and paradox‚ Paul Dunbar’s
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Friar Lawrence is a very important character in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ because he is the sole figure of religion in the play‚ allowing us to infer a lot about the role religion played in daily life and Shakespeare’s views on it. In the play‚ the Nurse addresses the Friar as ‘lord’. This metaphor illustrates how religion was a major part of people’s lives at the time the play was set. When referring to Jesus we would often use the term ‘lord’; the same way that the Nurse refers to the Friar. The fact
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Bradstreet’s poem “The Author to Her Book” looks at the author’s humiliation at having her work published and exposed to the critical public. Bradstreet uses a child as a metaphor for her book. This explains when she is embarrassed when it is snatched from her and reflects on her as the mother. Regardless of the author’s attachment to her “child‚” she is still ashamed to send it out the door. Almost all the lines of the poem rhyme‚ this sort of speeds up the pace of poem. The poem also has a steady
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In “Teaching Boys and Girls Separately‚” Paul Reva says about the principal of an American elementary school has separated the boys and girls into different classroom because of their behavior. After this strategy students’ learning became more effective. So he thinks that schools should separate boys and girls because they need different methods and experiences to learn‚ besides girls won’t feel mistreated during class. Indeed‚ boys and girls should attend school separately so that their grades
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Dr. Paul Farmer‚ physician and anthropologist‚ has written extensively on health‚ human rights‚ and the consequences of social inequality(PIH Co-Founders‚ 2013). Dr. Farmer and Dr. Kim‚ co-founders of Partners in Health‚ collaboratively wrote Reimagining Global Health which expands on achieving global health equity and strengthening the health system. With a focus on underdeveloped countries‚ building better health systems reduces the burden of disease‚ addresses social determinants of health‚ and
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forum to share the stories and shed light on the experiences of people in groups that get overlooked. Omar Sakr’s powerful poem ‘The H word’ explores issues of poverty and danger in the daily lives of disadvantaged people and draws attention to the idea of a safe‚ happy home environment that isn’t the same for people who aren’t privileged. Similarly‚ Kevin Gilbert’s haunting poem “Kiacatoo”‚ serves as a tool to tell the stories of Aboriginal people and the massacres that were otherwise swept under the
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In the poem “One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop‚ the speaker’s attitude is reflected through the situations he has been through and the most evident one is his experience with loss. Through verse form and colloquial language. Bishop conveys the speakers attitude throughout the poem to be nonchalant‚ ultimately demonstrating that “The art of losing isn’t hard to master‚” even if it is the loss of a loved one. In the first fifteen lines‚ Bishop describes the attitude the speaker feels towards losing objects
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experiencing when he wrote his poem‚ “Side Kicks.” Ronald has spent a lot of time both teaching and being taught. He received his BA from the University of Illinois and an MA from the University of Arizona. Robert has also taught at Pasadena City College (Website 1). Most of Ronald’s writing is about teens and young adults. “Side Kicks” is a poem about losing a hero or someone important. The poem‚ “Side Kicks” has many different meanings. When you read the poem the surface meaning gives
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Though we don’t know who wrote this poem by name‚ if we look deep in our heart we all know what was a man or woman that come to our country seeking refuge‚ but found only pain and suffering. You can feel how hopeless this person’s situation was simply by the words you wrote. The last line of this poem is most heart wrenching line any individual could bring himself to write. To bow your head in reflection and hopelessness
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What initially drew me to this poem was the title‚ and how it was written to be read as the first line of the poem. The title also drew me in because I have a connection to the material‚ my father died when I was ten. Not many lines about the speaker’s father draw direct parallels to my father‚ but never the less I was drawn to the work and felt a since of deep melancholy as I read. This since of melancholy‚ even though the speakers father differs from my own‚ is largely due to the non-standard metaphors
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