Or fester like a sore-- And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over-- like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? This essay will investigate two poems‚ ’Harlem’ by Langston Hughes and ‘Altar’ by Marilyn Chin and analyzes the topics‚ the themes and figurative languages‚ especially in the use of figurative language. The aim of this paper is to compare the two poems and find the similarity of them which is topic and the differences
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In 1972 cruise industry pioneer‚ Ted Arison and the owner of American International Trade Service (AITS)‚ Meshulam Riklis‚ formed Carnival Cruise Lines as a subsidiary of AITS. They purchased their first ship for $6.5 million and renamed it to the Mardi Gras. The Mardi Gras’ first trip was along the Florida coast with travel agents. In 1974‚ Mr. Arison bought out his partner’s share with $1 and assumed the $5 million debt of the company. In order to compensate for the debt and reduce costs‚ Mr
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Ted Hughes’s poem‚ “Wind”‚ describes the impact and strength nature has over human beings. The poem is written in first person‚ which emphasizes the idea of a personal experience and suggests that the speaker of the poem is Hughes. The poem is situated away from the cities‚ presumably in the countryside or in a very isolated place‚ this can be supported by the use of words like “fields” and “hills”. The setting of the poem is in autumn since the weather is described as being cold and grim. The theme
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“Island” poem wrote by Langston Hughes‚ Langston Hughes is very popular writer who know for an identifiable rhythm or beat. His poems always make reader aspiration in many ways‚ example his dreams makes readers to think about hidden dreams and lost dreams. “Balloon of the Mind” by W. B. Yeats who is also a popular writer too who received the nobel prize for literature in 1923. However‚ both poems have way different topics where there is no related to each other but the idea of the themes are the
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Rhetorical Terms/Devices Figurative language is the generic term for any artful deviation from the ordinary mode of speaking or writing. It is what makes up a writer’s style – how he or she uses language. The general thinking is that we are more likely to be persuaded by rhetoric that is interesting‚ even artful‚ rather than mundane. When John F. Kennedy said‚ “Ask not what your country can do for you‚ ask what you can do for your country” (an example of anastrophe)‚ it was more interesting –
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Against All Odds In Langston Hughes poem Ballad of the landlord is an amazing poem dealing with real life situation’s that unfortunately are still taking place today. The oppressor in the poem is represented by the landlord and the media and police. The poem tells about a man of color’s life‚ his day to day experience in a world dominated by whites. It is difficult to believe that this same type of bigotry and oppression still exists in the world today. Mr. Hughes uses imagery in this writing
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The Ted-Talk‚ “Our campaign to ban plastic bags in Bali”‚ given by siblings Melati and Isabel Wijsen was seemingly directed towards “all the kids of this beautiful but challenging world”. Therefore‚ centering their audience at all those kids in the crowd that will later become the future “leaders of today”. The main idea that the two sisters draw up within their speech is the concept that “you are never too young to understand” the world around you alongside the fact that making a change “isn’t going
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AP Environmental TED Video Notes Notes: • Styrofoam is one of the most polluting materials we use • Instead of Styrofoam we can use fungus to create a mycelium matrix which is a suitable‚ renewable‚ biodegradable replacement • In the US we recycle very little of our plastic • Only about 7% • Problems blocking the recycling of plastic include: many types‚ colors‚ many forms of plastic are of about the same density • Separating the different types of plastic are very difficult • In many
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The Ted talk is by Rébecca Kleinberger‚ and the title is “Why you don’t like the sound of your own voice”. I chose it because I have never heard someone say that they didn’t like the sound of their own voice‚ but I have heard that when they talk and hear it back they sound different. Rébecca Kleinberger is a voice expert pursuing research as a Ph.D. candidate in the MIT Media Lab’s Opera of the Future group. During her talk‚ she used a lot of things to prove he this which were people don’t like
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began the process of choosing a TED Talk topic‚ I had absolutely no idea what I wished to talk about. I knew my subject had to be interesting‚ at least enough so I wouldn’t get bored of it‚ and that I needed my ideas to keep the audience’s attention. I just could not think of anything. The ideas I had would either be boring for my peers‚ or there simply was not enough research on the topic. As I listened to my classmates tell me about their grand ideas for their TED Talk ideas‚ I was even more clueless
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