In the poem “Sestina‚” the author‚ Elizabeth Bishop‚ depicts a painful story of a grandmother and a child living with loss. Most readers who have some knowledge of Bishop’s biography would assume that the poem reflects the time in her childhood when she lived in Nova Scotia‚ after her mother had been committed to an asylum (Sanger 47). The story begins in a kitchen on a rainy afternoon in September‚ with both the grandmother and the child having tea and reading the almanac. While the grandmother
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“Two Worlds Collide” Responsibility‚ being responsible is the ability of an individual to compromise one’s self to be able to meet his/her interest as well as the interest of others. However‚ an individual should know his or her limitations; a person can only take too much responsibility. In the poem “There Will Come Soft Rains”‚ the author suggests that humans can sometimes be ignorant and that we’ve been conditioned to ensure that the blame never rests on ourselves. When there’s a fault‚ we
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1.What metaphors does Holmes use to describe the ship in stanzas one and two of "Old Ironsides"? In the first stanza Holmes refers to "The meteor of the ocean air" likening the ship’s flag to a meteor. In the second stanza‚ "the harpies of the shore‚" refers to the monstrous and voracious bird-like beasts of Greek mythology. 2.In 1830‚ the 44-gun American warship Constitution‚ the inspiration for "Old Ironsides‚" was scheduled to be scrapped - that is‚ stripped of everything valuable or reasonable
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S.P.I.C.E poetry Tell me ‚ is the rose naked ? Summarize- Tell me‚ Is the Rose Naked? Summary: Stanza 1: The first stanza is about the thought of rose’s petals‚ which are known for their beauty. Like a beautiful red dress is like the outside of a rose‚ and on the inside is the real rose. Stanza 2: The author is wondering and questioning why the tree roots are hidden below the soil‚ and why we cannot see the most important part of the tree‚ the part that holds it to the ground and gives
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Comparison of “The Manhunt” and “Quickdraw" Structure: - I personally feel that the structure of the two poems "The Manhunt" and "Quickdraw" vary a lot with each other in many different ways. Firstly‚ "The Manhunt" has been arranged in very short‚ precise‚ two- lined‚ separate stanzas. I think Simon Armitage did this to emphasize the SMALL steps in this painstaking process of returning a man to the real world after all the suffering and traumatizing scenes he has witnessed in war. There is also
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Analysis about Elizabeth Bishop’s Sestina Elizabeth Bishop is one of the most important poets in 20th century in United States. Raised in a poor childhood and deeply influenced‚ she wrote poems mysterious as well as profound. Instead of useless self-obsession or empty emotions‚ she focuses on the precise description about objective world and the reflection of the meaning of life‚ mapping a cruel but real world in her works. Sestina is one of Elizabeth’s old-age poems‚ where she talked about the root
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Darwish was mentally battling his pride when he found out that he‚ and along with other Palestinians‚ was casted out of the name “Palestinian”. Themes like exile and homeland are repeated throughout his poetry. His three poems that present the theme homeland are The Strangers’ Picnic‚ The Dreamers Pass From One Sky to Another‚ and Who Am I‚ Without Exile? These poems express his desire to return to his homeland‚ to restore his identity. It is shown through symbolism and nature. In writing about his
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To start off‚ I took piano in High School for three years and my teacher drilled in music theory into my skull. I believe this helped my compose a melody for this poem. As I was reading this poem‚ my first impression was‚ "How am I supposed to make a melody out of this?". However‚ upon reading this poem‚ I got a feel of what this poem means. This poem is about a Blue Heron‚ a bird‚ that is looking is looking for food in November. As I was reading the poem‚ I decided to focus on the first half of
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The poem Red Wheelbarrow talking about how everyone needs someone in their life to depends on. From reading this I believe the interpretations from reading the first stanza and that is the writer was saying everyone needs the help of someone in order to make it‚ no one can’t do it alone. We all need someone to help us and we reach out for help. The second stanza‚ a red wheel barrow interpret that you have to struggle and hold you own weight to get ahead and we have to carry all the dirt that is
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Keley Jackson Floyd ENG 131 11 November 2012 Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers This poem portrays a main character‚ Aunt Jennifer‚ as a humble docile woman; smothered by her marriage and the norms she feels she must meet to please society. Adrienne Rich cleverly names the poem “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers” because of the importance of the role the tigers play in her life. With a husband who dominates her in all respects‚ she must find her own freedom in her life by knitting in her free
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