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    The Ballad of Birmingham is a poem about a very tragic story of a young girl who lost her life all because of her skin tone. Something she and nobody else has control of. This young girl was in the sacred place and yet still the devil snuck in. The streets of Birmingham are know as the streets once walked upon in fight for actual equality. The freedom marches were not the safest place to be‚ but that is where everyone went in fight for the freedom we have now. The young girl in the

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    Paul Botros Ms. Cocuzza 101-02 3/2/05 The Ballad of Racism Prejudice and Ignorance are a lethal cocktail that have always left civilization with an discomforting hangover. Unfortunately history is an endless waltz ‚ in which the ballad of racism and ignorance never ends. They dig deep into ones heart and mind and even have the power to brainwash a person. Twenty-five years ago my mother and father fled their homeland in fear of religious persecution‚ and intolerance. Among a land of fanatical

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    AO1 points on ‘Ballad of the Three Spectres’ “As I went up by Ovilliers / In mud and water cold to the knee” : the poem begins with a realistic scene in the Somme‚ as a soldier tramps through the flooded British trenches. “three jeering‚ fleering spectres”: The ghosts are laughing‚ mocking the soldier. “Here’s a right brave soldier”: the first ghost speaks sarcastically and insultingly about the speaker’s bravery. “he’ll come back on a fine stretcher‚ / Laughing for a nice Blighty”: the ghost

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    Some Readers think the ballad form limits their interest in The Ancient Mariner. What is your view of Coleridge’s use of this form? In the Rime of the Ancient Mariner‚ Coleridge employs the ballad form to contrast the traditional with the exotic through this he forms a poem full of supernatural elements that is easily accessible. The ballad form was a typical form of medieval poetry that was revived by the Romantics as it symbolised a form representative of an idealised past. It is also associated

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    “The Power Ballad and the Power of Sentimentality‚” Metzer discusses how the power ballad‚ sentimentality‚ and uplift are connected. A ballad‚ as stated in the article‚ is a type of song that narrates a story in short stanzas but also has musical characteristics within it. What separates a ballad from a power ballad is emotional intensity. Ballads conjure up emotions in people‚ but power ballads conjure up more profound emotions. Metzer’s article clarifies the differences between ballads and power

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    On William Wordsworth’s Preface to Lyrical Ballads The late 18th century saw a fundamental change in the historically rigid structure of poetry‚ as witnessed by the collection of poems entitled Lyrical Ballads‚ penned by William Wordsworth and Samuel Coleridge. At first deemed an experiment‚ Lyrical Ballads garnered enough interest and favor to warrant Wordsworth’s “Preface to Lyrical Ballads” in 1802‚ as an introduction to the second edition of the collection. This revolutionary preface became

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    Why is The Douglas tragedy a popular ballad? – by Luciano Daniel Gercek The Douglas tragedy is a narrative poem arranged in the form of a ballad‚ for it tells a story. Besides‚ it is considered a popular ballad because it does not have an author. It also begins in media res‚ when Lord Douglas is awoken and urged to put on his armour in order to prevent his daughter’s wrongdoing – his eldest daughter‚ Lady Margaret‚ has eloped with Lord William. Both father and sons set off after her and stand

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    Land of the Oppressed: An Explication “Ballad of the Landlord” By Langston Hughes Traditionally a ballad is a love song but Hughes turns this ballad in to a poem with rhythm and rhyme The Poem highlights a black man’s experience in an oppressed society. Although this tenant has valid complaints about the conditions of his house/apt; he is thrown in jail without cause. A great detail of the timeline and era the poem was written/created in He begins with a relevant

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    The poem of “Ballad of Birmingham” by Dudley Randall discusses African American girl who wants to join the march for the civil rights movement‚ but her mother insists it is too dangerous. As a alternative‚ the mother persauades her daughter to go to church for safety purpose; however‚ the white terrorists bomb the church. When the mother is desperately searching for her daughter‚ she finds only her daughter’s shoes to be remained at the shattered church.The form‚ the meaning‚ and the settling of

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    Stephanie Kuehnerts Ballads of Suburbia takes place within the suburbs. She also works to combine themes of self-harm and emotionally absent parental figures within the novel. These combined themes set the book apart from traditional drug addiction based novels. That and the fact that we meet the protagonist 4 years after her drug overdose. Instead of meeting her before like the characters in the previous novels. Most reviews will point out the use of music within her novel. The use of music adds

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