The Colonel Carolyn Forche’s “The Colonel” instantly catches the eye. The poem was written in 1978 while Forche was working in El Salvador‚ and retails a merciless meeting with its title character. The Colonel is a hard man in a violent world‚ and he cares not for the rights of the people he governs nor the fact that he is exposing his evil nature to a poet: as he says‚ “something for your poetry‚ no?” (Forche‚ 597). The poem reinforces this effect through its stark irony and short poetic flourishes
Premium Poetry World War II World War I
“The Colonel” written by Carly Forche is a short story written about the horrifying experience of meeting the ominous Colonel and being inside of his legendary house of horrors. Forche begins the story with the phrase “What you’ve heard it true”. This opening statement works as an effective hook because it makes the reader ask questions such as “what am I supposed to have heard?”. A hook that makes the audience want to explore the rest of a piece is an important part of having good and effective
Premium Short story Edgar Allan Poe Fiction
Carolyn Forche’s “The Colonel” written in 1978 depicts a disturbing dinner party that reflects the animosity between the U.S and El Salvador during El Salvador’s civil war. It is based on a true story. The colonel is the poem violently disagrees with the human rights policies put in place by the American president. He takes his frustrations out on his guests by intimidating them with trophies from his victims. Forche’s nontraditional style and politically charge in “The Colonel” emphasize the power
Premium Human rights Civil rights and liberties
Forche’s “The Colonel” In the poem “The Colonel‚” Carolyn Forche recounts a cruel encounter with the titles main character of interest while working for Amnesty International in El Salvador. The colonel personality can best be summed as a remorseless man in a chaotic country where violence is customary to the colonel and his people. He also cares not for the civil liberties of the citizens of El Salvador that he governs or the fact that he is revealing his evil personality to Forche with no compunction
Premium El Salvador The Reader Torture
Carolyn Forche successfully integrates the elements of mystery‚ surprise and detail to comprehensively elude that the colonel is very threatening. Firstly‚ in lines one to eight‚ the narrator describes the various details she sees to the readers. Carolyn notes‚ “Broken bottles were embedded in the walls around the house to scoop the kneecaps from a man’s legs or cut his hands to lace.” The walls are very coarse having the potential to severely mutilate a person’s body. Then the speaker sees a pistol
Premium Short story Edgar Allan Poe English-language films
In the essay‚ The Colonel‚ Michael Hogan illustrates the importance of the influential sport of tennis. Hogan writes about how tennis changed his life from an early age. When he was younger he saw tennis as a rich mans sport in which he had no interest. One of his much-respected neighbors‚ the colonel‚ approached Hogan’s father with the idea that his son might like to learn how to play tennis. After pondering the thought with his father‚ Hogan decided to take the offer. The Colonel became his mentor
Premium Learning Play Tennis
The Colonel made the conversation‚ in the Second chapter‚ with the surgeon who was his old friend giving him medical fitness for the shoot. During his way from Trieste to Venice‚ along the road from Monfalcone to Latisana‚ he crossed Tagliamento‚ ‘green along the banks and men were fishing along the far shore where it ran deep’ (p.12)‚ San Dona di Piave‚ Traviso‚ Fossalta‚ Noghera‚ Torcello‚ Burano (island)‚ Murano (island)‚ Mestre‚ comparing past and present as a reel‚ the life includes childhood
Premium Fishing English-language films Family
between Americans and Europeans and the contrast between upper class society and lower class society for example‚ fashion‚ mannerisms‚ and lingo. The play introduces Jonathan as Colonel Manly’s Yankee waiter during the war. Jonathan’s way of thinking‚ his language‚ and his fashion sense emulates that of his master‚ Colonel Manly. Both Col. Manly and Jonathan appear to be a more humble nature with little regard to their fashion sense. Jonathan very simple with regard to his lingo and lack of knowledge
Premium The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald William Shakespeare
Carolyn Forche’s “The Colonel” has a way of bombarding your ears with enticing pulses of twisted curiosity. Reading this piece just a few sentences shy of a page long‚ Carolyn’s style of writing radiates through my laptop screen. Her unique manipulation and mastery of energy creates an alluring experience for the reader. I am convinced that the eminence in energy behind Carolyn’s work‚ “The Colonel‚” is due to her tendency to shoot phrase after phrase of shock into the reader in such delicate succession
Premium Writing Short story Essay
Later on‚ Colonel Hyrum Graff appeared on Wiggin’s doorstep and offered a special place for Ender in the Battle school‚ a school for the training of young children to become soldiers that will one day fight against the Buggers. Colonel Graff told the other boys that Ender was far superior to them and made him earned many enemies from the start. For Ender‚ the training was tough. It felt so lonely but he found friends. He tried his best to be promoted in the difficult training scheme and he exceled
Premium KILL World War II United States