Megan Jerlin College Writing 2 Assignment 1 April 6th‚ 2013 Poem Explication – “For The Union Dead” The first stanza speaks of an old aquarium‚ one that has obviously been abandoned and left to the elements. The second stanza speaks of lost memories‚ perhaps fond ones‚ of the author and the old aquarium when it was still open. The third stanza speaks of lost time and of time marching onto a new (and more often than not‚ not exactly better) tomorrow‚ with new things going up where old things
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Explication on "Lying Awake" When reading Snodgrass’s "Lying Awake" I felt completely lost. After reading the first two stanzas it seems as if Snodgrass is talking about someone feeling pressured to do something that they may not want to do or go forward with. In the first stanza he describes the moth as being "squirmed up‚ sniper style‚ between/The Rusty edges of the screen;" This might indicate the moth being someone that is involved in law enforcement or someone who can’t seem to leave a controlling
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Part I: Explicate the following quote(s) 1) “What I mean is……. maybe it’s only us.” -In this quote Simon expresses his thoughts about how the boys have been acting so far in the story. He believes and states that the beast isn’t anything circular‚ not anything that moves but just them. In a way what he says is true and this shows that Simon is a kind of person that thinks out of the box‚ he believes that there is a reason for everything and also an answer for all. The beliefs and thoughts of
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W.S. Merwin immediately sets a tone for “Losing a Language” in the title‚ hinting at the lament-like characteristic of the poem. In fact‚ the title is not supposed to be a metaphor or even contain a hidden meaning that the reader must deduce by reading on. The poem is exactly what the title suggests: language and words‚ and thus communication‚ has been lost. Merwin creates a nostalgic and sad tone to emphasize the loss and quickly establishes the direction of the poem using simple diction. He carries
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Alek Haugen Advanced Placement English 12 Dr. Werner 05 March 2012 The Unknown Citizen By W. H. Auden Several conflicts are dramatized in The Unknown Citizen‚ the most prominent being: conformity of the middle class‚ government manipulation‚ and the loss of individualism to the standards of an average citizen. The speaker of this poem is non-traditional as the poem is‚ in fact‚ an inscription on a “marble monument erected by the State.” The inscription is dedicated to a “JS/07 M 378”—presumably
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William Shakespeare has long been regarded as one of the best writers in the English language. He is mostly known for his development of original plays‚ such as Romeo and Juliet‚ but he is also the composer of 154 sonnets. The sonnet I have chosen to analyze is sonnet 18‚ which reads: Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May‚ And summer’s lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven
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Robert Frost starts the poem‚ “The Road Not Taken” by painting a picture in the readers minds that there are two roads that veer off into two different places. Frost realizes that he is only able to travel down one of the roads at a time. But what Frost doesn’t realize is that once he starts down one path‚ he may not be able to return back to go down the other path as well. Robert Frost’s‚ “The Road Not Taken” teaches a lesson about decisions and how one “small” decision can impact an individual’s
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When one searches for the best poem on the internet‚ the first poem that comes up on google is “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost. This poem is about the idea of decision making and deciding which path is the right path to take in life. Robert Frost wrote this poem in the first person which raises the question‚ whether the speaker is the poet himself or a character was created for this poem. The poem has four stanzas and each stanza has five verses. Each verse contains four stressed syllables
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JK 9-19-2013 Poetry Explication: Stanzas Written in Dejection by Percy Shelley Written in 1818‚ Stanzas Written in Dejection was penned directly in the midst of the English romantic era. Shelley‚ though not thought to be at the time‚ was one of the most incredible poets of his age‚ composing unique poems to capture the vibrant emotions of everyday life. Due to this fact‚ it almost goes without saying that his poem‚ Stanzas Written in Dejection‚ is a very descriptive and emotional piece that
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Dr. Ruleman E102 11/13/13 Explication of Richard Cory The poem “Richard Cory‚” written by Edwin Arlington Robinson‚ is a very detail-oriented poem designed to make the reader think very thoroughly about the words and phrases that Robinson uses in his work. Robinson’s poem has many different aspects to it that make you question the work to really try and understand what is happening. Edwin Arlington Robinson uses imagery to describe the character‚ questioning of the characters life and irony
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