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    are generated. After having analysed and studied a selection of poems from Denise Levertov’s anthology ‘Freeing of the Dust’ and ‘Millicent’s Story’‚ which is an extract from the ‘Report of the National Inquiry into the separation of Aboriginal children from their families’ it has become apparent to me that

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    victimized to war. Denise Levertov and Wilfred Owen’s poems highlight these points through their highly acclaimed war poetry ‘Weeping Woman’ and ‘Dulce Et Decorum Est.’ Utilizing poetic devices and techniques such as imagery‚ hyperbole‚ simile‚ symbolism‚ anaphora and personification to convey their message across to the audience. Denise Levertov‚ the composer of ‘Weeping Woman’ has conveyed the ‘horror of war’ through highlighting the mutilation of an innocent bystander. Levertov has implemented

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    The Myth of the Phoenix

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    from its ashes. What does the Phoenix tell us‚ we will first explore Amy Clampitts view and representation of the Phoenix. Amy concentrates on the flaming burning death of the bird and dismisses its rebirth as something negative. In comparison to Denise Levertov’s poem her representation is that the Phoenix represents the learning aspect of life‚ your future has not been written but learn from the “ashes and remains” of the past. May Sarton take’s more of a traditional aspect of the mythical bird

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    to look out for: * History and memory * Relationship * Purpose - topic sentence * Selection - represent The interrelationship between factual history and factual memory allows a universal understanding to be gained. Denise Levertov’s Libation and A Letter to Marek about a Photograph are showing personal experiences as well as a sense of separation and about the World War 2 refugees. Similarly in Nam Le’s The Boat we can see the personal experiences and the refugees

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    Dillon Etherson Period 3 22 October 2010 Analytical Essay The poem “A Tree Telling of Orpheus” by Denise Levertov is an interesting poem that explains how a man with such a beautiful voice and such skill on his lyre that his crazed fans tore him limb from limb. His talent was so rich and amazing that even the trees would uproot themselves from the ground and follow him. It’s an inspirational story that tells the reader that with practice and dedication anyone can train their voices and stretch

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    Merritt Parkway

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    Analysis While on first view Merritt Parkway is a simple poem about a beautiful road‚ what is the reason that this road means so much to Denise Levertov? As the poem opens the first feeling that u get about conformity and regularity‚ with a taste of mans inherent nature to fall in to habits and create a beaten path as Thoreau once said in Walden. does Levertov ‘s life influence this while she was a young women she was working as a nurse in England and saw day after day people getting into routines

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    analysis of multiple texts it can be seen that neither documented evidence (history) or personal memories are completely reliable. Despite this‚ a study of the poems “In Thai Binh (Peace) Province” and “A Letter To Marek about a Photograph” by Denise Levertov and the non-fiction book “The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat” by Oliver Sacks it is clear that when taken together history and memory provide an enhanced approximation of past events. History has been traditionally viewed as a rational and

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    Mountain College poets was Denise Levertov’s “Where Is The Angel?”. In the first stanza of this poem‚ you can already point out a metaphor and biblical reference. “Where is the angle for me to wrestle? No driving snow in the glass bubble‚ bust mild September.” I think first off‚ the speaker is asking‚ “Why have I not been challenged?” The glass bubble that the speaker is referring to is a metaphor for a snow globe. Then‚ in the bible Jacob wrestles and angel. Levertov was a very religious person

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    Bloody‚ blanketed battlefields. Twisted corpses‚ rotting in the scorching day’s sun. War brings out the horrifying and gratuitous violence in humanity. For centuries we have been fighting against our own kind and for what purpose? War. What is it good for? ‘Absolutely nothing’ according to soul singer Edwin Starr. Even today‚ turn on the TV any day of the week and we will be confronted by horrifying images straight out of a horror movie. Severed heads being carried by children. Innocent people slaughtered

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    To what extent has textual form shaped your understanding of history and memory? In your response‚ make detailed reference to your prescribed text and at least ONE other related text. The textual form of the poetry of Denise Levertov and the recount Pure Torture by Tom Moe has shaped the reader’s understanding of history and memory to a great extent. While history is represented generally as objective‚ impersonal‚ factual and static‚ memory is represented as subjective‚ personal‚ fragmented and

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