Imagery plays a very vital role in this poem and it helps with the interpretation of the poem. Onomatopoeia such as ‘’the thinkling bottom’’‚ Alliteration such as ‘’Big dark blobs burned’’‚ diction such as ‘’sweet like a thickened wine’’ and similes such as ‘’sticky as Bluebeard’s’’ allows the reader to feel like they’re also blueberry picking.The imagery in the poem references blood and flesh‚ which adds to the extended and dark metaphor. The poem blackberry picking isn’t just about a boy picking
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“Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is one of the best known songs in The Nutcracker. Miles Hoffman‚ the music commentator for Morning Edition and a nationally renowned violinist‚ once stated‚ “And many of them [Tchaikovsky’s melodies] in this - just in this one ballet [The Nutcracker]- are immortal” (Hoffman). Tchaikovsky first began work on the music to the now internationally renowned ballet in February 1891 (Schwarm). While in Paris that year‚ he heard an instrument
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valuable teaching I learned was to question everything. I was watching a show that made me question my beliefs. The show’s hosts talked about how everything is subject to criticism. Nothing is so sacred that it cannot be questioned. The idea of questioning everything has taught me to enjoy learning‚ to think creatively‚ and to appreciate mysteries. As I go through life‚ I ask questions. As I ask questions‚ I learn more. As I learn more‚ I realize how little I actually know. I looked
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Choose one of the modern representations of Cleopatra in film or TV presented in the module materials. How far is this consistent with Roman depictions of her in Book 1‚ Chapter 1? The 1934 Cecil B. DeMille interpretation of Cleopatra is a far cry from the historical evidence left behind by Roman scholars‚ poets and historians. Claudette Colbert’s portrayal of the queen sees her as an almost sympathetic character as she is used by Caesar "It wasn’t In his arms that he wanted Egypt. It was in his
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Domesticated- Cats verses Dogs Alicia Gallegos ENG 121: English Composition 1 Justin Brumit September 17‚ 2012 DOMESTICATED- CATS VERSES DOGS Humans have domesticated animals for hundreds of thousands of years‚ cats and dogs are two of the most common. As cats and dogs became more domesticated over the years we can see that they have become used to living in captivity. Since cats and dogs are completely different species‚ the comparison and contrast will be made on how they are both common
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Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote this poem "Ozymandias" to express to us that possessions do not mean immortality. He used very strong imagery and irony to get his point across throughout the poem. In drawing these vivid and ironic pictures in our minds‚ Shelley was trying to explain that no one lives forever‚ and nor do their possessions. Shelley expresses this poem’s moral through a vivid and ironic picture. A shattered stone statue with only the legs and head remaining‚ standing in the
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• Interpersonal intelligence: • Intrapersonal intelligence: 2 • Musical intelligence:2 Brief Interpretation: In general‚ my score seems avarage. In my opinion‚ I thinks my score at logical-mathematical intelligence would be more higher. I’d rather to refer and interested in things that’s rational and logical. When I learn‚ the picture‚ graphs‚ charts are easy to make me understand deeply than just words. Futhermore‚ I think I am good at gettting accquianted with people‚ but I am
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first visit‚ the counselor may ask questions about a person’s life and how you ’ve been feeling during
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Go Ask Alice Have you ever had a problem? I’m sure you have because everybody sometime in there life does. The book I read Go Ask Alice by an anonymous author is all about problems‚ conflicts‚ and how to deal with them. I would give a lot of information on the author if that was possible‚ but the author is anonymous so I can not do so. From the very first page I had a hunch that this book was about a drug addiction problem. "SUGAR & SPICE & EVERYTHING NICE; ACID & SMACK & NO WAY BACK" (page
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In the book Go Ask Alice (1971) By an Anonymous author‚ a teenager struggling with drugs tragically succumbs to her problems. There has been a lot of Controversy revolving around whether the author is real or if this book was just written to draw attention to drugs. Regardless of whether the supposed author actually existed‚ the fact that remains is that identity issues and drug addiction are very real problems for millions of teenagers. In the beginning of the book a teenage girl talks about
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