in their job‚ the janitor in “Jorge the Church Janitor Finally Quits” by Martin Espada and the secretary in “The Secretary Chant” by Marge Piercy feel unappreciated and lost as employees. Jorge is “outside…of [Americans] understanding” and The Secretary is lost in her work and compares herself to objects such as her “hips are a desk.” The employees from these poems have become hidden behind their duties and are slowly sinking into the unknown. “Jorge the Church Janitor Finally Quits” begins with
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Poem Analysis--Model The poem I love best‚ the poem that I want to memorize and memorialize is: To be of use by Marge Piercy. I discovered this poem to share with Kendra‚ a young friend who graduated from college. She wants a career that allows her to give back to society so the title caught my attention. Kendra‚ like me‚ seeks meaningful work; this poem not only speaks to Kendra‚ it speaks to me as well; it has since become my favorite poem. The title‚ To be of use‚ is appropriate for this piece—Piercy
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television‚ and literature is not the exception. We clearly see an example of this in the poems “Barbie Doll” and “Zimmer in grade school” by Marge Pierce and Paul Zimmer
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Poem Analysis "Harlem Night Song" In the poem‚ "Harlem Night Song"‚ by Langston Hughes‚ Hughes uses many poetic devices including repetition. He uses repetition when he says‚ " come let us roam the night..." in the beginning. Then he says the same thing at the end. The way he uses repetition lets us see the poem a lot clearer. Also the repetition of these words helps him get his point across‚ that the night is a wonderful place with that special person. "Blow Blow Thou Winter Wind" "Blow Blow
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Ronald Koertge Sidekicks 7. “whose perfume swayed in the air‚ turning the modest flowers scarlet and loose.” –Peter Meinke Love Poem 8. “Their whisper rises from beneath the stones to fuse into a single… light.” – Yves Bonnefoy Passer-By‚ These are Words… 9. “He wanted to go inside them and live.” Naomi Shihab Nye Rain 10. “But listen harder‚ use your imagination…” – George Bradley At the Other End of the Telescope 11. “The sky was low‚ the sounding rain was falling dense
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that they are. In knowing that a person is happy with their personal status and outlook on life‚ they can find that it is much easier to live life with the reassurance that they know that at least they are happy with themselves. In Emily Dickinson’s poem "There is a solitude of space" she alludes to the fact that a man or woman’s soul is theirs and theirs only‚ but can come into turmoil from others. The sanctity of the mind can be broken through a person’s manipulation of it‚ and current feelings can
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Barbie Doll Everyone gets asked the same question when they’re taken in: “Do you know why you’re here?” For someone like me‚ after what I did‚ it seems like a waste of words. But that’s how people are I suppose; we are always talking just to hear ourselves. If people would take the time to think about their words before vomiting them onto one another‚ maybe we all would be better people. People would have an entirely different form of speech. We would all know the difference between what should
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Queen Mary‚ University of London School of Engineering and Materials Science Den233 Low Speed Aerodynamics Pressure Distribution and Lift on a Piercy Aerofoil Abstract In this experiment in a low speed flow the static pressure around an aerofoil will be observed and discussed. The lift on the aerofoil will also be calculated and compared with the theoretical value. The aerofoil being used in this particular experiment is
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Marge Piercy‚ an American poet‚ social activist and novelist‚ mostly known for being a feminist poet is the author of “Barbie Doll”. The title of this poem‚ “Barbie doll” make us think about a “perfect” girl toy that every child owns‚ but slowly we realize that this is not what the author means. In the first stanza‚ Piercy starts by saying “This girl child was born as usual”‚ which lets us understand that she was a normal girl just like anybody else. Other than that‚ the first stanza has a lot to
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In the poem “Barbie Doll‚” the author Marge Piercy provides four short stanzas to inform readers of how society and culture puts pressure on young girls. In this poem‚ a young girl’s life flashes before her eyes as she tries to live up to society standards. The tone of this poem is depressing and sad. In this poem Marge Piercy uses a theme‚ symbols‚ and a plot to describe the ideal girl. The theme of this poem is that society is not accepting of people who do not represent the ideal woman. In
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