Anne Sexton’s poem titled “Her Kind” is a popular poem filled with powerful imagery‚ diction‚ and syntax. Her particular use of these elements in different ways contributes to the robotic and non-human tone of the poem. Her use of syntax in the poem is done in a very clever manner. The lines of the poem are short and almost all contain commas. These commas are a part of the syntax because they contribute to the sentence structure. They split up each line into two halves‚ and it almost
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in the reader; but‚ that tranquility is but an illusion: “Listen! You hear the grating roar of pebbles which the waves draw back and fling...”(9-10) Does this feel like the tone of a peaceful poem? The entire piece plays with the reader’s senses‚ never allowing them to get quite comfortable in their conclusion of what the tone is meant to be‚ as it is ever shifting. Each Stanza further elaborates to what the main point seems to be‚ an idealized dream versus a harsh reality. The first stanza organizes
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humorous tone and amusing descriptions to make the reader laugh. “My father was a St.Bernard‚ my mother was a collie‚ but I am a Presbyterian.” Mark Twain try’s to make a humorous effect by describing how the narrator’s parents are by using dog descriptions to describe their personalities. For example‚ the
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The Only Thing We Have To Fear is Fear Itself Have you ever paused for a second just to ask yourself‚ “What is fear?” or‚ “What am I afraid of?” Have you thought about it - your fears - and the reason behind them‚ or are they just “there”? The truth is everyone is afraid of something. Everybody has fears. You could fear an insect or animal‚ your examination results‚ your parents‚ your teacher‚ your boss‚ an older sibling‚ for your safety and the list is never-ending! In the end‚ it is ironic
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Ben Ling Mr. Jensen Honors English 11 12 February 2007 Their Eyes Were Watching God: Tone/Mood Analysis She got up that morning with the firm determination to go on in there and have a good talk with Jody. But she sat a long time with the walls creeping in on her. Four walls squeezing her breath out. Fear lest he depart while she sat trembling upstairs nerved her and she was inside the room before she caught her breath. She didn’t make the cheerful‚ casual start that she had thought out
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The quote‚ “Because the rules are the only thing we’ve got‚” is significant because it relates to the theme and foreshadows conflicts to come. Firstly‚ it relates to the theme intended by William Golding himself‚ which is that “All of mankind is inherently evil.” For example‚ we can see how Jack is acting more “savage-like” throughout the story. When he tried to kill a pig at the beginning of the story‚ he hesitated a lot. Later‚ he grew to leave his emotions aside and was determined to kill the
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While watching The Only Good Indian was I was very shocked to see how indians were treated in the 19th century. From my knowledge‚ I believed that schools in that day and age were voluntary‚ not mandatory by the state. I had no idea indian children were striped from their families to become a so called “good indian.” My understanding of the 19th century indian was that they were restricted to reservation. I thought that they and the white man had their own land and kept to themselves. This movie
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The Story “The One and Only Ivan” by Katherine Applegate‚ teaches the reader that you have to keep your promises which Ivan does. Ivan and his friend Stella are talking and she tells Ivan there’s a better life than living inside a cage because there’s a place called a zoo and they let you run freely. Than Stella goes into pain and almost becomes prazed and Mack the owner of the circus knows about this and he doesn’t call a vet to see if Stella’s fine. In the morning a truck can to the circus and
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The poem “We Are Not Responsible” by Harryette Muller uses a familiar format‚ repetition‚ and underlying meanings to poke fun at the rules and norms of the society every one of us strive to achieve in. The most visually noticeable part of this poem is the format. It isn’t written in familiar stanzas with any kind of meter or complex organization‚ but is simply a paragraph. The poem reads like the average disclaimer on the side of the television or amusement park ride. It reads first “We are not
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monk that wrote down the story and added a little Christian reflection in the second part. In line 65‚ we can definitely notice a drastic change in style and in the context. Both parts seem to be two different pieces‚ which they are. All the Anglo-Saxon poems used to be passed down orally‚ until it was decided that they should be written down in case people would forget. During this time‚ the only people who were able to write were monks. I believe that the monk who wrote down this poem decided to
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