“The Colonel” stands out as a poem for two distinct reasons. The first thing that you notice is that the author chose an untraditional format. That‚ paired with the line “What you have heard is true. I was in his house‚” and the indifferent tone‚ gives more of a ‘journalistic’ vibe. Without directly stating it‚ the author hints at the theme of disillusionment. At the beginning of the poem‚ she begins by describing a seemingly ordinary family evening. “His daughter filed her nails‚ his son went out
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Mortenson‚ also known as Marilyn Monroe‚ was and still is an icon because of her bravery and high self-esteem. She is so famous because she didn’t cover up her body‚ she embraced her curves and never hid them like most girls did back in the day “Imperfection is beauty‚madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” Many women from her era weren’t as sexualized as she was and that made her more entertaining also. In 1962 Marilyn Monroe died at age 36. No one knows
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Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson‚ June 1‚ 1926 – August 5‚ 1962) was an American actress and model. Famous for playing "dumb blonde" characters‚ she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s‚ emblematic of the era’s attitudes towards sexuality. Although she was a top-billed actress for only a decade‚ her films grossed $200 million by the time of her unexpected death in 1962.[1] She continues to be considered a major popular culture icon.[2] Born and raised in Los Angeles
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in the poem “History” initially conveys an objective tone that shifts to a playfully mischievous tone which then transitions to a morbidly depressing tone. In the beginning of the poem‚ the speaker describes Grandma with eyes that are “small with sleep” and how she crushes chiles with a “stone brought from Guadalajara.” The way the speaker depicts Grandma’s eyes can be described as neutral and factual. The Guadalajaran stone represents Grandma’s past history‚ hence the title of the poem. Despite
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William Blake has a lot of symbolism but it also has theme and tone. The tone of this poem it could be a sad and angry tone but also biblical. The speaker has a very negative view about London but is also offering a prophesy of the terrible consequences that this city is going to experience unless changes are made. In other words Blake wants to let the reader know that death is all over London. There is no doubt that this poem has a lot of tone and attitude because in the lines "the Chimney-sweeper’s cry
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The poem “Fog” at its very essence exhibits themes of change‚ as well as ideas about the natural world. It seems as if the speaker is using cat feet as a dramatization of the quietness of the fog. Cat feet within this poem are used as a way for the speaker to convey the idea that the fog acts as cat feet do‚ in how quiet and sneaky they are. As the poem progresses the reader experiences a mood change from being anxious and not knowing what to expect to a feeling of excitement. This excitement stems
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an expose on the condition of our throw away lifestyle. This could even be said about Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe canvas. As well as a can of the Campbell’s Soup‚ Marilyn was iconic‚ soaked her admirer’s with a warm‚ good feeling and then was recklessly emptied and thrown away. In the great stretch of time‚ suppose Warhol was accurate‚ the paintings are of nothing‚ the soup means nothing and maybe Marilyn was treated by society in the very same way. So many people admire her now‚ even nowadays. Can
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In the poem “The Discardment” there is a definite shift in tone at a certain area in the poem. This shift occurs at the oxymoron “intolerable joy”. This shift seems to be from a more of a lighthearted tone to more of a bitter tone. In this poem you can mainly see through light hearted tone through the description of the joy that the woman has when she received the present. In the poem it states the following “She put it on with exclamations‚/ Her eyes shone‚ she called and cried/ She danced and mimed
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This poem is about a girl who is being bullied and wishes that it would stop by hoping there is nothing wrong with her. Eventually‚ the bully pushes her to her breaking point‚ which causes her to kill herself. The tone of this poem is hostile. The word choice in this poem portrays this tone because of the words such as blood‚ harm‚ and torment. These words create the hostile tone of this poem because the actions that the bully are doing are very aggressive and unfriendly. The word blood can be a
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Plan – Marilyn Monroe Brenda Feeler Counseling 6722 Dr. Latoya Pierce Walden University August 17‚ 2013 Developing a Counseling Plan Marilyn Monroe was born June 1926 in Los Angeles‚ California ("Biography for Marilyn Monroe‚" 1990-2013). Marilyn’s mother dealt with mental illnesses and she did spend much of her time in and out of mental institutions‚ which left Marilyn to the care of foster homes‚ shuffled from one foster home to another and even a few orphanages ("Marilyn Monroe Biography
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