mentions fears that a human at any age can relate to such as the fear of getting sick‚ dying‚ parents getting divorced and wars breaking out. The speaker in this poem is a child‚ so it is something any child (also a teenager) and identify with. The tone of the poem is anxious to reflect how being afraid can shake us. Many people might think that this poem is purely for entertainment and fun. However‚ there is more to it
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Rainy Days Didn’t Get Me Down by: Marven T. Baldo Rainy days used shed a magical glow to my young existence. Raindrops falling on the roof of our house are music to my ear. After the rain‚ I would look in awe and wonder at the clouds that from and the rainbow that appears shortly. I would also make a paper boat and have it cruise along the pools that the rain has formed in the road. If the rain is strong enough for me bathe in it‚ I would not miss the opportunity‚ and with my bike I would go
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bachelor that was traveling in the same carriage as them starts to tell the offspring’s a story‚ the children‚ with hesitation at first‚ start to listen to him with excitement. The bachelor seemed to know what story the children will like and what type of tone and language the story had to be told to get the children’s attention. In the first part of the story‚ the author presents a scene in which 3 children‚ their aunt and a bachelor were traveling all in the same carriage on a train. The children don’t
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To remember your first Christmas tree and putting it together is amazing‚ wonderful and precious all rolled into one. This poem is like reliving a very happy time in your life and a memory to cherish all in one. The author starts out with a happy tone‚ smiling as she writes about a wonderful‚ happy memory from her childhood. The memory of her mother brings back happy thoughts. Putting the silver Christmas tree together‚ watching her mother walk across
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The speaker’s tone seems to shift to one of saddened longing: Not only does he love God‚ but he has would be “loved fain” if God would love him back(“Batter” 9). This shows the desire that the speaker has been expressing since the very first quatrain‚ and why he has
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The book Colors of the Mountain by Da Chen is about the his experience in China during and after the Cultural Revolution. Chen walks us through what it was like to be a child during the Cultural Revolution and how it felt to be under the rule of Chairman Mao. His accounts are each shocking and strike a chord with the audience. Not only does he talk about Mao’s reign‚ but he discusses life after his death‚ and his own pursuit of education. Three of the Cultural Universals I found in this book were
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a. You cannot receive full tuition reimbursement for the Fraud Examination class you just completed since you earned a C and not an A. - To receive full tuition reimbursement for the Fraud Examination class that you currently completed a final grade of an A is required. Unfortunately since a C was earned you are no do not meet the requirements to receive reimbursement. b. Employees are forbidden from downloading copyright music from company computers. - To protect the company and its employees
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The words “Death‚ be not proud” open John Donne’s Holy Sonnet 10‚ setting the tone‚ as the narrator addresses death himself. Donne‚ inspired by his experiences with religion‚ wrote a collection of poems known as “The Divine poems‚” in which he establishes a connection between the narrator‚ and God. Holy Sonnet 10 is unique in that‚ the narrator addresses not God‚ but Death. As explored by both Joanne Woolway and Roberta J. Albrecht‚ Donne employs masterful use of apostrophe to address death‚ stylized
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Poetry Analysis: Mountain Child The contemporary‚ free verse poem ‘Mountain Child’ is written by the Santali poet Nirmala Putul in 2004. She is native to the mountainous city of Dumka within the state Jharkhand‚ India. This poem is a powerful piece of literary text which cleverly explores the issues of the impact of technological advancement on nature and traditional lifestyle and‚ the simplicity and security of life in the mountains. Putul has skilfully interwoven several poetic techniques and
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consequences‚ every circumstance provides both positive and negative repercussions. In Siegfried Sassoon’s Absolution‚ the speaker attempts to depict both the positive and negative outcomes of World War I. Sassoon uses metaphors to convey the speaker’s tone of acknowledgment‚ matured perspective‚ and wisdom. As previously mentioned‚ war always brings about destruction and negatives of some kind. In Absolution‚ the speaker does not avoid such topics‚ stating‚ “War is our scourge” (line 3) and‚ “Horror
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