Van Helsing describes many of Dracula’s qualities including how he is “cunning more than mortal” (CITE.241). The president within this show will uphold this common vampire trait as during Matilda and Frankie’s discovery of their sanguinarian‚ vampire president there will be flashbacks showing Ondskakraft’s rise to power in which he shows incredible cunningness that allow him to become powerful. Not to mention‚ Ondskakraft’s program that would
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an adult and with how he felt as a young boy waltzing with his father. His words circle around in a waltzing motion‚ bringing a dueling‚ yet combined perspective. The first stanza begins with a description on “the whiskey on Papa’s breath‚” and how the stench “could make a small boy dizzy.” Immediately we understand that this is an adult’s memory because a small boy may not even
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My Favourite Author “A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth‚ but if you have good thoughts‚ they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.” -Roald Dahl Roald Dahl has written numerous children’s books in his career as a writer. He had fun playing around with
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After reading the poem‚ I gathered that the narrator was a child who was regularly abused by his father. However‚ it seems like the child is so used to the abuse that he describes it with light words and phrasing such as “waltzing” and “beating time.” I also believe that the waltzing metaphor could be a play on the phrase “dancing with death”‚ but that could just be a coincidence. I found William Van Field’s interpretation to be very interesting‚ and it was uplifting to look at a poem in a more positive
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LOVE By Jesse Stuart The short story Love written by Jesse Stuart tells us about a minor happening somewhere on a corn farm from the point of view of one of the character – a boy or a young man‚ whose name isn’t given to us. The story starts with the exposition. We get acquainted with the protagonist‚ his father and their dog‚ Bob‚ who go to the edge of a new corn ground to plan a fence. The setting of the story is established in the exposition. It isn’t profound. We simply find
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My Papa’s Waltz: brutal or lighthearted? Whenever a poem is written without a clear understanding on how it should be interpreted both positive and negative emotions arise. One might try to pick up on the catchy rhymes that are meant for it to be comical‚ while other notice the harsh adjective and nouns associating with death. When a poem combines the innocence of a child at play associating with a drunken‚ hardworking father a lighthearted and brutal mental picture arises in one’s head. In the
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For example‚ the waltzing that takes place actually symbolizes the abuse the child received from his father. At a glance‚ the poem seems to be about an innocent relationship between a father and son. However‚ the poem describes a traumatic flashback of a father abusing his son. “My Papa’s Waltz” reflects the author’s childhood. The author’s father is represented as a drunk. “The whiskey on your breath// Could make a small boy dizzy;// But I hung on like death:// Such waltzing was not easy” (Roethke
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connotations and detail that could be understood as positive or negative‚ but in my eyes‚ the word choice and intense details seem indicate a more sullen tone and a more abusive behavior towards the speaker. This poem is about a father and a son “waltzing” in their kitchen with their mother watching. Roethke does use a few words such as clinging and romped that could indicate a playful dance and a child clinging to their loving father not wanting to go to bed; however‚ there is more predominant language
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Papa’s Waltz" is mostly positive. The poem is about a specific type of dance‚ which is established thrice: by the title as well as lines 4 and 15. The father waltzed with his child at bedtime‚ a spirited attempt to bring elegance into a humble home. Waltzing is often associated with royalty‚ emperors dancing in palaces to the music of Johann Strauss II‚ good living! The verb "romped" in the second stanza is strong evidence that this was a playful activity for both father and son‚ a bonding experience
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novels he refers to. Here’s some help: This novel was first published in 1764. The plot takes place in Italy in the Twelfth century. The main characters of the book include: Manfred‚ the illegitimate Prince of Otranto; Hippolita‚ Manfred’s wife; Matilda‚ 18‚ Manfred’s daughter; Conrad‚ 15‚ Manfred’s son - "the darling of his father"; Isabella‚ Conrad’s fiance; Father Jerome‚ a priest; Theodore‚ a young peasant and the actual Prince of Otranto; and the Knight of the Gigantic Saber‚ Isabella’s father
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