The poem “Mothers” by Nikki Giovanni is about two states of mind. An adult dealing with the ups and downs of everyday life and a concerned child. This is shown by the use of opposite words. “Dark-light” and “pleasantries and unpleasantries.” Being a child‚ Nikki was trying to make sense of what was happening around her. She sees her mother sitting in a chair in a dark room upset her. Nikki is apparently a frightened child. The wetting of the bed confirms her fear. She wrote about and absent father
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class analysis of poem. Directions: select either question one or two to complete for homework. 1. Rhythm: read the poem aloud at least 3 times. As you read it the 3rd time‚ jot down the rhyme scheme. As you read it a forth time‚ record your voice. Listen to your recorded voice and write down your observations. What do you notice? 2. Activity: consider for a moment that the poem is written to reflect a fairy tale or bad dream. In the box below‚ provide support for your choice. |Fairy Tale
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Dickinson’s Truth In Emily Dickinson’s poem‚ Tell all the truth but tell it slant‚ she uses imagery and metaphors to describe how the truth should always be told‚ but in an unhurried way. Dickinson uses imagery to describe how truth is a powerful entity that should not be set free all at once. For example‚ Dickinson describes truth as being “[t]oo bright for our infirm Delight” (3). She uses the word “bright” to represent truth’s freeing qualities. Dickinson warns the reader by saying that the
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Name of Assignment: How I will develop sight word knowledge in my instructional programme. Introduction Sight words are words which are recognized on sight and do not require any analysis. Sight word knowledge refers to the ability to recognize the pronunciation of words automatically without conscious application of other decoding strategies (Leu and Kinzer‚ 1999). One of the benchmarks of a good reader is fluency. LaBerg and Samuels‚ 1976 define fluency as the process of automatically
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written word inferior to the spoken‚ and much of the frustration experienced by novelists is the awareness that whatever we manage to capture in even the most transcendent passages falls far short of the richness of life. Dialogue achieves its power in the dynamics of a fleeting moment of sight‚ sound‚ smell and touch." -excerpt taken from Gloria Naylor’s ’The Meanings of a Word’. Words The first sentence of this excerpt can have several interpretations‚ depending on which synonym of the word ’language’
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An essay on good decisions While many learned professors have abandoned hope of ever discovering the truth behind good decisions‚ I for one feel that it is still a worthy cause for examination. The constantly changing fashionable take on good decisions demonstrates the depth of the subject. Though good decisions is a favourite topic of discussion amongst monarchs‚ presidents and dictators‚ good decisions is featuring more and more in the ideals of the young and upwardly mobile. It still has the
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ASSIGNMENT ON MICROSOFT WORD What is Microsoft Word? Microsoft Word‚ or Word as it is commonly known‚ is a software application that allows you (the user) to perform word processing. You may use Word to create documents such as letters‚ invitations‚ term papers‚ flyers‚ resumes‚ novels‚ and much more! Microsoft Word is a proprietary word processor designed by Microsoft. It was first released in 1983 under the name Multi-Tool Word for Xenix systems. Subsequent versions were later written
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People make promises that they fail to keep. Loved ones know that words alone are insufficient to keep and achieve our promises. Words are convincing‚ powerful‚ and provide essential explanations. However‚ they do not guarrantee that what has been said will be fulfilled. As the saying goes‚ "It’s easier said than done." A man can say he will get a better paying job‚ buy a new house for his family‚ and pay off the mortgage‚ but chances of those events happening are slim without having determination
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Argumentative Phrases PHRASES TO SHOW DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES Looking through the lens of … Adopting a more macro perspective … In the larger scheme of things … In the long run/short term … In the political realm… Looking at the (economic) aspect of … PHRASES TO INTRODUCE ALTERNATIVE VIEWS One may argue that … Critics claim that … Naysayers decry… (E.g. Naysayers decry the loss of culture in society) Ultra pragmatists / conservatives / radicals / luddites may assert that … While [Subject/Example]
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The tone throughout the poem and song are very similar in the sense of sombre‚ heartbreak‚ rejection and depression. Lines that support this include; ‘But mostly I hate the way I don’t hate you‚ not even close‚ not even a little bit‚ not even at all’ from Kat’s poem. In this line Kat is explaining her emotions towards Patrick‚ and how she can’t help that she is in love with him after all that he has done. In Gnash’s song‚ “I hate you‚ I love you” it is the artist’s way of explaining that one is still
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