to convey the idea. In the poem ‘Rising Five’ by Norman Nicholson‚ the main idea is about a boy who want to rush through his childhood “like a boy throwing away his toffee wrappers”. We can link this poem to another poem‚ ‘On Turning Ten’ by Billy Collins‚ which describes a boy who doesn’t want to move on in life. Through Collin’s writing‚ the boy is shown as being also scared about growing up and facing life’s challenges. Both poets use a variety of language features such as similes‚ metaphors
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The poem On Turning Ten by: Billy Collins‚ was talking about a child remembering his past and how in the present he is disappointed that he will never be able to relive that time. The theme of this poem is that we can’t stay kids forever because he is growing up. In the poem he said‚ ‘’a disfiguring chicken pox of the soul…” he is explaining how he feels sick about growing another age and this relates to the theme because he is think about growing up and doesn’t want it to happen‚ so he is remembering
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the author uses a lot of figurative language. He uses a metaphor when he says the tree called life‚ because he is trying to say that life is a tree‚ which it’s not. He uses symbolism when he says I carry your heart‚ because you can’t actually carry someone’s heart around with you‚ he is actually carrying their
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have come to the same decision (to fall in love) on his own. The man learns a couple of things. Firstly‚ love is confusing. To try and understand exactly how love works would take an eternity. Secondly‚ love is timeless. It does not matter what age you are‚ everyone has the capacity to love. Lastly‚ the man addresses the penny once more; he speaks as though the penny gave him good luck.
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The true nature of the poem was cordial and relaxing. The sentiment was also inspiring as the poem gave me the strong feeling of passion by his use of poetic devices and tone. The verse "Loving can heal‚ loving can mend your soul" paints a beautiful mental image which strengthens the power and passion the poet is trying to portray. In addition‚ the verse "We keep this love in a photograph" allows for the symbolization of a picture as a memory of love. This provides the poem with the basic foundation
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form of punctuation. It also not only sets the scene (“To the doctor who treated the raped baby”) but also elaborated on the nature of its subject (“… and who felt such despair”) . Titles are the first thing that the reader sees‚ as such it is important for a title to tell the reader what to expect from the poem. In this regard the title of the poem is an extremely effective as it sets the tone for the entire poem‚ which I think‚ is strangely formal in the way it addresses the subject. Intriguing
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Oranges‚ have you ever felt something for someone so much you would do anything for them. I think this story is a good description of this because this person cared so much for this girl that he was trying to go out of his way to do this one thing for her and had to give up the only thing he had. I think this poem can be taken many different ways‚ but the way I see it is that he cared so much for this girl that he would give up everything for her. I take it as a lesson for people to learn not to
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country. It is unclear as to which nation the poem is taking place in. 6. The purpose of the poem is to influence people that it is better to be original and make decisions that are outside the norm. Also‚ that more success comes from choosing what you truly want. 7.
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Afterlife” by Billy Collins is a poem that had a certain sound and feel that stood out to me. Every night before I go to bed I think about my life and all of the people who are involved in it. I think about my parents lives and meaningful they are to me and that I would be lost without them. Then I think about my own life and how meaningful it is to them. Very often I think about the afterlife. My Catholic Faith teaches me that if I am a good person who does not sin then I will go to Heaven. Collins does
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the poem “On Turning Ten” there are many words that Billy collins uses to make have different feelings. Some words he uses are”this is the beginning of sadness” and”i’m coming down with something”. He uses words like to makes us feel the “sadness and sickness” of the kid as he turns 10 years old thinking about his childhood and all of the things that hw has to say goodbye to. For example his imaginary friends Some other lines that he uses are “you tell me it’s too early to be looking back”. This means
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