Analysis of "Facing it" by Yusef Komunyakaa Cruel and terrible events forever leave a mark on our memory. Especially‚ when these events are directly related to person‚ the memory reproduces every second of what happened. Unfortunately‚ humanity fully cognized the term of "war". "Facing it" by Yusef Komunyakaa reveals another several sides of the war. Poem tells the reader about which consequences‚ the war left and how changed people’s lives. The hero identifies itself with the Vietnam Veterans
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Wojahan starts off his review by praising Yusef Komunyakaa as one of our period’s most significant and individual voices. He goes on to note that along with the realese of Pleasure Dome: New and Collected Poems Komunyakaa was also able to publish a book-length sequence entitled Talking Dirty to the Gods and how this simultaneous release is a true testament to how well respected Komunyakaas’ work is. Wojahan obviously holds Komunyakaas’ work in high regard himself stating that “In reading almost
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after merely picking berries. The poem "Blackberries" by Yusef Komunyakaa‚ published in 1992‚ illustrates the author’s childhood experience in a candid yet heartbreaking image. Komunyakaa frankly describes his struggle growing up; additionally during a specific day picking blackberries to raise money in hopes of a better future Komunyakaa is painfully reminded of his less fortunate beginnings. Through a series of allusions and metaphors‚ Komunyakaa’s "Blackberries" displays an unsettling theme that
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The poem “Blackberries” is about a young man spending his day eating handfuls of blackberries. Narrator Yusef Komunyakaa paints a picture of the day. The perfect stains left from the juices of the berries‚ as well as concluding the day of picking wild blackberries by describing a memory of when he was younger. His fingers not only stained from the berries‚ also by the blood from picking the berries that were “too ripe to touch.” This poem is about forgiveness and the affects of how limbo can change
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The Poem‚ “Blackberries” (1992)‚ by Yusef Komunyakaa is a retrospective look In the Day of a life experienced by the author as a seller of blackberries when he was a 10 year old child. It is told from a first persons perspective so as to pronounce the level of Intimacy to the narrative relative to the poet. In this essay‚ I’ll give a brief analysis of my Thoughts on the poem and its effectiveness as an artistic literature. In recounting the nostalgiac setting of summer‚ while
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loss of a family member or friend.This loss impacts everyone differently. All of us have or will experience the loss of someone close. Some individuals experience intense grief‚ whereas others are able to move on easily. The poem “English” by Yusef Komunyakaa explores the perspective of a boy who befriends a girl who is later shot to death by soldiers. “English” explores events that occur before the girl’s death. The poem “While I Slept” by Robert Francis explores the narrator’s experience of loss
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Yusef Komunyakaa has spent decades fighting. With a life spanning the Harlem Renaissance‚ the Civil Rights Movement‚ and the Vietnam War‚ he is no stranger to turmoil. Growing up in a small‚ segregated Louisiana town dominated by the Klu Klux Clan‚ many of Komunyakaa’s poems express a need for escape. However‚ his poems also share a theme of perseverance. The poems “Slam Dunk & Hook”‚ “Ode to a Drum” and “Venus Flytrap”‚ show not only Komunyakaa’s unique style of writing‚ but his encompassing theme
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other various prizes and awards from prestigious foundations. He was compared to poets such as T.S. Eliot‚ William Carlos Williams‚ and Langston Hughes. You may ask‚ who am I talking about. Yusef Komunyakaa. Born on April 29‚ 1947‚ in Bogalusa‚ Louisiana‚ Yusef Komunyakaa is the oldest of 5 children. Komunyakaa is a very culture oriented poet. He is known by his short lines‚ simple diction‚ jazzy rhythm and feel‚ and his rootedness in past experiences of growing up in the American South and being
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Facing It‚" by Yusef Komunyakaa talks about a war which most‚ if not all Americans are familiar with. The ever so controversial Vietnam Conflict‚ also known as the Vietnam War. This poem was very well written‚ and I respect all that was said in the context of the poem. "Facing It‚" discusses his visit to the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C.‚ and his emotions that he experienced while he was at the memorial. I can not imagine what the feelings would be like to see one of my friend ’s name etched
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story shows how things affect you life when you have an imbalance between a want and need. ”She gazed at her little brother’s june bugs pinned to a sheet of cork‚ assaying their glimmer‚ till she buried them beneath a fig tree’s wide‚ green skirt”( Komunyakaa‚ 433). When you lose the ability to see what you need and want you often become jealous of what others want and in the girl’s case in Avarice she became jealous and took someone else’s things so that she could have them instead. Seeing someone else
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