WU1 Essay – Writing About Short Fiction and Poetry Your first major essay will be a literary analysis of 2 ½ to 4 pages (plus Works Cited page) on one of the following topics: ● An analysis of the poem “The Last Mojave Indian Barbie‚” in which you discuss the author’s satire of gender and ethnic stereotypes ● An analysis of the short story “Cruising Paradise‚” in which you discuss the author’s portrayal of the West (and the irony of the title) ● An analysis/comparison of the short story “Ranch Girl” and the essay “Chasing the Lamb
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end of a line if there is no period‚ comma‚ colon‚ semicolon‚ or dash c. If the poem is difficult to understand‚ look for the subject‚ verb‚ and complement of each sentence III. Vocabulary Terms a. Catalog Poem a.i. The repetition of items in the list creates a rolling rhythm when the poem is read aloud b. Repetition b.i. Refers to sounds‚ words‚ phrases‚ or lines that are states or used more than once in a poem c. Alliteration c.i. Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words
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William B Yeats (1865-1939) From The Wind Among the Reeds (1899) Men improve with the Years I am worn out with dreams; A weather-worn‚ marble triton Among the streams; And all day long I look Upon this lady’s beauty As though I had found in book A pictured beauty‚ Pleased to have filled the eyes Or the discerning ears‚ Delighted to be but wise‚ For men improve with the years; And yet and yet Is this my dream‚ or the truth? O would that we had met When I had my burning youth; But
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who have family or are from Guam relate to this‚ but anyone who has faced oppression. One of the weaker crafts in these poems was the form. I normally like shorter poems‚ especially when they are broken up into couplets. However‚ there were times Perez used couplets‚ where I would have used something else. Some of the line breaks‚ although intentional‚ took away from the poem. Example: ginen tidelands [latte stone park] (14). One comment I also would like to mention
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KUENSEL THAT THE PEOPLE SHALL BE INFORMED • T H U R S D AY M A R C H 1 4 ‚ 2 0 1 3 • N u 1 0 DPT supporters’ petition to CJ Dechen Tshering INBRIEF » Freeze on open competition The royal service commission has directed ministries‚ constitutional offices‚ autonomous agencies and dzongkhags to freeze all inservice recruitments through open competition until the 2013 elections are over. This is to ensure that civil servants on election duty are not in anyway disadvantaged from not being
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characteristics as they are both based on Caribbean folklore. “Le Loupgarou” means werewolf or lagahoo. Fittingly‚ Derek Walcott’s poem tells a tale of a man named Le Brun. He sold his soul to the devil and so he changes into a werewolf at night. He is ostracized by the village and lives all alone in a small old house. Similarly‚ “Ol’ Higue by Mark Mcwatt is a poem about what Caribbean people would call a soucouyant which is in essence‚ a female vampire that takes off her old skin at night and turns
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comparison of “Girl”‚ a short story and “Adam and Eve”‚ the poem I hope to demo straight the
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The message of the poem‚ “Sadie and Maud”‚ is that the success and happiness is not determined by a structured path‚ but the one we create. In the poem it says “Maud went to college/Sadie stayed home/Sadie scraped life/With a fine-tooth comb/She didn’t leave a tangle in” (Lines 1-4). This is saying that Maud went to college and Sadie did not go to college. It is also significant because it compares Sadie with a fine-tooth comb because fine-tooth combs take everything in and does not leave a tangles
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trunkless legs” (line 2) inspiring the reader to comprehend Ozymandias’ power; he was so mighty that no-one could even measure his “vast” power. The reader is led to understand that Ozymandias was an arrogant‚ cruel leader with the words: “frown” (line 4)‚ “wrinkled lip” and “sneer” (line 5). These physical features captured on the visage expose the Pharaoh’s true character as a nasty tyrannical leader‚ sneering and frowning at his subjects if they didn’t follow his “cold command” (line 5)‚ proving
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Nineteenth century poet‚ Emily Dickinson ponders in poem 579 of the initial reaction towards something new and how obtaining wealth for the first time means she has to give up something in return. However‚ she would not be able to use her newfound wealth because of her inability to handle it. Poem 579 explains what happens when a person discovers something completely new and how the narrator handles new experiences. Going through a new experience is what happens to the poet’s diminishing eyesight
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