Ciela Aunica C. Lelis III-9 AB/BSE Literature An Analysis of the Poem Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty) Using Feminism Anne Sexton’s Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty) is a poem which does not only challenges the conventions of the original and traditional fairy tale but also serves as an exposure of a problem which causes a lot of women’s lifelong sufferings. Briar Rose’s courageous revelation of her father’s sexual abuses on her ironically shows reality using a fairy tale‚ opening the eyes
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Introduction a. Thesis Statement i. Robert Frost ii. Lyric poem iii. Choosing the road II. Choices a. Decisions making with senses b. Making decisions with sight III. Interpret the Poem a. Topic sentence b. Why he choose the road he chose IV. Conclusion a. Summarize We come to life changing trials in our life‚ some may be a path that we are glad we did while others wished that we can go back and choose the other because of a negative result. In the poem written by Robert Frost “The Road Not Taken”‚ shows
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setting of the poem symbolises the Western World but more specifically the European race. Background Analysis of the Poem Commentary – Piano and Drums by Gabriel Okara In Gabriel Okara’s poem‚ “Piano and Drums”‚ Okara expresses his feelings and thoughts of a primitive society in contrast to a western society. Being an African himself‚ and having studied in a western society‚ the poem reflects the confusion in his emotions as well as the loss of self-identity. The title of the poem itself‚ “Piano
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FELIK’S SKRZYNECKI The poem FELIKS SKRZYNECKI‚ by Peter Skrzynecki effectively portrays his childhood reminiscence as an adult. In the first stanza‚ he demonstrated his admiration for his father as a child and described him with respect‚ knowing that Felik’s Skrzynecki was his adopted father. Immediately‚ we can gain Peter Skrzynecki’s strong respect he has towards his father‚ fiercely emphasized by re-telling what Felik’s Skrzynecki had done for his family. “ Alert‚ brisk and silent
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The function of the setting on the Individual in Yevgeny Zamyatin’s We to portray Revolution In the novel ‘We’ by Yevgeny Zamyatin‚ the author uses the function of the setting on the individual to achieve his goal of producing a satirical warning of the future if no action is taken in the present‚ offering revolution as the solution. The setting and its effects on the individuals in ‘We’ act as both a satire of Stalinist Russian society and a warning. Zamyatin shows how the setting of a dystopian
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I agree that there is a confusion on how to act. Though chivalry isn’t dead just rare. That this problem is not only with men but people. Chivalry should exist but with both genders. Just be decent human being regardless of gender. It’s not fair to expect everyone to uphold a certain standard that only you have. If there is a certain standard you have only keep those who are at that standard. People will be people some will just not have human decency. -Alliteration ex “Out from the marsh‚ from
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serious topic something we all must deal with. People all choose to deal with it in the different ways. Poets like to tackle this subject in their own unique ways. The two contrasting portrayals of death could not be further on further realms from the spectrum. “The Vacuum” by Howard Nemerov is based around a vacuum the speaker’s wife owned. The speaker is an old widower‚ who has an empty place in his heart where his wife once was‚ symbolized by the vacuum. The account of the poem is about an elderly
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experiences; yet the central focus of these poems lies in the aspect of alienation and isolation more than it does belonging. When a sense of community is built up through his expertly virtuosic command of high powered
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Poem analysis Nothing Said by: Brenda Agard 1. The poem is about people who have lost family members‚ brothers and sisters for example. 2. The poem is written in the 2nd person plural. You hear the voice of the people who are protesting about the fact that they have lost their family members. The writer could also be one of the protesters or marchers. 3. Well in the beginning it says what the situation is of the people and what happened. After that the writer tells what they
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“The Red Hat” Rachel Hadas’ poem "The Red Hat" is told from the viewpoint of the parents of a young boy who begins to walk to school by himself. The poem reveals the actions and emotions of the parents who struggle with allowing their son to become more independent. However‚ this poem is not simply a story of a boy starting to walk to school on his own. The underlying theme is about a boy leaving the protection and safety of his parents to enter the world by himself. In the middle of the first stanza
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