After reading several different poems‚ "The Great Figure" really stood out to me. Although the poem is short in length‚ I feel like it has a story hidden within each word‚ phrase and verse. The poem is about someone seeing the number 5 on a fire truck‚ in the rain‚ as the truck is racing through the city. The image connects the to the poem and also tells the same story as the poem. In the image‚ the number 5 appears three time in three different sizes. The different sizes creates the illusion
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Discovering Joy in Reading July 14‚ 2013; that’s when everything changed. For months people had told me to just pick up a book and it will just come naturally. Some people have actually given me several books to read‚ but I never did. There was just something different about Jesus Is ________. by Judah Smith. The cover‚ the author and the title completely captured my attention. My long journey of stubbornness towards reading was slowly about to be defeated. I actually bought the book Jesus Is
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Poem Analysis: Adolescence Ron Taffel‚ a child-rearing expert‚ once said that‚ “Adolescence is not about letting go. It ’s about hanging on during a very bumpy ride.” It is a transition period to adulthood which filled by intense feeling towards new changes. Although many adolescents consider this period as their happiest‚ it also the most critical part of their lives. This is because it determines the future of the adolescent. Therefore‚ both a right conscience and mindset are needed to cope with
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probably because of your skin color‚ or gender‚ and any other reason. This is exactly what the poem “American Hero”‚ talks about. The poem “American Hero” by Essex Hemphill‚ Is a short poem that shows that how there is some people that’s not going to like you no matter how hard you try. Even if you’re the best basketball player like in the case of the man in “American Hero”. In the poem “American Hero”‚ the poem uses metaphor‚ imagery‚ and tone to convey how sometimes people will accept you‚ and sometimes
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The title of the poem is “A Soldier’s Plea.” The title is more than a label because it gives a brief description of the poem. The words in the title‚ such as plea‚ may invoke the reader to feel grief for the soldiers that fought in war. The poem is mainly about the agony of war. In the poem‚ it shows the pain and suffering the soldiers went through along with the mothers‚ whose sons are in battle. Don’t send a mother’s son‚ just to go die in a war; The soldiers’ injury caused the other to look
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In the poem “Old Couple” by Charles Simic‚ the author utilizes a frightful tone‚ and the symbol of the fifth floor window to reveal the controlling idea that humans tend to impose their perceptions onto the world around them‚ which can alter the way one perceives reality. In order to have a better grasp on people and the world around them‚ one should remain open minded instead of jumping to conclusions. Within this poem‚ the speaker is unreliable. The speaker is viewing the couple from a distance
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Synopsis This poem by L.E. Thayer is very intelligent. Thayer shows in stanza one that there is a hill as the known obstacle and a stone as well that gets in the way. He then has to ascend; he climbs up and overrules adversity‚ which are known in the poem as the hill‚ stone‚ grime and blinding storm. The poem has very obvious imagery‚ just alone picturing the blinding storm in the reader’s brain makes him/her feel as if he/she were in the same situation as the Thayer. The poem also has a good amount
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Poems saying how this was not at all like they thought. They also were explaining in their poems how excited they were to start a new life. Here is an example of a poem found in one of the buildings on the island. I am distressed that we Chinese are in this wooden building It is actually racial barriers which cause difficulties on
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Emily Dickinson uses plain words to great effect‚ such as in the poem‚ "The Brain - is wider than the Sky". The poem compares and contrasts the human brain with the sky‚ the sea‚ and God. This poem is manageable enough for the casual reader to understand‚ and yet opens up ideas for the sophisticated reader to explore. In the following paragraphs I will analyze Dickinson’s poem‚ line for line‚ and explain the theme of the poem‚ which is the relationship between the human mind and the external
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In the poem “Barbie Doll‚” the author Marge Piercy provides four short stanzas to inform readers of how society and culture puts pressure on young girls. In this poem‚ a young girl’s life flashes before her eyes as she tries to live up to society standards. The tone of this poem is depressing and sad. In this poem Marge Piercy uses a theme‚ symbols‚ and a plot to describe the ideal girl. The theme of this poem is that society is not accepting of people who do not represent the ideal woman. In
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