In “Convergence of the Twain‚” Thomas Hardy describes the greatness of the Titanic and the vanity that embodied its doom‚ radiating an admiring‚ yet regretful tone towards the events of April 14‚ 1912. During the first stanza‚ Hardy talks about the Titanic’s “solitude in the sea.” “Deep from human vanity‚” implying that the reason the Titanic is so deep‚ sunk under water is due to the vanity that created her‚ and ultimately sank her. The headline of the Titanic was “unsinkable‚” typifying
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INTRODUCTION (1 paragraph) Use key words from the essay title in a brief description of what the poem is about. Comment briefly on the themes‚ issues‚ thoughts and feelings the poem explores. Identify the narrator‚ the tone and viewpoint of the poem. STRUCTURE (1 or 2 paragraph) Divide the poem into sections and explain in more detail what the poem is about‚ section by section. Write about the development of ideas and themes from one section to another and one stanza to another. Consider the
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Work without hope analysis Work without hope was written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The poem is mainly about how spring is starting up and all the animals are moving around and the speaker seems to still be stuck in his depression. The first half of the stanza includes a personification In the first half of the poem‚ the speaker identifies that the bees‚ slugs‚ and birds are coming out of hibernation. The speaker seems depressed as spring is starting up and all the animals are moving around
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To analyze a poem stylistically‚ we can analyze the poetic device‚ which is usually deviation and foregrounding‚ that the poet used in the poem. The term foregrounding refers to an effect brought about in the reader by linguistic or other forms of deviation in the literary text (Leech‚ 1985).In poem‚ devices of foregrounding and deviation are always used to draw reader’s attention and impress the readers. In the aspect of deviation and foregrounding‚ there are some perspectives on the nature of poetic
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Analysis of a Poem When You are Old‚ by William Butler Yeats‚ represents and elderly woman reminiscing of her younger days. A past lover whispers to her as she looks through a photo album. Basically‚ Yeats is showing that as the woman gets older‚ she is alone‚ but she does not have to be lonely. She will always have her memories for companionship. "When you are old and grey and full of sleep‚ and nodding by the fire" (l.1-2) depicts the woman in her age‚ needing to nap more frequently
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The film Alien is presented as a science fiction film. The fascination with outer space and what intelligent life out there to find are basics of the films dynamic. Digging deeper into Alien‚ it becomes much more than just a science fiction film. Alien emphasis the yonic and phallic struggle between men and women‚ along with the struggle of manmade structures and man themselves. The two struggles revolve around the two characters Ripley‚ a woman‚ and Ash a male android. The Film Alien uses the dynamics
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opinions on the topic of aliens‚ some people are strong believers and even claim that they have been abducted in some cases more than once. On the other side of the spectrum are the sceptics that 100% believe that there is no life outside of earth and think that the believers are absolute nutters. In this essay i am comparing the science side and what they think or know about aliens and how the media portrays aliens in the movies‚ tv shows and books. In the media aliens are portrayed as incredibly
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Furthermore‚ The alien abductees case in which many people remember being taken away at night and have real physical evidence to prove it. Many people believe that they are alien abductees and think that they have something inside of them from a life form not from earth. In video‚”Alien implants‚” A doctor dedicated to prove that alien abductions are real took it a step farther. To prove that this phenomenon is real he X rayed victims that believe and have‚ “ proof‚” that aliens have abducted and
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2174136/Aliens-Well-probably-close-encounter-century-says-leading-physicist-warns-governments-ready.html “Aliens? We’ll probably have a close encounter this century says leading physicist who warns government to be ready” was written by Fiona Macrae in July‚ 2012. Macrae is a science reporter at the Daily Mail. She studied medical microbiology at Edinburgh University before training in journalism in Cardiff. This had been the first article I have
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For generations the world has speculated whether or not humans have been abducted by supernatural life forms‚ more commonly known as aliens. All the signs and stories point towards there being some kind of alien life forms from other planets or galaxies snatching humans for experimental procedures. A number of stories have been documented‚ some more believable than others. On October 11th‚ 1973 on the Pascagoula River in Mississippi‚ two men‚ 18 year old Calvin Parker and 45 year old Charles Hickson
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