Saves Us and The Way of Tet by Bruce Weigl are two poems that find the small pockets of beauty in war amidst all of its’ ugliness and elaborates on that beauty with Weigl’s powerful and eye opening writing techniques. Weigl writes with painstaking care and every syllable‚ adjective‚ and break is surgically placed here and there to evoke specific emotions from the reader. Bruce Weigl approach to writing is captivating and pure. In the first poem What Saves Us Weigl writes about a young man who is
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honor‚ or lifts the reader up‚ it is not true. The poem “What Every Soldier Should Know” by U.S. Army Sergeant Brian Turner speaks for not only the American soldier’s behaviors but also the shock of their arduous culture change. While What Every Soldier Should Know allows Turner to cope‚ it also enlightens the reader with a poem that is authentic‚ revealing‚ and emotional. To be authentic‚ one must too be able to recognize their faults. The poem begins with a quote that reads‚ “To yield force to
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Marathons in War This poem takes place during World War II. It is through the eyes of a girl who lost her family to the Nazis. She is pushed forward by the sight of her sister’s last smile. I’m running‚ racing nearly out of breath‚ But I won’t stop‚ for help is closer with each step. My family is gone‚ I’m not lost but I’m alone‚ I wish I could go back to the place I once called home. As the memories flood in‚ my heart fills with woe; Though now it’s impossible to tell who’s friend or foe. I
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"The woods are lovely‚ dark and deep‚" This line from the poem Stopping by woods‚ is saying that the woods are an opinionated place. The woods may be lovely to some‚ and scary to others. People may consider the woods to be lovely as they may have an interest for nature and it’s beauty. They may also like to see interesting animals‚ and escape from the reality of life. Some people might want to sit on a tree branch and enjoy the peace and quiet. To some people forests are a dark place‚ where they
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Jacob Quintero "The Latin Deli" 1. In‚ “American History”‚ there is a boy Deli: An Ars Poetica’‚ by Judith Ortiz Cofer I. who moves into the house next to El Building named Eugene. Eugene is a tall blond boy who wears glasses. Eugene was smart because he “was in honors classes for all his subjects.” Eugene doesn’t seem to have much interaction with girls because he blushed deeply when Elena first went up to him. However‚ by walking home with Elena‚ Eugene finds a way to make her have a crush
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In his poem‚ “Rwandan Genocide‚” William Cheesman states‚ “all the shouts every night‚ screams of pain‚ screams of fright‚ screams for mercy‚ to see morning’s light‚ to pardon them and to stop this fight.” Illustrated in the poem is the general perspective of a victim facing genocide‚ the pain is incomprehensible‚ and the urgency of its conclusion is precedent over everything. In multiple occasions‚ people have plotted the killing of a large group of people‚ and carried out. In 1975‚ communist leader
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Narrative Poem #1 A girl in the woods was very hungry She went to the store but her coupons were expired She went down the produce aisle To get something healthy She could get what she wanted Because she was so wealthy Before she purchased her items She went to the side of the street To get the New York times With a couple of left over dimes Now she had no more expired coupons She went back to the store to buy her fruit That’s the end of my poem wasn’t that a hoot.
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Discuss how effective the two poems are in showing a sense of cultural understanding and/or assimilation. Personally‚ I find Assimilation by Eugene Gloria is more effective than Returning in depicting cultural understanding as a state of recognising and appreciating the culture. In the former‚ the poet focuses on the presence of the “scattered rice beneath the red-painted bench”. Although those rice grains are left-overs from his previous meal‚ the poet still attachs some significance to them‚
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topic for poetry. It includes some of the most famous poems in history. I will focus on the poem ‘Dulce et Decorum est’ by Wilfred Owen and explain this poets unique perception of war. However‚ I will also annotate a poem by Rupert Brooke called ‘The Soldier’ and review the similarities and differences between the two pieces of poetry. I will mainly explain what the poems are trying to give‚ in an image‚ to the reader. Essay The two poems differ in form. I think Wilfred Owen decides to use his
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Our Casuarina Tree | | Toru Dutt (1856–77) | | | LIKE a huge Python‚ winding round and round | | The rugged trunk‚ indented deep with scars‚ | | Up to its very summit near the stars‚ | | A creeper climbs‚ in whose embraces bound | | No other tree could live. But gallantly | 5 | The giant wears the scarf‚ and flowers are hung | | In crimson clusters all the boughs among‚ | | Whereon all day are gathered bird and bee; | | And oft at nights the
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