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    "The Mother" Poem

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    tracy040812345Report | ------------------------------------------------- This is a Premium essay for upgraded members Upgrade to access full essay In a world in which abortion is considered either a woman’s right or a sin against God‚ the poem "The Mother" by Gwendolyn Brooks gives a voice to a mother lamenting her aborted children through three stanzas in which a warning is given to mothers‚ an admission of guilt is made‚ and an apology to the dead   is given. The poet-speaker‚ the mother

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    War Poem

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    Wilfred Owens’s poetry evokes the obscene horrors of war. Discuss with close reference to Mental Cases and at least one other poem studied. War is brutal and impersonal. It mocks the fantasy of individual heroism and the absurdity of utopian goals like democracy. The horrific post traumatic stresses are graphically exposed. In Mental Cases and Disabled by Wilfred Owen. They both expose a chronicle of the debilitating stages of post war traumatism; this is achieved through the employment of various

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    Cle Poem

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    coming due to this‚ Yet we still question things to God. May this be a reminder to us That these are the things that bind us Making us together‚ all as one To be stronger in prevailing His mission. EXPLANATION: Title: I have entitled my poem as “Amidst the Twilight” because I want to show that although we could only see that darkness to what is happening nowadays‚ there is still the hope that the Church has

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    GCSE English coursework: comparison of poems. There are many similarities and differences between the two poems: "When We Two Parted"‚ written by Lord Bryon‚ and "La Belle Dames Sans Merci"‚ written by John Keats. I shall be exploring these poems and seeing connections and differences between them‚ so that I am able to compare them. The storyline of both poems is based around love‚ and so they are similar in that respect‚ however I think the poems bring out different types of emotions. When

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    The Darkling Thrush Poem

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    the author’s message regarding the bleak isolation of the world and how hope can still remain. Techniques involving the choice of diction‚ atmosphere‚ and the change of mood demonstrate Hardy’s implication as shown in "The Darkling Thrush". As the poem begins‚ the reader is stricken with ominous images‚ metaphors and a simile. A strong contrast used within a simile intensifies the underlying meaning portrayed by the author. Hardy’s opening consists of a speaker leaning on a gate examining his surroundings

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    Iliad Theme

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    Some people believe that the Iliad is a poem about death. However‚ some argue that the most important theme is war. Other themes of human experience such as jealousy‚ honor‚ or pride are seen in the poem‚ but I think the main idea of the poem is anger or rage and the results that occur from it. Death is a recurring subject in the Iliad along with graphic descriptions. Every man knows he will die at some point especially when going into battle. For example‚ Sarpedon says to Glaucus‚ “Ah cousin

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    Poem of Envy Essay "Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy." Heraclitus. The poem‚ "My Rival" by Rudyard Kipling‚ is about a young girl and an older woman both at a ball and the younger is watching‚ envying‚ the older and comparing. This poem consists of many tones and meanings‚ along with interesting representation. "My Rival" has an abundance of tones and meanings. There are a few of with that stand out more then others and seems to be the main ones. Such as‚ throughout

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    Lament Poem

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    The poem “Lament”‚ written by Gillian Clarke‚ is an elegy‚ an expression of grief that appeals to the reader for them to react to human mistakes which are damaging our planet. The poem is lay out in seven stanzas of 3-line each (triplets)‚ each of them very well defined and concentrated in a different complaint. The rhyme is quick due to the constant repetition of the word ‘for’ in the beginning of each stanza. The sentences in the poem lack of subject‚ so we can consider that these are written

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    Poem and Song Evaluation

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    the relevance of poetry and song in the 21st century in relation to the theme and the era in which the literature was written. Now I know that some listeners are currently sliding their hand down towards the dial to shuffle the station but please stay and listen to the riveting analysis of two famous pieces of literature from two different moments in history. This program looks at the attitudes and perspectives of war‚ a theme that is relevant in both modern day culture as well as the many time period

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    Theme in Lenses

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    Theme in Lenses Imagine for a moment a world where there are no feelings or warmth‚ no smiles or tears. A world where people are no longer people‚ but pieces of metal. We would only see this world as dead‚ not beautiful. Leah Silverman’s Lenses foreshadows this imaginary world as our future. The message that the way we are made‚ as unique individuals‚ is the most beautiful is conveyed through the main character Corinne’s thoughts‚ emotions and viewpoint. The author uses Corinne’s thoughts to support

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