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    essay number one I am going to discuss the changing views of man’s place in relationship to his God and to his earthly existence as shown in the Puritan poetry by Taylor and Bryant. Using the poems "Huswifery" and "To a Waterfowl" to discuss the views mentioned earlier. Both of these poems are very interesting poems and also are the use of nature in them that both the poets use. They are both religious in there own way by the way mention God or the Lord doing something for the creature to help them.

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    Comparing Two Love Poems

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    of poems they think of a kind of love poem‚ in truth poems can be about anything‚ good or bad. These poems all develop a main or central idea over the course of the poem‚ and in some cases over the course of multiple poems‚ each with a different main idea‚ but are based off of‚ and use the stories of other poems to develop there own point. One such poem is by a man named William Carlos Williams‚ he wrote the poem "Raleigh was Right"‚ which was based off of‚ and a response to two other poems. These

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    I have decided to work on two poems. The first one being ‘There is a garden in her face by Thomas Campion and the second ‘She walks in beauty’ by George Gordon and Lord Byron. I will be deconstructing both poems and commenting on them with reference to the techniques used by the author when writing them. The first poem by Campion has a Sesta Rima form‚ meaning a six line stanza composed of a quatrain and a couplet and rhymed a-b-a-b-c-c. It is clearly a love poem. One‚ where the author writes

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    written the dream‚ I thought about it trying to memorize minutiae‚ then I drew the landscape then I added more detail to give it a meaning. Afterwards I generated the colors according to the impressionist movement inspired by Mary Cassatt painting “Poppies in a field” and then I used them in a playful manner. I thought about what I wanted to paint‚ with the sense of the texture and the color‚ I mixed the palette‚ and then I filled in the objects. After that with different shades of the base color I

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    The same thing can be applied when talking about a reader and literature. A work like Sylvia Plath’s “Poppies In July” has the ability to capture an audience’s attention from the first line‚ as it could be argued to be almost abstract. The poem opens by amiably describing flowers. However‚ the ending of the first line foreshadows something more sinister or dangerous‚ by referring to the poppies as “little hell flames”. The irony seems odd‚ considering flowers are generally used to convey a light

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    This poem is written based on fear of our contemporaries and this is a moment when they looked back themselves suddenly‚ that’s why this poem is titled “Alone”. Sometimes people look back self suddenly just because by a chance to reflect their lives. Based on that concept this poem narrates the moment when they reflect themselves in first stanza‚ when we recognized it is time to rest their body and away from something that makes us tired in second stanza. And then‚ the third stanza talk about the

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    situation in each poem in which there is needless loss of life. (8mks) 2. Say what techniques each poet uses to stir your emotions in response to that loss of life.(9mks) 3. Say which of the two poems you feel make the more convincing protest.(8mks) Both of the poems “Dulce de decorum Est” and “The woman speaks to the man who employs her Son” are protests against violence and the cruel waste of young lives in society. In this essay I will break down main aspects of the two poems in order to

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    #1 Nathaniel Malcolm Mr. German ENG4UAN-a July 10‚ 2013 The Futility of the ‘American Dream’ The ideal of the ‘American Dream’ has hardly changed over the past century. The dream is a unique American phenomenon. It represents a nebulous concept that is exemplified by a number of American values. Many deem wealth and success to be the means to this paradigm. When stability‚ security and family values also become part of the suburban lifestyle‚ the American Dream

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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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    an endless number of poems in the world today. Each of these poems can leave a lasting impression on a reader. Each reader may gain a different impression from the next reader. Two poems that have left an impression on me are “Harlem” by Langston Hughes and “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus. There are different key elements within in each poem that create the effect it can have on a reader. These key elements are imagery‚ figures of speech‚ symbolism‚ word choice‚ tone‚ theme‚ and sound. The use

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