to teach them how to be good people. James from James and the Giant Peach‚ Mary Lennox from The Secret Garden‚ and Gilly from The Great Gilly Hopkins all have adventures and become resilient because they are orphans. James Trotter from James and the Giant Peach becomes an orphan at age four‚ and has to regress in order to become a functioning member of society. Since he is an orphan‚ he is able to go on this fantastical journey‚ which he needs to grow. As James is incredibly lonely‚ he is drawn to
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EI WAI KHAING AN ANALYSIS OF THEMES ON LIFE AND DEATH OF SOME POEMS Abstract: Some basic elements of poem and types of poem are included in this paper. Although there are countless number of poems on Life and Death‚ only the ones which seem noteworthy are studied and analysed in terms of themes. Different opinions of different poets on life and death found in their poems are also presented and contrasted in this paper. This paper
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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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D. H. Lawrence’s poem “Piano” and Langston Hughes “The Weary Blue” are two remarkable poems about the connection they encounter with music. Lawrence and Hughes both use music to remind them of moments in life when music impacted them most. While both poems have similarities they also have vast differences. The poems “Piano” and “The Weary Blue” both use music as a theme‚ but the poets tone is what makes the poems different. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast Langston Hughes “The
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Themes evident in Sylvia Plath’s poetry Sylvia Plath displays many themes in her work; however she has the tendency to conceal and dig her themes‚ metaphors‚ and symbols deep in her poetic words‚ which leaves us readers left to decipher them. Plath is a poet that conveys quite compelling emotions through her work and is both prodigious and petrifying while still gloomy and relieving. Though there are many themes to revisit‚ the more significant ones evident in her writing will be explored. Mortality
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Benjamin Franklin and James Madison‚ both are famous men in America’s history‚ both are considered founding father’s having played key parts in this country’s development‚ and both of these two men are brilliant thinkers‚ each conjuring different ideals about issues at hand. Even with all these and more similarities‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ considered one of the greatest American minds of all time‚ and James Madison‚ considered the Architect of the Constitution‚ were different‚ and had different ideals
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Comparing Poems I am going to be talking about their methods that the poets use to explore the connection between people and the places in which they live in. The poems that I am comparing are Hurricane hits England and Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan. In Hurricane Hits England the techniques used are personification‚ she says “Talk to me oya” here referring to the hurricane as a person‚ she is doing this to try and feel like she is at home‚ trying to connect back to where she came from‚ it
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Cherry log Road James Dickey was born in 1923 growing up during the great depression in Georgia latter going into the Air Force serving in WWII. During his adolescent years‚ he had no interest in the literary profession but typical boy things like girls‚ motorcycles‚ music‚ and sports. (Garrett) After he got out of the service‚ Dickey attended college and was an exemplary student. (Suarez) While he still punched a clock‚ James Dickey wrote in his spare time until his writing took precedence‚ causing
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Reading Lesson ‘The Reading Lesson’ by Richard Murphy is about how education is harder to understand for some people‚ with the theme of education and nature. I will be discussing how Murphy conveys the emotion of dissatisfaction and to what extent he is successful in deepening our understanding of it throughout the poem. The title of the poem itself has a double meaning as ‘The Reading Lesson’ is about a boy who is reluctant to be taught reading and the teacher has learnt a lesson: you can’t
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