“I am Canadian” Explication In the free verse poem “I am Canadian”‚ Duke Redbird uses imagery‚ contrast and paradox to confront us with the vastness of Canada and its great diversity. And yet‚ emphasizes the main identity that binds these all – one of a Canadian. In the first segment of the poem‚ the speaker uses light contrast to show diversity with in line-regions. The speaker opens with this form of identity‚ saying “I’m a lobster fisherman in Newfoundland”. While we may not readily relate
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Poetry Explication 20 May 2012 Questions Entwined into “The Summer I Was Sixteen” Words often have meaning behind what is said‚ regardless of those particular words. Emotions can be extrapolated from statements. A close reading and analysis of the poem “The Summer I Was Sixteen’ reveals more to the reader than just what sits on the page. Whilst reading this poem‚ a feeling of unusual melancholy and normalcy arises from a point in time which should be a substantial amount more upbeat. During
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Poetry Explication The Lamb and The Tyger When Reading William Blake’s poems form the song of innocence and song of experience readers get how both links to each other to create a greater meaning. The Lamb from the song of innocence shows the innocence of god in a person‚ while The Tyger shows the experience of a person. Paired together‚ William Blake’s poem The Lamb and The Tyger uses biblical symbolism and diction to illustrate the perspective of religion both good and bad. The titles of
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Amanda Damiano February 1‚ 2012 Explication of “Women” In "Women"‚ the speaker discusses a women’s purpose: objects in place for support and satisfaction of men. May Swenson conveys the traditional passivity of women through physical placement of words‚ concrete imagery‚ and submissive tone. The first notable characteristic of “Women” is the physical form of the poem itself. The shape of the poem strengthens the ideology of the message Swenson is trying to express. At first glance
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sea as it chooses‚ as do the rolls which go through the blank pages waiting to be filled with unlimited potential. The next two lines contain another simile much like the last‚ “or perhaps like a sleeper / twisting in and out of his dreams” (lines 3-4). This idea of dreams signifies the power of exploration that can be found in a spiral notebook. Kooser goes on to illustrate the literal features as well. In lines 8-10 he describes the notebook as “college ruled lines and its covers / that states in
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case of “Pass/Fail”‚ Pastan is describing what might happen as you go through the process of taking an exam and the anxieties. Pass/Fail 1975 You will never graduate from this dream of blue books. No matter how you succeed awake‚ 5 asleep there is a test waiting to be failed. The dream beckons with two dull pencils but you haven’t even 10 taken the course; when you reach for a book - it closes its door in your face; when you conjugate a verb - 15
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FRS 19 Deferred Taxation Summary Full provision for deferred taxation now required Accelerated capital allowances Pension costs Unrealised group profits Interest costs capatilised Unrelieved tax losses Other short term timing differences Not for: ` Re-valued fixed assets Rollover relief availed of Remittance of overseas sub. Recognise DT asset if it is more likely than not to be recovered Where assets continually re-valued to fair value: provide DT Permits discounting Use tax rates enacted or
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Law 4905 Professor Matilda Roman Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals "Give me your tired‚ your poor‚ your huddled masses yearning to breathe free‚ the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these‚ the homeless‚ tempest-tossed to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door."- Statue of Liberty Now I want you to close your eyes and take a second‚ absorb those words‚ visualize and picture millions of people coming into this country‚ like waves‚ with nothing more than hope and a
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Poetry Explication Guidelines The following can serve as a general outline for your explications. You will have to add and organize your own subheadings‚ or you may have to delete some sections. You may also use other orders of ideas that may suit your particular content. Just be sure your explication is thorough and organized. I. Introduction a. (Include such items as what is the poem title‚ who is the author‚ and where did you get your copy? What is the theme and subject of the poem
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The Goose Fish by Howard Nemerov This poem dramatizes the conflict between appearance and reality‚ particularly as this conflict relates to the central symbol of the poem‚ the goose fish. The speaker relates the tale of two lovers who encounter a dead fish on the beach after sharing their affection with one another. While looking at the fish‚ the couple ponders the meaning of this fish. Taken figuratively‚ the goose fish occupies many roles. As the speaker overlooks the events taking place
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