Poem Explication: “The Dance” Paraphrase Brueghel has a notable painting called The Kermess‚ where dancers spin‚ they spin in circles and circles‚ there are the long‚ high-pitched cries and the musical chirps of bagpipes‚ bugles and fiddles also contribute their sounds‚ and the dancers’ tummies (they are as circular as the thick cups whose bath they seize) the dancer’s hips and stomachs are awkward as they spin. The dancers move vigorously around the “Fair Grounds‚” and they move their
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years‚ increasing from a per-capita consumption of over 8.7Kg at the start of 2012‚ to reach just over 9.4Kg by 2017. According to a recent report‚ ’The Future of the Confectionery Market in the United Kingdom to 2017‚’ in terms of categories‚ ’Chocolate’ is forecast to continue as the largest sector in the industry‚ and will see a volume of just under 400 million Kg by 2017. The second largest category‚ ’Sugar Confectionary’ will see a volume of around 180 million Kg by 2017. With consumers staying
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Laura Esquirel’s‚ Like Water for Chocolate‚ is a modern day Romeo and Juliet filled with mouthwatering recipes. It has become a valued part of American literature. The novel became so popular that it was developed into a film‚ becoming a success in both America and Mexico. Alfonso Arau directs the film. After reading the novel and seeing the movie‚ I discovered several distinct differences between the two as well as some riveting similarities. The novel begins with the main character‚ Tita
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“A Valediction: Forbidden Mourning” is a poem about a couple on the eve of their separation. The speaker is trying to convince his lady to accept his departure by describing love as something that transcends the physical and therefore can endure or even grow through separation. John Donne makes three main points throughout the poem. He informs the reader that the love he and his partner share is beyond a normal love‚ that their love is strengthened in absence‚ and that he compares their love to twin
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1 In “Living Tree”‚ by Robert Morgan‚ the author describes the practice of burying the dead under a tree‚ which in turn nourishes it and continues the cycle of life. Memory and the passing of a legacy are concepts that can be observed throughout the poem. Life‚ death and rebirth is the theme of this poem‚ the idea that a person is more than a body‚ and can transcend the material realm and continue to live in the memory of future generations. This point is stated in lines 8‚9‚ and 10‚ where
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Whoso list to hunt is a fourteen line poem which follows a strict rhythmic pattern of “abba abba cddc ee”‚ has an iambic pentameter and therefore is known as a sonnet. It is not just any type of sonnet‚ but actually a Petrarchan sonnet. The sonnet is constructed by an octave‚ which are two quatrains combined then a sestet following after that. It was one of the thirty sonnets written by Sir Thomas Wyatt‚ and was believed to be written for Anne Boleyn‚ the second wife of King Henry VIII and the woman
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Protagoras‚ an Ancient Greek sophist‚ was a self-proclaimed teacher of virtue. In ancient Greek times the term ‘sophist’ described men who claimed the ability to teach the art of politics‚ and the art of being a good citizen. In his conversation with Socrates‚ Protagoras claimed to have an ability to teach sound deliberation - to better manage one’s household and public affairs. According to Socrates‚ Protagoras was a teacher of the art of citizenship. The art of citizenship involved sound deliberation
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“If” by Rudyard Kipling Born to a British family‚ Joseph Rudyard Kipling‚ author of the Jungle Books‚ was born on December 30‚ 1865 in Bombay‚ India. The feeling of abandonment and confusion after his pampered life as a colonial influenced Kipling’s work. Kipling wrote the poem‚ “If”‚ that can be found online at http://www.kipling.org.uk/poems_if.htm‚ a Carpe Diem poem meaning seize the day‚ which suggests and gives warning about what one may encounter in life and what they can
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“Mirror” by Sylvia Plath is a poem narrated from the perspective of a mirror. Within this poem‚ there is a clash between truth and perception. This idea is first presented through the form of the stanzas where the mirror is “silver and exact” (Plath 1) then when the mirror is “now [...] a lake” (10). The poem then illustrates how even the truthful mirror has preconceptions. Then finally how the woman‚ who comes every morning to look in the mirror often deludes herself with “those liars‚ the candles
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As one of America’s most famous poets‚ Sylvia Plath’s works have long been discussed and analyzed amongst literary professionals and laymen alike. In Plath’s poem “Daddy”‚ arguably one of her most important works‚ she presents a piece chock full of symbols‚ imagery‚ and themes worth discussing. In the poem‚ the speaker is presumably a young woman speaking to her father. Today‚ many readers make the assumption that “Daddy” is actually more of an autobiography for Plath‚ and it is considered to be
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