Explication Essay “What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raison in the sun? Or does it fester like a sore- And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust over- like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode?” This poem by Langston Hughes titled “Harlem” introduces the idea of loss. The loss being a dream put on hold or deferred for some time. Hughes questions what happens to it once it is deferred. Does it dry up‚ fester like a sore
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An Explication of Edward Mayes’ “University of Iowa‚ 1976” Take a minute to imagine “Men looking like they had been/attacked repeatedly by a succession /of wild animals‚” “never/ ending blasted field of corpses‚” and “throats half gone‚ /eyes bleeding‚ raw meat heaped/ in piles.” These are the vividly‚ grotesque images Edward Mayes describes to readers in his poem‚ “University of Iowa Hospital‚ 1976.” Before even reading the poem‚ the title gave me a preconceived idea of what the poem might
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When read top to bottom‚ Mina Loy’s poem "Lunar Baedeker" may sound like a story of drugs‚ sex‚ and desperation. In reality‚ it is an encrypted biography of part of Loy’s life‚ as well as symbolic of the cycles of life. Let’s start with the title‚ shall we? "Lunar Baedeker‚" the word ’lunar’ means moon. It can also mean relating to the moon‚ but more importantly it can mean measured by the moon’s cycles. What in the world is a "Baedeker" though? Baedeker is actually one Karl Baedeker‚ a German who
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Kendra Hamilton Block 5 Mrs. Hodges 15 December 2015 Langston Hughes “Harlem” Poetry Explication The most obvious quality of Langston Hughes’ "Harlem" is the poem’s use of imagery. The imagery in this poem contributes to the image of the frustrating times of how dreams end up for African Americans during this time period. The speaker in the poem describes the fate of a dream being “deferred.” Langston Hughes uses several analogies to describe the image of a dream that might have happened but didn’t
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Explication #2 “The Gift” By Li-Young Lee This poem is written in free verse‚ separated into four stanzas each with a varying number of lines and syllables. There is no precise rhyming pattern‚ but there is a pattern within the usage of words. The speaker uses bodily words such as palm‚ hands‚ face‚ and head at the ends of lines in the second stanza when describing‚ in the literal form‚ when the speaker is talking about the experience he went through getting the metal sliver pulled from his palm
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Explication Of Ulysses In this poem‚ Tennyson reworks the figure of Ulysses by drawing on the ancient hero of Homer ’s Odyssey. Homer ’s Ulysses learns from a prophecy that he will take a final sea voyage after killing the suitors of his wife Penelope. Ulysses finds himself restless in Ithaca and driven by "the longing I had to gain experience of the world". Ulysses says that there is little point in his staying home "by this still hearth" with his old wife‚ handing out rewards and punishments
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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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Jason ’s Lyric Fastasy on the Bayou Lashell Marrow Eng 225: Intro to Film Instructor: Sarah McDonald Date: December 13‚ 2012 The film I chose to write about is Jason ’s Lyric. The scene from I picked is called "Fastasy on the Bayou" from the film Jason ’s Lyric. This film is a romantic film and a romantic part. I will be talking about the artist involvement in the film ’s production. Also‚ I will be talking about how these artist make these
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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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JOURNEY OF LYRICS ELIZABETHAN ERA ELIZABETHAN LYRIC : Elizabethan lyric is sweet and musical‚ but is characterized by artificiality. As the lyrics were composed because it was the fashion to write lyrics‚ and not because the poet really had any urge for self expression. Allitration and the other verbal devices are frequently used to make the lyric musical. LYRIC IN 17 CENTURY : ( Age of JOHN DONNE) The METAPHYSICAL LYRIC is more ellaborate than an ordinary lyric‚ and is hard ‚intellectual
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