are permanent symbols that last forever on the skin. Tattoos and poetry can easily be combined such as in Kim Addonizio’s sonnet‚ “First Poem for You‚” the speaker admires her partner’s nature themed tattoos in a darkened room. This may seem to be a simple poem‚ but by utilizing tattoos as symbols‚ including tactile and visual imagery in her poem‚ and using the sonnet as her structure‚ Addonizio laments about the true meaning of relationships and their longevity. Symbols are used throughout Addonizio’s
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The Comparison of “First Poem for You” by Kim Addonizio and “With Eyes Closed” (“Con los Ojos Cerrados”) by Octavio Paz Is love really blind or just an obsession in the mind? In the sonnet written by Kim Addonizio; titled “First Poem for You” and “With Eyes Closed” (“Con Los Ojos Cerrados”) written by Octavio Paz are similar to one another‚ as they describe their intense love for someone or something both created in darkness. However‚ both poems may describe different kinds of love. Love described
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compared to love in a relationship just like Kim’s Addonizio’s “First Poem for You” by the use of symbolic words. Water and lightening are two words that have a symbolic meaning for the poem. “Lines of lightening pulsing just above your nipple‚ can find‚ as if by instinct‚ the blue swirls of water on your shoulder where a serpent twists‚ facing a dragon” (Kennedy‚ 601). Though symbols can have more than one meaning to them‚ the poem helps to point out the specific meaning behind the relationship
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that it is not your partner’s job to make you feel alive‚ fulfilled‚ or complete.” Sheryl Paul uses verbs to describe love and has her own perception of what love is and should be that people can agree or disagree with. While Paul believes love is tolerance and reciprocation‚ Sheri and Bob Stritof describe love differently. They say‚ “love is when the chemicals in your brain kick in and you feel an emotional high‚ exhilaration‚ passion and elation when you and your lover are together.” These are two
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First Short Response – “First Poem for You” The Shakespearean sonnet “First Poem for You” has an iambic pentameter and consistent rhyme scheme. Every other line represents a true rhyme – the final accented vowels and all succeeding consonants or syllables are identical. For example the words “complete” and “neat” (Addonizio 1‚ 3). Every line of the poem has a basic stressed and unstressed syllable format‚ except the last line. The extension of the last line “but touch them‚ trying” implements a
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to the story than what meets the eye! The sonnet “First Poem for You” by Kim Addonizio is a riveting piece of poetry that uses symbolization to help guide the readers to understand the emotions and feelings the woman has towards her partner. Visual and tactile imagery used within this poem helps readers interpret the meaning of the poem. The theme is longevity and the true meaning of a relationship. In Addonizio “First Poem for You‚” Addonizio utilizes literary elements to develop the story and
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forever‚ while relationships can’t be guaranteed permanent now a days. Kim Addonizio chooses tattoos as a symbol in this poem “First poem for you.” Water and lightning is what makes the poem most symbolistic. “Lines of lightning pulsing just above your nipple can find as if by instinct the blue swirls of water on your shoulder where a serpent twists facing a dragon.” Though symbols can have more than one meaning to them the poem helps to point of the specific meaning of these symbols. The girlfriend
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“First Poem for You” is a poem by written by Kim Addonizio‚ an American poet. This poem “First Poem for You” is a closed-form poem but written as an English sonnet. The poem a person who loves the tattoos in his or her lover’s skin. At the same time the tattoos scares him or her by their permanence. The thoughtfulness and the depth of details expressed in this poem makes us conclude that the persona or speaker in this poem is a female. The speaker is certain about the permanence of the tattoos on
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What is the difference between motivators and hygiene factors and motivators? Answer: Hygiene factors are the factors which should provided to any employee and they are the primary ones in order to fulfill their needs. They are very necessary so that the employee is able to obtain the other needs in his or her being. These are the factors which can be also regarded to as those of physiological needs in Abraham Maslow’s hierachy of needs. On the other hand‚ motivational factors are those factors
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