The Forge by Seamus Heaney 1969 ‘The Forge’ is a sonnet with a clear division into an octave (the first eight lines) and a sestet (the final six lines). While the octave‚ apart from its initial reference to the narrator‚ focuses solely on the inanimate objects and occurrences inside and outside the forge‚ the sestet describes the blacksmith himself‚ and what he does. Heaney begins with the line All I know is a door into the dark. This can be interpreted as the blacksmith stepping out of reality;
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The Forge The title of the poem means a blacksmith.The line presents a contrast between the dark‚ the older time period of his profession‚ and the outside‚ modern world‚ in which his profession is less visible and honored.The poem uses the image of a blacksmith and the nature of the profession. “Old axles and iron hoops” show that he has been doing this for years.The previous line describes how the older tools are outside‚ outdated and now unusable they are. In this line however it talks about
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Valley Forge: Quit or Stay When a person is in a stressful situation on instinct they have two options‚ fight or flight. In war the same is true. War is not always bayonets and bullets‚ it’s the decisions you make during times of hardship. A soldier has to make the decision whether to keep fighting for what they believe in no matter what the stakes or to flee. In December of 1777‚ George Washington and his troops arrived at Valley Forge. Since the summer of 1775‚ all has gone well for the Continental
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The Battle of Valley Forge The American Revolution era was one of the most significant time periods in the history of America. As America became more popular and gained more states they had to somehow break free from British rule. The thirteen colonies joined together to slowly gain freedom from Britain and become it’s own independent country. They began to decline British rule and eventually lead to war‚ to what is now known as the American Revolutionary War. The British sent invasion forces
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Valley Forge: Would You Have Quit? This is an EXCELLENT essay to guide you. DO NOT COPY THIS FOR YOUR OWN WORK Remember MLA formatting!!!! Introduction: War is hard but the hardship is not always bayonets and bullets. In December 1777‚ General George Washington made his winter camp at Valley Forge‚ Pennsylvania. The British army under General Howe was only a few miles away in Philadelphia. Washington now has a special problem. Many of his men have signed up to fight for only six months or
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at Valley Forge I probably would have stayed. I say this because I would stay true to my country/colonies. The things that the soldiers at Valley Forge dealt with was crazy but if it meant freedom I would do what is necessary. Some of the soldiers at Valley Forge did not have shoes‚ most if not all of the soldiers were starving and for me if i do not eat I can get really mad. If you think about it if I get mad when not eating than you know that they were mad. Say if I was at Valley Forge and I was
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Have you ever wondered what happened during the Revolutionary war‚ and how our country came to be? Well the men at Valley Forge took big part in forming our country .What I believe is that the men at Valley Forge took a stand against the British Continental army. The men at Valley Forge during the revolutionary war took a stand by showing the British and the Hessian soldiers that they hired that they wanted to be an independent country. This was taking a stand because they stood up to the most
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Valley Forge‚ slim chance of death Valley forge was a winter camp that the continental army had to camp in for several months. The camp was low on supplies and very cold and miserable. If I had the choice I think I would stay at Valley Forge. (Doc A) One reason i would stay at Valley forge is that the chance of even getting sick was around 50%. out of the 12‚000 only 2 out of 10 people would actually die at Valley Forge from starvation‚ frostbite‚ or disease. (Doc C) Another reason I would stay
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had served your enlistment time‚ would you re-enlist and go back to these conditions? I personally did not re-enlist because there were harsh conditions‚ people were getting sick and dying‚ and we had no support or supplies from congress. At Valley Forge there were harsh and unbearable conditions. In the words of Dr. Albigence Waldo‚ I was “sick and discontented” and “smoak’d out my senses.” The weather was frigid‚ and the huts were built with very poor ventilation so anytime we built a fire to keep
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Valley Forge Decision A cold wind blows around my small cramped cabin at Valley Forge. I can hear the rapid breathing of the other soldiers as they try to keep warm. My 9 month term ends in just a few days. I joined the army after hearing about the Boston Tea Party in 1773. Of course‚ the army wasn’t even created until 1775. I have decided not to reenlist into the army. I have decided to leave for three main reasons. The first is that the living conditions of the camp are awful. My second reason
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