achieved great things eventually drift away. But what if soon after their peak of glory they die. Would the memory of them and their glory live on longer? In the lryic poem "To an Athlete Dying Young" by A.E. Houseman the narrator shows how dying young and at the peak of your glory is better then living to be forgotten. The setting of the poem is in a town and cemetery in nineteenth-century England during the funeral and burial of a young athlete‚ a runner. The first stanza explains the victory of a boy
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poem entitled “Curiosity” written by Alastair Reid is a symbolic poem that uses cats as a metaphor for humans. It relates felines to people in the sense of curiosity‚ and what could be considered actually living life to the fullest. Essentially‚ this work contradicts the popular phrase‚ “curiosity killed the cat” by placing it within a broader context. Instead of discouraging curiosity‚ Reid explains why people should embrace it. In the first stanza‚ the author argues that the cat may have died
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Secretary Chant” by Marge Piercy feel unappreciated and lost as employees. Jorge is “outside…of [Americans] understanding” and The Secretary is lost in her work and compares herself to objects such as her “hips are a desk.” The employees from these poems have become hidden behind their duties and are slowly sinking into the unknown. “Jorge the Church Janitor Finally Quits” begins with Jorge’s point of origin. While working as a janitor‚ “no one asks where [he’s] from” assuming he’s “from the country
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picked to represent my emotions during this unit is a poem that talks about hate. To start‚ the unit itself is boring to me. Learning about gender theory is not something that seems exciting to me. In the poem‚ it says‚ “If this is a play‚ I want my money back.” This signifies the waste of time that this unit is to me. I did not feel like this unit is significant to my learning and so I felt upset that I had to sit through it all. Furthermore‚ the poem states‚ “If this is a kidnap‚ I’m trapped in the
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Annabel Lee as a representative of Poe’s poems about death of beautiful maidens It’s always a little hard to separate the life of the legendary Poe from his works. In this case‚ there are some striking similarities. „Annabel Lee“ is the last complete poem written by Poe‚ published shortly after his death in 1849. Like many of Poe’s poems including "The Raven‚" "Ulalume‚" and "To One in Paradise“‚ it explores the theme of the death of a beautiful woman‚ “the most poetical topic in
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Algeron Charles Swinburne’s “Love and Sleep” established a theme of his lover’s beauty and his unconditional love towards her through strong diction which creates a passionate form of image. In the poem‚ such words as “lying” (1)‚ “asleep” (1) and “night” (1) implies the speaker is in his bedroom‚ creating a lonely‚ quite atmosphere. In this immersive atmosphere‚ the writer strikes a chord with the readers and graphs the sorrow and yearning incisively and vividly. Moreover‚ the word “saw” (2)‚ being
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In “Convergence of the Twain‚” Thomas Hardy describes the greatness of the Titanic and the vanity that embodied its doom‚ radiating an admiring‚ yet regretful tone towards the events of April 14‚ 1912. During the first stanza‚ Hardy talks about the Titanic’s “solitude in the sea.” “Deep from human vanity‚” implying that the reason the Titanic is so deep‚ sunk under water is due to the vanity that created her‚ and ultimately sank her. The headline of the Titanic was “unsinkable‚” typifying
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Maiden Voyage Listening Assignment Tune: Maiden Voyage Personnel: Herbie Hancock – Piano Ron Carter – Bass Tony Williams – Drums Freddie Hubbard – Trumpet George Coleman – Tenor Saxophone This tune‚ as well as the rest of the album‚ was recorded in 1965 under the Blue Note Label. It is a 32-bar AABA form. The changes are composed of 4 different m7sus chords‚ which creates a very open sound. The recording that I have is 7 minutes and 57 seconds in length. The tune starts out with
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Everyone at some point has to go to middle school. For me i went from Maiden Elementary to Maiden Middle. Let me tell you it wasn’t all fun and games. Anyone who says different is most likely lying through their teeth. I got out of the car on the first day and i was nervous. I had no idea what would happen when i got inside. I didn’t know where i would go once i got inside. When i walked in they told us to go to the gym. When i got in the gym there were tons of new faces seventh and eighth graders
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Intro: Death and the maiden‚ is a play written by Ariel Dorfman that is set in Chile under the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. I have composed a poster for the play to highlight the key themes and characterisation conveyed in the play. Dorfman has included multiple techniques to expand the character development‚ add more depth into the play and to position the audience to think what they would do in that circumstance. I have added images to the poster that relate to the techniques involved. Dorfman’s
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