In the poem “Momma” by Chrystal Meeker‚ the narrator shows the reader what the true meaning of being a mother is. It shows that it is not about what a mom can give to their child or what they buy for them‚ but what they will give up for their children. In this poem‚ a mother looks back on her own childhood and realizes what her mother was willing to sacrifice for her children. The poem expresses a mother struggling to raise her children amongst difficulties and the true meaning of motherhood. First
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Sacrifice In the poem‚ “Momma”‚ Chrystal Meeker describes the essence of motherhood. The poem is about how much a mother will sacrifice for her children. The narrator first describes the relationship between her sister and mother. She says‚ “Constant defiance in the spirit of personal conviction cleft* a schism* between my mother and sister/ they clawed their womanhoods out of each other by handfuls of hair and heart.”(1-5).These lines explain the strong personalities her mother and sister
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“Love & Sacrifice” Amber Russell In the poem‚” Momma‚” Chrystal Meeker gives a clear view of true devotion and gratefulness. The poem is about a mother that sacrifices to the extreme for her children. She puts her health and hunger behind that of her children‚ while making certain they have everything they need‚ without any notice of the financial situation. She first illustrates the common mother-daughter arguments through teenage years. She describes the “constant defiance in the spirit
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is a poem by Robert Frost‚ published in 1916 in the collection Mountain Interval. It is the first poem in the volume and is printed in italics. The title is often mistakenly given as "The Road Less Traveled"‚ from the penultimate line: "I took the one less traveled by". "The Road Not Taken" is a narrative poem consisting of four stanzas of iambic tetrameter and is perhaps one of Frost’s most popular works. Interpretation The poem has at least two interpretations: a popular interpretation that
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Where You were not That selfwere Hell to Me So We must meet apart You thereIhere With just the Door ajar That Oceans areand Prayer And that White Sustenance Despair "I cannot live with You"‚ by Emily Dickinson‚ is an emotional poem in which she shares her experiences and thoughts on death and love. Some critics believe that she has written about her struggle with death and her desire to have a relationship with a man whose vocation was ministerial‚ Reverend Charles Wadsworth
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INTERPRETATION OF: TO THE FILIPINO YOUTH Unfold‚ oh timid flower! Lift up your radiant brow‚ This day‚ Youth of my native strand! Your abounding talents show Resplendently and grand‚ Fair hope of my Motherland! Soar high‚ oh genius great‚ And with noble thoughts fill their mind; The honor’s glorious seat‚ May their virgin mind fly and find More rapidly than the wind. The first line‚ "unfold‚ oh timid flower‚" implies that the youth is silent and consequently has not yet gone
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Poems for essay: Neutral Tones‚ A Broken Appointment‚ The Moth-Signal. Interpretation is said to be an explanation or conceptualization of a work of literature or other art form by a critic. Hardy is known for integrating personal events from his life‚ into his poems that allow the reader to develop a fully rounded view of what he was trying to convey in his work. Love and its effects are one of his most famous themes that are the basis of many of his poems. Hardy tends to use references to many
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Salmon Mommas Ten years ago‚ there was an old documentary named Glaciers -- Alaska’s Rivers of Ice which gave us a brief view of salmon. Salmon are a very famous anadromous migratory fish‚ which spawn in freshwater rivers‚ postpartum back in the ocean of fattening. The young fish will live in fresh water for 2 or 3 years‚ and then they swim into the sea‚ where staying a year or years until sexual maturity. After that‚ they return to the original birthplace to spawn. After ten years‚ now‚ just as
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In the autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ the main character Marguerite Johnson‚ is influenced by a preponderance of characters including Bailey Jr. ‚ Momma Henderson‚ and Mrs. Bertha Flowers. One of the primary influences is her older brother‚ Bailey Jr.. Momma‚ or Annie Henderson‚ the parental grandmother‚ also plays an important role for Maya. Additionally‚ Mrs. Flowers‚ the black aristocrat of Stamps‚ saves Maya during an especially difficult time. All in all‚ these three characters
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September 10‚ 2013 ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: • What was aviation as invented by the Montgolfier Brothers? • Aviation as invented by the Montgolfier Brothers consisted of balloons filled with hot air because they discovered that hot air cause a fabric to raise in the air‚ and it was more effective than using a gas lighter than air because the gas escaped from the balloon. • What were
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