“Ballad of Birmingham” In the poem‚ “Ballad of Birmingham”‚ Dudley Randall depicts the real historical events of the 1963 bombing of Martin Luther King Jr.’s church by white hate criminals in Birmingham‚ Alabama. Although this is the background and basis to the poem‚ I believe there is a deeper meaning that just that. Beneath the talk of innocence by the child and the protective nature of the mother‚ there lies an ironic situation. This poem is not only about the tragic events of a hate crime during
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Dudley Randall -- Ballad of Birmingham(1966) Response The Ballad of Birmingham resembles a traditional ballad in that it tells a story in a song-like manner. The didactic tone seeks to teach us something; in this case it’s the theme of needless destruction. There are many devices the author uses to create such a tone and to tell such a story. First of all‚ the most visible element of importance is the irony. A kid dying in a church where his mom told him to go to be safe is very ironic
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Topic: The Ballad of the Sad Café kiran76 | eNotes Newbie Posted November 24‚ 2010 at 4:10 AM via web dislike 1 like I have write a personal essay on the story "How the World Was Created" by Carson McCullers. 1 Answer | Add Yours Top Answer booboosmoosh | High School Teacher | (Level 3) Educator Emeritus Posted November 27‚ 2010 at 11:49 AM (Answer #1) dislike 3 like If I were writing an essay about the world McCullers creates in "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe‚" I would discuss
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Tori 2/29/11 Writing Mr. V The Ballad of East and West: What is it about? The poem‚ The Ballad of East and West by Rudyard Kipling is about India versus England. With the use of military‚ England took over India. An Indian rebel named Kamal steals the Colonel’s mare‚ so the Colonel sends his son after him. When the Colonel’s son finally catches up to Kamal at a place called The Tongue of Jagai‚ Kamal starts his little insults
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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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Andrew McClarren December 4‚ 2014 RUS 100 Ballad of a Soldier Reflection In the 1959 film Ballad of a Soldier‚ a young man at the age of 19 by the name of Alyosha Skvortsov is fighting on the front line for the Russian army during World War II. Alyosha and the other frontline men are faced with two German tanks quickly approaching them. One of the men makes a run for it and is killed; the other reports back to his superior and makes a break for it‚ leaving young Alyosha on his own. Realizing how
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Landlord’s Ballad In the poem Landlord’s Ballad Langston Hughes writes about the struggles of a man being treated unfairly by his landlord. The poem also shows that the Landlord will not fix the problems the house has‚ even though the man asked the Landlord to fix them. The poem then goes in to how the Landlord raised the rent and how the man did not take that kindly. Sadly‚ in the end‚ the man is arrested in the last stanza. I believe the man in the poem was Langston Hughes. I think its Langston
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Preface to Lyrical Ballads * Objective of the Essay * Nature of Poetry * Process of Poetic Composition * Proper Subject for Poetry * Justification For the Choice of Subject * Qualities of a Poet * Chief function of a poet * Issue Of Poetic Diction * Attack on Gothic Fiction Objectivity: This essay was written to explain the rational aspect or theoretical explanation behind the poems in Lyrical Ballads. Nature of Poetry:
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Analysis: "Ballad of Birmingham" In "Ballad of Birmingham‚" Dudley Randall illustrates a conflict between a child who wishes to march for civil rights and a mother who wishes only to protect her child. Much of this poem is read as dialogue between a mother and a child‚ a style which gives it an intimate tone and provides insight to the feelings of the characters. Throughout the poem the child is eager to go into Birmingham and march for freedom with the people there. The mother‚ on the other
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princess stories‚ minorities playing larger roles and non-traditional families. The changes Disney made from the original poem The Ballad of Mulan expresses evidence that the movie was created during the renaissance. However‚ it still has enough of the famous‚ dreamy love stories we all find ourselves fantasizing over that makes it a Disney classic. In The Ballad of Mulan‚ the original poem Disney based the 1998 movie on‚ there is not a wink of romance in sight. No handsome young prince for
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