Throughout the book The Glass Castle, the author uses specific wording that makes the book unique.…
In Osip Mandelstam’s poem numbered “300”, and in Marina Tsvetaeva’s poem “you loved me” both speakers are struggling with a loss of love. For Tsvetaeva’s speaker, the loss stems directly from a love built in a relationship and partner and the sudden feeling of betrayal and loss. For Mandelstam’s speaker however, the loss of love is in that of his friends and family, and not in that of an intimate relationship. They have betrayed his trust, and left him in a life of solitude and loneliness. Both speakers are encountering a powerful loss of something they care about and in their poems they are showing their resiliency and rebuttal towards that loss. This rebuttal comes from a place of isolation and understanding. It is only through recognition…
“That is when I learned that words are no good; that words dont ever fit even what they are trying to say at…Love, he called it. But I had been used to words for a long time. I knew that that word was like the others: just a shape to fill a lack…Let Anse use it, if he wants…
We need to recognise what is being communicated to us and be able to communicate with others without always having to use words. It is not only the expression on people’s faces that tells us about how they feel, but also the way they…
Love is sacred. The goosebumps painted on the skin are worthless without it. “Last Night”, written by Sharon Olds, is a perfect reflection of how being in love has a profound effect when in relation to intimacy. Olds compares her experience while being in love, to her experience when her feelings for her partner are neutral. Throughout this piece Olds conveys her message with the use of similes, repetition, imagery, and hyperbole.…
I believe that words do more harm than any physical pain. In this essay, I will explain why I believe this, as well as what various rabbi's have to say on the matter.…
Her choice of words sets a tone for the essay: “that one caress of the face or one ‘I love you’ will peal for a long…
As long as the clouds swim across the sky there will always be thoughts that float through my imagination. These thoughts cannot be spoken through any language that I am fluent in. The only way that I can remove this bundle of emotions without outside intervention is through the passing of a written thought. Although, as I travel through life my feelings will always be written on my face, fortunately for me, a mere facial expression can only give outsiders a taste of the many flavors that I am feeling at time of their glance.…
In “Dealing with Feelings,” an article excerpted from a college textbook “Communicate!,” the author Rudolph F. Verderber indicates the best way to deal with feelings is by describing them rather than withholding or displaying them. The author explains, first, withholding feelings, hiding them inside and not giving any clue to their existence, is an inappropriate way of dealing with feelings. Psychologists believe that when people withhold feelings, they can cause physical problems as well as psychological problems. However, when facing an inconsequential situation like being bothered by a stranger at a party, withholding feelings can be considered appropriate way. Second, displaying feelings – that is, expressing feelings with physical reaction, considered an appropriate way when the feelings you experience are positive. On the other hand, displays can be disadvantageous to communication when the feelings are negative although it may be good for you physically. The last one, describing feelings, which is considered the best way to manage the feelings, is putting your feeling into words in a moderate way. Thus, people can be taught to how to treat you in a right way. Besides, it increases positive communications when you interpret the feelings by words. For instance, if you tell Paul that you are flattered by his visiting, you are encouraging Paul to come visit you again; likewise, if you tell Cliff you are angry when he borrows your jacket without permission, Cliff is more likely to ask for the next time. Even though describing feelings is important, the author mentions that more and more people nowadays don’t describe their feelings and gives several reasons for that. The author also gives the steps to describing feelings; first, interpret your feelings properly and accurately by words, then state what triggered the feelings, and then make sure you indicate that the feelings are yours. It is easier to start by describing positive feelings, then negative…
"The best and most beautiful things in the world can not be seen or even touched. They must be felt from the heart." By Helen Keller…
In “Say You Love Me” Molly Peacock replays a particular incident from her childhood in her point of view with diction and simile to create imagery. She speaks about a time, when her father was intoxicated and when he abused her. The father violently asked her whether she loved him or not. Her younger sister was home, but she could not help because she feared his strength and demeanor. Although, the three family members were at home, a feeling of loneliness struck them all. Peacock tries to convey this frightening scenario to acknowledge that children and women are vulnerable to a man’s strength. Also, she reveals how the people who are being abused may feel in this type of situation. Her audience includes children and women who experience the same abusive relationship. Also, this poem is written for abusers. It forces them to recognize their own missteps and mistakes. People who know friends, family members, or coworkers that are in abusive relationships can relate as well. Her childhood incident teaches everyone else to understand the situation and to help prevent domestic violence.…
The word Love is a strange feeling that can be one of the most exciting things someone will ever experience. It’s a feeling of warm, personal deep affection that one has for another person or thing. In Helen Farries poem “Magic of Love” she is very straightforward about how love makes someone feel “It can comfort and bless/ it can bring happiness” (601). But in John Frederick Nim’s poem “Love Poem” he uses metaphors to talk about love and you have to pay close attention to what he is saying. The theme of these two poems is love and the opposing views of the author’s views of love.…
"That moment was when I learned the importance of words. Whether you may be angry, sad, or happy, you must use your words wisely. Love everyone, and tell them so every day"(George Phoenix.)…
When you hear the word love we think beauty, joy, happiness. We think flower’s, candies, romantic love letters for our birthday or anniversary. We fill the flutter of butterflies in the pit of our stomach to acknowledge when a special someone enters the room. Our knees get week at the sound of those few words “I love you”.…
Love is one of the most compelling and universal emotions felt by the human race. Although this feeling is common, it can be interpreted differently by us all. “I Carry Your Heart” and “You Fit Into Me” by E.E. Cummings and Margaret Atwood respectively show the various ways in which people can understand and express infatuation and passion. The title of the poem, “I Carry Your Heart”, the references the fact that love is perpetually felt. Like other emotions that may be fleeting, when love is real it is constant. In the poem, Cummings discusses this concept in the first stanza which reads,”i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart) i am never without it (anywhere i go you go, my dear; and whatever is done by only me is your doing, my darling).” When one is in love, they see the object of their affection as the apotheosis of everything. Cummings writes in the second stanza, “i fear no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) i want no world (for beautiful you are my world, my…