In Gabriel Okara’s poem‚ “Piano and Drums”‚ Okara expresses his feelings and thoughts of a primitive society in contrast to a western society. Being an African himself‚ and having studied in a western society‚ the poem reflects the confusion in his emotions as well as the loss of self-identity. The title of the poem itself‚ “Piano and Drums” displays a sense of dissimilarity and contrast as the instruments are so unalike in terms of sophistication. Throughout the entire poem‚ Okara incorporates
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Anne Bradstreets is an amazing poet of her time. The poem The Flesh and the Spirit is a struggle between two sisters that can never be separated‚ Flesh and Spirit-body and soul‚ ultimately ending in final peace. Their inflamed arguments are about the ideal values of life and what matters to the human race. Flesh is for riches‚ pleasure‚ and the publics eye. She values earthly items and her fulfillment of her wants. Spirit finds satisfaction is God and the thought of Heaven. Their fight ends up in
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also transcend history? The Resurrection is in all four Gospels‚ so it is cited by four people. The rising of Jesus made the disciples truly believe and gave all people hope for the eternal life with God. The Resurrection is an object of faith. 3. What is the name of one modern day martyr whose life or death you admire? Why do you admire this person? How is this person’s story similar to that of Jesus? How is it different? A modern day Marty would by Archbishop Romero of El Salvador. He
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Nineteenth century poet‚ Emily Dickinson ponders in poem 579 of the initial reaction towards something new and how obtaining wealth for the first time means she has to give up something in return. However‚ she would not be able to use her newfound wealth because of her inability to handle it. Poem 579 explains what happens when a person discovers something completely new and how the narrator handles new experiences. Going through a new experience is what happens to the poet’s diminishing eyesight
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This poem has a literal side and mythical side to it meaning. The literal side would just be that it is about two sisters with different aspects. The mythical side could be referring to the two sides of Persephone to show the connections between "shade and light". In the first stanza‚ it introduces the two sisters‚ different as dark and light. One sister is very happy while the other is awfully depressed. In the second‚ third‚ and last stanza‚ it talks about the aspects of the sister of the shade
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Name Professor Course Date The Vanishing Memory of My father The poem‚” Eating Alone” by Li- Young Lee is richly crafted in imagery that is used effectively to develop the theme of loneliness and memory. Lee utilized a myriad of literary devices in communicating his message such as imagery‚ flashbacks‚ and sarcasms. The interpretation of this poem is essential in unravelling the meanings of different literary devices that Lee employed in this text to develop his theme of memory and loneliness.
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such as in the poem‚ "The Brain - is wider than the Sky". The poem compares and contrasts the human brain with the sky‚ the sea‚ and God. This poem is manageable enough for the casual reader to understand‚ and yet opens up ideas for the sophisticated reader to explore. In the following paragraphs I will analyze Dickinson’s poem‚ line for line‚ and explain the theme of the poem‚ which is the relationship between the human mind and the external world. In the opening stanza of "The Brain-
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The poem‚ I chose has a very optimistic point of view. It talks about life and how although we all are going to die eventually‚ and it’s no use dwelling on the past so you might as well live for now. This poem is interesting to me because‚ it gives me a different perspective on life now. This poem really relates with the world we live in because a lot of people have this kind of point of view. But also‚ some people feel so lost that they need to hear a positive message like this. I really like that
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Brooklyn Cop‚ by Norman MacCaig is a poem about an American policeman and the daily dangers he faces. The cop appears to be a savage yet we are later made aware of his underlying vulnerability. New York’s reputation of violence and crime leads to our awareness of the cop’s fear of not returning home to his wife. ... We are first made aware of the cop’s intimidating appearance in the first line‚ of the first stanza when MacCaig uses the simile "built like gorilla." This gives us a very negative and
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Jamestown "I call them my children‚" he says of the American settlements‚ "for they have been my wife‚ my hawks‚ my hounds‚ my cards‚ my dice and in total‚ my best content‚ as indifferent to my heart as my left hand to my right." from 1922 New England Trials. When a settlement is made‚ it is meant to stay forever. That’s what England intended when colonists set out in May of 1607. The colony was Jamestown‚ in honor of the king. Most of the colonists from Jamestown died. Many reasons contributed
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