"The Tiger" is one of the most beautiful descriptive animal poems that was ever written. The poet describes the tiger as a powerful and almost immortal being. "What immortal hand or eye could frame thy fearful symmetry?" He compares the creator of this wild beast with the creator of the innocent lamb. "Did he who made the Lamb make thee?" The poet describes the tiger as a living‚ breathing fire that walks brightly through the forest. "Tiger! Tiger! Burning bright‚ in the forests of the night." He
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The Memoir of a Champion A.E. Housman’s emotional poem‚ “To an Athlete Dying Young‚” appears to present a solemn farewell to any young athlete who dies young in the modern age. The speaker seems to be giving his last goodbye to the town athlete whether they are the star or the benchwarmer of the team it allows the reader to feel more attached to this character that the speaker is painting. Housman carefully crafts a depressing yet loving final goodbye to all the athletes or stars of the world that
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Past‚ present‚ future History and memory- which one to believe? The people who survived the Holocaust are slowly disappearing. The number of these survivors is decreasing drastically year by year. Does that mean the memory of these brave fighters leave this world with them? Yes? No? This is where the role of history enters the image. Recorded documents‚ facts‚ statistics‚ writings out of archives are all everlasting pieces of the past. These documents on their own fail to present the undented
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July 4th Churchill Elangwe Sudden awakening All of us on this earth desire happiness and many of us go through great efforts to achieve that goal. Some look for happiness in material things‚ but are often disappointed because of the transitory nature of the material world. Others look to religion and spirituality for happiness‚ but too often their attempts fail because of the difficulties of most such paths and the lack of perseverance and discipline on part of the seekers. It has
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Saves Us and The Way of Tet by Bruce Weigl are two poems that find the small pockets of beauty in war amidst all of its’ ugliness and elaborates on that beauty with Weigl’s powerful and eye opening writing techniques. Weigl writes with painstaking care and every syllable‚ adjective‚ and break is surgically placed here and there to evoke specific emotions from the reader. Bruce Weigl approach to writing is captivating and pure. In the first poem What Saves Us Weigl writes about a young man who is
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hood purred the steady engine. I stood in the glare of the warm exhaust turning red; around our group I could hear the wilderness listen. I thought hard for us all—my only swerving—‚ then pushed her over the edge into the river. Poem Title – Traveling Through the Dark o Poet’s Name – William Stafford o Page # - 1019 o Genre/Style – Death‚ Dark o Topic – Death‚ Decisions‚ Man vs. Nature o Persona – Twisted‚ Grim
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statement Which 2 or 3 poems would you choose to write about? Write a summary of how each poem explores the rubric statement. PERCEPTIONS of belonging/ not belonging vary. “Feliks Skrzynecki” – Feliks and Peter have different perceptions of their belonging in Australia and the necessity of belonging in Australia. “St Patrick’s College” – Peter and his mother have different perceptions of the impact of his belonging at St Patrick’s College. “Postcard” – Peter initially has a different response to the
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reader. Recognizing and understanding the different senses help the reader to interpret what the author is trying to portray in that specific poem. In the poem “To the Snake” by Denise Levertov‚ the reader can use meaning to help understand the point in the poem that is being depicted. Levertov uses tone and a living object to mold the actual meaning behind the written words. Levertov uses tone by emphasizing the “S” in the words throughout the poem. The poem uses sound effects of a hissing snake to
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school.nz CONTENTS Introduction to the achievement standard How to approach a poem p3 How to annotate a poem p4 Writing about style and language p5 Sample NCEA questions with criteria p6 Poems from New Zealand Tihei Mauriora p8 Bred in South Auckland p9 Race Relations p10 Poems from the Pacific Fings da kirls should know p11 My Dog p12 Wild Dogs under my skirt p13 A Book and a Pen p14 You‚ the Choice of my Parents p15 Poems from other cultures Island man p16 Half-caste p17 Search for my Tongue p18
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An epic is a long poem‚ typically one derived from ancient tradition‚ narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation. Some cultures‚ like the anglo-saxons‚ believe that epics should represent the best and the worst of their lives. One of the epics by the Anglo-Saxons is Beowulf translated by Burton Raffel‚ it tells the story of glory. The protagonist in the story is Beowulf ‚ he represents bravery‚ family values‚ and heroism. All of these traits are vital
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