consequences of war will always be present in society‚ there are few who think it can be completely erased. In “Grass‚” Carl Sandburg uses personification to proclaim that the traces of war can be eliminated by nature and time. "Grass" by Carl Sandburg is a poem filled with depth and complexity. The beginning line of the poem stating‚ "Pile the bodies high at Austerlitz and Waterloo" (Sandburg‚ Carl line 1) shows that there were several bodies left over from war. This historical allusion has a colorful meaning
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Famed poet Carl Sandburg once said‚ “Nothing happens unless first we dream.” Most of us pursue dreams and aspirations‚ but one man changed the world with his dream. In a speech delivered to over 200‚000 supporters during a civil rights rally on August 28‚ 1963‚ from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial‚ Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ spoke out for equality for all races in what many believe is the most famous and important speech of all time: “I Have a Dream.” Famed poet Carl Sandburg once said‚ “Nothing
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3. fib – lie 4. daring – foolhardy 5. individual – oddball 6. mansion – house 7. salesman – huckster 8. inquisitive – prying exercise 4. Read this short poem in free verse by Carl Sandburg which is made up of two sentences written as two short stanzas. Do the learning task that follows. FOG by Carl Sandburg The fog comes On little cat feet. It sits looking Over harbor and city On silent haunches And then moves on 1. in sentence 1‚ explain the denotations of this words: fog‚
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woman. I only know I go to storms Grappling against things wet and naked." There is no pity of it and no blame. None of us is in the wrong. After all it is only this: You for the little hills and I go away. Carl Sandburg THE ASSIGNMENT What idea(s) does this text suggest about the significance of a journey or quest on the direction of an individual’s life? Support your idea(s) with reference to the text and to your previous knowledge and/or experience. (Note:
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co-sponsored an essay contest‚ "What Good Government Means to Me‚" for eighth-graders in the 13th Legislative District. More than 150 students submitted entries for the contest. The first-place winner was Adam Van Handel‚ from Ms. Eisen’s class at Carl Sandburg Middle School‚ Old Bridge. The second-place award went to Charles Gunningham from Mrs. Grieco’s class at Joseph R. Bolger Middle School‚ Keansburg‚ and the third-place award went to Monica Bastawros from Mrs. Carey’s class at Hazlet Middle School
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Poet Carl Sandburg stated‚ “Poetry is an echo asking a shadow to dance.” In Pablo Neruda’s poem “If You Forget Me” Neruda reveals the sorrows of losing your country or a person. Neruda does a fantastic job of using details such as crystal moon; red branch. He really paints a picture of the poem in your head. You can just imagine everything he is saying as if it were a painting in your head! Neruda knows how to touch a person’s feelings‚ similar to what one would feel about a person who had broken
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New Poetry: “Chicago” “Chicago” by Carl Sandburg goes further into detail with what could be seen through a person’s eyes. The poem describes Chicago and everything that’s happening in the surroundings. A person’s eyes see more than some people think. “They tell me you are wicked and I believed them‚ for I have seen your fainted women under the gas lamps the farm boys‚” states imagery in the poem. Meaning the people of the town are bad‚ and how people are afraid. “Fierce as a dog with tongue lapping
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Chicago by Carl sanburg The poem Chicago by Carl Sandburg in the beginning seems to be a portrayal of the negavite aspects of the city Chicago itself. As the reader continues in the poem you realize that the poem isn’t downplaying the city but infact it’s a somewhat tribute to the city of Chicago and the workers or people who live there. The overall theme is that even though Chicago has its negatives the people there are still hard workers and proud to be from Chicago. The poems Chicago reads
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The poems “Fog” by Carl Sandburg and the “The Sick Rose” by William Blake have many similarities and differences. Both the poems use animals and bad weather in their content. “Fog” uses a cat and the fog while in the “The Sick Rose” there is a worm and a storm. The poets use the bad weather to create a sense of unhappiness to the reader as the bad weather stops normal events from happening. For example the fog blocks the sun and makes everything seem hazy and the storm destroys plants and does damage
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she never kept a poetry journal or dated any of her works. It is thought that she wrote this poem late in her life because it is full of promises of peace and serenity‚ which her life was lacking towards the end. “Stars I Shall Find” premiered in Chicago in 2003 directed by its composer‚ David
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