Brandon Lobisi Lobisi - 1 The Pursuit of Happiness: Poetry In the Declaration of Independence‚ Thomas Jefferson wrote that every individual had a God-given right to pursue happiness. The next three poems all show that the persona has the right to pursue happiness. In “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost‚ the persona has two choices. One trail‚ in a yellow-wood‚ forked off into two trails never treaded on before. This poem is about making a choice and sticking to it. In “Sympathy”
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ELL126: Poetry: Lyric and Narrative Essay ‘Why is your face so sad and glum‚ my dear‚’ ‘Why does your brow seem so furrowed‚ my dear?’ ‘Spare yourself the details my love‚ I fear your worry will reveal my truth.’ ‘But what truth can bring such sadness‚ my dear‚ What truth brings such a pale complexion‚ my dear?’ ‘O save yourself from the burden my love‚ I fear your worry will reveal my truth.’ ‘Where is young Edward
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Chapter-VI: Quest for Self in the Poetry of A.K.Ramanujan The identity crisis in the poetry of A.K.Ramanujan escapes easy categorization. The writer who is born and brought up in the Hindu way of life and who has educated himself as a world citizen‚ the conflict between the inner and the outer forms the core of his poetry. The poet’s self is the theatre in which are staged a host of incidents from the past‚ and across which move a number of personae like his grandparents‚ mother‚ father‚ cousins
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Bruce Dawe Poetry- Many of Bruce Dawe’s poems have a heavy message and a bleak meaning relating to society’s weaknesses and downfalls. “Enter without so much as knocking” is a poem that is critical of consumerism in the modern world. The poem itself is a story of one man’s life‚ from birth till death and is a satirical look at modern society and its materialism. The poem begins with the Latin line “Memento‚ homo‚ qui‚ pulvis es‚ et in pulverem reverteris.” This means in English “Remember you are
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Breaking Through BREAKING THROUGH Myrna Pena Reyes Haltingly I undo the knots around your parcel that came this morning. A small box should require little labor‚ but you’ve always been thorough‚ tying things tight and well. the twine lengthens‚ curls beside the box. I see your fingers pull‚ snapping the knots into place (once your belt slapped sharply against my skin) You hoped the package would hold its shape across 10‚000 miles of ocean. It’s not a bride’s superstition that leaves
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“The appeal of Eavan Boland’s poetry” The appeal of Eavan Boland’s poetry is how real she is as her personal experiences are reflected in her poems. Her writing is humble and domestic making it accessible to the reader as she is interested in the voices of the powerless in society such as in ‘The Famine Road’. Being that she is from Dublin her references in her poems make the poems relevant and accessible to readers who are also from Dublin as in ‘The war Horse’. Her appeal to women is obvious
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IS POETRY DEAD? Yes‚ poetry is dead to some extent. Poetry in the classical sense is dead anyway‚ but there is still poetry in today ’s society. We may not look at it in the same way we did years ago because it has changed. We as a society do not take the time to read as we once did‚ to understand and enjoy literary text. I agree with Wexler ’s statements "we have become lazy and lack the knowledge‚ commitment‚ and patience to understand and enjoy poetry." I myself do not understand poetry and
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When reading the two poems ’The rose that grew from concrete’ written by Tupac Shakur and ’Mother to Son’ by Langston Hughes‚ you will notice that they both have several distinct similarities and contrasts. The First poem written by Tupac Shakur talks about a rose that grows from a crack in the concrete all on its own with determination‚ and the central idea is that the hardships we face as children/teenagers don’t have to shape our future in a negative way. The second poem by Langston Hughes is
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Even before the foreign invaders came to the Philippines‚ the Filipinos already had their own cultural traditions‚ folklore‚ mythologies and epics. There were substantial writings by early natives that Jesuit historian Fr. Pedro Chirino noted: "All of the islanders are much given to reading and writing. And there is hardly a man‚ much less a woman who did not read and write." Epics are stories that are written in poetic form. They are usually described to display such tremendous vitality‚ color
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Powerful Poetry “Shall I compare thee to a summer ’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate.” This line is from sonnet 18 and it is one of the best known of William Shakespeare’s 154 sonnets. William Shakespeare is the man who created beautiful poetry and he influenced people to create their own. In today’s modern day society‚ whether it’s widely read or not‚ poetry has the ability to be considerably moving and to truly touch people. Poetry is relevant and interesting in today’s society
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