would‚ But each child has their memories‚ There old life their story‚ Only their love to poses as their pride and glory‚ Hardly any food at all‚ only crumbs so not a lot‚ And their names and identity‚ long forgot‚ So if you hear something when it’s dark‚ don’t turn on that light‚ Because you already know that’s the street children’s cries echoing through the night. Jem Solley Street children Poem By: Moonchild275 Poetry Submitted: Dec 10‚ 2008 Reads: 1093 Comments:
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followed by two unstressed syllables‚ making the rhythm dactylic. ’Charge of the light brigade’ is about the Crimean war in southern Russia and it outlines both the heroism and obedience of the troops but also the stupidity of war. Tennyson wrote this poem for people to remember this famous event but also not to forget the lessons that should be learnt from it‚ the destruction of mistaken orders. But also to boost the moral and letting people at home know what’s going on. In the first few lines of the
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------------------------------------------------- Throughout most of Japan’s history poetry played a large part in the process of death. A jisei is a death poem‚ a poem that any person on their deathbed was encouraged to write. While if you were a samurai‚ according to the bushido code of honor‚ if you wanted to die with honor and not at the hands of your enemy‚ if you had dishonored yourself or fellow samurai‚ or if your master had died you would commit the ritual of seppuku. Seppuku is a ceremony
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Literature Comparison between a Short Story and a Poem Gian Carlo O. Dela Cruz Literature Comparison between a Short Story and a Poem Literature? This form of entertainment had been around for ages‚ whether be in a form of a Poetry‚ a Drama or a Short Story. This Type of literature had been used by Poets and Authors to convey their deepest desires‚ feelings‚ Ideas‚ amazing imaginations which makes us‚ whoever we want and an escape to daily normal life and with this making it humorous
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Impermanence‚ Selflessness‚ and Dissatisfaction Buddhism is neither a religion nor a philosophy‚ but rather a way of life. This does not imply that Buddhism is nothing more than an ethical code: it is a way of moral‚ spiritual and intellectual training leading to complete freedom of the mind. (DeSilva‚ 1991:p 5). Of the many Buddhist sects‚ Zen Buddhism places particular emphasis on living the right ’ life‚ and does not revolve around rite and ritual. Buddhism outlines the three characteristics
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One basic concept of Buddhism is the idea of impermanence. This principle is the foundation of everything Buddhism is built upon. Moreover‚ change is an inevitable part of the cycle of life that every living being on this Earth will experience at some point or another. According to Sogyal‚ “There is only one law in the universe that never changes – that all things change‚ and that all things are impermanent” (p. 26). Impermanence can be seen in various aspects of our lives; some of these instances
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Short Story Assessment Choose one activity to complete from the short stories read in class. All of these activities require that you combine information provided with creative output. Do not change the facts‚ characters‚ or themes of the stories. However‚ you may fill in blank spots with added information where necessary. You will be evaluated in the following categories: Thinking‚ Communication‚ and Application. 1. Make a mobile of five objects important in at least two short stories
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statement different from what appears to be true. It is an incongruity between what is expected to happen and what actually happens (Meyer‚ 286-287). In a lot of cases‚ irony is usually used to raise the reader’s interest by making the story or poem more unpredictable. In the poem “Suburban” by John Ciardi‚ the author approaches the reader with humor and irony. When Mrs. Friar phones Mr. Ciardi‚ saying: “The fact is your dog has just deposited – forgive me – a large repulsive object in my petunias‚” can be
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ENGLISH LITERATURE ASSIGNMENT 1 POEM ANALYSIS REASON FOR CHOOSING THIS POEM I choose this poem ‘if’ by Rudyard Kipling because when I read this poem it reminds me of when I was a little girl how it was difficult to grow up. This poem brings back memories. Back in that time‚ my family wasn’t a well-to-do family. It makes me remember how hard it is to do things on my own and it took me a very long time to be independent and start to mature. It also make me think how much farther
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The short story Narrative genres‚ such as the novel or the short story‚ are born out of the very powerful human need to tell stories‚ out of our fundamental desire to give shape to experience in order to understand it and share it with the community. Through story telling early communities made sense of natural phenomena‚ unexpected events‚ and personal experience. Storytelling enabled them to pass on valuable information and to keep the memory of their ancestors alive down the generations. Storytelling
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