Gwendolyn Brook’s poem‚ “The Bean Eaters” as depicted in eleven lines‚ is symbolic to a more mature couple that has endured a journey filled with togetherness‚ obstacles‚ and peace. Although‚ its setting is surrounded with restraints‚ limitations‚ and isolation‚ they have lived their better days and have what’s left of their future together. The image portrayed by the author presents a quiet‚ sensitive‚ grim yet humble atmosphere. The author emphasize that the couple is of maturity‚ “Two
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analyzing the poem "The Soldier" by Rupert Brooke. This poem isabout a man who loves his country dearly. The country is England. He believes that if he should die in a far away battle field that people should remember of him only that he was English. Brookes says in his forth line‚ "In that rich earth a richer dust concealed." This means that if he is to die in a land other than England that the soil would be made better because there would now be a piece of England within it. The plot of this poem reinforces
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Elizabeth Bishop’s untitled poem that begins with “Where are the dolls who loved me so” is reminiscent of her autobiographical short story Gwendolyn. Throughout her short story‚ Bishop talks about Gwendolyn’s beauty and fragility as a child with diabetes who was consistently on the verge of death until she finally passes at the end of the story. After her death‚ and at the very beginning of the story‚ Bishop depicts her encounter with a doll she was also fascinated with that belonged to her Aunt
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For this assignment‚ I chose the song “Only in America” by Brooks & Dunn. This song was written about all the freedom we as Americans have. At the beginning of the song‚ the lyrics describe a bus driver who is reflecting on the kids’ futures‚ or more like using his imagination to wonder what each one is going to be. He believes that they may acquire the “American dream.” Many people outside of America don’t have nearly as much independence as we do. We can choose who we marry‚ our religion (for
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The poem written by Robert Herrick called “ To the Virgins to make sure of time” has the theme of Carpe Diem in its connotation. The author tries to persuade the reader to live life to fullest and not to waste time in things that are not important. Robert talks about the concept of time and uses nature to get his point across. In the contrary to the poem “ Song” written by Sir John Suckling. First of all‚ the poem starts of by expressing that time is and will pass by. For example he mentions
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March 2‚ 2003 “Song of Myself” as an Epic Poem There are many concepts and characteristics that define an epic. However‚ some criteria are simply more important than others. This is why Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself” can be considered as an epic poem due to its ability to meet the most important requirements of an epic. Although it does so through a very intricate method‚ “Song of Myself” contains both a hero and an antagonist‚ thus meeting the basic requirement for an epic poem. The hero‚ although
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There are many aspects to the American spirit and two of the most important ideas include patriotism and opportunity. The song “Only in America” by Brooks and Dunn illustrates this spirit with its strong patriotism and sense of hope. Brooks and Dunn speak of a bus driver who “Starin’ at the faces in her rearview mirror / Looking at the promise of the Promised Land” (3-4). She sees the young generation with the future in their hands. Each kid can grow up and pursue their respective interests. The
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Kwami McLeod Rhetoric 101 The Longest Yard (Stereotypes and all) What our society has become truly amazes me every day. The things we watch and enjoy as a culture are sometimes highly offense. I choose to look at the movie The Longest Yard for an in depth look at stereotypes in our society. After watching and studying this movie I can only ask myself one question: What have we become? The Longest Yard is a movie about a former NFL MVP quarterback (played by Adam Sandler) jailed for joyriding
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"The Mother" Gwendolyn Brooks’ poem‚ "The Mother" is an introspective look into the internal struggle of a woman who has had an abortion. The poem is very powerful and conveys a vast array of feelings and sentiments on the subject such as regret‚ love‚ and disappointment in one’s self. The poem is largely successful due to it’s tone‚ which is achieved through the personification and choice of diction. To begin with‚ lines one and two state the general idea of the poem. Abortions will
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Kaitlin Duffy Professor Warnke 7/30/13 Paper 2-Poetry Cathy Song is a 60 year old woman who resides in Honolulu HI with her husband and 3 children. Along with being a wife‚ mother‚ and daughter‚ Song is a developed poet as well. Although Song does not particularly like being classified as an Asian-American poet‚ her ethnicity largely influences her poetry as well as her family life. Concerning her ethnicity‚ Song states “I am just a poet who just happens to be Asian-American.” Ethnic background
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