handed out in class (either ’I Go Back to May 1937’ or ’35/10’) - One paragraph on imagery in the poem - One paragraph on a literary element of your choice (metaphors‚ similes‚ etc.) “I Go Back to May 1937” is a wonderfully crafted poem by Sharon Olds. This poem has more meaning than you give it‚ for the imagery and foreshadowing it is filled with. This poem tells you a story of how the narrator’s father and mother met and how their life expanded from there."I see my father strolling out /
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In the poem‚ “I Go Back to May 1937”‚ the author makes the comment that though there is a wrong being committed‚ selfishness drives people away from doing what is morally correct. The wrong being committed in this poem is the main character not preventing their parents wedding. In order to be morally correct‚ it is simply doing the right thing that could prevent a wrong doing or mistake. The author makes this comment through repetition‚ connotation‚ and a change in syntax from long‚ complex sentences
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Sharon Olds’ poem “I Go Back to May 1937” is written as if the speaker; which appears to be female is looking back in time to when he or she’s parents first met and married. The speaker throughout the poem does not seem pleased with the events that unfolded thereafter‚ but nonetheless understands that there is nothing that she could have done to stop it from happening. The poem gives a short glimpse into the life the couple had and the effect it had on the child/narrator. The poem is almost a flashback
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Tabetha Harrison December 6‚ 2014 English 101 A comparison of abusive relationships and what came of them Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers and I go back to May‚ 1937 both deal with abusive relationships and what lives on because of them‚ and they differ in the perspective of the abuse. Aunt Jennifer’s wedding band weighed heavily upon her terrified hands in contrast with the free tigers pouncing about the trees. The parents in Olds’s poem were “pitiful‚ beautiful‚ untouched bodies” but later they are said
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least once in his or her life thought: “If I could go back in time‚ I would…”. I think every person has something in their past that would want to change: some people regret about mistakes they’ve done‚ others about things they wanted to do‚ but didn’t resolve to. Mine would be that if I could go back in time I would pick one of the gifts I am good at and focus on one of them. I am a multi-talented person. It must have been because as a pastor’s kid I had to be ready to function wherever my father
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If I Could Go Back In Time Well‚ this is my true story and my true experience. If I could go back in time‚ I really want to go back when I was a little girl and 10 years old‚ 8 years ago. With a happiness in my life at that time‚ when I still have my complete parents‚ my beloved mother and my beloved father. I was born in Balikpapan‚ Kalimantan Timur and grow up in Balikpapan. In march 2008‚ suddenly my father got sick‚ he said that his neck was painful. My mother asked him to go to the hospital
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I decided to return to school because of my financial situation‚ my children‚ and myself. All of these reasons above are why I decided to go back to school‚ and so I would like you to sit back as I paint you the picture of my life before I decided to go to school. I have been struggling financially for some years since I had my children. With the economy being so bad‚ and prices constantly going up how can I continue to survive on mininum wage? Before I had children it seemed a lot easier to survive
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of 2015 and I no friends‚ no hope‚ and I had been out of school for six months. I only had a month left of the summer to decide if I wanted to go back to school.The decision was very difficult because I had to work‚I had been badly bullied at my old school‚ and I had chronic mental illness that was holding me back. For most people they would’ve stayed a drop out but I decided to persevere. Despite my fears I went to a new school with only two weeks left of the summer. Every day I would sit in
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My wife and I had a house and it had and still has a very special place in my heart. I had lived with my love for many years‚ together since we were oh so very young. The house was white with black trimming‚ but most of the paint was chipped away on the back porch. Our house always seemed to have something about it that set it apart from all the rest. As you walk into the front door of the house you notice a long‚ slender stairway that led up into the main hallway of the house. The strong smell of
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Boom‚ Shake. 2017 was my favorite year‚ since I not only met great teachers‚ wonderful friends‚ but also enjoyed victories of my basketball‚ soccer teams and progress in my swimming team. Unfortunately‚ I have to leave them and come to VA. If I could go back to 2017 and re-enjoy these wonderful moments. I would go back to see these wonderful moments again. If I could go to the year 2017‚ the first thing is going back to school. I want to go back to see all my teachers‚ beautiful music of the
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