The first line in the poem‚ “Lying in dug-outs‚ joking idly‚ wearily;” I immediately questioned if this poem was even about the war. When I think about war I don’t think of laughter and joking‚ I think about sadness and heartache. As I continued to read I realized that the poem was about how photographs gave the men an escape from war. “Watching the candle guttering in the draught”‚ meaning they watched the candle flame flutter in the cool air. They watched the flame every night as they looked at
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Starry Nights Most people know Vincent Willem van Gogh‚ a Post-Impressionist painter in the 1800s‚ as the maker of The Starry Night. Fewer people‚ however‚ are aware that van Gogh first created The Starry Night Over the Rhone‚ which he painted during a happier period of his life. While both pieces employ the same style and portray a similar scene‚ the feelings evoked are entirely different. Despite the differences in mood‚ one cannot argue that van Gogh did not prove that “putting little white dots
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David Ogunkoya was dying. As the clouds floated past‚ the bird chirped‚ and the sun shined‚ he stared out blankly. He could almost feel his heartbeat slow as his watch ticked another minute closer to the train’s coming. The hot‚ sticky sweat from hours of sitting on the magnetically charged trackline in that thick uniform. The charming hum of the tracks had almost lulled him to sleep‚ but the watch’s insistent clicking always brought him back. “Do not fade‚” it seemed to say‚ “you still have something
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Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe is recognized for the detective stories‚ and wanted to be known as a poet. Edgar has a great impact in America because he has an NFL team named after him and a has a parody after his story “The Raven” on the Simpsons Show. Edgar Allan Poe’s style is characterized by his use of sound imagery‚ irony‚ and repeated elements‚ which he uses to create an emotional effect for his readers. In Edgar Allan Poe’s story “The Cask of Amontillado” he uses sound imagery to describe
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The Fake Raven Reading “The Raven” gives everyone chills‚ but think of it as a raven actually talking to someone and BOOM‚ the raven predicts the future. “The Raven” is about a guy that loses his loved one and the raven says that he is not willing to see his loved one for the rest of her life. The raven is fake and make-believe because of its very strange movements‚ symbolism‚ and meaningful purpose. The raven has some very strange movements in the poem “The Raven”. It shows up on the chamber
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It is clear to me that throughout Oscar Wilde’s life there was a degree of personal uncertainty he bestowed upon himself. This was very much reflected in his social lifestyle‚ personality and dress sense; but above all through his many dramatic works that reflect his often contrasting attitudes toward himself in his extravagant and highly esteemed approach to his writing of classic English literature. This is true for drama: the playwrights who write plays often incorporate aspects of their own
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Thomas Gray wrote “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” in 1742‚ shortly after the death of his close friend Richard West who died from tuberculosis (“Gray‚ Thomas”). The death of his dear friend influenced him to write an elegy‚ which is a poem expressing sorrow or lamentation‚ especially towards one who has died (“Poetry for Students”). An elegy is usually a pensive or reflective poem that can be nostalgic or melancholy (“Elegy”). Gray uses figurative language and detailed description to get
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Theodore Roethke’s poem “Elegy for Jane” shows the speakers affliction towards the death of his former student Jane. Roethke uses personification‚ imagery and metaphors as well as other devices to show the love and sorrow the speaker feels for Jane. The personification used by the speaker‚ when he says “leaves‚ their whispers turned to kissing” and “mold sang in the beached valley under the rose” is a representation of Jane’s presence‚ for bad and good her presence delighted them. The speaker uses
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Are you able to answer the question ‘What is the best way to communicate’ ? Poetry is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meaning. Sound devices are poems that honor people important to the speaker or focus on the speaker’s own identity. People can communicate with poetry in many ways talking about their relationships using sound devices such as rhyme‚ onomatopoeia‚ alliteration‚ and repetition. “Annabel Lee” was written by Edgar Allen Poe
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When the girl in “Children of the Sea” speaks of growing used to Villa Rose‚ the themes of a facade of comfort and infinity are introduced‚ both of which become symbolized by the banyan tree‚ the mountains‚ and the stream. This idea of the façade of comfort is symbolized by much of the natural landscape of Villa Rose. The little stream that runs by the girl’s home in Villa Rose is a constant reminder that even stereotypically peaceful‚ comforting things like a stream are rarely perfect. To the girl
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