The Use of Repetition in “miss rosie” Clifton enhances the narrator’s compassionate mood for Miss Rosie by using repetition to show he is the only person affected by her. Clifton’s use of repetition in the poem “miss rosie” displays the narrator’s compassion for Miss Rosie‚ thus showing he is the only one who’s been affected by her. By repeating the same phrase multiple times‚ emphasis is put on the fact that no one besides the narrator is compassionate for Miss Rosie. For example‚ when the narrator
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In "Homage to My Hips"‚ Lucille Clifton creates some kind of imagery pertaining to her hips. She seems all into herself‚ more specifically‚ her hips. She makes it a point to convey that her hips are strong or powerful by the lines "they go where they want to go. /they do what they want to do. /these hips are mighty." (9-11) She gets into how her hips are big and mighty‚ no one can hold them back‚ and how they can even seduce men. Although this poem is quite simple and short it says alot. This poem
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Clifton has been likened to Gwendolyn Brooks‚ Walt Whitman‚ and Emily Dickinson in her style. Her poems are spare in form‚ deceptively simple in language‚ complex in ideas‚ and reflective of the commonplace‚ the everyday. Her first volume of poems was Good Times. She was inspired by her own family‚ especially her six young children‚ Clifton’s early poems are celebrations of African American ancestry‚ heritage‚ and culture. Her early publications praise African Americans for their historic resistance
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Lucille Clifton Why some people be mad at me sometimes The poem Why some people be mad at me sometimes by Lucille Clifton was a little confusing for me at first‚ I actually had to read it 3 times in order for thoughts to start processing‚ but once I grasped an understanding from it I felt astonished because it was so deep and powerful. I believe what Clifton was trying to deliver is that there are always two sides to a story‚ one side is theirs and the other is your side and that people will always
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Intellection‚ Learner‚ Restorative‚ Individualization‚ and Achiever. These are the five strengths I was told I have from the Clifton Strengths for Students test‚ and I couldn’t agree more. The first two‚ intellection and learner‚ are strengths related to strategic thinking which is an important piece of who I am. I enjoy learning about the world around me‚ but I don’t necessarily enjoy school which is why I chose to only come to school for my bachelors. I love to ask why and have an intellectual
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Clifton Strengths Finder Sarah Delannoy Immaculata University In many cases‚ people find it difficult to label or categorize their natural talent. Because one is unaware of their natural talents‚ he or she experiences. During Gallup’s research on identifying talents‚ they discovered Throughout the course of Clifton’s work on studying talents‚ they discovered that the majority of people do not have careers that purse their natural talents (Rath‚ 2007). Out of 10 million people they surveyed
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Women in American Sitcoms of the 1950s and 60s Sitcoms – situation comedies – are probably the most “American” of all TV formats. They convey a high degree of viewer identification‚ as they show scenes of everyday American life. If the viewer identifies with the series‚ is the series representative to the viewing society? I will try to elaborate on that question by comparing to sitcoms of the 1950s and 60s and the image of women that they carry. Life with Elizabeth was one of the earliest sitcoms
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As Lucille grew up‚ nothing stopped her from dreaming of being a famous actress. Although money was tight in her family‚ they scraped together what little money her family could spare to enroll her in drama school in New York City (Hoz). Losing all of her confidence she came back home‚ still wanting the spotlight. Before her journey in New York tragedy crossed over the Ball’s. In 1914 in the middle of a winter storm‚ Henry Ball‚ Lucille’s Father‚ went to fix the telephone wiring. In the process
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I love Lucy was a show that began in 1951 and ended in 1957‚ it was the story of a homemaker who dreamt of being famous‚ Lucy played by Lucille Ball‚ was one of the most famous stars due to her role in this comedy. According to the Museum of Broadcast Communications in New York‚ 92 percent of American homes with television sets were all tuned in to CBS to watch a this television show during the time it remained on air. Most of the show’s success came from the fact that Americans at the time understood
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Rebellion for a Better Future Rebellion of an individual occurs when there is a difference of opinion. This conventional trait among society allows diverse ideas to be suggested and added upon for a better future and eventually an all around Utopia. Rebellious attitude is depicted throughout George Orwell’s novel 1984 and Margaret Atwood’s novel The Handmaid’s Tale in a subtle‚ yet powerful way. The faint‚ disobedient remarks made by their characters suggest their hope in the future generations
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