THE CITY PLANNERS By Margaret Atwood Background Born in Canada in 1939‚ Margaret Atwood is an author‚ poet‚ critic‚ and essayist‚ feminist and social campaigner. Best known as a novelist‚ she is also an award-winning poetess. "The City-Planners” is critical of the monotony and false beauty of modern cities‚ suburbs and its architecture. The poem views modern life as empty‚ artificial‚ and its inhabitants as robotic and lacking in spirit. Analysis i. Main Subject The main theme is the poet’s
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Yepes‚ Jarvis Ceasar L. BSIT-NA 2 BASIC DANCE STEPS IN 2/4 TIME SIGNATURE Dance Step | Step Pattern | A.Ct. 1 2 = M | | 1. Touch step | Point‚ close | 2. Bleking step | Heel‚ place‚ close | 3. Close step | Step‚ close | 4. Hop step | Step‚ hop | 5. Slide step | Slide‚ close | 6. Cross step | Step‚ cross or Cross‚ step | B.Ct. 1 and 2 =1M | | 1. Change step | Step‚ close‚ step | 2. Cross and change step | Cross-step‚ close‚ step | 3. Contraganza | Leap‚ cross-step‚ step
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Diana Lachhman Prof. L. Reesman Eng-102 3 June 2013 The Fish Marianne Moore’s “The Fish” uses imagery to present the animated picture of sea life using colors and shapes to grasp the reader’s attention of the ocean. The poem relates to interactions between the animals and their environment. The poem reminded me of the movie‚ “Shark Tale”‚ where all the creatures and colors formed the big picture of the movie. While the movie is something we can see‚ the poem gives such detailed illustrations
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On the 13th of March 1879 Gerard Manley Hopkins‚ a curate at St Aloysius’ church in oxford at the time took an afternoon stroll in the country side‚ a place he had been cherishing since he started studying in oxford many years before. He had found that all the bountiful poplars lining the side of the river near Binsey had been cut down. Oxfords countryside had always been very close to Hopkins heart‚ leaving him distressed at the thought that the effervescent beauty of the countryside had been destroyed;
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What Else Can Matter When You Already Have Euphoria? Major Jackson’s poem “Euphoria”‚ takes place in the seat of his mother’s Benz when she is inside a house getting high on drugs. The poem describes an afternoon after school where he waits in the car with his mother’s groceries‚ listens to music‚ and involves himself in his own euphoria. The poem reflects a life teaching topic about what is important in life and what brings happiness to our lives. It shows a tone that offers a sense of sadness
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The poem "Spring and Fall" by Gerard Manley Hopkins is a poem focusing on the brevity of life‚ and the grief that is felt in the hearts of all mankind throughout our lives. It is also about the sadness felt by humans as we see ourselves aging‚ and ultimately about the fact that sin and separation from God bring sorrow and sadness that can never be fully explained by man. The poet is seemingly speaking to a young child‚ Margaret‚ who in her naivety and youth is only beginning to learn about aging
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The first poem I chose is Song of the Powers by David Mason. I chose this poem because I find the poem interesting. Plus I like how it rhymes. I also like the message. The whole thing is about people being stuck in a circle trying to get to power but in the end they will be stuck there‚ alone‚ and so will you. It uses the game rock‚ paper‚ and scissors to explain this. The first six verses is about rock and how it crushes people to get to power. The next six verse is about paper and it use words
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This poem provided an amazing metaphor of the world. It would seem as a puzzling poem for those who didn’t associate the title with the poem. Thus‚ It was a creative way of the poet to summarize the theme of the poem in the title. Additionally‚ the poet was able to connect to the readers with the use of images and comparison between the pencil and the world. Moreover‚ he used the white space to concentrated words and to allow the readers to reflect on the poem. The endings contained the element of
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The article The Rhythm of Change mentions that "change has to be managed with a profound appreciation of stability." Is this statement contradictory? My first thought was if something changes it is not stable. But even though this might be true‚ the rhythm of change is stable. The article states that there are three categories of change that make up "The Change Triangle"‚ dramatic‚ systematic‚ and organic change. Dramatic change is something that happens in emergency situations or in a crisis
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“In the Snack-bar” by Edwin Morgan If you are choosing to write about this poem in an exam situation‚ you are most likely going to be looking to answer a question which requires you to: Write about a poem you found interesting/striking/challenging/enjoyable/thought-provoking. Or Write about a poem which makes you feel emotion/sympathy/admiration/ empathy/compassion for a character. Or Write about a poem which made you think in a different way about an issue/ reconsider your
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