Jacob Marley Who he was in relation to the text and Scrooge? Scrooges business partner Died 7 years before the story begins Haunts Scrooge at the beginning of story and warns him of what is to come Traits of Jacob Marley Corrupted by greed Lived his life like Scrooge does‚ takes but does not give. “In life my spirit never roved beyond the narrow limits of our money changing hole…” pg 25 Remorseful As he is now a ghost‚ damned to walk the earth for eternity‚ unable to saves those who need
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concept of "The Door" is based on the idea of taking risks and embracing change. The poet uses a persuasive and insistent tone to encourage the audience to take action. The lack of rhythm‚ rhyme and conventional structure also give the poem a conversational tone. The poem opens with the line "Go and open the door" and is used to begin the following three stanzas. The repetition of the imperative constructs a strong sense of not only urgency and necessity‚ but it also gives the audience a sense of the
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Salvador during El Salvador’s civil war. It is based on a true story. The colonel is the poem violently disagrees with the human rights policies put in place by the American president. He takes his frustrations out on his guests by intimidating them with trophies from his victims. Forche’s nontraditional style and politically charge in “The Colonel” emphasize the power poetry has against fear. Unfortunately‚ this poem was written in the wake of a gruesome civil war in El Salvador. Some even describe it
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In "Twenty-One Love Poems" by Adrienne Rich‚ each poem helps us understand her life. We as the readers get a "sneak peak" at the struggles she faces due to an almost ’doomed ’ love affair she has with another woman. The settings of her poems take place in Manhattan which she refers to as the "island of Manhattan" many times. There is a transitioning from beginning to end of this short collection of poems. Rich begins her collection with a jolly almost exuberant tone of passion and romance she shares
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to recall than the pleasant ones. In both poems “Zimmer in Grade School”‚ by Paul Zimmer and “Those Winter Sundays”‚ by Robert Hayden‚ speakers express their childhood memories. The speaker in “Zimmer in Grade School”‚ addresses the unpleasant memories of his grade school. While the speaker in “Those Winter Sundays”‚ expresses remorse‚ and repentance towards his hard working father who was not appreciated enough during his childhood. Even though both poems are different‚ I have been through similar
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past‚ one ultimately unravels one’s own identity‚ as shown in the poem‚ "Digging" by Seamus Heaney‚ where the narrator through digging through his own family roots‚ comes to accept his own heritage and family traditions. "Digging" is the first poem in Seamus Heaney’s first collection‚ "Death of a Naturalist". In this poem‚ the theme of heritage and family traditions is most apparent. The narrator describes two relationships in the poem‚ and through examination of the two relationships; one between father
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After reading the poem “Oranges” by Gary Soto‚ the first opinion that came to my mind is cute. Often times our most vivid memories come from first-time experiences. Many writers like to draw from their memory banks to create themes for their works; themes that a reader can often relate to‚ stimulating them. This poem draws from a favorite memory‚ telling a simple story of a boy’s first date with a girl. The descriptive words in this poem provide the reader with a sense that the events being described
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In the poem “On The Subway”‚ written by Sharon Olds‚ two sides of two person that encounter with each other in a subway. It is almost clear as water that the poem talks about two different worlds‚ white and African American. To start off the poem‚ Sharon describes how both worlds clash each other in a subway‚ one who is dark skin‚ and the other a white skin women. The women has a fur coat and a briefcase‚ meaning she has money‚ while the other person has red apparel‚ “as his body”‚ meaning that the
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305 Reasons to Love Emily Dickinson Poem #305 The difference between Despair And Fear—is like the One Between the instant of a Wreck And when the Wreck has been— The Mind is smooth—no Motion— Contented as the Eye Upon the Forehead of a Bust— That knows—it cannot see— Dickinson’s poetic accomplishment was recognized during her time‚ but never has she been more acclaimed than she is toady. Readers immediately discovered a poet of immense depth and stylistic complexity whose work
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In “Dreams” by Langston Hughes‚ metaphors help convey the meaning of the poem and add to the power of it. He starts off in the imperative mood‚ telling people to hold on to their dreams (line 1). The use of the phrase “hold fast” in connection with the word “dreams” shows that Hughes is using the word “dream” to mean hope and will-power for the future—not the kind of event that takes place in the mind when we are sleeping. Then‚ he transitions to the conditional (“if”) of a dream being lost (line
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