different types of relationships people can have with their surrounding environment. In the writers poems ‘Loch Ard Gorge’ and ‘Summer Rain’ he focuses on the different elements of nature that people have to live with. This is portrayed by using a range of poetic techniques such as‚ symbolic imagery‚ connotative language‚ adjectives‚ contrast and metaphors. In ‘Loch Ard Gorge’ Foulcher uses Symbolic imagery and sexual connotations in his first stanza to bring forth the violence in nature as well as men.
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SUMMER When asked‚ not everyone will agree about which season is best. Some people prefer the rain and blossoms of spring‚ while others look forward to the changes of autumn. Then‚ there are some crazy people I know who enjoy the cold winds and snow of winter. However‚ my favorite time of year is summer. First‚ of course‚ the best thing about summer is the nice weather. The weather is usually hot and sunny‚ with longer days. Moreover‚ my usual summer attire consists of tank tops‚ shorts
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This poem is a poem that describes the life of a retired miner‚ how he faced the close encounter of death and lived through that experience to have a long fulfilling life. In my opinion this poem is a poem of a young aussie man who was born poor and wanted better for his family in the future‚ he wanted his grand kids to be wealthy and not fight for survival day by day as he did. From the beginning up until Stanza 4 the poem is depicting Harrys past life in the mines. The first 4 stanzas to me
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We decided that we wanted to have a summer kickoff event for the residents of NJIT. We had the event on the Sunday May 3‚ 2013‚ the Sunday before finals week last year. We had an 18 foot water slide‚ inflatable twister‚ slip & slide‚ dunk tank‚ slushies‚ popcorn‚ snow cones‚ cotton candy‚ henna tattoos‚ caricatures‚ hotdogs and hamburgers‚ a volleyball tournament‚ water balloon fight‚ and a watermelon eating contest. The event started at 2 pm with everything that was all day. Some activities were
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Distinguished ladies and gentlemen. Acid rain is becoming a widespread problem around the world. The amount of acid in rain has dramatically increased in the past decade in certain areas like America and Europe by 70%. How is it caused? It is formed by the chemicals in the process of burning fossil fuels mixing with the moisture in the Earth’s atmosphere. Acid rain come in two forms‚ wet and dry. Dry deposition‚ a more accurate term for acid rain‚ can appear to be snow‚ hail or other dry particles
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Poem Commentary: Before Summer Rain A storm can provoke many emotions in a person. Rainer Maria Rilke in his poetry cleverly insinuates themes of nature‚ religion‚ and childhood‚ from a personal aspect to a collective one. The poem‚ Before Summer Rain‚ describes the narrator’s experience of the encroaching storm‚ as he/she stares out of a window. Rilke‚ in his poem‚ Before Summer Rain‚ evokes emotions associated with witnessing a storm and how these feelings compel him to recollect his childhood
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Ralph Waldo Emerson once stated‚ “The only way to have a friend is to be one.” However‚ some people advise not to be a friend and treat others unfairly. “All Summer in a Day” is a science fiction‚ short story written by Ray Bradbury. In the story‚ the sun is about to come out‚ even though it has been seven years with only rain and no glimpse of the sun. There are some children on Venus‚ and in Margot’s class she is the only one who wasn’t born on Venus. This causes the others to make fun of her
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Rain in Summer is a short poem about all the joy and comforts the rain brings. It begins by simply stating how beautiful the rain really is; everything seems to become more alive and vibrant in nature. It can make something as ugly as dull and dirty streets seem to glisten with beauty. The way the rain flows reminds the author of animals scurrying freely. It clatters on rooftops and gushes in drainpipes trying desperately to push through. The pouring rain flows as swift and mighty as a raging river
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the past such as ‘For the Fire’‚ ‘Martin and the Hand Grenade’ and ‘Summer Rain’ contain a deliberate‚ overlying theme. The theme of violence is clearly evident‚ in ‘For the Fire’ we read about a vicious encounter between a kookaburra and a lizard. In ‘Martin and the Hand Grenade’ a child shows his other class members a grenade‚ on old weapon of warfare‚ and I use imagery to create a classroom battle scene. Finally in ‘Summer Rain’ a car crash is depicted. • In ‘For the Fire’ the theme of violence
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John Winthrop is a symbol of the lifespan of the Puritan community‚ in his life‚ he entirely devoted his time and resources to support the Puritans. Having fled from the New England to America‚ Winthrop established himself in the Boston City where he continued to serve as a puritan. Winthrop is a great decision maker‚ at a time when the church had oppressive rules‚ unlike those who opted to fight the church from outside‚ who chose to be a puritan and when he realised he could not achieve his desires
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