The Ballad of Father Gilligan - W.B. Yeats The poem takes the form of a ballad which was traditionally sung with short and regular stanzas telling a short but profoundly meaningful story. Yeats’s poems are not usually overtly religious‚ but this poem is one. Though Yeats was a protestant who later turned to theosophy and mysticism‚ this poem is Catholic in tone. Also contrary to his practice‚ Yeats uses an Irish word in the poem – ‘mavrone’ which in Irish is ‘mobhron’‚ a cry of grief
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"You’re here." I whisper‚ letting a tear fall. "Of course I’m here. When a dream weaver tries to plant me in your head‚ I might as well come for real." Justin jokes‚ lightly pushing me off of him to get a good look at me. He wipes away my tear before smiling widely. "Look at my baby sister‚ all grown up and big and strong. You’ve been drinking your milk haven’t you?" I hit him in the arm before laughing. "So this is kind of real? In my dreams‚ yes‚ but this is really you?" I ask‚ my heart warming
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The poem of “Ballad of Birmingham” by Dudley Randall is about a little African American girl who wants to join the march for the civil rights movement‚ but her mother thinks it is too dangerous. Instead‚ the mother advises her daughter to go to church; however‚ the white terrorists kill her daughter by bombing the church. The mother is desperately searching for her daughter and she finds only her daughter’s shoes at the end instead of her body. The form‚ the meaning‚ and settling of the poem help
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Wilkinson English 111 22 July 2013 American-Made Oppression In “Evolution” by Sherman Alexie and “Ballad of Birmingham” by Dudley Randall both explain the suffrage and hardships their races had to endure. “Evolution” reveals the pressures that denatured the traditional culture of Native Americans. Where “Ballad of Birmingham” conveys a heartfelt message of a victimized child‚ whose mother’s efforts are not adequate to protect her child from racist hatred. Although both poems share a central theme
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it’s wake. In three short stories‚ “Gwilan’s Harp” by Ursula K. LeGuin‚ “The Washwoman” by Isaac Singer‚ and “The Last Leaf” by O. Henry‚ the theme of loss is illustrated through the loss of a family member‚ prized possession‚ and a friend. Any heirloom passed down through a family gains personal value with each consecutive generation‚ and Gwilan’s harp is no exception. Although she treasures the priceless instrument‚ Gwilan also generously shares the harp and her talented playing as well. Suddenly
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or to teach a lesson to the reader. Throughout the short stories “Gwilan’s Harp” by Ursula K. LeGuin‚ “The Washwoman” by Isaac Singer‚ and “The Last Leaf” by O. Henry‚ the concept of loss plays a common theme throughout the characters’ lives. Loss can be attributed to many things‚ including people‚ but in these short stories it is nonhuman things in particular that can serve to teach lessons: the harp in “Gwilan’s Harp”‚ the linens in “The Washwoman” and the vine in “The Last Leaf”. Each of these
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loose her harp‚ but also her ability to play. One day‚ when she and Torm are traveling to a festival‚ the horse sees a bear in the woods out of the corner of its eye. Seeing the bear‚ the horse jumps and ends up crashing the cart Gwilan and Torm were riding on‚ crushes Gwilan’s harp‚ as well as breaks her wrist. Gwilan becomes deeply distressed because she does not know what to do with her life now that the harp has broken. “She saw Torm on the road in the sunlight kneeling by the broken harp... she
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The Mysterious Building My favorite short story was the “Sonta for Harp and Bicycle” written by Joah Aiken. The story was taking place during Halloween in London and about this guy Jason that wants to know why everyone has to leave work by 5 o’clock every night. Only certain people know why. Miss Golden (Bernice)‚ a friend of Jason’s‚ knows why but can’t tell anyone. One night‚ Jason went inside the building using the fire escape to see what goes on in the building after dark. Jason went through
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Eolian Harp” and “Kubla Khan” proved intricate pieces of artwork‚ each meticulously written to submerge their reader into striking new worlds. These are home to mystical beings‚ such as a “demon-lover” (Kubla Khan‚ 16) and“Elfins” from “Fairy-Land” (The Eolian Harp‚ 22-23)‚ as well as complex visions of nature. Although uniquely presented in each‚ they deal with similar themes of creation and creativity. However‚ neither reaches a consistent conclusion to the other
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The theme of “The Ballad of Lucy Whipple” is immigration and migration. The main focus of the book is the Whipple family moving to California during the gold rush in 1849. The Whipples along with many other people migrated during the book. In the beginning of the book‚ the main reason that the story happened is because of dreams to go west. “ Mama and Pa had long dreamed of going west…”(3) Lucy’s parents wanted to move west with their family. Without their dreams‚ The story would not have happened
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