Comparison of poems ’Refugee Blues’ and ’You Will Be Hearing from Us Shortly’ The poem ’Refugee Blues’ is written by W.H. Auden‚ an Anglo-American poet. ’You Will Be Hearing from Us Shortly’ is written by U.A. Fanthorpe. Both the poems discuss about the prejudice and discrimination through the use of tone and language. W.H.Auden particularly deals with topics about moral and political issues. ’Refugee Blues’ deals with the abuse of human rights experienced not only by the German Jews‚ but by
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Cited: Auden‚ W.H. “Foreword to A change of World.” Adrienne Rich ’s Petry. ED. Barbara C. Gelpy and Albert Gelpi. New York: W.W. Norton and Company‚ 1975. 277-279. Gelpi‚ Barbara C. and Albert Gelpi‚eds. Adrienne Rich ’s Poetry and Pross: Poems‚ Prose‚ Reviews
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George Herbert Walker Bush was the 41st president of the United States. He came into the presidency as one of the most qualified candidates to assume the office. George had many accomplishments and overcame many obstacles throughout his term of presidency. George H.W Bush was born on June 12‚1924‚ in Milton‚ Massachusetts. George was the son of Prescott Sheldon Bush who was a Senator from Connecticut‚ and Dorothy Bush who came from a well known family. They were both very wealthy and politically
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letting us view into her nostalgic memories. “He taught me how” shows that she is grateful for her father’s life lessons. This is also reflected in Funeral Blues by W.H. Auden‚ a poem about devastating grief‚ where the speaker cannot forget the partner. Both poets want to remember the dead‚ but for Walker‚ life goes on‚ while with Auden‚ it cannot. Set in a refugee camp‚ the poem shows the love between the mother and child‚ an undesirable lifestyle of
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relationships‚ and experiences. Due to these factors‚ it can be harder for some people to overcome the barriers of belonging‚ but may also be easier for others. In the poem‚ “St Patricks College” by Peter Skrzynecki‚ and “Refugee Blues” by Wystan Hugh Auden‚ it demonstrates how belonging can be difficult for some people. Whereas in the poem‚ “Feliks Skrzynecki” also by Peter Skrzynecki‚ it contrastingly shows how others find it easy to belong‚ even if they find it hard in other factors. Belonging can
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The span of time from the late nineteenth and the early portion of the twentieth centuries‚ known as the Modernist period‚ saw an emergence of profound and radically different works of literature. The authors of these works (focusing specifically on ‘British’ authors featured in the textbook) utilized new forms and characteristics regarding style‚ plot‚ point of view‚ character‚ etc. They also possessed a vastly different outlook on life shaped by years of war and depression‚ scientific theories
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W.H. Auden’s poem "Musée des Beaux Arts"‚ which is "Museum of Beautiful Arts" when translated into English‚ is more about death and it’s normal‚ spontaneous occurrence than it is about a museum. The poem speaks of "old Masters" and refers to artists: writers‚ poets‚ and painters who understood the act of death as a necessary process instead of making excuses for it‚ using personification to cope with it‚ or sugar-coating it. These "old Masters" did not see the need to justify death or find a way
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‘Understanding nourishes belonging. A lack of understanding prevents it.’ Demonstrate how your prescribed text‚ and TWO other related text of your own choosing represent this interpretation of belonging. “Belonging” is a multifaceted concept that highlights our inherent need to feel a connection with others. Due to its essential complexity‚ the varying perceptions of belonging exist not merely between‚ but also within individuals‚ and are evolutionary in nature‚ shaped by the extent of social
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Philip Larkin Philip Larkin‚ is a famous writer in postwar Great Britain‚ was commonly referred to as "England’s other Poet Laureate" until his death in 1985. Indeed‚ when the position of laureate became vacant in 1984‚ many poets and critics favored Larkin’s appointment‚ but the shy‚ provincial author preferred to avoid the limelight. Larkin achieved acclaim on the strength of an extremely small body of work‚ just over one hundred pages of poetry in four slender volumes that appeared at almost
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Comparison of a Theme Death can be written in many ways throughout poetry. Authors may sometimes use their own experience to write about what death means to them. Their words and writing styles are different than others who have the same theme in their poetry. This is what makes poetry so unique and beautiful. To be able to determine what each author’s difference is‚ you must analyze and compare their poems. This will help see how one theme can be written in multiple ways. In the poems‚ “Funeral
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