Poem Comparison All four poems that I read are related in their purposes and goals; however‚ they are also very different. "Lucinda Matlock" by Edward Lee Masters‚ "Chicago" by Carl Sandburg‚ "Richard Cory" by Edwin Arlington Robinson‚ and "We Wear the Mask" by Paul Laurence Dunbar are all about the joys and sorrows of life. How we look at life makes life good or bad. "Lucinda Matlock" is a story of a woman‚ who‚ by some standards‚ would have a life that we consider a mediocre. However‚ the narrator
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Dickinson’s poem “510: It was not Death‚ for I stood up‚” explores the uncertainties of Death. The speaker attempts to define or understand her own condition to unwrap the cause of her suffering. The use of extended metaphor is utilized as the speaker uses the term “death” and that her life and state of mind‚ to her‚ resembles nothing other than death itself. The dominant effect would be the feeling of despair as the speaker represents this by saying “As if my life were shaven‚ / and fitted to a
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work. Kipling wrote the poem‚ “If”‚ that can be found online at http://www.kipling.org.uk/poems_if.htm‚ a Carpe Diem poem meaning seize the day‚ which suggests and gives warning about what one may encounter in life and what they can do for the world to be theirs. Having the structure of four stanzas with eight lines in each stanza‚ Kipling uses repetition‚ conjunctions‚ personifications‚ and an illusion as the literary devices in his poem. Throughout the poem‚ the author repeats the
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Robert Morgan‚ the author describes the practice of burying the dead under a tree‚ which in turn nourishes it and continues the cycle of life. Memory and the passing of a legacy are concepts that can be observed throughout the poem. Life‚ death and rebirth is the theme of this poem‚ the idea that a person is more than a body‚ and can transcend the material realm and continue to live in the memory of future generations. This point is stated in lines 8‚9‚ and 10‚ where he describes the transfer of the
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PERFORMING ARTS AND CULTURE (HOW MASKS ARE USED FOR DRAMA AND DANCE IN INDIA AND ALL OVER THE WORLD) A mask is an artifact normally worn on the face‚ typically for protection‚ concealment‚ performance‚ or amusement. Throughout the world masks are used for their expressive power as a feature of masked performance - both ritually and in various theatre traditions. The mask is normally a part of a costume that adorns the whole body. Masks are used almost universally and maintain their power and
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is hidden on the inside. "Richard Cory" by Edwin Arlington Robinson‚ "We wear the mask" by Paul Laurence Dunbar‚ and "I’m nobody! Who are you?" by Emily Dickinson each give examples of appearances in contrast to reality. Robinson’s "Richard Cory" is essentially about a man who is set upon a golden pedestal by others and due to his suppressed sadness‚ kills himself. "We wear the mask" by Dunbar shows us society’s use of a "mask" to hide their sorrow and grief‚ grinning and smiling when they truly
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the poem We Wear the Mask‚ by Paul Laurence Dunbar‚ Dunbar explains that people around the world wear a mask to hide their true selves. Dunbar also talks about how people cover up their tears and sighs with the masks so that people think nothing is wrong with someone else. Dunbar shows that once someone wears a mask‚ they are a whole new person. The poem also expresses that people only let others see them when they were their mask‚ and they look perfect. “Nay‚ let them only see us‚ while we wear
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the worst because this it is seen so much. Paraphrase: The smell on your breath can affect a child; but I would never give in for it wasn’t easy. We frolicked so much pans slide from the shelf; my mom didn’t have much tolerance to put up with this. Part of you was injured but every thing I did somehow it was a mistake. You never let me forget because we were God‚ and then took me to bed because I was forever yours. Connotation: "My Papa’s Waltz" presents similes‚ metaphors‚ and personification.
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In Paul Laurence Dunbar’s “We Wear the Mask‚” the theme is the key. This poem explains the difference in others concept of African Americans and how they really felt. “We Wear the Mask‚” compares a mask to how blacks from the 19th century hid their feelings. Dunbar explains the humiliation and stereotyping African Americans endured. Dunbar expressed theme in this poem through racism‚ lies‚ and suffering. Of the three‚ racism is substantially the most obvious display of theme in this story. Whites
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Poem Explication: “The Dance” Paraphrase Brueghel has a notable painting called The Kermess‚ where dancers spin‚ they spin in circles and circles‚ there are the long‚ high-pitched cries and the musical chirps of bagpipes‚ bugles and fiddles also contribute their sounds‚ and the dancers’ tummies (they are as circular as the thick cups whose bath they seize) the dancer’s hips and stomachs are awkward as they spin. The dancers move vigorously around the “Fair Grounds‚” and they move their
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