English 1302‚ Composition II Poetry Analysis Assignment: Choose ONE of the prompts below; then write a 3-4 page poetry analysis in which you analyze the use of literary elements in one of the assigned poems listed: “America” (Claude McKay); “We Wear the Mask” (Paul Laurence Dunbar); “Harlem (A Dream Deferred)” (Langston Hughes); “Mirror” (Sylvia Plath); “The Bean Eaters” (Gwendolyn Brooks); “To The Mercy Killers” (Dudley Randall); “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” (Dylan Thomas). Your
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Poetry is an unusually polarizing form of literature. While many are elated by it‚ others could not care less about it. To me‚ I always considered myself to be one of the latter. However‚ now that I have been given the opportunity to select poems I admire instead of being forced to know a poem‚ I have started to really enjoy certain aspects of poetry. The poems I chose for my anthology were ones that I had an instant connection with‚ but also had a deeper meaning. The five poems I selected were
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an Elderly Lady. She Has No Clue That His Aunt Was Filming. Summary: A sudden mishap made one elderly woman feel the effects of her age. Luckily‚ one kind person helped her in an unimaginable way. Introduction: After driving herself to a convenience store in Georgia‚ one 81-year-old woman suddenly felt the impact of her age. Milly only wanted to buy a bottle of soda‚ but even a simple errand seemed impossible for her. After falling recently‚ she had hurt her back. This made even walking nearly
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Poetry Analysis/ Discussion Mirror I am silver and exact. I have no preconceptions. Whatever I see I swallow immediately Just as it is‚ unmisted by love or dislike. I am not cruel‚ only truthful- The eye of the little god‚ four cornered. Most of the time I meditate on the opposite wall. It is pink‚ with speckles. I have looked at it so long I think it is a part of my heart. But it flickers. Faces and darkness separate us over and over. Now I am a lake. A woman bends over me‚ Searching my reaches
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day to day stuff reading books and sometimes watching T.V. Did you ever remember those memories when we are child‚ you’re my childhood friend‚ crush and a lover. I wish we stayed forever young so till now your with me‚ living in simplicity and we’re inseparable. I didn’t even bother myself to watch movies in cinema‚ and malling ever. I just remember the day that you left me alone‚ forever. I know it’s my fault‚ I keep blaming myself for what just happen to you. People always say‚ "You can find someone
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The Tragedy of Oedipus: When the Connections Are Made The Revelation is the Tragedy Oedipus the King‚ a Greek play written by Sophocles‚ tells the tragic life story of King Oedipus. What make the play tragic is not the literal series of events that occurred‚ but the story and the narration behind the events. Several elements contribute to the difference between Oedipus’s own autobiographical accounts and what others know of him. It is only when that gap is closed that the reality of the situation
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Poetry analysis of ‘Introduction to Poetry’ The Poem “Introduction to Poetry” is by Billy Collins‚ an English poet‚ and it is about how teachers often force students to over-analyze poetry and to try decipher every possible meaning portrayed throughout the poem rather than allowing the students to form their own interpretation of the poem based on their own experiences. Throughout the poem‚ a number of literary devices are used. For example: “or press an ear against its hive”. Using this metaphor
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When exploring literature‚ poetry is my favorite to read because my mother’s a published author. Therefore‚ yes before this course I read poetry. As a published author she writes poems‚ which covers a variety of topics such as spiritual‚ military‚ current events‚ and several other items. Therefore‚ I am a little bias when it comes to poetry. However‚ some other reasons I enjoy reading the poem is because it allows me a means to be open minded and examine ways that these poems can alter the environment
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Poetry Analysis Essay “Poema para los Californios Muertos” Lorna Dee Cervantes’ poem‚ “Poema para los Californios Muertos” (“Poem for the Dead Californios”)‚ is a commentary on what happened to the original inhabitants of California when California was still Mexico‚ and an address to the speaker’s dead ancestors. Utilizing a unique dynamic‚ consistently alternating between Spanish and English‚ Cervantes accurately represents the fear‚ hatred‚ and humility experienced by the “Californios”
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Love is defined as an intense feeling of deep affection. In Raymond Carver’s‚ “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love‚” the idea of love is discussed from multiple points of view. When you think about love‚ your definition of love is vastly different from mine or anybody else’s. Love is the most powerful emotion you can feel‚ thus your individual perception as to what love entails is personally fitted to you and nobody can tell you different. In the story‚ Mel is introduced with his current
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