I believe that the poem "Mirror" is all about identity‚ how the image of the mirror is a reflection of Plath herself‚ searching for herself and reflecting her inner turmoil. The first stanza gives human qualities to the mirror‚ making it a prime example of personification. The mirror "mediates" and "reflects." The mirror is used to personify how young people only look at the superficial qualities of themselves as well as others. With the shift in stanzas‚ the lake becomes a metaphor. As people age
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Phoenix II Pre-AP/IB/GT Period 4 01 October 2012 A Story Father-Son relationships are difficult to keep steady. One day‚ everything is great then before you know it‚ it is hard to have even a decent conversation. In the poem A Story by Li-Young Lee‚ it seems that the father of a boy is having a tough time watching his little boy grow up. Within the first few stanzas‚ you find that the father and the son enjoy reading stories together and that they have bonded much over this classic bedtime
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Through looking at the Crow and its connotations and implications‚ Hughes has created an image of this sinister animal that challenges one’s innate mistrust of the bird through presenting the crow’s own point of view. This evokes both empathy and sympathy in the reader by posing questions which induce consideration of an alternate standpoint as well as a feeling of helplessness and vulnerability. This vulnerability is denoted firstly by the title: ‘Crow’ has lost his ‘nerve’‚ leaving him devoid
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The poem "The Door" demonstrates to us that change in self involves taking chances and the positive consequences of change. Holub expresses change as an individual’s commitment to embrace new opportunities presented to them‚ leading to a new perspective of life. The door‚ being the central metaphor of the poem‚ represents a barrier‚ which holds us back from instigating a change. It is a gateway to new opportunities if the individual decides to take the initiative. The poet uses repetition of the
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Roberto Diaz The poem “Daystar” by Rita Dove sheds the spotlight to the opposite side of the joys of motherhood. Dove’s invented speaker is a metaphor of a woman caught between her internal battle for personal bliss and her social role as a mother and wife who cannot go beyond her predetermined status. The first and second stanzas of the poem give the impression that the woman is overwhelmed by motherhood and all the duties that come with being a mother. During the course
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The Two Mothers At whom is this poem aimed? To the sons that haven’t gone to war and the mothers. The first stanza is one of the mothers walking past another mother who is crying. The woman is asking if that the reason she is crying is because her son has died and says hers has died to. In the second stanza it is the mother who is crying that replies that she is ashamed because her son has not gone to war. What is the point of this conversation between mothers? Is to show mums how they
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English 11B “To a Waterfowl” by William Cullen Bryant 1. In lines 1-2‚ 7‚ and 21‚ Bryant is describing dusk and a night time setting. He uses words such as “crimson sky”‚ “glow of the heavens”‚ and “dark night is near” to set the scene. 2. The questions in stanzas 1 and 3 are addressing the fowler‚ or the hunter. 3. The “fowlers eye” might refer to the hunters gun and the fowler‚ hunter‚ may be preparing to shot a bird. 4. The “Power” mentioned in line 14 may be referring to either God or
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How is the Need for Embracing Change Conveyed in "The Door" The concept of "The Door" is based on the idea of taking risks and embracing change. The poet uses a persuasive and insistent tone to encourage the audience to take action. The lack of rhythm‚ rhyme and conventional structure also give the poem a conversational tone. The poem opens with the line "Go and open the door" and is used to begin the following three stanzas. The repetition of the imperative constructs a strong sense of not only
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COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE PASSIONATE SHEPHERD TO HIS LOVE BY CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE WITH THE PASSIONATE ASTRONAUT TO HIS LOVE BY GREG SMENDA. The passion for romance is something for human beings for thousands and thousands of years has never been changed‚ they always willing to give the best they have to their love‚ in order to move their hearts immediately. Both of the poem of "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" and "The Passionate Astronaut to His Love" are showing the addressers’ patronal romance
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After reading the critical anthology‚ explore and analyse the use of feminism in Woman Work by Maya Angelou In this essay I am going to explore and analyse how Maya Angelou uses feminism in Woman Work to represent the typical day of a housewife and their thoughts on their domestic responsibilities. The poem was published in 1978 in part two of her book‚ “And Still I Rise”. The poem focuses on a hopeful determination to rise above difficulty and expectations. The poem is an escape from reality for
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