poor in order to sustain the ruling class. 2. At the end of the poem, Shelley states that “unrepealed” laws “are graves, from which a glorious Phantom may Burst” in order to suggest the start of a revolution. The “glorious Phantom” is a new start that will help England rise up from the tyranny of the monarchy. The fact that the “glorious Phantom” comes from “graves” is to instill hope in the people of England. Shelley ends his poem on an optimistic tone in order to emphasize that, even in the worst
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After a few minutes discussing in their small groups, we moved into a guided Socratic seminar. The classwide discussion of the poem lead to a strong grasp of the concept, and every year students impressed me with their own poetic phrasings. We “breaked” from our deep thinking to create snowflakes and informally discuss our strongest winter memories. The concept of a break made
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says the Bible with a broken back”, and “A women lived with him, says the bedroom wall papered with lilacs.” Personification is an effective way for the narrator to introduce the people to the readers without the family being physically present in the poem. Therefore letting the readers infer traits about the family. Kooser also writes with similes to illustrate the scenes in the reader's mind. One way he used of simile was, “toys are strewn in the yard like branches after a storm.” This simile sets
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the unit with a poem. The purpose of this poem is to get a conversation started about how they see families. I will have a chart in the front of the room and we will fill it out as a class. The chart will have 3 columns the columns will say families have (brothers), can live in (apartments), and our (loving). We will read the poem as a whole group. I will read the poem text aloud to the class. We will discuss the similarities of what we wrote in our chart compared to what the poem said. They will
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“Is there a difference between a poem and a movie based on the same story?’ The poem and the 2007 movie of Beowulf are both unique in their own way. The movie of Beowulf doses a good job of retelling the poem in a Hollywood fashion. But, there are some major differences between the poem and movie, such as Grendal’s Mother, Beowulf kingdom, and of course the Dragon. Let get started on comparing and contrasting shall we. Grendal’s Mother in the poem. Beowulf tracks Grendel’s Mother down in a lake
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these stereotypes comes the idea that men are “gross” and “jerks.” The poems “Barbie Doll” and “Playboy” show the dangers of allowing consumerism to take over society. The consequences of these are quite different, yet the same point is made. In the poems “Barbie Doll” and “Playboy” the imagery, tone, and syntax warn the reader about the dangers of consumerism, but each poem shows the consequences quite differently. Both poems use an incredible amount of imagery. In “Barbie Doll”, the girl is described
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Poetry Analysis In “Poem of Standards” the author is anonymous, although it is about a boy who is choosing to either do what his parents want him to do for college or do what he wants to. He is stuck trying to please his family, yet also Appreciate his life. In the poem the writer uses diction, similes, and metaphors to portray that others expectations can rob people of their joy. The writer uses diction to reflect his melancholy feelings of being controlled. In the poem the character chooses
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Throughout history there have been very influential and major poets who have set the bar pretty high for upcoming poets. Gwendolyn Brooks poems present different voices and characters in each poem she writes. Each is encountered with different problems she found important or controversial that she usually has witnessed take place in her own life. Brooks demonstrates different voices depending on which topic shes discussing in the piece and what character she feels would portray the topic the best
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Explication of “The Harlem Dancer” The poem “The Harlem Dancer” is a story of a man in a nightclub in Harlem, New York. It is a poem of the observations he makes, not only of the dancer he is watching, but also the individuals around him viewing the dancer. It doesn't classify the situation as good or bad but instead it sends a message that even new things can become the norm eventually. The poem is about how everyone views situations differently. It begins with the youths and their prostitutes
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