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25 Cards in this Set
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mother to son
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we must persevere and never give up
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death of a hired man
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home is where the heart is
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miss rosie
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physical beauty fades
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bonny barbara allan
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love is stronger than death
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richard corey
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appearances are deceiving
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info about abandoned farmhouse
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written in blank verse
example of ambiguity house & things are telling the story money was scarce |
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characters of abandoned farmhouse
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man- tall man, slept in a log bed, god fearing man
woman- self sufficient, neat person, left in a hurry |
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info about mother to son
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extended metaphor
comparison of life to a staircase tacks, splinters, boards represent the difficulties in her life darkness sumbolizes the uncertainty of life but she never turned back |
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info about stopping by woods on a snowy evening
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literal & figurative meaning
promises to keep- responsibilities has years before he will die and go to sleep |
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info about mending wall
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narrative poem
ambiguity tradition believes walls are unnatural barriers (phy. & emotional) wall has always been there *tradition |
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info about out, out
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narrative poem
never thought he might die in the midst of tragedy we still have responsibilities |
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info about death of a hired man
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narrative
blank verse mary- nice, nuturing warren- gruff, rough silas- hired man, elderly love &acceptance |
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cont. death of a hired man
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warrens def - the place where when you have to go there ,they have to take you in
mary- something you somehow haven't to deserve |
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info about miss rosie
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poor
author respects miss rosie |
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info bonny barbara allan
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ballad
hardhearted b/c she doesnt kiss him before he died suicide red rose out of his grave (love) green briar (jealousy) |
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info about the moon was but a chin of gold
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personification
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heart we will forget him
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personification
conflict between the head & heart |
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sea forever
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old and dreaming of recapturing the adventurous youth he once lived
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the bean eaters
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couple was poor, old
twinkling & twinges mean the good times & the bad |
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the funeral
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funeral of his father
adult perspective vs. childhood |
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the whipping
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the hateful mean words stay wiht someone much longer than the physical beating
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first snow
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real & figurative dog
winter night- personified as a dog |
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info about richard corey
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seems like he has it all
commits suicide money, wealth, possessions do not make someone happy |
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housewife's lament
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ballad
expresses grief opponents in life (mud, rain, dirt) life is hard and all pleasures are fleeting only weapon- broom |
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theme of out, out
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life goes on for the living bc there is not choice
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