Lastly, Duffy presents the theme of betrayal by the use of enjambment at the end of the poem. “Love’s Hate behind a white vail,” Love’s hate stands out the most to the audience because of the contrast between the two words, of being positive and negative at the same time. Thus causing the audience to feel confused with the speaker at the events that are unfolding within the poem. The enjambment within the line suggest how separate the two emotions are for the speaker as she battles with the contrast of emotions inside of her.…
John Frederick Nims’ “Love Poem” is a poem describing someone he loves. The first line of the poem, “My clumsiest dear, whose hands shipwreck vases”, at first may be interpreted as the start of some form of insult. This line also intrigues the reader to continue and explore what Nims has to say about his “dear”. Though the poem begins by depicting some negative attributes that his love possesses, Nims doesn’t forget to describe her positive attributes, “Only with words and people and love you move at ease”. Overall the poem uses different elements of poetry to portray the idea that although his “dear” has many imperfect qualities, he loves her despite of them all.…
Written in 1933, The Mis-Education of the Negro provided a platform of discussion in terms of the debilitating state of African-American education during the 20th century. The thesis’ author, Carter G. Woodson, relays information about the education system of his time and how that same system has propelled blacks to seek lower-level positions on the social-economic totem pole. Though, this thesis was written many decades ago, the black community is still suffering; I personally believe that many of the things affecting some black communities today can be remedied if more businesses were black owned and reinvested in their community. Now, those of you who have read The Mis-Education of the Negro know that the author discusses several factors…
Who are you? Could you answer that in one paragraph? One poem? One song? The identity of an individual can be immensely diverse.…
The topic of racism is more than a moment of uncomforting thoughts or actions of others. It is based on the attitude of one’s thought of superiority. One who also feels that anyone who is “different” from them is inferior and should not be allowed the same privileges in life. During the Reconstruction period, the idea that equality among blacks and whites could be obtained was short lived and as years passed it became more evident. It did not deliver on equality.…
“A Certain Lady” is a short poem written by Dorothy Parker detailing a woman’s thoughts on her relationship with a mysterious man. The poem is written as a monologue about the woman’s ability to appear happy around the man and his inability to gauge her true feelings. Despite her affection for him, he constantly tells her stories of his exploits with women. While the topic itself seems simple in nature, the relationship in question, as well as the poem itself, is quite complex. Each stanza adds layers of complexity to the poem.…
Always Something More Beautiful, Stephen Dunn, born in Forest Hills, NY. Stephen Dunn was known as an American poet and educator, which all his poems reflect the social, cultural, psychological are of the American middle class. This poem’s title might reflect on the narrator’s life and how beautiful it can be. I got attracted to this poem, because it reminded me when I was at the Regionals for a Cross-Country race and reflected how human’s life can be fair or beautiful. Dunn’s poem contains a cluster of nouns that represents the poem theme or main idea, however each cluster has a different meaning to the reader’s and narrator’s perspective.…
Learning to Love America The journey and emotions that an immigrant must endure is something that no one can know unless you have experienced it. It may bring up feelings of joy, remorse, belonging, or isolation depending on the individuals experience. In Shirley Geok-Lin Lim’s poem “Learning to Love America,” she digs into these emotions of immigrating to a new country and the expectations that come with it.…
Yusef Komunyakaa has good knowledge of history and war which he incorporates smooth-ly in his poems, “Love in the Time of War”, “The Clay Army”, and “Grenade”. Goldstein simi-larly recognizes that war is crucial which influence people’s activities. This is applicable through-out these poems, which illustrate the need for soldiers to unite in time of war to be successful. One of the poems in the first section, “Tribe.…
Taz is a youtuber who struggles with depression and anxiety and writes poetry about it to inspire others to love self image, to live a little in their daily lives, try not to be so sad all the time, try to forget everything that makes people hate their everyday lives. Taz has said in one of her poems,“I so badly want to feel my heart with so much happiness that it takes all the sadness away.” What means by this no matter how hard people try once someone gets infected with this sadness they really can't get away from it, but there's always things to help them and that's why she writes and she pours her feelings into these poems and makes them hit really hard to your heart. Secondly she said, “I sit here feeling sorry for myself knowing full well as each day goes by the less opportunities I have.” This connects to the claim because she does vlogs about the way she is a college graduate and is stocking shelves for money and she is losing the opportunities she has to spend with friends and having fun and letting go before she become too old for her.…
In the play Love’s Labour’s Lost, by William Shakespeare, five men, after swearing to not talk to women at all for three years, fall for five women. Hysterics ensue. In an effort to woo the women they have fallen for, these five men, composed of a King and his Lords and constituents, decide to write poetry. Unfortunately for them and the ladies they have fallen for, none of their works are particularly outstanding. However, compared to his four peers, Biron does the finest job of writing his poem, as he flatters the woman he is writing to, stays on topic, and acknowledges her intelligence and wisdom-- all things that are rare to find in the other poems.…
As a powerful weapon, Reggae music can forcefully stop mental slavery with its symbolic musical strategies. Reggae musicians such as Bob Marley, Skip Marley, and Stephen Marley have effectively opened the minds of the African and Afro-Caribbean people from the immoral education of mental slavery. According to Ennis Edmonds, the reggae musicians are “telling Blacks the truth about their African roots and African identity” (pg. 29). For instance, in Skip Marley’s song “Lions”, he has powerful lyrics that are meant to be a self-empowerment anthem to promote inner strength and challenge social injustice. Skip Marley argues, “Some said "never" but the never done come.…
Introduction Reggae as a style of modern popular music expresses feelings and opinions about life, love and religion. It was originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s and rapidly arose as the country’s dominant music (Cooper, 2015). It is widely perceived as a forceful voice for the people under confrontation and struggle. As Reggae often bores the weight of politicized lyrics that addresses social and economic injustice, it helps to raise awareness about social and political issues. Among those who pioneered the new reggae sound like Toots and the Maytals, Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh, Bob Marley, the luminary of reggae in Jamaica, hugely contributed to the international style of Reggae and advocated for social change.…
This song is about a lesbian girl who wants to steal girlfriend from a boy. She thinks that she is much better than that boy. She believes that she is superior while a boy is inferior because she can make that boy feeling scared of her. She can make a boy cry by taking his girlfriend to a date and she is going to steal a role of a boy. She also has got that boy worried because of the fact that she can smoothly convince his girlfriend to be hers by creating a story and imputing a boy.…