Bogeyman

Jack Prelutsky is an American writer of children's poetry. Prelutsky writes the poem “The Bogeyman” as one of his poetry collection titled “Nightmares: Poems to Trouble your Sleep” written in 1976. The poem describes the horrifying features of the monster named da“Bogeyman” who lives in a dark, dangerous place waiting to attack anyone who comes near. The speaker of the poem warns the audience of the danger of ever encountering the creature. In the poem “ The Bogeyman,” Jack Prelutsky uses many literary devices to make the poem more interesting and evoke emotion, such as fear, from the readers. Some of the many literary elements the author use are repetition and rhymes to create patterns making the poem flow more smoothly, while also using…

He is one of the fears you have in your imagination And that should explain a lot of your fears . Do you remember the boogeyman from your childhood? There are many kinds of boogeymen; each one different and similar in every culture, El Cucuy, Butzmann, Hombre del Saco, Namahage. These monsters can be very scary especially to young children. You can find tales of monsters in every culture . The Boogeyman tale , and about an article from Scientific American that analyzes all kinds of…

The tale of the Cucuy is a scary humped back man who listens to children who misbehave and can hear children very well due to him having one big red ear. The Cucuy also known as the bogeyman will come down the mountain to carry bad children away. This story is about two lazy sisters who refuse to help their younger sister do their chores, causing their father to call upon the bogeyman who takes them abruptly from the dinner table. The Cucuy carries away the two lazy sisters and places them in…

Young children are unable to fathom the difference between fact and fantasy and there are various factors that contribute to this theory. A study published in the journal, Cognitive Science, consists of children between the ages of five and six and their ability to identify the nature of the protagonist in three different stories: reality-based, fantasy-based, and religious-based was questioned (Corriveau, Chen, & Harris, 2015). The results indicated that children exposed to religion or raised…

Expertism is something we have been fed from day one. Listen to the authorities they know better. Listen to your teacher, the authority on knowledge. Listen to your parents, they authority on life, on what is write and what is wrong. But the truth is, even your parents are fakes. From day one they have been lying to you about many things--mostly harmless things like babies come from storks (or as I thought, a baby store where you purchase children like pets) and that if we yell too loud we will…

ETHICAL DILEMMA Communism robs the people of their voice. Communism steals the rights of the individual. Communism jeopardizes America’s freedom. The hint of communism cannot be tolerated. Because of the threat of communism overtaking America, I, Harry Truman decide to terminate Mr. Vincent to show America that I am tough on communism. There are many instances where Vincent was evaluated, “Vincent was also criticized for his failure to recognize the degree of Soviet influence over the…

upcoming horror movie. While the intentions of the legend may have been for entertainment it did have real world consequences, like the stabbing in Wisconsin. Some cultures share similar legends, but with different versions. One example of the shared legend is what many people refer to as a bogeyman. A bogeyman is defined in the dictionary as a monstrous imaginary figure used in threatening children (bogeyman). The definition used manifests itself when looking at examples of bogeymen from around…

This next one is called La Llorona. La Llorona directly translated to English means “the wailing woman”. The story is of a woman that killed her children and realized the crime she committed and later realized how bad the crime was and killed herself. She usually cries out at night by rivers and crossroads. This legend has been described often as a doomed soul that is to wander the Earth forever. Also this legend has been used as a bogeywoman. A bogeyman or bogeywoman has the duty of scaring…

However, hip is the only one part of hipsters cultures. Hipsters have many other features. First of all, hipsters like ironic stuff, and promote the ironic hip. “I reasoned it was because we were both wearing long coats in July, the brotherhood of La Boheme”(Patti Smith, p29). I cannot understand the dressing style of Patti when I read Just kids, but after I notice hipsters were born with irony, I can accept her idea of hip, especial dressing long coats in a hot day. Patti’s dressing style can…

What Are the Terms and Conditions for Buying a Lock? Throughout my admittedly short life, I have learned the importance of locked doors and the privacy that they ensure. As a child, even if I was terrified of the prospect of the boogeyman I swore lived under my bed, I had to knock—to ask permission—to enter my parent’s private space so I could be reassured that my room was a bogeyman free zone. I was barred from private conversations, told to keep my mean thoughts private, and I was introduced…