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In the poem “Still I rise” the structure of the stanzas is mostly regular except the last two stanzas. All the stanzas in this poem have four lines each, except for the last two stanzas which have 6 lines and 9 lines each. The rhyme scheme throughout the poem is A, B, C, B; except for the last two stanzas, where it is A, B, A, B, B, B, C, B C, B, D, D, B, B, B. The form of this poem is a dramatic monologue as she saying a speech about her life and the struggles she faces. The lines of the…

“She Walks in Beauty” by Lord Byron is a poem consisting of a mere eighteen lines which in those eighteen line manages to reveal a form of beauty that many people living in the fast track miss during their lifetimes. It is a form of beauty that is shown in this poem through a woman but it is also a form of beauty that requires one to perceive it a certain way to enjoy the immenseness of the beauty. This poem is divided into three different stanzas each of which describes the nameless women in…

The Artist E.E. Cummings is a brilliant poet that creatively uses words and phrases to make his poetry entertaining and lively to read. Cummings’s poetry is very unique to me because his work tends to deviate from the typical poem through the punctualization and grammar. The words of his poems are sometimes spelled incorrectly and organized strangely. Sometimes he has multiple phrases stuck together and other times he separates one word into several lines. This type of writing catches the eye of…

Ponyboy resisted having his haircut. Why, do you think, did the greasers place such high value on their hair? Think of what is symbolic for and use that term in your analysis. When Ponyboy had to cut his hair, he was very upset. Ponyboy valued his hair and didn’t want to change it. In the novel, I think their hair symbolised their pride. For example, Ponyboy referred to his hair as his pride. In what way did Johnny compare Dally to the Southern gentlemen in Gone with the Wind? Be specific…

In this passage from Lore Metzger’s essay, “‘Silence and Slow Time’: Pastoral Topoi in Keats’s Odes”, the author focuses on his Intertextual Theory that all literary works ultimately relate to each other in some form or another. Metzger, in this particular essay, commented specifically on Keats’ poem, “Ode on a Grecian Urn”. After careful evaluation, Metzger established that, “Keats insisted on his right to enlarge the neoclassic canon of ‘great masters,’ to test him. When he turned to…

Joseph Maioli Due Date: 9-8-15 FOR207 – Wagner “The Road Not Taken” Introduction Assignment “The Road Not Taken,” by Robert Frost (1916), is one of the most famous and well-known poems of the century. Most people are aware of the choice taken in this poem, but are not aware of the fundamental economic concepts portrayed. Robert Frost writes this poem explaining how there was a choice: take one road, or take the other. This choice is a lot like any other choice made in…

My flexibility and open-mindedness are major assets to me in the creative process. I am willing to explore wide and opposing ideas on many topics, and do not fear controversial or touchy discussion. I strive to create theatre without preconceived notions about the finished product, and am willing to see how the creative process guides our devised piece. I also do not fear taking a directorial role in a creative piece. Though a thorough and unstructured exploration of a topic is necessary in…

In the poems “Blackberry-Picking” by Seamus Heaney and “Blackberries for Amelia” by Richard Wilbur both authors center around the idea of Blackberries and what the blackberries symbolize in their lives. In “Blackberry-Picking”, Heaney focuses around the inevitability of time, and how though we may try to hold on to sweet moments of ripe berries, they pass. Wilbur takes a more optimistic viewpoint of life and shows how even though death is near for some, for others life and berry picking is just…

By Samuel Taylor Coleridge and John Keats Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “Rhyme Of The Ancient Mariner” and John Keats’ “Ode to a Nightingale” both exemplify the new direction for the world and message that poets of the romanticism era were trying to covey to the reading public. Both poems encompass the turn toward the fusion of a number of aspects that romantic poets felt was needed to connect to the reader. In Coleridge’s “Rhyme Of The Ancient Mariner” the concept of the fusion of reality and…

Brotherhood is an eight lines long poem. In this short poem, much is expressed. It was specially dedicated to Claudius Ptolemy, a greek astrologist. At that time the astrologists believed that Earth was the center of the universe, and that the stars were the souls of the death. This poem symbolizes the hope of an after life, and the belief in destiny. It starts with the: “I am a man: little do I last” With this beginning the author is making it clear that life is not forever, and indeed…