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In this poem by Robert Frost, Frost uses the idea of a desert to represent the loneliness and isolation that he felt. Typically, when people think of a desert, they think of a dry, hot place, however the “desert” place Frost talks about has “snow falling” which meant that it was a cold place, not a typical “desert.” (line 1). The selected poem has a first person narrator, Frost, who is telling about the feelings of darkness, loneliness, and isolation that he is experiencing/feeling. For example,…

From the title we can infer that the poet is imagining something "If" it were changed to be a certain way. In each stanza of the poem, he compares the positive in life to the negative to come to the conclusion that if it were not for the negative, the point of life would be empty and everything would be ordinary. In Edward Estlin Cumming's poem, "If", he uses diction, shifts, and anaphora to create a peaceful tone. I chose this poem because I strongly agree with Cummings belief that without the…

audience that they are never alone, and their family always stands by their side and help them during tough situations. Another poetic device that helps with the overall appeal of the poem is its rhyme scheme. A few times throughout the poem the author creates a certain rhyme scheme. One example of rhyme scheme can be found when the author states “...hurt is shared / our love for each other is never impaired” (Burt lines 4-5). These couple of lines, and many others throughout the poem, have…

In Moore’s and Bishop’s “The Fish,” both poems dive below the surface describing a thing or place. Elizabeth Bishop’s take on her “Fish” poem is about how she gained respect for this wounded, old creature. While Marianne Moore’s reports a whole other world below ours, and how our dismissive ways turned this once beautiful place into a damaged, polluted one. The different takes on these poems named, “The Fish,” describe the special significance for an area or being, yet are unlike in attitude…

The Vulnerable Heart “Joyas Volodoras” is a poetic essay written by Brian Doyle. In this essay, he first mentions about different creatures and their hearts: hummingbirds, their amazing features including torpor, and them having very little emotions, blue whales, their “yearning cries,” them being very emotional, and always longing for something, even when they have a mate. Then he talks about how the heart is vulnerable. He says no matter how strongly we try to defend ourselves from emotions…

Life is a beautiful thing. This is further reinforced by “The Century Quilt” as it uses its tone, structure, and imagery to achieve this to be its message to the reader. Warnicke’s use of literacy elements throughout the poem also does this. The poem is about an old man or woman reflecting on the long life they had lived. Throughout the piece, the author also seems to have a very dreamy and happy tone. This is further backed up by the vocabulary used, emphasizing the dreams of the speaker and…

Throughout Sylvia Plath’s poem “Daddy,” The tone is found to be childishly innocent, kind of close to a lullaby, and extremely deranged and menacing. As it progresses the tone ranges from like a childlike adoration, where she puts the parent whose not there on a pedestal to a blunt like a disrespectful, distant and fearful adult. Even though Plath excels in tones, Plath keeps a deep and heavy dark style throughout the poem with her use of diction. “Daddy” is a confessional poem, put in a harsh,…

repition, rhyme scheme, and a shit, but they also have differences with point of view, metaphors, allusions, and an overall different message. In Rember, it repeats the phrase "gone away" which emphasizes the solemness of death. the same thing happens in the first two lines of the other poem. It repeats the word "long" which is addressed to death since death is eternal. This repition represents how death is so strong that it is inevitibale to come and will take someoneaway forever. The rhyme…

“In this ideology, walking functions as an emblem of the simple man and as, when the walk is solitary and rural, a means of being in nature and outside of society”(Solnit, Pg. 18) Walking is always overlooked, and is only looked at as one way of many to get from point A to point B. I feel Solnit had a great point when she illustrates how important walking is in the world. Walking is a great way to connect to your environment. When you walk you are always connected with your environment. You are…

Point of view narration enables for readers to comprehend a varied perception which surrounds the narrative. This is done through either observing the main character in 3rd person, or experiencing the encounters of the main characters in 1st person. In Edwidge Danticacs short story “Children of the sea”, the narrative theory point of view is demonstrated through the constant shifting between two anonymous lovers in the form of love letters written to one another. Although these letters are not…