Crossing

In the poem “Crossing the Swamp” by Mary Oliver, the speaker tries to navigate the terrain of a difficult landscape. He/she has a complex relationship with the swamp that is the focus of the poem. By employing expert diction/imagery, parallelism, personification, and symbolism, Oliver suggests that the speaker struggles with the swamp but also appreciates its endless capabilities for redemption. In the first section of the poem, struggle is shown through the poet’s word choice and syntax. At the…

The Last Voyage? Analysing “Crossing the Bar” by Alfred Lord Tennyson. Alfred Lord Tennyson was a highly popular writer during his time. He was tutored in classical and modern languages by his father, a minister prone to violent outbursts (Greenblatt 613). He was viewed upon as a peculiar character, who wore a wide brimmed hat, sported a bushy beard, and preferred solitude to company. Tennyson was…

will be at the California Crossing. From there we need to cross the south Platte river to get to the North platte river to follow it instead. We are almost to the California crossing and we are all doing just fine but Juniper is very tired and wants to rest. We let him ride the horse for a little while, he will be happy to know he will have to help his father with the wagon in a little bit. It is crazy how much he loves doing work With him. As we get to the California Crossing, like I said,…

The Crossing: A Literary Analysis Man can easily feel miniscule in comparison to the grandeur of mother nature. Cormack McCarthy’s The Crossing details the emotions of the main character after losing his wolf, and it illustrates a dramatic dichotomy between mankind and nature. The excerpt’s inclusion of sacred language and drawn-out sentence structure concerning the burial of the wolf suggests that the experience was both solemn and awe-inspiring to the protagonist. The reverent language…

239. The Crossing. Bill Viola. 1996 C.E. video/sound installation. Bill Viola’s The Crossing, created in 1996 C.E., is a room-sized video installation that is made up of a large two-sided screen onto which two video sequences are projected at the same time. They each open in the same fashion: having a male figure walking slowly towards the front of the camera, his body dramatically lit from above, appearing to glow against the black background. After some time, he pauses and stands completely…

immigration. He is known for his feelings about immigration and has published many books. His work led to him winning an Emmy award along with several other accolades. He was also an editor at LA Weekly for five years. In Martinez’s article, “The Crossing,” published in 2006, he argues that immigration is a common theme. In this essay, I will identify the claims he makes. In addition, I will connect his argument and sub claims with other texts and see how they connect. Next, I will analyze the…

Artistic License gives artists the ability to bend facts and portray “false” information in their artwork. One artwork where artistic license is used is the painting, “Washington Crossing the Delaware.” The painting expresses the hardship of George Washington crossing the Delaware River with a proud and confident stance, on a huge boat with a flag and horses. In addition, the painting has the boat surrounded by colossal pieces of ice (Leutze). Through this painting, the…

In the poem, “Crossing the Bar” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson the poet speaks about a journey to the other side, or in other words, death. He uses imagery to describe someone that is ready to set sail on a voyage of no return. We always think of death as something dark, something awful, even scary; however, because of the imagery in this poem, death does not seem scary at all. The wording in the poem has a serene and pleasant sound. The theme here is about death and embracing it, instead of fearing…

Crossing the Border Racism is a problem in the world. People accuse or don't treat others like they do there own race, they accuse them of doing the wrong things and treat them like they don't belong. The author of this story is Joy Harjo, she is a graduate of the Iowa writers workshop at the university of Iowa. Joy was born in Tulsa,Oklahoma, May 9th ,1951 and is a muskoke poet. I think that it is rude not treat everyone fairly which is shown in the poem, the border guard is being rude to…

The protagonist in Cormac McCarthy's "The Crossing", is accompanied by a hearse and a dead wolf in order to convey that all creatures are united through death. The story has a 3rd person narration where the reader is looking into the story. The speaker looks upon the scene of a man in search of a place to bury the dead wolf. The man cradles the blood covered wolf with a gentleness that is parent like. Men and animal are alike in this novel and the man realizes this as he searches for a place to…