Kim Addonizio

In the poem, “For You” by Kim Addonizio, she uses situational irony and personification. Addonizio blends the two elements together to show how much she is in love with him. Adding her syntax and diction, Addonizio draws emphasis to what she is doing for love. To start, Addonizio gives a great descriptive of what she is doing for him. She says, “For you I undress down to the sheaths of my nerves.” Addonizio is telling her lover that, for only him, she will remove her outer layers of clothing and progress down to her nerves. The first two lines say, to him, that she is opening up herself for a moment of passion or some form of intimacy. As mentioned above, Addonizio uses symbols in lines one and two, such as “sheaths of my nerves” and…

Survivors by Kim Addonizio, American Gothic by John Stone and, The Blizzard by David Ives. In this paper, I am going to give you some examples of symbols and conflicts in these works and my responses/thoughts on those topics. The Blizzard was written in 2006, in this there were many different conflicts and symbols that made it for an interesting play to read. One of the conflicts I found in this play was with Neil he stated, “Thanks for that. I’m still not used to it. Being so remote. Natures…

Kim Addonizio’s book, “Tell Me,” is a collection of poetry that depicts various different relationships and people in her life. It is mainly comprised of poems about doomed relationships and relationships that already cease to exist. In the poems, she frequently writes about memories of her past relationships. She also writes about feeling depressed and isolated. The collection of poems are extremely straightforward and clear. Many of them are also relatable and intensely personal. Her writing…

including The Jungle Book, The Second Jungle Book, and The Naulahka: A story of West and East. During the winter of 1899, Caroline decided that the family should travel to New York so she could see her mother. The journey was tough and when they arrived Kipling and his daughter Josephine were sick with pneumonia. Being a famous writer the newspapers kept up with Kipling's health as he recovered over the next few days. Eventually Kipling fully recovered but his daughter Josephine did not. His…

Stellar award winning singer, song writer, actress, fashion designer and activist, Kierra Valencia Sheard, also known to the world as “KiKi” is whom I decided to write my paper on. Kierra was born on June 20th, 1987 in the city of Detroit, Michigan. She was raised up in West Bloomfield, Michigan within a family of great talent within gospel music. Kiera is the daughter of Karen Clark-Sheard of the Clark sisters and Bishop John Drew Sheard. Kierra is also the grand-daughter of the late gospel…

Here are two magnificent pieces of literature. One is a poem which is called “If-” and the other a memoir, that is called “Kipling and I.” The poem “If-” talks about how you learn to be a better person through life lessons, morals, and endurance. In the memoir “Kipling and I” reflects back on the poem “If-” because this assists or inspires the person to keep going. It is like “Kipling and I” has “If-” inside. Throughout this writing we will be looking at: what Jesus Colon is using from the poem…

At some point in the numerous journeys we embark on, we hit an obstacle and we feel all hope is lost. Sometimes we give up before any progress, and sometimes we give up right before we make it to the finish line, despite putting in so much effort to achieve it. Through Invictus by William Ernest Henley and If by Rudyard Kipling, it is shown that “if you can keep your head”, “yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it”. Both texts insinuate that success comes from commitment and a true sense…

RD1; Biographical Information The devotion an author has towards his audience is what determines the transcendence of his work. Rudyard Kipling was not only an outstanding writer, but a genuine charismatic person very aware of the readers he enthralled through the diversity and genius of his work. Using current events and his own experiences as the leading influences for his poems, stories, and more, he captured the attention of people ranging from the common reader to royal authorities such as…

Rudyard Kipling is a well known author of Indian descent that grew up in England for much of his life, according to the article titled “Rudyard Kipling: patriot or prophet?” written by a professor named Michael Timko. In Kipling’s works, his content largely is inspired by his and his sister’s poor experiences living in England (Timko). In addition, Kipling uses his poems, short stories, and novels to depict “the relationship between the British and India” (Timko). Now in “The Mark of the Beast”…

the same category because it is danger to America today and years to come. Celebrity worship has started since we were a kid. We dreamed about being Polly pockets and G.I Joe’s that parents weren’t even aware of it. Growing from a kid to teenager is when the situations gets bad and tricky. The Hollywood world has big hand in the trends we wear today. What styles for our hair? What workouts are good for me? Or even the battle of cosmetics. A teenager picking up a magazine of Kylie Jenner…