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The poem “Poetry” by Marianne Moore explains what makes poetry, poetry. She uses different poem techniques to display her thoughts of what it is like to read poems. The author regards poetry from the view of someone who does not understand poetry in all its “rawness” (Moore line 37). She states what most people are thinking when they read poetry. Moore uses imagery, diction, and metaphor to emphasize that poetry is necessary for people to have an outlet. The way the reader perceives the poem…

“Annabel Lee”, written by Edgar Allen Poe, was published in 1849. This poem depicts the love story between two young people. Their love was deep and passionate. So passionate in fact that it caused the angels to become angry and jealous. Their love ended up being Annabel Lee’s downfall, as the speaker of the poem believes the angels sent down a wind to cause Annabel to fall ill and die. The last half of the poem describes the endurance of their love. What makes this poem so compelling is Edgar’s…

In the short story, “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker, she develops her characters in the story by using a sense of rejection to bring out who they truly are. When someone feels as they aren’t welcome and aren’t the same, it can push them to pursue something different or want to change how they are perceived. Although not all of the characters in the story changed, but they all have felt denial and disdain, in one form or another. I believe Alice Walker used this sense of rejection to show how the…

It was a dark and stormy evening when a mentally unstable main character pondered whether word choice and extravagant descriptions would have any effect on the reader of his written works. He looked at the purple velvet curtains his long dead love had hung years ago when he was still sane and concluded that this was indeed the case. The shadows cast upon the floor by the dying coals in the fireplace helped him to understand that a reader’s first impression is characterized by the first…

Emily Dickinson’s, “Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church,” presents a unique poem regarding the man-made traditions that numerous people follow in church with the intention to draw closer to God, and whether or not one should observe the Sabbath by staying at home or fellowshipping with other Christians in a church building. In this particular poem, Dickinson is attempting to inform and instruct the audience of a single method of worship that can also be practiced in the home setting. The…

The cuisine of pork and plums, blends the theme of food in, “Ode to Pork” by Kevin Young and “The Word Plum” by Helen Chasin, and are displayed through tone, assonance, and imagery. First on the menu, poet Young writes a love letter to all things pork, and takes us into his taste buds through assonance. Lastly on the menu, poet Chasin takes readers into her mind on binging plums, and tosses onomatopoeia and imagery to depict her sense of eating plums. In “Ode to Pork,” Kevin Young sings an ode…

The World’s Best Rivalry “What a match this has become.” Every single game Barcelona and Real Madrid, those exact words come out of the English commentators mouth. The two major Spanish clubs go ahead to ahead at least 3-4 times every year imposing their greatness decade after decade as if they were fighting to rule Spain. Always battling for top spot in the league as if they were two children fighting for the appreciation of the girl of their dreams, yet both teams have not been relegated to…

three teams, Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Brazil. He started…

In particular, Real Madrid, a professional soccer team in Spain, has more than 1,800 club-affiliated supporters’ groups called Peñas all around the world with approximately 174 million members. Last season, Real Madrid played 19 matches, whereas a total of 1,369,605 fans attended the stadiums to support their club. The most successful club in the history of the European Cup/Champions League, Real Madrid have won the tournament on 10 occasions, including the first…

footballer and entrepreneur. His net worth is $280 million. How he made it Soccer Cristiano Ronaldo currently plays as a winger or striker for Real Madrid. He has also been playing for the Portugal National Team until 2015, when he was released. He helped the team to secure their qualification for the Euro 2016 tournament in summer. He joined Real Madrid after a transfer from Manchester United in 2009. The transfer fee was $132 million, making him the most expensive player in the history of…