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Analyse and explore the ways in which poets present human relationships in two of the poems from the election of poetry you have studied. The first paragraph of Plenty by Isobel Dixon gives an introduction of the general idea of her poem, which is her relationship with family members. When she talks about her sisters she included the pronoun ‘us’; “When I was young there were five of us” this suggests that they have strong bonds between one another and that their relationships are hard to…

Glaspell, she uses the literal definition of the word ‘trifle’ and develops the word into a concept of revealing the bigger picture through the women characters in the story. The definition of the word trifle has several different interpretations. As a noun the dictionary says that it can be “a thing of little value or importance” or as a verb in third person says “treat (someone or something) without seriousness or respect” (Webster 1966). Both of these book definitions are relevant to in this…

Democracy, a noun that describes the governmental dream, a government by the people. Ending the regular tradition of having monarchy as the intended government throughout ancient times. The official spark of democracy had happened during the time of ancient Greeks. Which happened to be the root and basis of this democratic way of government. Democracy trails back to 500 BCE in the time of the ancient Athens. Yet, was ancient Athens truly considered, democratic? With the Athenian’s government…

Keep Writing Simple: Until recently, I was sure academic writing needed to be complex. I thought students who used big words and wrote long sentences appeared intelligent; however, that is incorrect (Grellier & Goerke, 2014). Since studying as an undergraduate, I have learned that formal writing requires a clear message with references that support ideas. I must apply the following principles to improve the quality of my writing. Firstly, cliches need to be eliminated. Grellier and Goerke (2014)…

Endurace “Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.”- Virgil Endurance noun en·dur·ance: the ability to withstand hardship or adversity. Endurance is an important factor in everyone’s life and it works in some way or another. There is physical, mental, and verbal endurance. Temple Grandin having endurance to use her abilities to her advantage to prove to the people that didn’t believe in her that they were wrong. During the attempt at integration at the Little Rock High School the…

from Florida. I asked my sister what they were talking about 'when someone forces you to have sex with them'. I remember hearing the word sex and smiling embarrassingly at my cousin who adverted his eyes. I asked what is rape not knowing if it was a noun, adjective or verb. 'Lo rape' it sounds to ordinary like it would be in one of those books they use when your learning to read Sam runs. Sam eats. Sam rapes. I went to sleep away camp for the first time about a week later. It was 2 1/2 weeks in…

I devoured Williams Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace like a breath of fresh air rushing into my lungs. As a new pristine writer, I always search for secrets that emulate the greatness of past masterminds. Williams teaches me to rely solely on perseverance in my first attempt to write in the active voice only. Williams states that a good story must possess both characters and action. Williams goes on to further state, to deliver “clear, direct, and readable content,” the subject must be…

one with its exact spelling, its exact location in the quire perfectly appropriate, the page number where it was to be found in the sourcebook precise” (Winchester 140). Furthermore, at the time when editors of OED requested other meanings for the noun “art,” Minor impressed with his imposing results. Unlike other contributors, who sent a few sentences to explain the word art, Dr. Minor was able to provide about twenty-seven, gaining his further distinction as a “meticulous man” (Winchester 154)…

Can you recall a poem that use collision sounds Answer- jingle bells Write your own story using the letter bank of onomatopoeia sounds below. Draw a cartoon strip using the sounds to depict your story Ouch, click, pitter patter, thump, whisper, whizz, cheep, chortle, arf, neigh, purr, chug chug, honk, tick tock, zoom, snip, rat a tat tat, cuckoo Invent your own onomatopoeia words of the following Trees swaying in the wind Children playing in the ground Piano playing Different Jungle sounds…

Suspense, a noun, is “a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.” Suspense gives you adrenaline and a feeling that has you flying like you are on some roller coaster that is taking you high into the sky, with a large, quick plummet down to the bottom. Suspense like that is important to a story because it keeps the reader on their toes and makes them want to continue to read. To create this, authors can use conflict, irony, and foreshadowing in their stories. To…