Piero di Cosimo

Like any relationship between two people, meeting for the first time, specifically in this case, Sam and Alex people want to start off with making a good impression on the other. Both individuals officially encounter in Interpersonal Communications class and uses C.O.N.N.E.C.T. or small talk to establish their relationship. They are more mindful and flirtatious towards one anther and discuss similarities in order to bond (Kehoe, 2016, pp.127-134). Responding positively at least five times is…

A poem exhibiting an extended metaphor clarifies the two objects that are being compared by using figurative language and other writing techniques. “Nature,” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, is an example of this type of poem as it compares mother nature and a human mother as caretakers of humanity. Through explicating this poem, it is easy to see the theme that death is inevitable and that nature brings people to rest just as a mother leads her child to bed after a long day; Longfellow uses…

One prominent example that demonstrates the theme of the pressure that accompanies motherhood is found in Plath’s “Barren Woman.” As indicated by the title, this poem tells the story of a woman who can’t conceive. The narrator paints a picture of feeling, “empty” (line 1), and further makes an allusion to a life without grandeur like, “a museum without statues” (line 1). Just as an empty museum has no function, a barren woman cannot fulfill what is often perceived as the greatest purpose in life…

Most people are successful because they are passionate about their work; however, some are not and it has shown negatively. Robert Frost demonstrates when people are in tune and out of tune with their work. Many distractions or attractions may encounter while doing the job. In the poems, "Mowing", "A Tuft of Flowers”, and "Out, Out" work ethics varies on the perspective and mindset of the person. Two out of three of the workers are in tune with their work. The cause of them to have great work…

In a time of deep unrest during Gerard Manley Hopkins’ life, a point in which he both loved, yet combated with God, he produced the poem “Carrion Comfort”. The title of said poem was not given by Hopkins, but rather by his friend Robert Bridges (Gerard Manley Hopkins). Nevertheless, the title stands as an overall outlook for the poem to come, for it provides a sense of conflicting imagery, as well as a sense of darkness. “Carrion” as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary is, “the decaying…

Even though Sarah Binks is an imaginary poet who died of young age and lived in the 19th century described in the book by the author, Paul Hiebert, her thoughts and ideas expressed mostly in her poems and stories greatly allied with today’s 21st century’s ideas and thoughts. One of her greatest works, My Garden, portrays one’s compassionate thoughts for nature and expresses the voices of the people who farmed and lived on the Prairies. This lyrical poem is written beautifully yet mysteriously…

Grass is incapable of speech. Or any intelligent thoughts for that matter. But if grass was sentient, what would it think of human race. Would it be impressed by our progress, or disappointed at all the obstacles we have yet to overcome? Carl Sandberg seems to believe the latter, as he writes of an impassive being posing as grass. He captures the unbiased perspective of nature and illustrates how pointless human warfare is to a being above such trivial matters. Sandburg, in his poem Grass,…

The song, “Be My Escape”, by Relient K, uses one main poetic device to convey the story that the speaker is telling: metaphor. Throughout the poem, the speaker illustrates that they are locked inside a house. We are told that they know how to get out, because they know who has the key, however they are afraid of what lies beyond their safe walls out in the world. They initially think that they know what is best for themselves. Eventually they come to the conclusion that they must take the chance…

One of my very favorite places to go in my free time is the beach. A beach is a national geographic nature made landform that is near a body of water. It usually consists of loose particles, which are frequently made out of sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, or cobblestones. The particles living at a beach are occasionally biological to the origins, such as mollusk shells or coralline algae. Beaches typically appear around areas along the coast where there is a wave or current activity (Wikipedia,…

E Yeon Chang (장이연) EN 540: Mr. Fornshell Shakespeare Teagle Love, As Seen in Shakespeare’s Sonnets Due to his eminence as a playwright, Shakespeare’s caliber as a poet has a tendency of going overlooked. Compared to his theatrical works, the Bard’s sonnets have been greatly under examined and, even when analyzed, critics often narrowly focus on whom the works are addressed to or their biographic implications. As interesting as Shakespeare’s lovers and himself were, it is just as riveting to…