Saying

Both poets would strongly agree with the notion that poetry should be held at a much higher standard than that of any other genre. Moore states in her poem, Poetry, “When they become so derivative as to become unintelligible.” This is her way of saying that when poetry begins to be based on something else, such as another type of literary work, the poem loses its intelligence. Similarly, MacLeish agrees that poems are not at an equal level of other literary works. He states in his poem, Ars…

and are “looking for joy, some joy/not to be known outside of it” (10-11). The use of the word leviathan also uses a negative connotation to imply that marriage can have the qualities of a monster. By the last two lines of the stanza, the author is saying that when the couple enters a marriage, they are trapped and says that they are looking for happiness in the marriage because they think that’s the only place joy can be found. The cryptic line “not to be known outside of it” (11), implies that…

In Romeo and Juliet, Lady Capulet and the Nurse are a great example of a foil relationship between two people. Shakespeare makes Lady Capulet and the Nurse foils by his use of different syntax and diction between the two. Throughout the entire passage, Lady Capulet is shown using long and winding sentences. Lines 17-32 are entirely Lady Capulet describing a future love that could happen between Juliet and Paris. Lady Capulet says that Juliet needs to “examine every married lineament” and “see…

The day when I broke a social norm was during the weekend. The place I went too was West Valley Mall. I decided to go with saying hello to random people on the street and inside the Malls of the place. Usually, you don’t say hi to random people, which is why I decided to go on breaking this social norm. I started to say hello as soon as we parked the car. I even said hello to the people who were driving and waiting for us to cross the street. My parents automatically thought I was crazy. At…

many different topics surrounding the issue. Some people say guns should be illegal. Others are saying that we need more laws and regulations surrounding how to obtain…

Laws about gun control are getting to overwhelming. With all the killing over the years people are saying that it’s the guns killing. With gun control laws they must have a license to carry a gun. Most people are saying the we should have more guns and less crime will happen. With more people carrying guns less crime will happen. In my opinion with more guns the people that are committing the crimes will see that the store owners and the people that are walking the streets are carrying ,and the…

John Lewis starts this part of his speech by saying that they are in the middle of a social revolution and that they still have a long way to go he asserts his claim by his use of a loaded question and use of parallelism. Lewis reminds the audience that they still have a long way to go when he says “American politics is dominated by politicians who build their careers on immoral compromises and ally themselves with forms of open political, economic and social exploitation”this statement shows…

The book, Moral Saying of Publilius Syrus offers a series of life changing quotes. Publilius Syrus, a roman slave who freed and educated himself by his talent as a writer, wrote these life changing quotes as he experienced them himself. He is another great example that these types of things are possible. His book based on maxims that he acted himself, had a great success in the provincial towns of Italy. Some of his most famous ones consist of, “Where there is unity there is always victory,” “Do…

Beginnings." Eudora Welty utilizes her language and diction to convey the intensity and value of her experiences. In the passage, Welty describes her desire to read saying "Every book I seized on, stood for the devouring wish to read being instantly granted." This showcases her use of language to convey her desire as she uses personification by saying "devouring wish" to show how badly she wanted to read. Another example is when the author says " I wanted to read immediately, the only fear was…

According to Corcoran, 2013, “all of our relationships with clients will have a beginning, a middle, and an end. In order for the end, the termination phase to be as successful as possible social workers should being to discuss it early in the client relationship” (p.180). Jessica is court ordered to participate in therapy. Jessica’s counselor will be required to submit to the court reports of progress in therapy. Based on the reports and usually based on the recommendation of the counselor the…