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With the passing of time, memory can magnify and distort what is important to an individual's life. In Gwen Harwood’s poetry, Harwood portrays these aspects through her poem, ‘The Violets’ and ‘Father and Child.’ The poems both represent time and memory in different ways which gives the audience an impression that everyone is different and memories all differ from person to person. It also shows that the lessons we learn from the past differ and are sometimes false memories. As time passes an…

Handwritten Reunion An Analysis of Tess Gallagher’s “Under Stars” “Under Stars” seems lifeless at first glance; however there's more than meets the eye since Tess Gallagher buries the deeper meanings under ambiguous words and lines to create a dramatic effect when the poem is broken down through diction and other literary devices. “Under Stars”, the title alone, automatically paints an image of a dark night with clear skies with an air of despair and desire in the reader's mind. Tess Gallagher…

“Chevrefoil (The Honeysuckle)” has been a great poem of love. I am interested in this story to learn about how when two people are separated their love depart from one another. As I read this poem, it brought the thought to my mind of how certain people really have love to others and they don’t even know it. Something that also grasped my attention was how they use a honeysuckle to the two for their love. I think that was a perfect example to compare them with. I don’t think they should be set…

Howl by Allen Ginsberg, as I have researched it, is said to be one of the greatest poetic works in America. Upon reading the poem, however, I have felt the need to ask- why? Why is it that of all the poetry flying about, this one seemed to strike a chord with members of American society? Was it the controversy of the crude language used in this conservative 1950s era? Or perhaps the cold imagery of a dystopian wasteland? Was there something in the characters- the “who’s”- that the common person…

before it falls into quiet crying while the low brass brings back the marching cadence behind them. The high brass joins the woodwinds and together they draw back into an optimistic resolution. A series of chords are played, set up in the orchestra to sound like an organ. The theme of the lament plays for the last time, but brighter and with resolution and closure. The organ plays again, at first with some bitterness, but ends mildly. Funeral March follows the narrative of a procession and goes…

“One Perfect Rose” One single rose illustrates an image of love. The rose creates the feeling of warmth, support, and beauty. Dorothy Parker leads the reader to believe this romantic idea of love, until she shows she wants something more unique and spontaneous than a single rose with little to no meaning. Through archaic terminology, imagery, and symbolism, of the rose, Parker argues against the outdated view of love in society and literature. Dorothy Parker’s use of archaic…

In the poem, Eating Poetry by Mark Strand, the speaker uses imagery and a free verse poetry form throughout the plot of the text. In the beginning of the poem, the speaker begins their story by announcing to the reader that they have been eating poetry as ink runs from their mouth. As the plot culminates, the reader learns that as the speaker continues to viciously gorge himself on the poetry, the poems continue to further reduce him to his truest state of being: a savage. Throughout the text,…

Artist in Greenland Dominating the landscape is a large, shimmering iceberg, which towers over a field of snow and contrasts with a vibrant blue sky. Clustered in the foreground is a painter and his team of sled dogs, who stare at the viewer from their position on the snow and give a sense of life to the otherwise desolate, but beautiful, landscape. Painted in oils by American artist Rockwell Kent in 1935 (with the addition of several figures in 1960), Artist in Greenland is a vibrant modernist…

The poem that is being analyzed is “Poetry” by Marianne Moore. This poem is a powerful piece of literary text which explorers the speaker’s dislike for poetry and acknowledges poetry as a place for the genuine. The title “Poetry” is significant for many reasons but most importantly it represents the speaker’s view of poetry and is the first line that begins the poem. Its significance is show when Moore states “I, too, dislike it” which means she is referring to the previous line and title,…

In the essay, The Calypso Borealis, John Muir uses very intense descriptions and changes the tone of his essay using words to show readers how nature gives him peace, but at the same time it gave him a hard time. “The flower was white and made the impression of the utmost simple purity like a snow flower.” In this paragraph, John uses the word “purity” which has a peaceful and spiritual connotation. It also shows how the feeling of the first encounter with flower will stay with him for a long…