The Speaker

many different academics and scholars, predominantly from fellow Harvard academic Edward Said, who is the speaker of the lecture " the myth of the clash of civilization."The speaker criticizes the "clash of the civilizations" because it is a recycled version of the "cold war" theory, oversimplified the classification of different civilization groups and, it separates the culture from…

this sonnet is that life is often agonizing, but remembering a love makes these circumstances less painful. This idea is shown in the sonnet, as the speaker in the sonnet is upset with his life, feels even more upset after thinking about the successes of others, but stops feeling upset when he thinks of his love. At the beginning of Sonnet XXIX, the speaker is lonely and upset with his current state, saying that “I all alone beweep my outcast state/ and trouble deaf heaven with my bootless…

creative poem written by Ronald Jackson. The speaker, begins to reflect back on the past. He reflected back on the past, because he begins to go back in time to when he was a child. When he started to reminisce on the past, he had a childish tone that he uses to express the feeling of jumping on the bed. He feels his dad’s presences as if he does what is not acceptable in his home- He senses at that very moment that his dad anger is coming upon him. As the speaker begins to have the imagination…

the star, and how the speaker wishes he could be in the same situation as the star with his love. On the contrary, Robert Frost, in his poem “Choose Something Like a Star,” admires the star for its uncertain nature and focuses on humanity’s need for reassurance from a high power. Although both poets address the star initially, a closer examination of each poem reveals that Frost actually speaks to a higher power…

The rehabilitation of Life In this essay I will be examining the Casey Thayer’s “The Hurt Sonnet” and determine how the speaker copes with the loss in their life. In the poem it would appear that the speaker in the speaker has not lost a loved one but the loved has lost apart of himself; this is due to war. He has loss body appendages and mental integrity. In the poem the speaker yearns to release their love from his prison that is the scars and memories of war, and replace them by bringing…

imagery and the speaker we see the child come to the realization that it is her responsibility as the “Chosen One” to free her people from anti-Semitism. The writer maintains neutral diction to reflect appropriateness on religious ideals. Throughout the poem, the neutral diction provides insight on the speaker’s feelings. As she says, “It was hot. A size too large, my wool winter suit scratched”, she shows how she is bothered by the heat and uncomfortable. While the speaker is deliberately…

experience of being in love with girl. This poem has one speaker, who is unknown. One can assume that Gary Soto is referencing himself. The speaker is carefully remembering certain details like, "newly planted trees,” & "a few cars hissing past" because these memories must have impacted the. I am assuming the speaker is an older man, recollecting his youth. The poem has two conflicting settings, the first one is the place where the speaker is physically in, which is wintery and cold. The second…

However, the speaker doesn’t present the idea of freedom as one-sided; he properly defines freedom through juxtaposition by acknowledging both the good and the bad aspects associated with it. The speaker also presents the idea the that people can inspire others’ greatness through allusions and idea shifts. This poem is not a typical poem. It is a sonnet, composed of just fourteen lines. This is significant because the structure is simplistic visually, but has a large message. The speaker starts…

descriptive diction and repetition. Kumin’s word choice within the poem allows the speaker to emphasize the sounds in the forest, create an irrationally fearful tone, and accentuate the joy and relief that comes with the arrival of the sun. When the sun goes down, an entirely different type of noise can be heard. Through the employment of descriptive language, Kumin displays the sounds that come with the darkness. The speaker begins by stating that the darkness possesses “chitter noise” and the…

Paul Simon knows that there are many similarities in the two works speakers but also know that there are many differences. In The Catcher in the Rye, Holden shares many similaries with the speaker from “I Am a Rock”. The two speakers also have many differences. Both share similar qualities and ideas but at the same time have different views and perspectives. Holden from The Catcher in the Rye shares many qualities with the speaker from “I Am a Rock”. Both share the quality of isolating…