The Speaker

Minnesota, James Wright’s speaker appreciatively bears witness to the sights and sounds of nature. After several seemingly small, insignificant natural wonders have been noted, the speaker abruptly brings the pastoral to a close with the stark line, “I have wasted my life.” The afternoon may just as well have been his life and with the sarcastic closing line of his poem he laughs at the absurd misconception of the life of a poet. Despite the presence of the speaker in the hammock, the poem…

I chose to do my project on the Pyro board which is an adaptation of the Rubens tube. The Pyro board uses fire to demonstrate sound waves. I chose this as my project because I find music and fire fascinating. Having them interact to demonstrate the physics side of sound helped me understand all the different aspects that can effect sound waves and alter the way we interpret them. Before I started to build my Pyro board I did research on how they worked why they worked and why the flames reacted…

happen to be plums and yes, there's no doubting, all the ideas seem to spring from this delicious, juicy, cool fruit. Perhaps the plums were picked or bought by the person the note is aimed at; perhaps they were going to be shared? Either way, the speaker is casual, forthright and a little guilty. William’s work is an exceptional representation of simple, yet expressive poetry- away with convention, free the…

At the beginning of “Hate Poem” by Julie Sheehan the first impression of the reader may be that the speaker of the poem absolutely loathes the person that they are writing about. However, as the poem continues a deeper meaning behind the hate of the speaker begins to materialize. The hate that is spoken of again and again may not be hate at all. In fact, though the speaker repeatedly states their hate for the subject of the poem, through the use of everyday scenarios, they may really be trying…

In his poem, “For That He Looked Not upon Her”, George Gascoigne shows the reader of the speakers complex attitude of being attracted but doubtful towards his ex lover. Gascoigne uses many poetic devices, such as metaphors and first person point of view to show this complex attitude of the speaker. George Gascoigne uses different poetic devices to show the speaker’s tempted yet repulsive attitude towards his lover, such as metaphors, in “For That He Looked Not Upon Her.” An example of one of…

In the poem, The Juggler, the speaker describes a fascinating juggling act, in what seems to be a circus, that starts off with just on ball, but grows into the Juggler juggling more balls, a plate, a table, and a broom. As the speaker describes the Juggler, they use figurative language (personification and onomatopoeia) and imagery to cover every great detail about the show. The speaker’s description of the Juggler reveals the process of the speaker’s interest in the show from being detached in…

them are the speaker of the residence and the lieutenant governor. The speaker of the residence is the presiding officer of the residence of representatives and the chief of the general public birthday celebration. the speaker of the residence also determines how lots floor time a bill receives, and controls who can speak which is a completely powerful political tool in allowing some legislators to polish, even as others are close down. the document additionally calls for the speaker to sign…

youth being a sad and mournful time, the speaker sees it as an escape from seeing your life's work forgotten and faded. The speaker of this poem takes the form of one of the deceased's friends. This can be seen from the line, "shoulder-high, we bring you home" (6) because in a funeral, it is custom for the deceased's closest friends to carry the casket. The speaker plays an ironic part in this poem, seeing life ended early as a great and lucky thing. The speaker views an early death as an escape…

of Jane’s death instead of a romantic relationship. Before reading the poem, we can tell who the speaker is. It is stated under the title, (My student, thrown by a horse) making a reference that the speaker is the teacher. The first line of the first stanza, “I remember…

William Ury is a speaker for Ted Talks and he explains his thoughts about listening. He said listening is more important than talking, for that is the reason we are born with two ears and only one mouth. He says if you listen long enough, they will be more prepared to listen to you. For example, Ury meets the president of Venezuela during a civil war. Ury gave his opinion about what the president should do and the president became frustrated and started shouting at Ury. Ury did not yell back, he…