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Mary Ruefle’s Selected Poems, and Tom Berrigan’s The Sonnets differ from the get go. On the most basic level the difference can be seen in the titles. Mary Ruefle’s poems are selected and thus carefully crafted, yet still incredibly simple. Where Berrigan’s embraces ambiguity and complexity with the formula he uses to randomize his sonnets Ruefle embraces simplicity and concreteness. Another stark difference between the two collections of work is the format in which both poets write. Berrigan…

In this essay I will be analyzing the poem “Same Song” by the writer Pat Mora.In this essay I will be using the Historical Criticism literaly lense to analyze this poem.In order to use this lense correctly I will need information about when the poem was written or I can use clues in the poem to help with that if it cannot be found clearly.After that information is found then I need to show how this period in time has an effect on the poem. When using this lens to analyze the poem I researched…

that a staple in their society and it changed their society for the worse. In Fahrenheit 451 the government gave people a certain technology to use. These people in turn gave up their social lives and some of their freedom. This can be seen as another form of government control. Why is it okay for the government to control and brainwash with no…

In the book of Whale Done, Ken Blanchard states that people should be more willing to accentuate the positive instead of the negative. When someone achieves great success in study or work, we are supposed to praise them and give positive responses to encourage them to keep up the good work. When mistakes or errors occur, we should redirect the energy and attention to the right things without blame. It is really a good idea which could help people have a healthier relationship with not only the…

While creating the foundation for the great country we know today, the Founding Fathers faced many challenges. They couldn’t change their citizens sinful ways so they tried to make a constitution that would keep the madness at bay. They also pondered on representatives to help their people be heard more effectively and efficiently. The people also must be satisfied with the government, so the Fathers had to provide them the things that a government is responsible for. Some other critical issues…

In the article “Prose Poem”, Stein describes her relationship with the person she is following and her affection towards them. Using words like: “one”, “whom”, “were”, “following”, and “working” exemplifies the tone throughout the entire piece. The reason for doing so is perhaps to exaggerate the deep feelings she carries for a particular person. Seemingly, she is using repetition in order to produce spin on the characters negative or positive impression and her as well as her thoughts towards…

however, were not by the poet. For example, Raimbaut de Vaqueiras wrote his famous poem “Kalenda Maya” to a dance tune played by some vielle(fiddle) players at Montferrat (now Monferrato, Italy). Several troubadour melodies are slightly different in form from the poem to which they are attached, and it must be assumed that these were originally composed for another poem, perhaps in another language. Conversely, many troubadour melodies were appropriated from songs in French and…

Rhyme- In this poem the last word in each line at least rhymes with a different line. This happens in every stanza but the first and last stanza. In those stanzas two lines rhyme with each other using the words, “gold” and “cold.” Some words words are used more than once to rhyme with another word like “McGee,” “blow,” and remains.” Then throughout the whole lines of the poem it rhymes. Rhyming in this poem I think helps it flow together better. Repetition- Repetition is when you say…

Compare the portrayal of Ralph and Jack in the opening two chapter of ‘Lord of the Flies.’ In the opening of ‘Lord of the Flies’, Ralph and Jack are portrayed in different ways. It’s not only their psychological behaviour, it’s their physical appearances as well. Ralph is initially portrayed as something good while Jack is portrayed as someone to be feared. All of the different things help create an initial opinions of the boys. It also foreshadows who will the most savage and who will not be.…

“The Flea” by John Donne is about the speaker and the woman the speaker is communicating with throughout the poem. The speaker uses the flea as a mean to persuade the woman to have sex with him. The flea expresses their connection once it has bitten the both of them. The speaker uses the flea to manipulate the woman to his advantage. Donne uses iambic tetrameter (four iambic feet per line) in lines 1, 3, 5, 7 and iambic pentameter (five iambic feet per line) in lines in lines 2, 4, 6, 8, 9 with…