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The deceased are often remembered in either the best of themselves or the worst. Family and friends usually look back and reminisce on the most striking qualities held by their lost loved ones. Death is a shocking and confusing period for those affected by it and the whirlwind of emotions, such as the various stages of grief, catch many by surprise. Born in 1908, Theodore Roethke was an American poet who was deemed one of the most proficient and leading poets of his generation. In his poem, “Elegy for Jane”, Roethke uses a variety of poetic devices to express the different themes of love, happiness, and grief. His use of imagery, symbolism, persona, tone and word choice, contribute to the deeper meaning of the poem, assisting in the expression of the speaker’s feelings for Jane and of how, Jane, herself felt.

With proper education, it can help shape an individual's future; education is the foundation of the way of life today, it is needed and required everywhere in the world. Those who strive to be employed, make money, or do something great in the future has to rely on education to get them there. Education is mandatory to become an engineer, doctor, teacher, astronaut etc.; the skill required to be able to do any type of work is gained from learning the basics and having a clear understanding of it. An individual's success depends mainly on their talent and hardwork. Although we rely on education, we as well rely on that individual's strength, determination, and perseverance. Every individual are each a diamond in the rough and should be well taken care

Although different than the metaphorical graveyard of the Mississippi, the setting of the cemetery is similarly portrayed as a place of instability, as evident through the imagery of “the landscape blurred and waving.” The “weeds and grass” that have appeared around the gravesite adds to the apparent sense of constant change. The boundaries between nature and the human subjects present in the poem become increasingly dissolved by the fourth stanza: Trethewey tells of ants having “brought up soil [from the grave] of which [her mother] will be part” (Trethewey 43). Her mother, despite being laid to rest in the ground and becoming “part” of it, is nevertheless being “brought up” to the poet’s reality in a way makes it so that she is unable to properly mourn her

Mark Rose once said in the essay I Just Wanna Be Average, “Students will float to the mark you set.” This quotation means that in order for students to succeed in there academics they need a teacher who will demonstrate to the students that they believe and have faith they will succeed in there class. In order for many students to reach there potential the teacher needs to be supporting and willing to take the time to help there students and give the encouragement they need to succeed. Students are all at different levels so some will “float to the mark” at a faster pace than others, but some will be lazy, and others will drown. Throughout my life education has pushed me to succeed in my future, and has motivated me and many students through the education system.

This poem talks about nature and death. William Cullen Bryant shares that nature can make death less painful. He says that when we start to think about death, we should go outside, and look around and listen to the natural earth sounds. This is supposed to remind us that when we die, we will mix back into the earth. The poem tells us that when we die, we will not be alone. We will be with every other person that has ever been buried, In the ground, which in this poem is called the “great tomb of man”. It also tells us that even those that are still living will soon die and join in the great tomb of man. This poem is meant to comfort those that are afraid of dying and death in general. At the end of the poem, we are told to think of death as

Through personal experience I have learned that an education does truly help you succeed in life. Growing up I have had a good education system and been able to push myself to learn. However, I have met some people who have not been as lucky as me. Around eight years ago, I was twelve years

Bryant uses phrases such as “stern agony,” “breathless darkness,” “eternal resting place,” and “silent halls of death” to strike fear in the reader. These various phrases also apply a crucial tone to the poem. Death is a dark and distressing part of life. “The all-beholding sun shall see no more / in all his course.” (171). In these lines Bryant states that once man is complete with his course of life, he will no longer see light. This known fact raids a sense of fear of death. This next quotation states that people who die and buried will end in the same burial place, which is the ground. “Thou shalt lie down / with patriarchs of the infant world-with kings, / the powerful of the earth-the wise, the good, / fair forms, and hoary seers of ages past, / all in one might sepulcher.” As previously stated, Bryant describes all people as equals. He states that everyone has the same burial place. The ground is the place all dead bodies proceed to after death. The visual form of these words arouses a sense of sadness. Throughout the poem Bryant changes the tone to state although death is a dark part of life people should enjoy life until death calls them. “So live, that when thy summons come to join / the innumerable caravan.” (172). This line supports the point of living life until death calls. Throughout the poem, Bryant uses pathos to elaborate on the elements of death.

For example, line 11 from the bottom beginning with “and when the children were hungry…” and ending with “…the gift of the living word”, lasts nearly six lines. James Baldwin uses enjambment to show the melancholic attitude towards the text. The receivers understand that Baldwin, through language shows a theme of how the “poison” of life cannot be avoided. From the “avenues, side streets, bars, billiard halls, hospitals, to the houses of correction, jails and morgues” no one can escape the dreadful demise. The mere mention of the morgue show the morbid outlook towards life after the death as the sadness relates to the

Having education doesn 't automatically make you intelligent, nor does it measure your competency. However, in today 's society, having a degree is very important for getting a good job and making money, but it does not mean that earning a degree makes you knowledgeable. In the article Importance of Education states, “Education plays a vital role in your success in the personal growth. The more you have knowledge the more you grow” (Importance of Education). If schools are supposed to help are personal growth through school. Then why do so many student lose interest in finding who they want to become or question why they are here in the first place. In the documentary movie War on Kids, Morgan Emrich a public school teacher states, “they’re taught to hate reading by being forced to read stuff that they don 't want to. It 's really rare for a kid in school to be able to choose a book that they want to read and read it” (War on Kids). As students we get force to learn what is require in order to go from one grade to another. We also get tested to see the school academic level or need to pass a standardized test in order to graduate.

With maturity comes wisdom, and the importance of education becomes more clear as I look to further my academic career. Understanding the need for dedication in school has allowed me to recognize the great impact the same drive in every aspect of my life will have on my future. It is often thrown upon students to study and turn assignments in: students are taught to jump through hoops to earn. As I continue to mature, However, I have realized that there is more to an education than a grade. In fact, the immense number of factors that can go into or come out of academics has greatly impacted the person I have become. For example, I feel as though it is essential to know that I am more than a grade. I am more than a score. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. perceived and portrayed this idea in his famous quote. He helped pave the way for greatness through education by driving his success through thinking critically having the character to reach his goal of a true education.

Overall, I believe that being well-educated means being true to oneself by embracing the skill set that one is best at. Having passion and interest for something amplifies how far we can advance in doing a task or job. It's like Kohn's wife who is a doctor but does not know her multiplication table. That lack of knowledge does not make her less smart or less able to do her job. We should not let test scores and grades define how educated we are. Knowledge is power and there are many ways to obtain

One shouldn’t claim themselves as educated based off their grades, what type of school they attend, or simply just the accumulated knowledge they obtain. Being educated involves the characteristics one obtains and how one uses those characteristics in the real world. One definite, exemplary aspect of education is one’s ability to think critically. To think critically, one must make reasoned judgements that are logical and well thought out. If one is a critical thinker, they will contemplate the reasons for and against doing something before making impulse decisions. By doing this, one makes decisions based on fair assessment, not the basis of their emotions and immediate thought. By exercising this in one’s everyday life, it shows more education

“If you hate high school, wait till you get to college.” This was a saying I often heard while growing up, said to myself and others, from teachers and parents. I never realized the full implication of this statement; I had assumed it was related to societies expectation that we go to school, get a degree, get a career, get married, raise 2.5 children, and do as society expects of us. However my mentor made me realize something significant: education is not a right but a privilege in our world, and even within our country there is a disparity in how much education people receive and how it benefits their lives. Revelations like this come several times a day as my mentor explains the reality of situations that I do not fully understand,

In this poem Dickinson makes the reader aware that death is an everyday event but can change the lives of the ones that are the closest to that person. When death becomes a reality the family seems to realize that the smaller things are very important, “We noticed the smaller things- Things overlooked before/ By this great light upon our Minds Italicized-as ‘twere” (lines 5,6,7,8). The things that everyday people do not slow down to see, become significant when the realization comes that there is someone that will not get to enjoy those same small things.

People would not want to hear that their loved ones merely gave up and died passively. This poem in itself is a celebration of life, the poem is not only about death but it is an affirmation of life. To further emphasise the points being made Dylan Thomas utilises a wide range of literary devices. Parallelism is used from lines seven to fifteen to juxtapose the different attitudes of the so called “genres” of men at their death. This is used to outline that if you continuously lead one set type of lifestyle whether it is as a “wild man”, a “grave man” or a “good man” you will not be satisfied when your time comes to die. The only true way to be satisfied is to live a life of balance; only with a good contrast can you be at peace.