Analysis Of `` The Rainy Days ' And ' The Hound '

People working on their dreams will encounter unmotivated, ignorant individuals who will try to convince them that nothing is possible. Nonetheless, they overcame the prejudice and heavily relied on determination and motivation to succeed. Because they realize that it is achievable and crucial to accomplish their ambition. When comparing “The Rose that grew from Concrete” By Tupac Shakur and “Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night” by Dylan Thomas, it is seen that both authors focus on how people must not give up, yet they have completely different perspectives which they express using personification and symbolism.

The poem “Summer Rain” is about a driver stuck in traffic who, to pass the time, actually looks at the environment around him. In the end the accident is cleared and he moves on.

However, the issue, as brought to attention by various individuals and highlighted by the barks of dogs can be fixed. Playing on the dog breed Golden Retrievers, Doty characterizes the pup as a means of “retrieving” humankind from the fears of thoughts overtaking happiness, and by offsetting this one word, he brings a concise realization that humans need advice to live in the present (11). The dogs try to bring their owners “entirely” to the present so they can receive as much love as they provide (Doty 14). Since this word, offset in the poem, engenders a powerful response, the speaker hopes that his actions will make a noticeable difference. The two juxtaposed sides of this poem between playfulness and reflection of unhappiness aptly describe humans’ inability to live in the moment, placing dogs above us since they discover happiness within each day. In fact, dogs may realize their responsibility to retrieve humans from their “haze” determining a possible reason why they bark: to “call [their owners] here” to the present (Doty 12, 13). Doty concludes the poem strongly with caesura establishing how humans should fix the problem “now,” followed by a colon and the onomatopoetic use of barking “bow-wow” (Doty 14). This forceful end to the dog’s thoughts convey the importance of change represented by the passion in the

Longfellow includes this information to let the reader know that today may be peaceful and well, and then tomorrow everyone could be dead. Another way Longfellow creates suspense within his poem is using repetition towards the end of the story. In stanzas 9-11, at

Overcast sky, dark wind, cold light, and gloomy actions are the characteristics and effects of a rainy day. Rain is often the precursor to disaster in a story because of the natural feelings of sadness that it brings. Therefore, it is appropriate that a rain motif should be present in “There Will Come Soft Rains”, written by Ray Bradbury. The rain makes a subtle but important appearance in the story, which allows certain events and objects to express their feelings more adequately in the themes of emptiness and the rising power of technology.

There are many poets that have been writing some of the most amazing poems in the world for years upon years. Poetry is a great way to write about some of the most meaningful things in one’s life, without directly having to state what you’re trying to say some of the times. A lot of poets write about events within their lives as well as things in everyday life in the lives of everyone in the world. The poems “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” by Dylan Thomas (1914-1953) and “Psalm of Life” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) both use great diction and varying tone in their poems to portray their individual perspectives about life.

The poem describes the weather and its effect on cotton flower by pointing out the dying branches and vanishing cotton. The image of insufficiency, struggle and death parallel the oppression of African American race. The beginning of the poem illustrates the struggle and suffering of the cotton flower; which represent the misery of African Americans and also gives an idea that there is no hope for them. But at the end the speaker says “brown eyes that loves without a trace of fear/ Beauty so sudden for that time of year” (lines 13-14). This shows the rise of the African American race, and their fight against racism. The author used mood, tone and

Sometimes in life, situations may knock you down to a breaking point of giving up. These situations can make you or break you; but whatever you chose the choice is yours. Challenging circumstances can make you feel as if the world is caving in on you. Moreover, you must learn to push through your trials and tribulations and get back up again. Life never said it would be easy, or challenging. You must continue to keep dreaming, and keep that hope alive within your heart, and strive to become a stronger solider for the next mountain that may come against you. In life, we will not always see good days. However, your good days should outweigh your bad days. As long as you have breath in your body, you will always win the battle that’s ahead of you. The story of Lolo Jones exemplifies this breaking point, and the discouragement she experienced to doubt her dreams.

The similarities in the poem deal with similar topics expressed throughout the poem dealing with Keats’ and Longfellow’s fear of death. Differences between the two include the structure and the different images, metaphors and diction that they give off along with their different train of thoughts while writing the two poems. Their thoughts of the subject of death are able to relate to a variety of people because everyone is just human and cannot last forever. Just as these two poems show similar ideas can branch off into many different ideas and interpretations. The desire to continue to

Lucinda’s name represents a person who seems to have been extraordinary, unique, and vibrant in life. Unlike George, she lived with purpose and showed ambition. Instead of running away from hardships, Lucinda experienced every emotion in life from the good times to the bad times. This resulted in an amazingly full life with no regrets. Lucinda died at the age of 96, completely satisfied with how well her life went. While alive, she experienced love and sorrow, but also, had an ambitious outlook that allowed her to fulfill her purpose and achieve her goals. At the end of the poem, Lucinda gave these words of wisdom: “Life is too strong for you--/It takes life to love Life.” Her advice is to live life to the fullest even if life begins to become challenging. Lucinda speaks directly to the reader, and challenges the reader to live life to the fullest. “Shouting” and “singing”, “working” and “raising” twelve children are examples of ways she behaved with vibrancy and energy. This carpe diem attitude encourages us to lose the anger, discontentment, sorrow, and weariness that may cause us to live unhappily.

The imagery prompts the reader to feel uncertainty about the likeliness of another day, but at the same time wishing very badly for more time. Collins uses imagery to illustrate the fragility of existence and humanity’s quiet desperation to keep going. The poem

The author uses several types of poetic terms in this poem to develop the theme of a person accepting grief in their life. One poetic term she used was a metaphor. The metaphor is “Ah, grief, I should not treat you like a homeless dog.” Although grief is not a type of dog, the author wants us to think of grief in the same way that we would think about a homeless dog. The same phrase can also be considered a simile. The author intends for us to think of grief as being like a homeless dog. Another way that the author expressed her theme was by using a specific kind of repetition like anaphora. Several words are repeated at the beginning of two or more lines and sentences in the poem. These words are “you,” “your,” “my,” and “and.” There are also several phrases that are repeated throughout the poem. These phrases are “your own,” “I should,” and “you need.” She uses these repetitive words and phrases in the poem to describe a conversation that a person is having with grief.

There are some things that we do know about this poem. It is most often referred to as an elegy because of the mood of mourning and regret. Upon further reading I discovered that this poem is like others of its time period. Many

“Storm Warnings,” true to its literal subject matter, possesses flowy sweeping syntax created by the strategic use of commas and phrasing to draw parallels between the physical oncoming winds and the gales of life. The author crafts a long run-on sentence that spans the first stanza and carries on into the latter portion of the second to mirror the continuous flowing of windy weather and the forward motion of life. Once the speaker notices the brewing storm, they “walk from window to closed window, watching boughs strain against the sky.” In this portion of the affromented run-on sentence, alliteration, rhythm, and the repetition of words all contribute to the impression of movement. The various “w” sounds at the beginnings of words and the repetition of the word “window” create a sensation of continuously flowing forward, especially when read aloud; the comma adds a small swirling pause to the rhythm, which is then soon after resumed with the word “watching.” Just as the poem rhythmically moves forward with its long phrases connected with frequent commas, so must life carry on with each additional experience, whether it be misfortunes or joys. The elongated syntax allows all these elements to work together within sentences to highlight the similarities between physical storms and emotional struggle and to stress the inevitability of predicaments in life.

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.