Carl Sandburg's Fog

Now that you have read the poem and considered the meanings of the lines, answer the following questions in a Word doc or in your assignment window:

Sandburg uses imagery many times throughout the poem to” convey a wealth of ideas and emotions” (Smith and Thomason 1), all different from the others. He uses the theme of nature and the universe along with the vivid imagery to provide hope during this time. He utilizes strong imagery such as “the evening star” and “the shimmer of northern lights across a bitter winter night” (3-4) to show that we have just gone through a challenging time, but that there is good and bad in all of

Poems are not only words, they are further more than that. Poems are a way for the poet to express their feelings, thoughts, ideas, and point of views. Poets can creat poems that are fiction and made up or poems that give real-life situation but,it will always have a purpose or a life lesson. Every poet has their own way of writing and way of building an idea in a reader's mind. This essay will analyze a well known poet named Daniel Halpern. It will teach the reader more about the poet, It will analyze 3 of his poems called, Scars, The Storm, and Careless Perfection. Lastly, we will recognize Daniel’s accomplishments and awards.

Grass serves as the pan-historical speaker and sees humans die constantly, but show little to no emotion. The poem made allusions up to World War I because that was the timeframe Sandburg lived. At the time, World War I was believed to be the war that ends all wars. Ironically, this did not happen because World War II immediately followed. This shows as time passes, the grass will cover it all, leaving nothing behind for people to remember. Nature covers the scars of the past with beautiful landscapes, but there will always be the forgotten bodies beneath. Humans will eventually be forgotten, but nature will always

Analyzing different mediums can enhance an individual’s overall appreciation and understanding of a particular idea or story. While analysis of a painting can reveal the mood of the artwork, an analysis of a poem can reveal the author’s tone. Much more then that, analysis provides an opportunity to explore each work in an attempt to understand human nature through each author’s perspective. While exploring the painting “Ulysses and the Sirens” by J.W. Waterhouse and the poem “The siren song” by Margaret Atwood, a universal truth presents itself. While the painting focuses on the thematic idea of Odysseus being stubborn while his men care for his safety to get home, the poem holds a different view. In contrast, the thematic statement from the poem discusses the idea that the Siren hates singing and being in a bird suit, but is asking for help but it’s still tempting to hear the song. Although differing in point of view, both the painting and the poem explore an aspect of human nature that are relevant to society today. There are two different authors for the painting and the poem. However, the two are different when compared to each

Write a research-based two-voice poem spoken by Nya and Silva (the main characters from A Long Walk to Water) that expresses your ideas about how these characters survived in challenging environments.

Foulcher employs various language methodologies in Summer Rain to divulge the theme’s raised in this poem in a increasingly perceptible and sufficient manner that prompts the audience to be immersed in concentration and consider the principles behind these themes.

Poetry has a role in society, not only to serve as part of the aesthetics or of the arts. It also gives us a view of what the society is in the context of when it was written and what the author is trying to express through words. The words as a tool in poetry may seem ordinary when used in ordinary circumstance. Yet, these words can hold more emotion and thought, however brief it was presented.

In Poetry authors use a range of literary techniques. These techniques can include the use of rhyme, alliteration, personification, similes, metaphors and imagery. The poems that will be compared in this essay include: My Country by Dorothea Mackellar, The Eagle by Alfred Lord Tennyson and Old Man Platypus by Banjo Patterson.

When I began to interpret the meaning of this poem the biggest thing that stands out is the storm and the rain which could mean that the narrator is depressed or very sad. I think in this poem the narrator drinks a lot and is under the influence of alcohol. In the beginning of the poem he talks about an overflowing wineglass although all of the wine either spilled out or he drank it all but considering he is drunk I would assume that he drank it all. When you combine the alcohol with being depressed is what the feeling of the poem really is. Through the poem the narrator talks about his drinking and how his depression is consuming him. Depression is when you’re feeling really sad about your life or something in your life. In the middle of the poem it says “Over the table’s scales of rust, Shining like chained sores” which would mean that the drinking is an old habit and he has been following the pattern of getting drunk and being depressed for a long time. Rust forms when water continuously sits on a table and the more the water the more the rust forms so that would represent how often he gets drunk and depressed with the depression continues to

"People are not going To dream of baboons and periwinkles." The previous quotes is important since it shows how those people not only don't to try new fun things in their night lives, they don't even want to dream about those changes when they sleep. Finally, this quote "Only, here and there, an old sailor, Drunk and asleep in his boots, Catches tigers In red weather. " is where the poem is contrasting the people in the neighborhood with the old sailor. It shows how even an old

“Ink smeared like bird prints in snow” is the first simile that appears in the poem and serves multiple purposes. The most obvious one is the creation of imagery, where it compares the black words the persona writes on paper to the bird’s foot prints that are left behind when a bird walks on snow. The imagery alludes that the persona will leave a “footprint” in the form of a note that people can use to trace her path but she will never be there anymore. From line thirty-six to forty, the poet creates another imagery of a sparrow (a tiny and a delicate bird) flying in windy snowing weather. The sparrow is dizzied and sullied by the violent wind; it encounters a lot of difficulties and fear. In this imagery, the persona compares herself with the delicate bird. She compares the challenges that the sparrow goes through to the suffering she encounters relating to her parents.

An ominous feeling can be evoked in novels and films alike when fog approaches. The encroaching fog constraints mankind by physically limiting visibility and trapping men within their own minds causing their behavior to be irrational. Fog is symbolic of misery. Heart of Darkness uses thick fog as an obstacle to halt the crew’s expedition to find Kurtz. Marlow, the crew’s captain, does not allow the fog to stop his devotion to Kurtz and pushes forward on his mission to rescue him.

Poets use many ways when they want to communicate something using poems. Poems are used as a means of passing ideas, information and expression of feelings. This has made the poets to use the natural things and images that people can relate with so that they can make these poems understandable. The most common forms of writing that are used by the poets are the figurative language for example imagery and metaphors. In addition, the poets use the natural landscape in their attempt to explore the philosophical questions. Therefore, this essay will explore the forms that have been used by the poets in writing poems using the natural landscape. The essay will be based on poems such as ‘Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening’ by

“Poems are written with the feelings and emotions, with the intuition and the instincts, that make each of us who we are” (Charters 669). Dana Gioia, the author of “Summer Storm 2000” expresses an emotional works to an event dated back 20 years ago. Gioia uses dictions such as, imagery, figures of speech, setting, tone, and ballad to help readers not only comprehend the poem but to help them envision and feel it as if they were the ones experiencing the story. Gioia uses these means as a way of expressing his feelings and thoughts while explain to readers the deeper meaning of what “Summer Storm” really entails.