Croaking Of The Frogs And Aunt Jennifer's Tigers

‘The Secret Life of Frogs’ is a poem that delves into the childhood perception of war, in particular World War I, and the experiences of their fathers. ‘The Secret Life of Frogs’ deals with the idea of misunderstandings incurred when children attempt to understand adult concepts. This is evident through the use of punning. The term ‘Frog’, which is frequently used throughout the poem adds amusement to the text because to the readers, it not only translates literally to a frog, but also represents the rival French people in the war through a negative light. However, the narrator, who is also one of the children in the poem, does not understand this other meaning attached to the term ‘frog’. This can clearly be seen in the final sentence

Why was writing poetry so popular in the internment camps? Jori and Kay Nakano relate that short poems "were ideal forms for the internees' expression of their pent-up emotion," because of the scarcity of writing paper. The Nakanos also point out that short poems were a Japanese tradition of expression, and thus a form that the people of Japanese descent were comfortable with. Their poetry offered a means of escape and relief, a way to vent and reflect in the harsh environment they were trapped in. While commenting on his own experiences, Inada asserts that "if it weren't for the poem, the thoughts and feelings would have stayed submerged, unexpressed, gradually fading and dispersing in my consciousness," and that

This simple text gives off the idea that some have experienced and gone through a lot just to “go” and get through slavery to freedom. Although they may have experienced fear in this poem, it was not exactly harmful to them since they could get the joy out of being able to have freedom at the end of all the hardships they went through while traveling through the woods with Harriet. The story “Antojo” also relates to fear in so many different ways. Yolanda was a young girl visiting her family, with a craving for guavas. Yolanda and this little boy she had met on the way there at a fruit stand went on their way to find guavas in a field.

As our minds seek to be scared it is a great stress reliever and self confidence booster. These two authors show fear through imagery, figurative language, and sound devices making us feel like we’re in the poems. They play heavily in our fears testing our sense, our sense of hearing, our sense of

There are many forms to write a poem, and two distinct ways are as a sonnet or a villanelle. These two style of poetry have their own way in expressing the author’s message to the reader. In fact, sonnets, according to the text, are “defined as . . . lyric[s] (reference to moods and feelings) poem of fourteen lines. The sonnet will follow one or another of several set rhyme schemes. . . . [T]he sonnet came to life as a vehicle to convey love messages and passions.” By this definition, I can say that sonnets provides the poet with a tool, which they use to share a strong, emotionally based, statement.

Maisun Shields Ms. Krick English 8 12 March 2024 Courage Courage is the ability to do something that scares oneself, courage is something that everyone has, it just may take some time to discover it. Such as these two short stories and one poem, they all have fears they come by but find the courage from within to make a difference in a certain part of their life. Courage isn’t about being fearless, it’s about pushing past your fear and succeeding at the triumph. In “The Terror” by Junot Diaz, the narrator uses a lot of courage to stand up to his bullies and the anxiety that comes with the bullying.

In this literary analysis it is essential to compare and contrast Cathy Song’s poem “Heaven” and Bryan Thao Worra’s poem “Pen/Sword” to give the reader a better understanding of what the authors’ are conveying to their readers. The similarities in the style, word choice, and theme will be compared, along with the differences of style, word choice, and theme reflected throughout each poem. Furthermore, I will determine the meaning behind the broken up and/or the way the lines of each poem while describing why the lines are strategically placed throughout the pieces. This will allow me to identify the meaning that the authors’ are explaining to the reader. Each poet specifically writes to give the reader(s) a picture of what they are feeling and defining their emotion through their writing.

At the beginning of the story, Brush describes the couple as “unmistakably married,” and the woman is described as being “fadingly pretty.” Although it is clear that the two are indeed in a relationship, the description of the woman reveals that she once was beautiful, but now in a much more lackluster way; a way that Brush implies may have been more vibrant in the past. Despite the fact that there is no doubt the couple is married, Brush draws a subtle parallel between the woman’s faded appearance and her relationship with her husband, insinuating that it is time-worn and only bound to grow weaker in the future. In addition to this description, Brush also vividly depicts the actions of the husband to further develop her commentary. Once the birthday cake surprise is brought out for him, he is “hotly embarrassed, and indignant at his wife for embarrassing him.” Through this repetitive indication of embarrassment and the evident

Adrienne Rich, poem “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers” can be read similar to Alice Walker 's short story "Everyday Use” both are compared by the women’s ways of showing their strengths and how they identify their values, expressions and strength. Advertised in the general outlines of the plot, both literary themes talks of a quest for freedom, the characters identity and self-expression.

These women express the hardships that their cultures have faced, and are taking a stand against those that have done them wrong. These brave women understand that culture shaming is wrong, and that every one should be treated equal; no matter what heritage they are. They are not afraid to face their abusers, and defend themselves against them. They are not afraid to tell them, straight to their faces, that what they did was wrong; which is something that these types of people are not used to hearing from their victims, or from anyone in that matter. My social location relates to both of these poems, and the weekly theme, because I am a young, Portuguese girl.

Famous Japanese poet from the seventeenth century, Matsuo Bashō, is known to be the master of haiku as he perfectly captures the link between nature and human life. In his

For instance, line 3, “Children stolen, families broken, not a word was spoken” evokes sorrow and anger that the children were stolen away from their families and the Aboriginals were not allowed to speak against the unfairness. Also, this quote simply mirrors the key ideas of this poem. From a reader’s perspective, I felt anger and grief for the families and children who were victims of the stolen generation. Correspondingly, the poetic devices evident in this poem also affects reader’s

Life can be unpredictable and one’s perspective can change in the blink of an eye. Something major could happen in life that causes everything to change or something small could have a big impact. Richard Write does a great job and showing the impacts of perspective change through Haiku. While Write’s writing style shows a change within the speaker, his haiku evoke emotion from the reader due to his relatable topics.

The concept of wearing a ring is itself an expectation that comes with marriage, so Anna relentlessly challenges institutionalized matrimony by rejecting the standard of a wedding band.

Another poem that I believe is worth reading is “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers” by Adrienne Rich. In Rich’s poem, “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers”, the speaker describes Aunt Jennifer’s tapestry about tigers, more specifically drawing attention to the tiger’s fearlessness, and how Aunt Jennifer wishes that she could be as strong and fearless as the tigers. Also, Aunt Jennifer feels that due to her marriage to the Uncle, she prevented herself from truly living her life and felt as if the marriage trapped her and stopped her from finding true happiness. For example the quote, “Aunt Jennifer's tigers prance across a screen,/Bright topaz denizens of a world of green./They do not fear the men beneath the tree;/They pace in sleek chivalric certainty.” (Lines 1-4), helps to show fearless the tigers in her tapestry are, because they don’t fear men. Also, it parallels how Aunt Jennifer