Heart To Heart By Rita Dove Analysis

Sentences like “And how the lions in your eyes are all dying” (5) or “But the Egyptians used honey / To preserve their vital organs” (8-9) are perfect uses of metaphors in the sense that they characterize the situation and give the reader a vivid understanding. The ‘lions dying in the eyes of the beholder’ is a way of saying that all the courage, confidence and fire they had burning inside of them before, is now vanishing. It leaves one feeling empty and self-conscious knowing that whoever betrayed them, whether it be lover, a friend or a family member, had the audacity to do it in the first place. Another striking phrase in the poem was when Weslowski referred to the Egyptians using honey to save their most important organs. In a literal sense, the heart is one of, if not, the most vital organs we, as humans, have; it’s what keeps us alive. Speaking in a non-literal sense, the heart is something everyone wants to protect because no one enjoys getting their heart broken. Unfortunately if the occasion arises, one may go to certain lengths to shield what self-dignity they have left, or what pieces of their heart is still there. Half way through, Weslowski speaks about mohawks on skateboards (12), tattoos underwater (13), becoming the bad weather (14-16) or the music (17-19), or even becoming an empty coffee cup (21), he is pinpointing how certain people cope and the varying coping

Most audiences view music as a form of entertainment only, so society tends to overlook the messages behind the music. Some artists use music to promote their beliefs or inform their listeners about unnoticed issues. Music can spread awareness about misfortunes in the world, and Martina McBride uses her celebrity status to promote her own concerns about child abuse. In 2002, Martina McBride recorded a song titled “Concrete Angel” to spread awareness about child abuse. Her song addresses the general population, consisting of bystanders, because most people are aware of tragedies such as child abuse, but they ignore the problem. Through emotional appeals, characterization, imagery, and foreshadowing, “Concrete Angel” illustrates the story of a young girl’s abuse in order to call the bystanders to awareness of the societal problem.

We know that each person interprets things differently. And plenty a people have commented on what they think love really is. And each one; in their own style, has found interesting ways to convey their attitude towards love. In “The Broken Heart” by John Donne, the speaker is talking about love in a broken heart. And him himself understands the pain because he’s experienced it himself, and he uses that pain to help convey his message. In "The Broken Heart," John Donne uses imagery, diction, and personification to reveal his view of love as a powerful, consuming, and cruel force. And to convey the feeling of heartbreak and the dangers of being in love.

The first stanza depicts two main elements: metaphors and synecdoche’s. The first two lines of the poem set the stage for what this poem is about, “When my heart is not in my mouth, it’s in your hands” (line 1-2). This allows the reader to understand that this man’s heart lies with this woman and that she has complete control over it. This line also describes a synecdoche in which the woman is not actually holding a live organ in her hands as the reader would

The author persuades people to use their head before just using the words heart or love to give the word its true meaning. Carruth also displays what happens to words when they tend to be misused which is that they usually lose their value over time if they are not of great importance. Through his writing style in the poem, Carruth shows how people freely use the word “heart” and how it affects the meaning of the word. He opens and closes the poem with a question, refers to the heart as 'it' in the first stanza, and shows uncertainty of the importance of the heart in the first stanza as well.

I chose to review “Leading with the Heart Coach K’s Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business and Life” Mike Krzyzewski, Donald T. Phillips, and Grant Hill (Forward), 2001. The book is written by Duke Basketball coach Krzyzewski, in it he recalls some of his most significant games and events in his career. He also offers advice to anyone who is trying to do better in life. Coach K, "There are five fundamental qualities that make every team great: communication, trust, collective responsibility, caring and pride." The book has four sections; Preseason, Regular Season, Postseason, and All-Season. Each section four chapters. In each chapter he provides readers with an understanding into how he selects, learns about, and builds his team.

In the article “HE SAID, SHE SAID. “Mine’s Higher” vs. “We’re the Same”, Deborah Tannen explains that men and women have different conversation styles. Although conversation styles of men and women are not quite same, but the ultimate goal of communication for both men and women always stays the same, to connect with others and to be more powerful. Men like talking while focusing on hierarchy, on the contrary, women like talking topics that can reinforce the relationship. The author states that verbal communication is similar to rituals, and differences of rituals can cause misinterpretations and behavior changes.

There are two famous and amazing writers. Their names are Doris Pilkington and Katherine Boo. The two authors have written very sad and great stories, but, there is only one story that may grab a reader's attention. That story would be “Behind The Beautiful Forevers’’, Katherine Boo. The reason why Katherine Boo’s story gets her point across is because she shows the difficult things Abdul had to face in his life. Abdul had to go threw garbage and find things he could sell to get money for his family. In the story “Rabbit proof- Fence”, Doris Pilkington tells the challenges his character faces. The challenges that Kundila had to face was the White Raiders coming in and taking their children. In the “Behind The Beautiful Forevers,” Katherine

Rita Louis was floating at the oil shop waiting for the spaceship to come when her best friend Shelby Kenny came towards her with two crater cookies. “You know… Ms.Chelsey said you can take one other person to go with you on the trip right?” Shelby playfully said. “Yeah I know but it’s so hard to choose between you or Bret,” said Rita. “Don’t sweat it, it’s okay if I don’t go, I just want you to have fun,” smiled Shelby. “Thanks, shelbs!” said Rita as their tentacles hug. After the ship rolled up and float them to school.

I would like to live forever. After reading the book Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt and the article Should we live forever? by Justin O’Neill, I think that there would be many advantages to eternal life. If I could live forever I would be able to accomplish many, many things, be immune to injury, and see cities grow from small towns to large cities . These reasons all contribute to why I would want to live forever.

She takes in every word he says and joylessly laughs and smiles over every remark. The author uses gustatory imagery when saying she “drinks” in his words with “eager lips” as if she can taste every word. Red is the color of passion and lust, which is exactly the color she “paints her mouth”. The reader not only gets an image of a couple all dressed up with nowhere to go, but the author’s metaphor compares her to an actual painting. Like art the value of the woman has been based off objective beauty and not substance. Both her and her lover know their parts. He, like an actor to an audience “rehearse his loves to her” She in turn, pretends to be amused. She has fooled him into thinking that her take on life is light hearted, joyful, and not at all morbid. She knows that simulating happiness is much more appealing. She wishes that she could articulate her “staring eyes of nights,” but her and this man are not close enough for that. The man shares imagery of “fresh adventures” while she must conceal her inner thoughts. She envy’s his ability to travel alone. She longs to share these experiences rather than hear about them second hand. Possibly to stimulate arousal, he tells tales of other lovers along his travels. Her fake reaction of approval pleases him. She mustn’t say how it hurts to be compared to them. She meets the standard of a good girl- always

Rita Dove’s "Teach Us to Number Our Days”, Billy Collins’s “Introduction to Poetry”, Sonia Sanchez’s “Homecoming” and Yusef Komunyakaa’s “Facing It”, are intricate and profound pieces work. Through the impressive styles of each poet, all four poems work to create different emotions and thoughts in the reader through various literary strategies.

Rises from the soul, and sways / The heart of every single hearer, / With deepest power, in simple ways. / You’ll sit forever, gluing things together, / Cooking up a stew from other’s scraps, / Blowing on a miserable fire, / Made from your heap of dying ash. / Let apes and children praise your art, / If their admiration’s to your taste, / But you’ll never speak from heart to heart, / Unless it rises up from your heart’s space.

This inquiry provides a speculation about what is going to appear in the poem. Despite the fact, the title asserts that “Love is Not All”,throughout those unfolding of the lyric we discover the unexpected truth that "Love is All. ” The unexpected style with which this message is revealed to the readers, demonstrates the conflict between the importance of love that exists in our life. The poem begins with the statement that happens to be the title of the poem, "Love is Not All" and summarizes the half of the poem.

In the poem “Describe Yourself in Three Words or Less,” Rita Dove wants to express her thoughts of freedom from the stereotypes that are placed on her and addresses the way people are placed into various categories based on their personality. The title of this defiant poem caught my attention because it shows that the writer is going beyond the expectations of three words or less. Rita Dove uses three stanzas to separate the thoughts and ideas that are being presented. This is ironic because she uses stanzas instead of describing herself in three words, as stated by the title. In these three stanzas, there are seven to eight lines that do not have a rhyme scheme which symbolizes not having order to life.