No Angler Poem

“’ But this is merely a negative definition of the value of education’” (23-24). Mark Halliday wrote “The Value of Education” from a first person standpoint. The introduction and the use of “I” demonstrates the poem is about the speaker. Likewise, the speaker uses imagery, self-recognition, and his own personal thoughts throughout the poem. He goes on throughout the poem stating external confrontations he is not doing because he is in the library receiving an education and reading books. With this in mind, the speaker goes on to convey images in your head to show a realization of things he could be doing if he were not in the library getting an education.

Assignment 1.7 Poetry Assessment How does communication change us? 1.Does communication change us? Write a paragraph in which you answer this question and provide at least 3 reasons to support your opinion. (20 points) Yes, Communication can change people in many different ways, depending on the type of communication and the message it conveys. Communication changes people by educating them; allowing people to exchange feelings and ideas with others; making possible arguments and reconciliations; and in many other ways. Communication can be misunderstood too there’s many different types of communication. 2. Provide an example of each poetic device from any of the assigned poems. For each quote, explain the author’s intended meaning. What is the author really saying? (36

“Beware: Do Not Read This Poem” is a poem that acts as cautionary tale which is shown by the warning present in the title. It starts off by describing an egocentric “ol woman” who goes missing inside a mirror. the setting changes afterwards in the next section to the present, the time during which the reader is reading the poem. The form of the poem serves to relate the various storylines together. This concept shows the poem as a being able to engulf and devour the reader, like another kind of disappearance.

The poem titled Sea Rose by Hilda Doolittle tells about a rose, but not just a rose like any other. The poem instantly begins by going against the common connotation of a rose, the reader is given this passage “Rose, harsh rose,” (line 1). When the thought of a rose comes to mind the last word used to describe the soft petals and beautiful color would be harsh. H.D. (Hilda Doolittle) wants us to think about this rose as not an ordinary or normal rose but to see it as something more or something less. She goes on to say, “marred and with stint of petals” (line 2). To mar something is to disfigure or impair the quality/appearance of something, in this case a rose. Stint means to have an ungenerous amount; by this line we can understand that H.D. has begun to take a rose something commonly associated with beauty and love and twist into a disfigured and battered depiction of what it once was. The rest of the stanza goes on to say, “meagre flower, thin, sparse of leaf,”. A rose is meant to be a strong symbol of love and beauty, yet the depiction of the rose H.D. is giving the reader goes against the preconceived notions of what a rose should be. H.D.’s language and perception of the rose challenges to the reader to think of the rose as something more.

Dawe in his poem ‘Drifters’ presents the inevitable nature of change, particularly change that is unwanted. Moreover, Dawe manifests the diverse responses individuals have when encountering change in their lives and the transformative impact of change. These prominent themes are manipulated through the motif of travelling, flashbacks and symbolism.

This text response will be looking the comparison of the two poems, ‘Drifters’ by Bruce Dawe, And ‘In the park’ by Gwen Harwood under the name of Walter Lehmann. Drifters is about a seemingly constantly moving family, it describes the process the family will go through leaving their newest home. In the park is about a seemingly single mother raising her children, it describes the mother sitting in the park with her children when a previous lover comes by and talks about the children. With in each poem, the form and structure, language techniques and the tone and message will be analysed and compared with the other to gather a grater understanding of the Australian voice.

Take a minute to imagine “Men looking like they had been/attacked repeatedly by a succession /of wild animals,” “never/ ending blasted field of corpses,” and “throats half gone, /eyes bleeding, raw meat heaped/ in piles.” These are the vividly, grotesque images Edward Mayes describes to readers in his poem, “University of Iowa Hospital, 1976.” Before even reading the poem, the title gave me a preconceived idea of what the poem might be about. “University of Iowa Hospital, 1976” describes what an extreme version of what I expected the poem to be about. The images I

The poem “The juggler” describes how the tricks the juggler acts out for the crowd amaze and intrigue them. In the poem “The Juggler” by Richard Wilbur, the author uses imagery, figurative language and tone to describe the juggler as someone who brings happiness and fun to others.

The entire world breaks down by ecosystems and the way those ecosystems function together determine the cohesive success of humanity and nature. Joy Harjo laces this idea fluidly throughout her poem titled “Fishing”. Harjo uses specific poetic elements to exhibit the increasing threat of destruction within ecosystems and the interconnectedness of humanity and nature.

This poem Not My Business is written in the first person. The narrator is a seemingly greedy and selfish character and I will explain why further in this essay. The main theme of the poem is to portray fear, harm, and relations. The named characters and the narrator are of a low status in society and are possibly from/ at poor countries like Zimbabwe.

We are not obligated pay attention to the richness or even the presence of this water; our default mode is to let its existence slide beneath the radar of our conscious mind. We can float through our days unthinking and uncritical of the world around us, like the young fish in Wallace’s quote, and, as he suggests, this viewpoint is especially easy to adopt in the inexperience of adolescence. But all of us, regardless of age, should aspire to be the older fish. Not only does the older fish recognizes the presence of the water, but he also talks about it and questions it. Translating Wallace’s extended metaphor to real life, we should strive to be aware of the world around us, in all its beauty and complexity, and our awareness should include conversation and examination. Just like fish who don’t think about water are missing out on an integral part of their existence, so too are we if we don’t choose awareness over

Our differences are what makes us the same. We all try hard to be different but in the end we do have a lot of similarities amongst us. As we all strive to be individuals, we also strive to 'fit in' these are just a few of the many things in which we all have in common. We must not close doors of opportunity. We don't want to limit ourselves to having a small amount of choices in our lives just because something so little as the color of someone's skin, Our similarities come from our differences.

This poem by Jeremy Windo is set in the passenger seat of his fathers ‘55 Chevy truck where he grew up. This poem is a reflection of the main characters memories with his dad in the old 55 Chevy truck. He talks about the paint, the interior, every little detail he can remember. One literary device that is used in the poem is end rhyme. An example of this is “Driving on a backroad / Directing a new episode” (3-4), and also another example towards the end of the story is “This one is mine / For the rest of time” (29-30). Imagery is also used throughout the entire poem as well and he very thoroughly explains the interior and exterior. This poem also has free verse in the middle of the poem in lines 15-27. This adds to the poem in helping

I remember the soda shop that Robbie Nelson and I used to frequent on the corner near the theater, but that was before the war you understand. My, you’re a bit paler specimen aren’t you, dearie?—and so much smaller than the other butterflies. So fragile—just come from your cocoon, perhaps? Anyway, where’d I put that coffee cup?

“Where what breathes, breathes / and what drinks, drinks,” the persona says (3,5). Natures relationships depicted in the first stanza are beautiful. At first, something as simple as the “islands” may seem unimportant (1). Once analyzed, its purposed is defined by providing a warm home for life to sustain. Without the “restless wind” and “incoming tide,” the animals could not sustain (4,6). Everything in the universe is interconnected.