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The atmospheric conditions may represent the hardships that the couple had to go through in their relationship, and may also be used contrast the unpredictability of the outside world compared to the steady relationship that the couple have. ‘A Youth Mowing’ is also a poem about relationships, this time it is between a younger couple. The river ‘Isar’ is a symbol of freedom, it represents the way that the men’s lives are. However, this sense of liberty is broken by the ‘swish of the scythe-strokes’ as the girl takes ‘four sharp breaths.’ Sibilance is used to show that there is a sinister undertone to the freedom that the boy has which will be broken by the news that his girlfriend is bringing. She feels guilty for ‘what’s in store,’ as now the boy will have to be committed to spending the rest of his life with her, and paying the price for the fun that they had.

The different groups of people within the poem represent the different stages of life. At the beginning of the poem it talks about a young boy and his dog and swimmers. Several lines down it talks about “young lovers” and then families.

In the story, these women came from a life-threatening experience. Most of them lost people. Some children lost their parents, some women lost their husbands. Lee expresses these women’s feelings after having probably the worst experience of their lives (“The women went down on their knees on the deck and prayed,

The symbolism in this song is that life is hard for other members of the society. This song regards a man trying/ resolving to alter his ways before starting to change the world. This

We all face many challenges and setbacks in life, but it is whether we deal with them properly, that decides whether we move on. If we don’t overcome our challenges and setbacks, we could be dwelling on the one problem for a long time, because the longer we leave a problem to grow, the harder it becomes to deal with. Despite the fact that characters encounter challenges and setbacks throughout the whole novel, its overall message is quite optimistic. The four main challenges which are included in the novel, include death, pain, suffering, and separation. Erich and Vinnie faced the biggest

In this song the band uses verses to show violent norms and states about how society still has hatred groups. The verses wrap around hatred groups with terrorism living in the United States. The song was written in the 2003 and states about then 9/11 attacks. “Nations droppin' bombs, Chemical gasses fillin' lungs of little ones, With ongoing' sufferin' as the youth die young, So ask yourself is the lovin'

A discourse of strength and perseverance can be seen throughout the song but particularly in stanza 3, line 6, ‘Dad shaped up and stood his ground. He said ‘You touch my kids and you fight me’ ’. This line demonstrates how the Aboriginal people fought back against the Government’s policies, and would not stand for the injustice. This is also reflected in the ending of the song, when the children who were taken return to their families, home, and culture, despite all the horrible things that happened to them. Furthermore, there is the blatant racism being carried out by the white Australians. This can be seen in stanza 2, line 3 ‘We’ll give them what you can’t give / Teach them how to really live’ which implies that the Aboriginals aren’t really living by what they’re doing now, and shows a disrespect for their culture. While it is easy to dismiss this as a socio-cultural discourse of the 1910’s, racism and disrespect towards the Aboriginal people is still prominent today. Lastly, there is a prominent discourse of cultural erasure, ‘ ‘Cause we were acting white / Yet feeling black’ (stanza 4, line 7). This shows the internal conflict many of these kids must have been having, and that many people endure today, when they are forced to conform to a specific culture and way of being. Many people alive in this age are still seriously affected by these issues, further reinforcing this song’s value as an Anthem of a

(Sometimes you have to do something bad to prevent something worse from happening.) In the chorus of the song, Martina sings: “Let freedom ring/ Let the white dove sing/ Let the whole world know/ That today is a day of reckoning.” These lines ring true to the purpose of doing the “bad things.” Conner, Risa, and Lev want to be free from the burden of unwinding. As the rumor of the “Akron AWOL” spread, this is the trio’s way of showing that it is their time of change, of reckoning. The symbol of the white dove singing represents peace and freedom, and that is the goal of becoming an AWOL unwind: to be free from the shadow of the government at your heels, ready to snatch up your parts. Later on in the chorus, these words are sung that especially sing with the theme in mind: “She tried to pretend he wasn't drinkin' again/ But daddy left the proof on her cheek/ Well she lit up the sky that fourth of July/ By the time that the firemen come/ They just put out the flames/ and took down some names.” At first, the unwinds try and face the facts-they’re going to be unwound. But, things happen, and suddenly the unwinds realize they have to fight, even if they die tryin, like the song. The mother is being abused, so she burns down the house, killing her abusive husband and herself. This runs parallel with the theme and the novel. Finally, Martina belts these lines in the bridge: “Now I ain’t

This family comes together in a time when they all need it. Phillip at one point tells Judd he’s on his side and has his back no what the situation is. Then every time Judd and Wendy meet on the roof to talk they are creating a turning point during a bad time. It can be see that each brother, sister, brother, brother, and/or mother, child moment is a growing point where something/someone else is thinking and acting different. The Altman family displays resilience by walking away at the end and assuring each other that they have their backs.

To me, this poem is an extended metaphor for life journeys.  Wilbur’s daughter is undergoing not only the experience of writing– along with its frustrations and “heavy cargo” – but is experiencing life with some difficulties along the way.

Reading both sections makes it obvious that the way humans live depends on them don’t live it the way others want you to. “Be not like dumb, driven cattle!” (stanza 5). “You steady chasin’ paper, just live your life” (stanza 5). These quotes describe how nothing controls your life. Don’t let others or anything drive you like dumb cattle. Money comes and go throughout life. As quick as the money came is just as quick as it’s gone. Each section describes how things aren’t as they see. Ti describes how people will not do nothing to help you but

The second stanza addresses the helplessness of Reuben in his personal life and the inevitability of his wife’s passing.

The first verse of the song shares the troubled relationship between the father and son, when it said, “he came to the world in the usual way, but there were planes to catch and bills to pay. He learned to walk while I was away.” This verse explained that he was away on some type of career to make money for the family, and provide for the son financially. However, he wasn’t able to spend quality time with him, and missed important milestones in his life, such as taking his first steps. His career obviously came before his son and family, and he made excuses for that. Then it finishes with the chorus, which says, “when you

During this time many people rose to prominence to include Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks, and Malcom X. There are several verses within the poem that can easily be attributed to the ongoing struggle that the African Americans were facing, and that times would be changing. “For the loser now will be later to win, For the times they are a-changin’”(Dylan) and “Come senators, congressmen, Please heed the call Don’t stand in the doorway Don’t block up the hall… There’s a battle outside and it is ragin’ It’ll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls” (Dylan) illustrates the struggle that African Americans were facing. During the time that the song written and the years following Dr. King, President Kennedy, and Malcom X were all assassinated for the role that they were playing during the events of the civil rights movement. The older generation was unable to accept that indeed the times were changing and were dragging their heels down a road that was vastly different from what they had travelled when they were younger. They soon found that there was nothing that they could do to stop the change.

It is a sin for anyone to destroy, in a blink of an eye, what they have been working on for months or even years. Therefore, one should always face the hardships with a strong will, hold their head up high when facing an upcoming storm, because that is the only way they can survive the war that is life. Right towards the end of the song, there is an extremely empowering line that says “this road never looked so lonely, this house doesn’t burn down slowly to ashes” which stands as a reminder that right when the challenge becomes harder, one should never forget what they are fighting for and simply give up. The amount of determination reflected in this line is the reason why I listen to this song whenever I feel defeated by the obstacles. It comes to spark the flame of determination in my heart when I consider backing