Spring Ashes - Original Writing

In “Spring and All”, Williams personifies spring, and the season takes on anthropological attributes, to change the dimension of the poem. When Williams brings up the season, he characterizes “spring” as “sluggish and dazed” (line 14-15). He uses these attributes to describe the season in order to personify the spring season, in order to make it more relatable to the reader. Williams’ poem is personified again, in a way that defines the cyclical nature of plant life. Williams describes plants as entering “the new world naked, cold, uncertain of all save that they enter” (line 16-18) therefore comparing plants to human babies by using the words “naked” and “uncertain”. The use of these keywords furthers his intention for the reader to relate directly with the natural realm. He spends a significant amount of detail in defining the characteristics of dead plants. This image is significant to the poem, as leads us to knowing that winter is truly exanimate and cold. In the context of the entire poem, it tells us that there has to be a death in order for a new life to

On one cold frightening night, while walking down the streets of a small town called Little Frank, where everyone knew each other, Pedro a citizen of this small town walks down the streets and sees a red puddle. He decides to follow it, and because of curious mind, Pedro finds an object at the end of the red trail. It’s wrapped inside of a black bag covered with blood. Pedro’s worst fears have come true- a dead body. Opening the bag, he thinks so hard that it is not a body. He sees a very cold face. It is so white it looked like the shining white full moon. After studying the face, he recognizes it. Amy a little girl who had a violent family, and her family was the only family who caused trouble in town. Frozen in shock for a while Pedro reacts very quickly and calls 911.

"Mealtime had always been the center of our family scene. In camp, and afterward, I world often recall with deep yearning the old round wooden table in our dining room in Ocean Park... large enough to

A decision is effective no matter what it may be. And Ashleigh, a girl from the short story “Ashes”, has to make a difficult decision. Ashleigh’s parents are divorced, but her father is the more supportive parent, her mother has a more negative attitude. “You’re one in a million.”-Page 2, Her father would tell her. “They’ll laugh at your dreams, even your mother-and she's a saint to have put up with me all those years-even she will discourage you from being all you can be. I hate to speak against her, but she’s not a dreamer, Ashes.”- Page 2, Her father said, explaining how Ashleigh’s mom is. And what he said is true. -“Her name is Ashleigh!” Mom shouted. “A name you insisted on. So why do you call her Ashes?” “That's

Spring is, in many cases, symbolized as renewal. And in a literal sense this is true. In the spring, flowers bloom and trees begin to come alive from their long, dreary sleep. However, when an author is writing about the spring, they are usually referring to it in a

“Make sure you don’t get too close to the fire” John said to Julia, as she stepped back not wanting to get in the way. When John was finished making the fire he came to sit next to Julia on the wooden bench that made her legs hang off the end. S’mores were the best part all of the kids loved to make s’mores, for the grownups especially. Julia always loved to sit by the fire and feel its warmth on her face. On labor day and memorial

“Just a couple hundred bucks and the pieces will fall into place.” {Pfeffer, 2} Ashleigh dad needs $200 to set all of his pieces into place. Ashes parents are divorced and her father was the dreamer in the relationship. Her father got into some trouble with some bad people. Ashey did not take the money from her mother because, her mom was a good role model, she spent more time with her mom, and her father put her into a bad spot between both of her parents.

Spring is the season in which farmer begin planting the first crops. It is a time of renewal of the earth. In a group setting it is done symbolically only, and is often only performed by the priest and priestess represent the God and Goddess. It involves the invocation of the God

Spring is a time of renewal, where everything comes to life, summer is where everything is in full bloom and love is in the air. Lastly, fall is when things start to die out.

The title of the poem was "spring and all", however, what he witnessed on the side of the road far from the characteristics of the weather in spring. Spring is very vivid, bright and beautiful. He explained that the surroundings were very dull, muddy and extremely understandable. The way he described his surroundings were as if he pulled over in a ghost town. The primary meaning of the poem was about a guy on his way to the hospital, and he is observant, comparing spring to the birth of a

Often times kids are forced to make decisions wiser than their years. The short story “Ashes” is an example of this. The author, Susan Beth Pfeffer, is one by which I’ve also read another book, Life As We Knew It. I The story “Ashes” is a short story with a easy to read vocabulary and overall a good story about making important decisions. In the story, Ashleigh took the money because of how persuasive and manipulating her father was, her mother wasn’t there or surely Ashleigh would have stopped her, and she was told she’d be paid back.

From vegetation to humans, the environment flourishes once again. This is a major reason why the author loves the coming of spring. His overall tone over the topic can be depicted as positive. For example, while discussing the pleasures of spring, the speaker mentions, “...if it is only a brighter blue between the chimney posts or the vivid green of an elder sprouting on a blitzed site” (14).

As we sat there we observed how people sat. People with kids often sat across from each other as they ate. They would engage in some talk but mostly were on there phone or watching the tv. This pattern was seen multiple times, with kids and parents. Couples however

“Spring and Fall” is written as if the speaker is speaking to a young girl named Margaret. The poem starts off with the speaker asking the young girl, “Margaret, are you grieving over Goldengrove unleaving?” (S&F, lines 1-2). Margaret appears to be upset the leaves are falling from the trees, which is a sign the seasons are changing from summer to fall. Since she is a young child, she would see the leaves falling and be disappointed she will not be able to play outside as often. She would notice

In the third stanza, the speaker praises the urn for its eternal youth and zeal. "Ah, happy, happy boughs! that cannot shed your leaves, nor ever bid the spring adieu.”(lines 21-22) He admires the trees that cover the lovers for they will not loose their leaves over the changing seasons. For this he it seems is grateful and feels happy. Moreover, the use of word spring is of key importance for spring signifies the start of a new seasonal cycle of