Summary Of Good Bones By Maggie Smith

In the first stanza it says, “Laying her down,” then it says, “we put her down.” In the second stanza it says, “I held up my hand,” then it says, “I raised my hand.” The third stanza goes, “when I turned to walk away,” then, “as I turned and walked away.” The fourth stanza starts with, “pocked with holes,” then ends with, “full of holes.” This repetition lulls the reader into a frenzy.

In The Handmaid's tale, Margaret Atwood uses repetition in her writing to emphasize meaning. For example, on page 72, it says, "Her fault, her fault, her fault, we chant in unison." This event occurs when the handmaids are in “testifying” and Janine is telling the story of how she was Gang raped at the age of 14 and had an abortion. Aunt Helena is humiliating her by making the other handmaids chant things like, “She did,” or, “crybaby,” as well as other things on this page. Repetition is one of the literary devices that Margaret atwood uses in her writing.

Good poets inspire and motivate us. Poetry seeks to express truths through its diversity and significance cultural ideologies. To all year 12 English teachers at Brisbane School of Distance Education, today I am here to discuss and illustrate to you the values of two poems that are worthy of study in the Senior English poetry course. While the 21st century is certainly challenging for the Youth of today, many remain sheltered from the hefty and challenging themes and ideologies that poets are more than willing to tackle. The destruction and futility of war and lost youth are ideologies present in the Modern Era and a study of these poems provides opportunities to promote understanding and empathy. The chosen poems expose students to a range

David Ives really experiments with repetition throughout all of his plays. Two examples of these plays would be Words, Words, Words and Sure Thing Form his collection of plays called All in the Timing. There are many different examples of repetition in each play. Ives repeats one certain thing and makes this repetition mean many different things. In Sure Thing there is the repetition of the bell, which represent how we tend to make snap judgments on people, and how we all strive for perfection. He also uses the repetition of the words sure thing to represent how nothing in life can really be considered a sure thing. In contrast in Words, Words, Words Ives uses the repetition of the Monkey’s typing to represent how sometimes luck gets us to where we need to be. Ives also uses the repetition of Milton exhibiting typical Monkey behavior to show how we can repetition as a form of manipulation

As human relationships pursue, ethereal bones grow into a symbolic body. This concept is evident within both the novel, The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold and the poem entitled You Build Me by an unknown author. The story is told in the perspective of a young murder victim as she watches over her family, hoping they may find happiness in her absence. Additionally, the poem exemplifies the power of love through its ability to constitute a being. In regards to this, the novel and the poem express complementary messages within their respective pieces.

In The Handmaid's tale, Margaret Atwood uses repetition in her writing to emphasize meaning. For example, on page 72, it says, "Her fault, her fault, her fault, we chant in unison." This event occurs when the handmaids are in

Carl Sandburg, like many other poets, uses repetition to emphasize ideas and to clarify meaning. Repetition is the act of repeating something that has already been written or said. In both Sandburg’s poems “Chicago” and “Grass” he manages to use many different forms of repetition.

When you first meet fourteen year old Susie Salmon, she is already in heaven. This was back in 1973, she tells us; before Susie disappeared, or was killed. This novel takes place in a small town near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it takes place from 1973 to 1981. There are some smaller settings in New Hampshire and California also. This story has a really sad and poignant mood. We mourn for Susie just like her family and friends do, and want things to go as planned for her in heaven. Although, when Mr. Harvey stalks his victims the mood is a little suspenseful as well.

Repetition happens when the same line or phrase is being repeated throughout the story or in this case a poem. Repetition stands out because throughout the poem mother to son by Langston Hughes the mother keeps repeating the phrase “life for me ain't been no crystal stair.” Most likely showing that she grew up with a hard life meaning her family was probably poor and wasn't able to provide her with her needs or wants. So I would think the reason the mother is repeating that phrase over and over again to her son is that she is stressing the fact that she want the best for her her son even though life can sometimes be hard.

The poem has captured devices such as rhyming, consonance and assonance so well that the reader finds themselves lost in the mental picture that is painted right before their eyes. The rhyming structure of this poem is very irregular in the sense that it does not follow an AABB or ABAB pattern. There are no breaks in the rhyme, however the pattern is so unique that it makes the whole masterpiece stick in your mind. The consonance on the other hand highlights the third stanza. This section refers to facing your opposition head on in order to overcome them. With this small section accentuated it makes it easier for the reader to see how many times in their life they had wanted to fight back against their leaders. Another section that had the spotlight shining down on it was the first stanza. Through assonance the main idea of “Tone” was made clear right off the bat. Assonance exposes the text between the line that wants you to realize that everyone has had points in their lives where they have questioned authority or maybe had a different view of things. With all of these points in mind there is no way that “Tone” should not be considered the best poem in the

Repetition is often used weather this be to make the poem sound monotonous when read such

In The Hurt Locker, Turner uses repetition thrice in the poem. The first sign of repetition used is in the very beginning of the first stanza lines 1-2, “Nothing but hurt left here Nothing but bullets and pain.” In those two sentences the type of repetition used in the poem is anaphora because Turner uses the same word, “Nothing”, for the beginning of the two sentences. The second form of Repetition I found was in lines 7-9, “Believe it when you see it/ Believe it when a twelve-year-old/ rolls a grenade into the room”. The author uses Anaphora again as he used the word “Believe”, twice for each sentence. The last form of repetition that I found was in the very end of the poem lines 15-18,

In the poem “Good Bones” by Maggie Smith, she asserts the world is “fifty percent terrible” (7, 12) as she realizes it is not in anybody’s favor. There are many “ill advised” (4,5) ways people partake in life-she is not to be excluded-that create a negative environment. Maggie Smith also recounts to her “thousand deliciously” (4,5) poor choices from a younger time of being carefree. She thinks of the world as being terrible because of the worry-free but sometimes irrational actions people take for personal gain or pleasure. She later notions toward the way the world tries to tear people down as she believes for “every bird” (9) there is a “stone” (9) thrown at it, attempting to knock anyone down, from self-consciousness or selfishness. The

One of the few inescapable events in life is death. Death is perceived as the end of an era, a full revolution, and an inescapable enigma. Over the centuries, many civilizations have searched for their own death and every attempt has been riddled with failure. However, the search for eternal life often includes a desire to stop aging. By living forever--not even necessarily forever, just past the normal life expectancy--with youthful attributes and energy, this breed of life may equate to greater accomplishments, more prestige, and a lasting legacy. Eternal youth may also mean never maturing or reaching full potential. Author Mark Strand uses elusive youth and immortality in his poem “Man and Camel” by utilizing rhetorical and literary devices

How would you feel if you had the thoughts of your own funeral playing out in your head? The caesura used in line three and line seven is another great example of one of the rhythm patterns in this poem. End rhyme is a rhythm patterns used in this poem in stanzas two, three, and four at the end of the first and third lines. One example is from line six and eight where it says, “ A service, like a drum- / My mind was going numb” (807). I think the reason for this end rhyme is showing the service playing out in her head like and drum, but at the same time her body is beginning to become numb from the thoughts. I think the author uses the end rhyme on in the middle lines for the comparison of the way