They Must Find Their Own Wings

The essay The Writer's Responsibility by Margaret Atwood is written with the intent of urging the privileged writer to utilize their position to speak out for those who are unable to. Her intention is a noble one which I am in agreement with, however, in order for her to express this intent her tone is quite straightforward. It is this candid tone in combination with several generalizations which I have a gripe with. For example, on several occasions Atwood degrades her readers through grand generalizations such as when she says “on a whole the audience prefers art not to be a mirror held to life but a disneyland of the soul” (Atwood 1).

In her writing, Nye has used personification, the act of using human characteristics to describe an object, in order to inform the reader that poems are “hiding”. An example of this is found on lines 8 to 10, and it reads, “So I’ll tell you a secret instead: / poems hide. In the bottoms of our shoes, / they are sleeping.” (Nye). This helps the reader understand that poems lurk in unexpected places, and are waiting to be found. Once discovered, one has to keep an open mind, and let the inspiration wash over them like a wave. Where they look depends on how they perceive the area, and an example of this is that one person may be daring and want to climb a mountain and may find a poem hanging at the top. However one may take a walk in the park and find inspiration in the trees. Using personification, Nye informs the reader that poems can be found anywhere, determined by one’s outlook on

Authors write to be understood and to show others their beliefs. They want to color a picture for you in the words they are writing. John Steinbeck used word choice, parallelism, and foreshadowing in Of Mice and Men in the same way a great artist creates a scene.

Throughout the poem, the author creates different tones using different types of figurative language and diction. The poet starts off the poem with the metaphor, “Although she feeds me

When an author writes a book he has a message that he is trying to get across to

The reflection of each poet's childhood is displayed within these lines helping to build a tone for the memories of each narrator.

symbolic richness, but at the same time the poem supplies the reader with a wide

In today’s modern view, poetry has become more than just paragraphs that rhyme at the end of each sentence. If the reader has an open mind and the ability to read in between the lines, they discover more than they have bargained for. Some poems might have stories of suffering or abuse, while others contain happy times and great joy. Regardless of what the poems contains, all poems display an expression. That very moment when the writer begins his mental journey with that pen and paper is where all feelings are let out. As poetry is continues to be written, the reader begins to see patterns within each poem. On the other hand, poems have nothing at all in common with one another. A good example of this is in two poems by a famous writer by

In “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings,” a short story written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a couple discovers an elderly man possessing wings, determining him to be an angel. The man and woman (Pelayo and Elisenda respectively) exploit this angel for immense profit. The angel tolerates the abuse of his spectators and caretakers with the “patience of a dog who [has] no illusions” until he spreads his wings and departs from the town that does not appreciate him. Although Marquez’s work is a magic realism piece, one that blends mundane life with elements of fantasy and the paranormal, it manages to clearly portray numerous flaws in human behavior. Namely, “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” showcases the human capacity for disturbing cruelty and

A well-written poem would help one to engage into the work with their senses. One should be able to ask themselves what the poem caused them to think, hear, see, feel, taste, and to determine what he or she learned from the poet’s words. Many people believe that because poetry is an enigmatic art, and that there is no way for sure to know the

People let miracles pass them by everyday, because time passing seems to make things ordinary. In a way, the story reveals the human instinct to know, and how the presence of evil and oblivion impede people from knowing. They let many miracles pass them by because the main patterns of selfishness, evil, and abuse, which overpower the good of humankind. In ¨A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings¨, Marquez depicts the irony of the recurrence of evil of the characters in the story, and abuse of the old man.

He flexed his ebony wings. They were large and the deep black of pitch, or so everybody told him. He wanted to fly, They told him he could not, that he would never soar effortlessly like them. Their wings were soft and white as freshly fallen snow. They were the angels that ruled all, sitting at their petty counsels. They were beautiful, with pale faces that looked as if they were carved from ivory. Sometimes he could believe that they were, for their faces, though lovely, showed no emotion. Their smiles were empty and their eyes were cold. His eyes were golden—or so he was told.

The poet uses a lot of emotive language in this poem to try and make

Just how the angel Gabriel serves as God’s fruitful messenger, writers are the acclaimed messengers of mankind - they incite awareness and bring new teachings among individuals. Writers are often great observers in life and draw upon their findings to create magic. Often enough, writers develop a burning desire to advocate for something that is worth saying as they are visibly exposed to injustices in society and are influenced to produce works of literary merit. It is through these compositions that a writer has the ability to influence the perspective of their audience through social commentary in order to challenge the ideals of a society in hopes of having individuals to take action. Through cultural conflicts, authors gain the momentum to compose works of literature that have the potential to influence many.

Great poetry is great not because of what it says but because of how it