Winter Blues Satire

Laughter is a crucial thing in our everyday lives and is something you will inevitably do when you are reading Shel Silverstein's poems. Have you ever wondered what would happen if Uncle Ben found a mouse in the house or what a woman in a mink coat fought for? In all of his poems Shel Silverstein uses humor to make a connection with the reader. Shel Silverstein was a jack of all trades, not only was he a fantastic author, but he was also a musician! Although in Shel Silverstein's work he does not have a deeper meaning or connection to his life, often times his poems have a moral. In all of Shel Silverstein’s poems, you can see his creative and humorous sides.

ROLANDO McCLAIN SUSPENDED FOR FIRST FOUR GAMES OF 2015 SEASON The Cowboys take another hit, when they were told that the former Alabama star will sit out the first 4 games of the 2015 season for violating the leagues substance abuse policy. Seriously? I thought we were past all this. When

When someone has a good moment they feel that time passes by too quickly. Cahn did a great job using literary terms in his song Let it snow in order to persuade the reader into his way of thinking. The theme of the song is that when a storm hits

In the second stanza it is the semantic field of cold: ‘winter’, ‘ice’, ‘naked’, ‘snow’. All these lexical items give us a feeling of cold which evokes loneliness, unknown, fear.

An Analysis of Neutral Tones by Thomas Hardy      "We stood by a pond that winter day," (1) This line indicates a still quietness, with lack of the movement of life. There is a vast difference in appearance and movement around a pond in winter and a pond

Heartbreaks, we all get them and they hurt a lot. It takes us to an extreme where we would shut down other people or just give up on love. In Midwinter Blues the author talks about how a woman was abandoned in a holiday by her boyfriend or husband. It had really affected her because she states that if a man loves a woman then there is no reason to leave. But through it all, he would forever be the only man that she would love till the day she dies. Towards the end, she uses a phrase that helps us feel what she is feeling. She talks about how she is going to buy a rose bud and plant it in her back door so when she dies nobody would need to buy her flowers. I see this last part as she would rather depend on herself than depend on other people.

“Those Winter Sundays” uses imagery to help set the tone of the poem well, which showed the narrator’s regret over the father’s death. Although the word blueback actually refers to a type of fish, the author chooses to pair the term with “cold” to give a clearer image of the terrible cold in the house (2). The cold repeatedly mentioned in this poem is an extended metaphor for the narrator’s relation to his or her father. Opening the poem with this cold description places the reader’s mind in a sober, if not somber, mindset. This attitude helps the reader grasp the cold sadness of the narrator’s regrets. Contrastingly, the heat mentioned briefly completes the relationship metaphor with showing how the father and narrator’s relationship was warmer than the narrator realized (7). Though the relationship might have

Don Delillo utilizes satire of the postmodern novel to critique issues which continue to plague American society. Although Don Delillo’s novel White Noise is complex and full of implicit meaning, the protagonist Jack Gladney communicates the central idea of the narrative, “All plots tend to move deathward. This is the nature of plots (Delillo 26)”. The novel does not take on a linear storyline for most of the novel but there is more impact in its collection of vignettes. The majority of the novel portrays Jack’s daily routine which effectively illustrates the pervasive nature of the materialistic society Delillo creates. The activities Jack’s family engage in, from grocery shopping to family dinners gives them the appearance that their thoughts and experiences are that of most families.

Satirical Sadness from Robert Graves Robert Graves is an author who was well known throughout his time for more than just war literature. He served in the military, where he met and befriended other notable poets such as Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owens. Graves continued to write poetry even after his time being in the war but his war poetry is remembered today especially when referencing the first world war. “ It’s a Queer Time” by Robert Graves is an alluring poem filled with equal parts sadness and satire. Throughout the poem, Graves uses whimsical language and imagery along with rhyme schemes to compose a great piece of literature that puts the reader in a tailspin of both confusion and curiosity when thinking about the war and death.

Analyzing of the poem “Those Winter Sundays” The speaker’s has some images of his childhood years with his father in early Sundays mornings. In the poem “Those Winter Sundays” the speaker’s present attitude is prompted by his Image, Circumstances, and Memory of his childhood relationship with his father’s

The Poem “Those Winter Sundays” already implies it is cold in the title and continues throughout the poem with a simile of “blueblack cold” and metaphor “cold splintering ,breaking “. The mood expresses one of love for his father in addition to regret. His father would start the fire in the home when it was so cold, polish his shoes, and call him to wake once the house was warm. Remorsefully he recognized the love of his father yet detached at the time. This appears to be his father’s only day off, yet he woke up early to ensure the house was warm. This poem is a reflection of the author examining a time in his youth when his father worked hard all week. On Sunday, he would arise and ensure the house was warm with a fire before he would awaken

Elizabeth Keen sat wrapped in a warm blanket, looking out the large bay window, hypnotized by the falling flakes and snow laden branches of the surrounding trees as the strains of “Coldest Winter” drifted melodically through the coziness of the house.

This song contains much symbolism that may speak to each person differently. As it begins, Stewart sings, “It was late in December, the sky turned to snow.” Sometimes the cycle of life: birth, youth, maturing, and dying, is compared to the seasons of the year. December represents the man in the twilight of his life, and he must accept that his life is near the end. Winter is also a time for reflection, to look at successes and failures of a life - what was, and what could have been.

Even with all the music in the world, Christmas would not be the same without winter. Playing out in the snow, I am a child again; it is nice to be a little carefree sometimes. Along with that, the alluring white snow has the ability to bring siblings together. As in most families, it seems as though my brother Johnny and I are constantly bickering. Strangely enough, the feuds between us simply vanish as we rush to throw on our puffy black earmuffs and over sized boots. What a wonderful quality. However, the best part about the snow is paradoxical to being outside; it is coming back in to see the crackling fireplace dancing in the winter breeze. Upon entering the house, I am hit with the sweet smell of chocolate laced with a hint of peppermint. My mom hands Johnny and I a mug bearing the face of a rosy-cheeked man in a red suit, thawing our hands in the process. By now, it is dark, and peering out the window, all that can be seen is a twinkle of blue Christmas lights

Thick, dark grey, clouds mushroomed high in the atmosphere. A deluge was imminent: Marla was in the process of convincing Ismail why she needed to return to the lion’s den. “You’re putting yourself in unnecessary danger.” Ismail sat up, partially still blanketed, and tried to hold Marla before she rushed