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Poetry allows writers, readers and even those listening to achieve a deeper sense of being. It gives us the opportunity to break free from simple and boring routine. If executed correctly, a poem will be able to stir emotion and create wonder. In order to accomplish this, all of its parts must be in sync, including the tone, diction, imagery and the author’s approach to the subject matter. A good poem will draw some sort of emotional reaction from its audience, whether it be light and upbeat or dark

Pablo Neruda’s Ode to a Large Tuna in the Market recalls the unfortunate demise of a beautiful creature, with seeing amazing visuals of the vast oceans and the “depths of the sea”, is found dead surrounded by “lettuces”, “carrots”, “grapes”, and “among the vegetables”, ready to be sold. The subject, a tuna, is a simple, everyday food item that most overpass without giving much thought. Contrary, Pablo is known for his odd narration of subjects most would never attend towards, such as Ode to an Artichoke

“I liked the poem ‘The Road Not Taken’ for a lot of reasons,” was how I started my first writing assignment of this course, and now it is how I am starting for last writing assignment; but for different reasons. In the beginning of this class, my knowledge and understanding of writing was very limited. Fortunately, I did not submit my assignment with such an uninteresting and bland hook, but this shows the tremendous growth I was able to experience as a writer as a result of this course. Throughout

In literature, little things like the repetition of a word or the constant use of a letter, can derive emotions and feelings from the audience. The use of literary devices may seem like small changes, but it makes a huge difference in the reader's mind. In the play, Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare, many devices are used to trigger the reader's emotions and get them to connect to the main idea. In act 3, scene 1, the famous soliloquy of Hamlet, incorporates the use of many devices to induce

Accepting Destiny or Responsibility Ambrose Bierce, an American Civil War soldier and highly accomplished author, once said “Responsibility, n. A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God , Fate, Fortune, Luck or one’s neighbor,” (Bierce 118). Often times, leaving one’s life up to fate can provide comfort; however, this behavior can cause a lack of responsibility for one’s own actions. This mindset can lead somebody into a never ending spiral of bad decisions which they blame on something

“Araby,” is a story of emotional passion carefully articulated by the author, James Joyce, to mark the end of childhood and the start of adolescence. It is told from the perspective of a young boy who is filled with lust for his friend, Mangan’s, sister. He lives in a cheerless town on a street hosting simply complacent families who own brown faced houses that stare vacantly into one another. The boy temporarily detaches himself from this gloomy atmosphere and dwells on the keeper of his affection

among different races followed by the tragic and emotional experiences of the two Metis sisters April and Cheryl and the search of their true destination, beliefs, fate, dreams and identity. She comprised very effective implementations of diction, style and tone associated with the characters feelings and developments. Diction had been the strongest device of literature used which comprised Beatrice’s effectiveness of implementing profound and innovative words. In the context of the novel, there

The Use of “The Road Not Taken” Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” has been examined time after time by teachers, professors, students, and even those willing to go even farther for entertainment but many people evaluate the poem in their own ways. There are the scholarly who delve deep into the mysteries of Frost’s poem and their critique containing a broader range of vocabulary. There are also the people who understand the meaning beneath Frost’s poem and seek to educate those who do not

Summer by Josiah Conder , is describe as an a completely opposite Summer than the one everyone is familiar with. When thinking of the summer, thoughts of heat, vacation, and fun are usually associated with it. Conder describes the Summer as being a miserable time, where the skies are gray and gloomy. The sonnet itself is English/Shakespearean model which makes it easier for Conder to express different ideas in each quatrain but still relate them. Also Conder was a poet during the Romantic era where

Home is a place that one has an emotional tie to, whether positive, negative, or a mixture of both. In many cases, home is remembered in a certain time setting, hence nostalgia and remembering the past are common reflections for numerous people. That is why people mention or reference the “good old days.” In a modern age where people travel and there is constant progress in culture and society, people can easily lose something significant. The only way to possibly re-live it is by embracing the memories