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    The poem, “The Red Wheelbarrow” written by William Carlos Williams, is a sentence that is broken up and only contains sixteen words. The sixteen words that Williams uses allows the reader to vividly picture the three main objects: the red wheelbarrow, rain water, and the white chickens (Encyclopedia Website, 2009). However, Williams does not have a setting, so it allows the reader to visualize what appears to be a barn or a farm, as chickens are mentioned. As you read, “so much depends,” the words

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    The poem I chose was “The Red Wheelbarrow”, by William Williams. This I a very short poem, and still delivers great imagery and description. There is the speaker who is the only one speaking and is speaking towards a red wheelbarrow and chickens. In line one the word depends appears and from then I saw how it is speaking in regards of something important. Also when I looked back I noticed it was an essential because Williams said so much”, both words make the reader see how it was just not important

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    Red Wheelbarrow

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    There is an old saying, “A picture is worth a thousands word”. William C. Williams poem “Red Wheelbarrow” is extremely short consisting of a mere sixteen (16) words. However, he includes some images that the reader can then make mental images of to further enhance the scene (Kirszner & Mandell, 2012). Utilizing images in a poem is not only worth a thousand words, it dramatically helps send the authors message (Kirszner & Mandell, 2012). But, what does the author mean when he uses the phrase,

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    descriptions or details help the reader to connect with the poet’s idea in a tangible way (Kirszner & Mandell, 2012). While reading the poem, “Red Wheelbarrow”, William Carlos Williams allows you to participate in making the point complete with the imagery. Williams uses simple visual images to create a rich and compelling picture when he wrote the poem “Red Wheelbarrow” (Kirszner & Mandell, 2012). The poem is abstract and emotional but yet establishes a happy tone (Tucker, n.d.). Even though the four stanzas

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    understand or rather interpret the meaning of the poem The Red Wheelbarrow is that, it was composed in 1923, which is between the First World War and the Second World War (Gary 70). It was during the great upheaval where families were changed during the Second Industrial Revolution. The great depression had approached and the stock market was deteriorating. This was after the end of the World War I and with that in mind; one can view the wheelbarrow as an imagery of a tool of a hardworking man. In the

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    In Williams’ “Red Wheelbarrow,” we find that the poem is short with words, but powerful in the images that he tries to convey. Admittedly, it does not seem there is much to the poem at face value. The author wants the reader to go beyond the words, reaching into their definitions, and use imagery to translate what the true message is. “So much depends” is a powerful statement in relation to the power that the red wheelbarrow possesses. The author paints an image for the reader that the wheelbarrow

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    In the poem “The Red Wheelbarrow” by William Carlos Willams, there are multiple different ways one can decipher a meaning about what the writer is trying to portray. This poem is particularly short, which means that the reader has to try and grasp the idea that the writer is trying to portray, with the very few words given. Specific words in this poem have a sense of love and lust, but with a twist of loneliness for those who don’t believe in it. Starting off the poem with the three words “so much

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    My initial reaction was that of puzzlement after reading the poem, "Red Wheelbarrow" by William Carlos Williams. Due to its brevity, I didn't know what to make of it. However, upon deeper reflection, I came to realize that this poem, although brief in its entirety, utilizes imagery to convey a plethora of ideas and emotions to the reader. Therefore, by utilizing specific steps such as deciphering key phrases within the poem, determining the poem's overall message, and identifying central images in

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    In The Fault In Our Stars,by John Green,I can really relate to Augustus feeling that he has to leave a mark on the world.I have taught of what I want to do to be remembered as someone important in the world..But Why do we feel like we have to leave a mark on the world?.To the end of Augustus Water’s life, he becomes angry at himself for not leaving a mark on the world.He becomes angry because he wanted to be rembered as a hero or at least someone important is that not what we all want.Green uses

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    Throughout the poetry analysis unit, I learned lots of things about the poems. I learned how to look at, analyze, and write a poem. My whole perception of poems changed, and I am really happy about it. Before this unit, I used to attach importance to only the meaning of the poems; however, right now, I can attach importance to more than one device in a poem, and use them in my own poems. We started this journey with writing only one stanza with three or four lines. I really liked these poems because

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