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    For instance, Morrison elaborates on the adjective “unbidden” (Morrison, line 6) by including a simile, “Like the turn of sun through hills” (Morrison, line 7) as a result not only does she clarify her adjectives, but she also establishes a spontaneous and jovial tone she maintains throughout the poem. Although Morrison is aware of life’s relentless issues that ultimately

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    Let Me Die – I Want Eternity In May Miller’s Poem “Death is not Master” the persona explains that death is not the master that will increase desperation, but it is a way to become eternally calm. Many poems on the topic of death explain how it is as powerful of a thing that fears the existence of human beings, but Miller’s persona death is used in such way to achieve eternal serenity. She explains death as something that can end all the worlds’ tears, desires and tension and transform the human memory

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    Robert Lee Frost Analysis

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    can't choose both roads at once. Utilizing “yellow wood” (line 1) as a representative signal to seniority moving toward quick, his definitive decision will endure for what he will have to live with for the rest of his life. Moving toward older age comes with the acknowledgment of the truth, it's an ideal opportunity to say goodbye to dreams and expectations. “Then took the other, as just as fair and having perhaps the better claim” (line 6-7). The poet appears to be indecisive here. But, he has settled

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    accept in silence. The tone used in the poem is passionate and intense. “Rage, rage against the dying of the light” (line 3) is an attitude the old is supposed to hold. “Old age should burn and rave at close of day” (line 2) is exactly the theme that the poet wants to pass on. Though wise men at their end know dark

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    heavy impact of her diction. In the first lines of “One Art,” Bishop’s tone is that of a melancholy nature. She states that “losing isn’t hard to master” (line 1). She follows this by proclaiming that everything intends to “be lost” from the beginning, so disaster should not be felt when those losses take place (line 3). Erin Christian talks somewhat of this in her essay, “On Loss in Elizabeth Bishop’s ‘One Art’.” One may infer that Bishop’s tone, in these lines, reflects this opinion of easiness with

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    afternoon of a grandmother and her grandchild. Though the poem itself is ambiguous, Bishop foreshadows the grandmother’s demise throughout the entirety of the poem. The five words almanac, grandmother, tears, stove, and house are used at the end of each line for the six stanzas and envoi. They are clues as to figuring out the meaning of the poem. However, they are not the only clues as symbolism is the main usage of figurative language. The speaker is assumed to be Elizabeth Bishop but even she has

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    For example, the 1789 version states in line 8, “You know the soot cannot spoil your white hair,” which is parallel to line 1 of the 1794 version, “A little black thing among the snow.” Both give an image of black contrasting white: white hair and soot; soot and snow. Likewise, the 1789 version says, “Then down a green plain, leaping, laughing, they run,” (Line 15), and the 1794 version says “And smil’d among the winter’s snow,” (Line 9). The two lines share the picture of happiness, more specifically

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    transports his readers immediately to the scene with his use of imagery, “midnight dreary” (Line 1), “bleak December” (Line 7). Establishing a very cold, gloomy and dark setting, one that the speaker connects directly to since he is full with “sorrow” (Line 9). In the first stanza, a speaker who is feeling “weak and weary” (Line 1) is introduced. “Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore” (Line 2), augmenting the somber ambience, the speaker finds

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    unimportant to the toad for example, the “power mower caught” (Wilbur, line 1) the toad’s leg and while it “chewed and clipped” (Wilbur, line 2) the actual mower is not described further. This is because the mechanism of death does not truly matter to the toad or the author, death is inevitable and the mower is simply accepted as what happened to be the deliverer to that end. The next use of imagery is the “final glade” (Wilbur, line 6) where the toad will come to rest for the last time. It hops to a

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    migraine is due to his overworking head. In the song, Tyler sings” (Line 12) let it be said what this headache represents it's me defending in suspense ...(line 16) that's best represented by my depressing thoughts”,and ( line 32). “something you won't forget its all about my forehead” ( line 33 ) it's a door that holds back contents”. He also sings in the very beginning of the song (Line 1); “ Am I the only one I know ( line 2 ) waging my wars behind my face and above my throat.” If you know

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