The Speaker

The apple sits on a white plate. The plate has the words ‘For You’ on it. The plate was something I added to the poem. Since the narrator’s enemy knew that the apple belonged to the narrator, the plate shows that the narrator was ready for his enemy to take the apple. The words inscribed on the plate are used to appeal to the enemy to guarantee that he eats the poison. The words are written in black to magnify the toxicity of the narrator’s hatred for their foe. The plate is white to appeal to the

The Other Fellow’s Yard The song “The Grass is Always Greener in the Other Fellow’s Yard”, written by Raymond B. Egan and Richard A. Whiting in 1924, spawned a universally significant proverb that dates back to the poet Ovid in 43 BC, and is still used commonly today. This song was meant to negate the common misconception and illusion that one’s life is lesser than those around them. At the height of the roaring 20’s this song was of great influence to those striving to achieve more, and can

The Poem ‘the Ballad of the Landlord’ by Langston Hughes, is about people who think they are all that matters in life, and think that they are better than everyone else’s. In the poem you read that a person’s house has been ruined, and needs the landlord’s help. The Landlord has been told several times but keeps ignoring this person, with half a home. But the landlord is too full of himself to help. Therefore offers to help, as long as he is paid an unfair amount, of 10 dollars. The owner of the

A Good Death by Carolyn Adams talks about being present while assessing a patient. Carolyn Adams sits on the side of the patient’s bed to talk to them so they feel like she is not in a rush to get out of the room. Sometimes peoples standing posture shows that they are in a hurry to get somewhere else. In this story is it expressed that palliative care nurses are not miracle workers, they are there to allow the palliative patients to have a “good death” (SOURCE, PICARD, 2000). The purpose of this

Male characters use their narrative voices to show an enthusiastic response to the one they feel an attraction towards in many different ways. “Michelle”a song performed by Sir Paul McCartney is about the attraction that a male character has towards his lover and uses the language of love to convey it to her . In the song “Michelle” it is about the love and endearment that a man feels towards his lover that probably could not articulate English therefore he, uses another language to make her understand

1) The first poem that appealed to me is named My Number (page 15). It starts by describing stunning ways death reaches people. Collins personifies death throughout the poem, and describes him as, “Scattering cancer cells like seeds,” (line 7). Collin uses imagery throughout the book, although here, in this poem as he depicts cancer cells being scattered, that really stuck with me. Cancer is a subject not often talked about in comparison to a casual task like gardening. Collins continues to list

Richard Corey from the poem “Richard Corey” by Edwin Arlington Robinson went to town and the people around him in the town are describing what it is like to be in his presence and describe the way he walks, talks and looks. Even though the reader is never truly told of his status in society through the authors use of diction to characterize Richard Corey as an elevated stature in society and how he emanates happiness, makes for a more dramatic ending. Edwin Arlington Robinson uses diction to characterize

The quote from the passage above was Bobby speaking to Clare in the novel No Telephone to Heaven. This passage was near the end of the novel, in the chapter titled “Organ Harvester,” (141). The events that came before this excerpt were Clare’s relocation to London to find herself after hearing about her mother’s death, and her brief visit with her friend Harry/Harriet in Jamaica where she learned more about her home country’s troubles. Then she met a war veteran, Bobby, and they began to travel

In “Carpe Diem”, epistrophe emphasises living in the present, thus elucidating that living in the present leads to pleasure. On the surface the poem is about Age’s lesson to a few children, but through analysis it presents a complex metaphysical problem. Age wants the kids to be happy and tells them to seize pleasure. “To bid them both be happy./ ’Be happy, happy, happy”(8-10). The poem establishes the repetition of “be happy” which stresses the point that “Age” is trying to convey. Saying that

"Why Don't We Complain" is a creative writing that addresses the subject of complaining among Americans. The writer, Buckley Jr. provides insight on how Americans are reluctant or afraid to speak up about the things that appear to infringe their rights. He seems to be a thoughtful writer who takes every situation he experiences as a reflection of complaints of the society. From the incident of the increasing heat on a train to delay in disposal of a lunch tray, Buckley Jr. reveals how Americans are