The October 1878 edition of Harper’s Magazine included a mix of numerous short stories, articles about travel, articles about the homestead and a couple of poems. The general theme of this magazine seemed to be knowledge. The pieces about America were farm-based, as one article titled “New England Dairy Farming” and even included a chart on how to judge the “perfect” cow. The majority of the articles, however, were about landmarks and an assortment of information about different places around the world. From information about the St. Gothard tunnel in Switzerland to observations made about a Japanese school, it seems as though most Americans were interested in learning about the workings of other countries. The countries in this edition included …show more content…
The poem, “Adonais,” was written by Will Wallace Harvey. A google search of Harvey turned up with no results, so it is to be assumed that he was not a well-known writer. However, his poem “Adonais,” was an interesting poem about a loved one who had passed, and he makes the point that life still goes on. The language in this poem is predominantly nature-based, as every stanza mentions an aspect of the land. The majority of the authors of the short stories in this edition of Harper’s were not well-known outside authors, but instead authors that wrote articles specifically for Harper’s. Lizzie W. Champney, the author of the article, “Three Thunderbolts,” a short story about a racing horse that is based around life after the war, wrote a total of 87 articles for Harper’s. Another short story, “Little Miss Mouse and her Marvelous Scholar,” did not even include an author’s name in the index, but instead listed another one of his/her works that were not included in the index. While many of the authors were not particularly well-known, their works represented the theme of life after the civil war and the desire for knowledge that Americans had at this
The exact idea on the American identity differs from each person. In Okita's poem, "Response to Order 9066," and in Cisneros's short story, "Mericans," they both touch on their own ideas on what makes an American. The poem tells of a young Japanese girl's experience as an American before and after Order 9066. It describes how the girl and her friend's relationship broke due to the negative views on Japanese-Americans soon after the order. In the short story, a young Mexican girl doe not enjoy or embrace her own culture and would rather do activities other Americans do for fun. Later in the the story, the girl and her siblings surprise an American photographer that they could speak English soon declaring that they are "Merican." Both Okita's poem and Cisneros's short story show that cultural heritage and physical appearances do not determine what it means to be an American.
This essay will explore how the poets Bruce Dawe, Gwen Harwood and Judith Wright use imagery, language and Tone to express their ideas and emotions. The poems which will be explored throughout this essay are Drifters, Suburban Sonnet and Woman to Man.
Australian poets Bruce Dawe and Gwen Harwood explore ideas and emotions in their poems through vivid and aural poetic techniques, the poets also use symbolism to allow the readers to relate to the text. In Dawes “Homecoming”, the poet explores the ideas in the text using language techniques such as irony, paradox and visual imagery to construct his attitude towards war and the effect. While in Gwen Harwood’s, “The violets”, she uses prevailing imagery and mood to emphasize fertility and growth. Contrastingly, In Bruce daws, “Life cycle”, the poet uses the idea of sport to symbolise and represent religion with the use of clichés and juxtaposition to convey his ideas of religion, myths and Christianity in the language use, similarly Harwood poem
Kim Addonizio’s “First Poem for You” portrays a speaker who contemplates the state of their romantic relationship though reflections of their partner’s tattoos. Addressing their partner, the speaker ambivalence towards the merits of the relationship, the speaker unhappily remains with their partner. Through the usage of contrasting visual and kinesthetic imagery, the speaker revels the reasons of their inability to embrace the relationship and showcases the extent of their paralysis. Exploring this theme, the poem discusses how inner conflicts can be powerful paralyzers.
What is the relationship between the self, death, and nature? In his poem, “Hymn,” A.R. Ammons explores the speaker’s position in the world in relation to the other forces that surround him/her daily. S/he seems to be in search of the larger force that controls the smaller natural operations around him. It is unclear as to whether or not the speaker believes that this larger force is a traditional “God” figure, but the title of the poem connotes a praise for a larger being. In addition, Ammons takes on a transcendentalist style in this poem—the belief that a divine spirit composes everything around the speaker. This spirit is “partial and entire” (Ammons 19), “inside of everything and on the outside” (20). There is a significant tension
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was found guilty and hanged (Dieters, 2012). Seven years later, Fitzpatrick’s former roommate confessed to the murder on his deathbed. Residents of Detroit were outraged that an innocent man had been put to death. Then, two years following Fitzpatrick’s execution, another Detroit resident, Stephen Simmons, was tried and convicted of killing his pregnant wife during a drunken rage. His execution was made into an event resembling a carnival, complete with a band, local merchants selling their goods, and a seating section for spectators.. When asked if he had any last words, Simmons recited a poem. His “appeal to the heavens” shocked witnesses. The execution was called “cruel and vindictive” by onlookers. The result of these two cases was an
For this assignment, I have decided to write about a famous poem of Billy Collins which is titled as ‘Introduction to Poetry’ written in 1996.
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When reading a story or a poem, readers tend to analyze, and develop their own opinions. Any content an author or poet produces is up to the reader to question, and identify what the story is trying to say. The point that I am stating is that, stories are like maps that we readers need to figure out. We have to find the starting point, and get to the destination of our conclusion, and the thoughts we have about the story or poem. In the stories that we have read so for throughout the semester, they all have different messages of what they are trying to convey to the reader in a way that can be relatable. Among all the author’s and poet’s works we have read, I have enjoyed Theodore Roethke’s poems. Roethke has developed poems that explore emotions that readers can relate to. I would like to explain and interpret the themes that Theodore Roethke expresses in the poems “My Papa’s Waltz”, “The Waking”, and “I Knew a Woman”.
Poetry of the Civil War can be a very inspiring article of commemoration. Many poets and authors have chosen to write about the Civil War, including John Greenleaf Whittier. John Greenleaf Whittier is the author of the poem “Barbara Frietchie”. “Barbara Frietchie” is a very inspiring
Magazines are nonetheless an important of today’s media, and had the same purpose from as early as the 1730’s. Magazines are periodical publications that contain articles and illustrations which typically cover particular areas or subjects of interest. This source or media is available in countries all over the world and in the case of the twenty-first century, it is readily available all over the internet. Magazines were, however, most popular in the nineteenth century and it was mostly American Magazines. American Magazine publication are circulated in many countries all over the world. And, surely Canada happens to be the closest one, directly north of The United States. Canada has received and continues to receive a substantial amount of imported magazines for America, and the eager Canadian customer are the one who keep this business going but the Canada has a problem with all the foreign media being made available to its people. The Canadian magazine dispute is a result of one of the most prominent conflicts in regards to cultural concerns.
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The reading was held at Flyleaf Books. The room used for the reading was the used books room. Chairs had been placed out in two-thirds of the room, and they faced a wooden podium with a microphone. The reader’s backdrop was a bookcase holding children’s books, which was oddly fitting considering the subject matter of most of the poems read. Most of the audience was middle aged and, honestly, predominantly white. The few younger attendants looked to be graduate students. The host for the evening was kind and gave lengthy yet dazzling introductions for the poets.
It’s been a long debated subject of whether LGBT+ rights were civil rights or not. From being able to be gay and serve in the military, and to simply get the right to get married, it’s still a long road ahead, but the LGBT+ community has fought long and hard for simply rights that straight people already have. Torture, electroshock therapy, basic human rights being ripped away, and the feeling of being safe walking out of the house every day are all things LGBT+ community members have to worry about and have lost.