The poems I'm about to write for you are some great poems.“The Village Blacksmith” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is about the Blacksmith that is a strong and honest man having crisp black hair and having muscular arms, he works hard from morning to evening. While the children are returning from school they like to catch the burning sparks .“My old Kentucky Home” by Stephen Foster was inspired by “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” for the expresses of deep sympathy for African Americans, and talks about the life in Kentucky These two poems are a good example of how happy both of the poems are. Even though these poems have many things in common like elision and theme they both end in a pretty happy setting. ¨The Village Blacksmith¨ is a poem that any reader
can find a lot of poetic devices. The ones that I will be focusing on is themes and elision. Two strong examples of elision are when he says “He earns whate’er he can, And looks the whole world in the face”(212). He is hinting at this because of the honesty and satisfaction of what the blacksmith does. The only day of rest, comparison in Genesis, was that on Sunday when the blacksmith went to church where he reflected his life. Also, this poem could almost could almost be substituted for American farmer which we see when he says “Week in, week out, from morn till night, You can hear his bellows blow”(212). This says that the blacksmiths labour that he does from sun up to sun down. Then, the sound of the sledge sounds like the towns bell. “My old Kentucky Home” is where readers can find poetic devices like metaphors and personifications, created a unique image of Fosters contemporaries. He also wrote several songs and hymns. Foster also stuck to straightforward and simple language in some of his popular poems like “My old Kentucky Home”. “The sun shines bright in the old Kentucky home”(212) is an example of a metaphor. “The corn top’s ripe and the meadow’s in the bloom While the birds make music all day”(212) is an example of personification. These two poems are some great pieces of work.
Dr. James and Freda Klotter are both noted educators in the state of Kentucky. Dr. Klotter is the Kentucky state historian and professor of history at Georgetown College while his wife is an educational consultant with the Kentucky Collaborative for Teaching and Learning, with many years of experience in the classroom. They outline major influences and developments of the frontier to statehood, Civil War, post-Civil War, and modern times. Throughout the book, anecdotes of the lives of well-known and anonymous Kentuckians to shed light on economic, social, and cultural subjects. A Concise History of Kentucky will be useful to many readers wishing to learn more about the state.
In the early stages of North American colonization by the English, the colony of Jamestown, Virginia was founded in 1607 (Mailer Handout 1 (6)). Soon after the Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded in 1629 (Mailer Handout 2 (1)). These two colonies, although close in the time they were founded, have many differences in aspects of their lives and the way they were settled. The colonies have a different religious system, economic system, political system, and they have a different way of doing things; whether that be pertaining to making money, practicing religion, or electing governors. Along with the differences, there are also a sameness between these two colonies. Each colony has been derived from England and has been founded by companies
One of my favorite poems is “Happy Ending?” By Shel Silverstein, and the poem is published in his book “Falling Up.” The reason why this is my favorite poem is because it makes a lot of sense to me. I find it naïve to think that everything must have a happy ending, but in this poem Silverstein states the opposite of that. In this poem he admits that endings are very sad, but then states that a beginning and middle should be happy to compensate for the sad ending. The poem makes sense to me, the reason for it being my favorite, because in it he is surrendering to the fact that endings can be sad, but he hopes to make the beginning and the middle of the situation a pleasant one.
During the late 16th century and into the 17th century, European nations rapidly colonized the newly discovered Americas. England in particular sent out numerous groups to the eastern coast of North America to two regions. These two regions were known as the Chesapeake and the New England areas. Later, in the late 1700's, these two areas would bond to become one nation. Yet from the very beginnings, both had very separate and unique identities. These differences, though very numerous, spurred from one major factor: the very reason the settlers came to the New World. This affected the colonies in literally every way, including economically, socially, and politically.
In this essay I am going to discuss two poems. "Woman Work" written by Maya Angelou, is about a woman who works all the time and just wants to rest. The second poem is called "overheard in County Sigo" written by Gillian Clarke which is about a married woman having a conversation with her friend about her life and looking back at what her ambitions were.
This is sheer proof of the potential the written word holds. This genre is vastly successful in creating imagery, exploring ones ideas and expressing emotion in both its raw and refined forms, from Bukowski's unembellished, yet irresistably poignant lexis in the poem "Bluebird" to T.S. Eliot's absurdly enchanting bleakness of "The Waste Land". I enjoy Emily Dickinson's works such as "I felt a funeral, in my brain" as they beautifully capture the depths of human thought and emotion. This has also encouraged me to write my own poetic works, experimenting with the many forms, themes and ideals that a poem can encompass whilst exploring my own creativity and
Kentucky could just be the best place between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans to live. From "Happy Birthday" to Abraham Lincoln, Kentucky has made a great contribution to history. Being the 15th state to join the Union in 1792, Kentucky has brought forth a number of important people and aspects to the United States.
Empathy is one major reason. In this current day and age, it seems more and more like we are unable to feel more for the plights and experiences others go through. Poetry itself is an expression of experiences that occur in all the different parts of the human experience and one could learn much from the experiences written from someone who different from them. The poems written during the Harlem Renaissance articulates the perspectives and feelings that African Americans were experiencing during that time and that we are still seeing some of today. One could read poems from these times and really consider what the author is trying to say and could possibly find themselves a bit empathetic towards
The poem that gave me the greatest emotional reaction was “Dusting”. The poem is very touching to me. The poet described a girl in the poem who is writing her scribbling everywhere and her mother keeps erasing her scribblings. “Each morning I wrote my name/on the dusty cabinets, then crossed/the dining table in script…” (Alvarez, 2006, 1-3). This poem is showing how the girl is trapped in her mother’s shadow. She wants more in life and doesn’t want to be like her mother. The poet is showing that the girl wants to be better than her mom, “But I refused with every mark/to be like her, anonymous.” (Alvarez, 2006, 17-18). In some cultural you see this a lot; parents trying to guide their child down the same career path they are in. Most of the
In the essay I hope to explain why I picked each poem and to suggest
When sorting through the Poems of Dorothy Parker you will seldom find a poem tha¬t you could describe as uplifting or cheerful. She speaks with a voice that doesn’t romanticize reality and some may even call her as pessimistic. Though she doesn’t have a buoyant writing style, I can empathize with her views on the challenges of life and love. We have all had experiences where a first bad impression can change how we view an opportunity to do the same thing again. Parker mostly writes in a satirical or sarcastic tone, which can be very entertaining to read and analyze.
In this essay I will compare and contrast a collection of different poems by Carol Anne Duffy, Robert Browning, Ben Johnson and Simon Armitage.
The two poems I have chosen to explain are Piano by D H Lawrence and
Finn by Mark Twain and th e poem I Am Vertical by Sylvia Plath. Through the works of both
The story that I liked the most was “Kids Who Die”. This poem is about the kids who died during tragic events. The poem was just saying that kids will die and the fact that this is a fact is messed up and that is what he is trying to portray. The idea of the poem was to inform people of what will happen and years later it came true. This poem is really interesting yet sad to know that something like that is eventually going to happen to our youth.