In literature and in life, misunderstandings create a divide in society. In “The Glass Castle” by Jeannette Walls, the Walls live a reckless lifestyle and frequently move around the country, as a result of their denial towards society. “Poetry” by Marianne Moore describes Moore’s complicated relationship poetry because it is often not true, raw emotion. “The Glass Castle” and “Poetry” are representative of the constant battle between self and society.
Jean Toomer’s “Georgia Dusk” reveals the remaining influence of slavery on a newly freed African American society. The title is especially relevant within Toomer’s poem, as it signifies a motif that exhibits lightness and darkness within the poem. “Georgia Dusk” signifies this fusion through the word “dusk”, or the time when day transforms into night. This has a possible relation to Toomer’s identity as a mixed-race person, in that he has several racial identities.
“Poetry Is Not a Luxury” (1982) intertwines feminism and poetry together. Author Audre Lorde says that for women, “poetry is not a luxury, but a necessity of our existence” (Lorde, 1982, pg. 281). In today’s society, women’s opinions aren’t really expressed, because it’s not widely accepted in this man-built world. Lorde’s quote “poetry is not a luxury, but a necessity of our existence” means that women should use their voices and channel their energy into poetry. Since poetry is accepted, women aren’t being deviant.
One of the enormous tasks of Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) is “The Bean Eaters.” He has composed the popular poem “We are Real Cool” which describes the childhood memory. In this article, the author has described a couple suffering from poverty. 1. Symbolism:
“Sight” was written by Faith Shearin written in 2015. Faith Shearin is a talented lady that has written many poems, and books. She is currently 47 years old living with her husband and her daughter in North Carolina. The poetry that Faith Shearin tends to write about powerful subjects that many can connect to. In her poem “Sight” she talks about seeing her child for the first time after she was born.
“To Myself” by W.S. Merwin, is a poem about rememberance and loss. A man is looking back on his life, realizing he has lost who he was and envisioning his old self reminds him of a loss he wish he could regain. With the use of the title, ‘‘To Myself” he writes to the one person he lost, himself. He feels the person he once was and there is a tinge of regret in his voice, “here a moment before and the air is still alive around where you were.” He keeps remembering what he used to be, still feeling his old self while pretending to be someone else.
The poems “Tableau” and “Incident” were written by Countee Cullen, an African American poet in the early 1900s, who became famous during the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. He was a poet famous for writing out against racism. In the poems “Tableau” and “Incident,” Cullen uses tone, figurative language, and theme to show the racial interaction between a black and white boy. Countee Cullen uses the tone and figurative language to develop the theme of the poems. The theme of the poem “Tableau” is unity and equality.
The Farmer’s Bride by Charlotte Mew. The poet presents the cruel society through the structure of the ballad. This is depicted in the end stopped lines like ‘the shut of a winter’s day.’ The lack of enjambment crystallises the trapped situation the woman faces in this oppressive society.
Everyone has a different perspective on life, some people have a positive one, while others have a negative. In Spoon River Anthology the reader can see that even married couples can have a different opinions on life. The poems Lucinda Matlock and Davis Matlock are two poems about living life, and although the narrators are married to each other, they both have two totally different outlooks on the subject. Lucinda lives a hard life, but is still content with it. On the other hand, Lucinda's husband Davis questions the way his life is lived.
(-- removed HTML --) is the poem which i chose, actually it is a song. And the writers of this poem is “CCR” which means Creedence Clearwater Revival. The poem satirize the rich and powerful, I know it because the author repeated “It ain't me, it ain't me I ain't no fortunate one, no” And it means he wasn't the people who was born in rich or powerful.
Like The Hunter in the start of The Bear, in the beginning of my school year I had a goal to succeed. The first stanza of the poem shows readers that The Hunter had a focus before beginning their chase. “I sometimes glimpse bits of steam…and know the chilly, enduring odor of bear. (Kinnel)” The bear represents a goal.
The key aspect discussed is life, this topic is defined in different ways, for example, people believe that life is difficult, dark, and rude. However, "Lucinda Matlock" offers a more understanding of life to show the reader that life is worth to live for. The poem gives examples of life that might seem rough and rude but explains that hardships are the reason that makes life worthwhile. The poem describes of a woman's life and how she lived through it to the fullest. That is why "Lucinda Matlock" is a way to overcome life while living to the fullest you can.
A King/Monarch was on top of the feudal society and was in control of his entire kingdom. The thing the king wanted the most was sustaining his power. In order to do this he would need to sacrifice a portion of his land to his vassals. Kings and nobles were fighting for control of Europe's rich farming land at the time (Cels, Marc 4). A king would divide his land among his vassals.
The slave within each poem plead together to the reader to look at the slaves equally to them, such as if their color did not exist. While comparing the tactics of these two poems, you must imagine
Countee Cullen’s poem “Any Human to Another” describes the despair of African Americans. The poem uses irregular structure and rhyme scheme, Cullen also uses figurative language, personification, simile and symbolism. For example, “Let no man be so proud/ And confident,/ To think he is allowed/ A little tent/ Pitched in a meadow/ Of sun and shadow/
