In Clint Smith’s poetry collection, Counting Descent, he uses childhood toys to represent and explain the indefinable feelings surrounding experiencing racism. An example of this is a “little girl jumping rope” in “No More Elegies Today” (line 3). Smith illustrates her playing with the rope by describing the “back & forth bob of her head” and the “beads in her hair [bouncing]” on her back (lines 9, 20). With these descriptions, Smith creates an innocent and playful feeling that juxtaposes the melancholy of the previous poems, such as the detail of the child whose “body [was] strewn across / the street” in “Playground Elegy” (lines 9-10). Through the shocking simpleness of the jump rope, Smith conveys how tired he is of hearing yet another story
Lizabeth conveys how she felt trapped because of the poverty she and her family had to deal with. However, because she and her brother were kids at the time, they didn’t know the extent of their poverty. As she states, “We children, of course, are only vaguely aware of the extent of our poverty. Having no radios, few newspapers, and no magazines, we were somewhat unaware of the world outside our community” (Collier 2). This shows how, because of their lack of things, they didn’t exactly know what was going on outside of their community.
The purpose of John Steinbeck’s passage is to demonstrate the decay of the inner city as the city expands and grows. Steinbeck illustrates his purpose through the use of various rhetorical devices. Steinbeck’s use of imagery helps him achieve his purpose. Throughout the passage, various descriptions of poverty-filled, dirty, and negative images help him show how the inner city is spiraling towards a much harsher, ill city as time goes on. Steinbeck displays his view of the inner city’s decay as he describes previous commercial properties: “...and small fringe businesses take the place of once flowering establishments.”
Soul on Ice by Eldridge Cleaver is a collection of writings and correspondence with his attorney Beverly Axelrod from his time in the Folsom State Prison in California in 1965. Eldridge Cleaver was convicted of drug crimes and then convicted again later after he committed a series of rapes against black and white women. Within Soul on Ice, Eldridge Cleaver details his pursuit of self-discovery and the pursuit of knowledge and new ideologies within the prison system. In addition, Cleaver explores the social system and race relations of black and white people during the Civil Rights Movement. Cleaver renounces his actions as rapist and converts to a Malcom X follower and later a Marxist revolutionary.
Loretta Lynn was born Loretta Webb on April 14, 1932 in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky. She was the second of eight children. Her hometown was a small, rural coal-mining community in which her father earned a living for the family as a worker in the mines. As faith was a major part of her family’s lifestyle, she spent every Sunday as a child singing in church. This is where her love for music and performing was born.
“We ain’t got no houses,” (Line 6) … “They ought to turn around and take a good look at the morning after – babies’ heads everywhere, poppin’ up through the holes in the tents” (Lines 21-23). Coal miners endured a rough existence, and many joined unions in
The song exhibits the idea that because the cowboys were provided with bad-quality food, they were not able to continue working through the harsh
The Poietic Aspect of Hendrix 's "All Along the Watchtower" Jimi Hendrix, probably one of the greatest guitarists of all time, in 1968 covered "All along the watchtower," a song originally written and performed a few months earlier by Bob Dylan. Even though Hendrix 's admiration for Dylan 's work was well known , his choice to cover a song belonging to a completely different music genre is emblematic. So why did Hendrix decide to cover Bob Dylan 's "All along the watchtower?" In this paper, I will argue that Hendrix 's cover of Dylan 's "All along the watchtower," thanks to its lyrics and sound dynamic, optimally conveys his anti-war and anti-violence beliefs.
For this discussion I choose a musician Louise Armstrong song from Pandora. When I type Louis Armstrong song, there were hundreds of his records. I choose a “Stardust” track from the album called “Don 't Get Around Much Anymore “. This song is composed by the popular song composer by Hoagy Carmichael in 1927. This song has many versions that recorded by other jazz great musician added to Armstrong.
Johnny Cash is considered by many as a music icon, who has written music for many different genres. His songs were mainly about sadness, and redemption. He shares styles with Charlie Feathers, David Allen Coe and Ramblin Jack Elliot. In Johnny Cash’s 85th album, subtitled ‘Solitary Man’, he hits high with a few songs here and there, but falls short compared to the other tracks in the ‘America’ series of albums.
The folk song ‘Vigilante Man’ by Woody Guthrie shows the confusion between criminals and vigilantes. We have all heard stories about vigilante men going around trying to make the world a better place. Sometimes people get confused because a vigilante can be seen as a hero and a villain. Guthrie describes the Vigilante Man “carry that sawed-off shot-gun in his hand? Would he shoot his brother and his sister down?”
The substance in this genre often tells stories of heartbreak, life struggles, or personal experiences. One artist that has established a legacy by telling stories of heartbreak or tragedy through her personal experiences and powerful imagery in her songs is Carrie Underwoof The song that I will be breaking down for you today by Underwood is, “Before He Cheats.” Carrie Underwood illustrates how her boyfriend is “cheating” on her but in reality she's just imagining that her boyfriend is cheating on her with a “beach-blonde” woman.
Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine is a hybrid and communal text constructed out of varying poetic form accompanied by contrasting imagery, and historical events. Rankine, although the author of this text is not necessarily its narrator. She plays with prospective, switching the fundamental meaning of “you” and pulls from the personal experiences of her friends, colleagues, and surrounding community. Rankine is able to incorporate “an emphasis on impressionism and subjectivity in [her] writing”, blur the line between various genres, and “[reject] … elaborate formal aesthetics in favor of minimalist design”, which are the pillars of postmodern works (Klages). She utilizes historical and modern events such as the Jim Crow laws, affirmative
Country music did not cross over into the mainstream pop market during the late 1950s and 1960s. Artists and records that appealed to select or regional audiences were much less likely to find their way onto the pop charts than those that managed to cut across such distinctions. During the 1960s, country musicians opted for a new, sophisticated approach to the vocal presentation and instrumental arrangement of country music. This approach came to be known as “countrypolitan”—a fusion of “country” and “cosmopolitan.” Nashville was at the center of this development, and the style was also often called the “Nashville sound.”
This is related to the scene because after the situation with the girl in the red dress and Lennie, they had to run away and start over in Soledad. They’re are giving themselves a second chance to stay at a ranch for a while and make money. The song also states, “Throw it away/ Forget yesterday/ We'll make the great escape”. This relates to the story because it further portrays how they have to throw everything they had, including their past, away in order to starter over.
