Rose’s Run by Dawn Dumont is an excellent book that is about a character named Rose Okanese who has to tackle many life problems after her husband cheats on her as well as leaves her and her two daughters. This book takes place in a reserve located in Saskatchewan in modern day Canada. The author did a fantastic job at describing every little detail in the scenes which really helps the reader imagine what was in the setting. One good example of a description is “Rose stood on her front steps looking at the moody sky. Nightfall was coming on and she was dreading it....
As an orphan, Jimmy Santiago Baca endured hardships that changed his lifestyle. Through his younger life, Baca received little to no support and often found himself in detention centers or wandering through the streets only to correlate with street life. At the age of twenty, Baca found himself facing drug charges on flimsy evidence, and served 6 years in prison. However, exacting whatever revenge possible, he stole an attendant’s textbook and began to expand his knowledge. Eventually, with the help of a pen pal, Baca began to develop his own style of poetry.
There are two types of people in this world, those who hold onto the memories of the past and those who want to focus on the future. These two poems, “Deer Hit” by Jon Loomis and “ The Rose that grew from the Concrete” by Tupac Shakur, highlight the two different views many people have when dealing with hardships. While both poems illustrate growing up and how to deal with life’s difficulties, each poem focusses their themes on different aspects that come with human suffering. The imagery a story provides can really set the tone for the entire poem and help with the delivery of the main theme.
“Sober Song” by Barton Sutter is arranged as a free verse poem with a rhyme scheme pattern within every other line. This poem describes a man saying his goodbyes to the memories he has had with alcohol. The poem’s beat and rhythm reminds the reader of a broken love song to the liquor that had once taken over his life. In lines in 1 through 4, we have a special pattern displayed not only in these lines, but throughout the entire poem.
Parker introduces her poem by using imagery to announce the simple development in the setting. It begins by saying, “as the sun rose” (line 7) and continues until she writes, “We didn’t speak until the sun overcame” (line 10). It is an uncomplicated way to provide an additional thought of change. By mentioning the small difference in the setting, Parker wants the reader to understand the importance of the many different aspects, large and small, that are evolving.
This poem uses alliteration,imagery,figurative language,assonance,rhyme and rhythm to capture you all the way to the
“Rose that grew from concrete” By: Tupac Shakur Can we always count on people to be by our side when things don’t go right? Many people have to go on and do things on they own. Also having to prove people that you can go do something they swear you can’t do because of your lifestyle. The poem is about how Tupac himself grew up in a bad neighborhood and he became a amazing and inspiring person to many people. In the poem of “The Rose That Grew from Concrete”, Tupac Shakur uses metaphors and power in order to show how people misrepresent and don’t understand people and their struggle to rise from the bottom.
Alice Walker uses imagery and diction throughout her short story to tell the reader the meaning of “The Flowers”. The meaning of innocence lost and people growing up being changed by the harshness of reality. The author is able to use the imagery to show the difference between innocence and the loss of it. The setting is also used to show this as well.
There is such a bigger meaning to these poems on overcoming hardships in life that everyone has to go through. To not give up and to fight for what is
The literary elements in this poem add to the effect the poem has on the reader, which can be different for everyone, but it makes the reader reflect on their own life and how kindness has changed
The garden in the concrete Andrade chooses to use his personal anecdotes in the opening piece so that the people in the audience that grew in a similar situation as he can connect to the theme he is going to talk about. Opening the speech with that little story of his childhood is a good strategy so that it could draw the attention of the public. When someone uses their personal stories in this kind of speeches it reflects that the person wants us to understand his point in their little anecdote. He chooses to interpret the poem and compare it to the kids he teaches, he is trying to prove his point that when a kid living in a hard situation can overcome it and grow to be a better person. When he says that people don’t question the rose´s
The coming-of-age novel, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, explores how those who are deprived of love during childhood are bound to seek love for the rest of their lives. The protagonist, Jane, develops her moral character as she searches for the love that she lacked. The process of this development is seen in her early days with her extended family, her schooling, her relationship with her Rochester and her newly found cousins, and her happy marriage with him. At the beginning of the book, we learn of Jane’s abusive relationship with her cousins and aunt.
The poet’s appreciation for fame in the presence of death is also mentioned in the next line as he claims that when a laurel grows early—which symbolizes fame in youth—it “withers quicker than the rose.” This truthful, matter-of-fact but melancholy tone shows the the author's thoughts reflecting life’s intolerance of lasting
He looked out of his house, at the sky and instantaneously realised he was late for work if he walked. He quickly got up and ready and took off to the crops with only one thought keeping him going: his family. He pushed harder as he ran up the hill. He heard the familiar rush of school kids walk past, laughing, and having fun every day. He heard the wind rushing past his ear, whistling as he ran.
Young’s poem portrays life’s hardships and the struggle between a person and the world. Young encourages his readers to venture out of their comfort zone and to live life to its fullest potential, which is the theme. Al Young develops and supports his argument by using literary devices. Including symbolism, hyperbole, and metaphors.
