Waniek structures her poem much like a quilt: little pieces here and there put together to create something beautiful. Each story she tells, from her Meema’s Indian blanket, to falling asleep under her father army green Supply blanket, holds a memory,…
“The Lullaby” is written by Leslie Marmon Silko. In “The Lullaby” Ayah is a Native American. She has two children named Danny and Ella. She inadvertently signed away her rights as their guardian after her husband Chato taught her to write her signature. She was told that they were taken because they were sick.…
If one were to draw a connection between salmon and the corruption of people due to technology, it would sound absurd due to how stretched out it is. Although, in Sherman Alexie’s poem “Without Salmon,” a connection between similar ideas play off of each other in order to transition into how two unusual items are connected. For “Without Salmon” is a simple sonnet written with a simple diction, but the meaning placed behind it is impactful as a result of Alexie employing a tone of questioning mania. Alexie’s poem has a discreet tone in which the protagonist, the author, reflects on past events and draws a dichotomy on them. In the poem, when “The river is empty.…
In the poem "The Race" by Sharon Olds, the usage of literary devices conveys the overall meaning of the poem. The author includes enjambment, allusion, and imagery to describe the persistence and relief the main character experiences throughout the poem. The author utilizes enjambment through the poem as a whole, Olds conveys the determination of the character is experiencing by purposely extending the sentences. The never ending sentence creates suspension, and emphasize the journey that is taking place in the poem.…
With the passing of time, memory can magnify and distort what is important to an individual's life. In Gwen Harwood’s poetry, Harwood portrays these aspects through her poem, ‘The Violets’ and ‘Father and Child.’ The poems both represent time and memory in different ways which gives the audience an impression that everyone is different and memories all differ from person to person. It also shows that the lessons we learn from the past differ and are sometimes false memories. As time passes an individual’s memories becomes distorted and sooner or later an individual will only remember what was significant about the memory.…
This poem focuses on the ecosystem in which it tells about the past and disappearance of human beings from the planet and also explain the animal’s health and fitness. The author describes numerous creatures whose are on the verge of extinction such as Zebra, rhinoceros, elephants, warthog, lion, deer. Many cities got extinguished as consequence of war. Mission brigade has to find men and help them by feeding them. In the end, the soldiers were killed.…
As quote “With witch the babe would claim it’s mother’s ears” (verse 10), can be sentimental to the readers who are mothers, because maybe they can memorize what it felt like to accept their child’s death or the comfort of their child in their life. Also using visualizing statements the author is giving insight onto how she felt during this moment of her life. Another quote “Signet-ring of Heaven” (Verse 15), is placed at the end of the poem, which reveals that the author views a child’s death as innocence, and easy to accept knowing that it’s path is to…
Moreover, when Waniek decided to write the poem continuously with first person point of view, whilst going over the different periods of time; past, present, and future. She was successful with giving the audience a much stronger grasp to the idea of how Meema’s Indian blanket represents inheritance, for example in lines 9-12, and as mentioned earlier the strong bonds between the family members, and that allowed the reader to be more engaged with the story and find some relations. Furthermore, she showcased how much the quilt means to her and her heritage by talking about it in past tense in the beginning and all the memories she had growing up with it, then continuing to dream about herself under the quilt and how valuable it is, and finally in lines 41-45 she talked about passing it down to her future children and allow the quilt to be inherited by the next generation.…
“My Son, My Executioner” Analysis “My Son, My Executioner” is a poem written by Donald Hall. It has a very distinctive theme of new life and impending death. As the poem unfolds, piece by piece, it becomes obvious how the author adores his newborn son, but also feels as though he is a sign of growing older. The author exhibits a number of different literary elements throughout the poem to help explain his intended message and meaning.…
In the poem “Snapping beans” by Lisa Parker, she tell us of a girl who has become overwhelmed with college and the different things she has learned. The reason she feels this way is because of her beliefs she learned since a youth and conflicts with what she experiencing. This stops her from sharing information with her grandmother. This poem touches on love, change, and confusion. Love is expressed in this poem with the way the grandmother and granddaughter treated each other.…
People are often caught between two cultures, and their self-identity is altered. In the first part of the poem, Song discusses the limitations of the women peasants in…
Sharon Olds Poetry Essay Sharon Olds writes her poems in a way that establishes intimate connection with the reader and creates deep meanings, expressing her personal and emotional family life in her poems. Sharon Olds uses methods of literary techniques such as metaphor, repetition, alliteration, imagery and symbolism to convey meaning in her poems. Olds’s poems, "The victims" , "One Year", "The Race", and "The Daughter Goes to Camp" have different meanings that reflect on her life. Olds’s use of the literary techniques help the reader understand and connect to the poem making it easier to find the meaning.…
I have decided to analyze the poetic devices and the purpose of the lyrics “The Sound of Silence” by Simon and Garfunkel. This song is based around the idea that people are unable to communicate with their own species because of advanced technology and media which is symbolized by the “neon god” in the song. It shows us that people strongly believe in celebrities, wealth, and media that they silence a simple, beautiful world, underneath them. The author, Simon intends to make the world realize that people are unwilling to let go of this superficial world and “disturb the sounds of silence" because they strongly accept what is around them. The narrator wants people to look beyond their ignorance and recognize what is around them but his efforts…
The narrators tone in the poem is appreciative and peaceful. The poem contains stanzas, imagery, comparison but…
Analysis of “Clair de Lune” The poem “Clair de Lune” was written by Victor Hugo. The title, “Clair de Lune” means moonlight, and all the events in the poem proceeds under the moonlight. The moonlights sets the setting: a night view of the sea illuminated by the moonlight.…