This collection of poems is dedicated to the author's mother, Lisa Moyer. It includes poems about nature, life experiences, and lessons. The author summarizes each poem and explains why she chose to include it, relating themes of optimism, resilience, and the importance of choosing words carefully. She hopes the poems will inspire her mother and bring back fond memories.
This document contains several poems written by different authors along with short analyses and explanations of how the poems relate to the creator's life experiences. The creator dedicates their project to their mother who raised them as a single parent and says they created the project to reflect on life lessons learned. The poems discuss themes of faith, nature, philosophy and family relationships.
This poem describes childhood through the lens of a parent watching their child grow up. It uses imagery of the child going down slides and experiencing rainbows to represent early childhood. As the child grows older, the parent looks back fondly on memories through old pictures, but also feels sadness as the child is now grown and will soon leave home. The camera represents how the parent captured these childhood memories in photographs over time.
This poem discusses the lasting impact of the death of the poet's wife 18 years ago. He is kept awake at night by memories of her, seeing her gentle face looking at him from a picture on the wall. A halo of light surrounds her head. She died in this very room from burns suffered in a fire. Though 18 years have passed, he still wears the "cross" of her death on his breast, unchanged through all the seasons, just as a cross of snow remains unchanged on a mountain in the distant West. The memory and love for his late wife remains as deeply enduring for the poet as that cross of snow on the mountainside.
This document provides summaries of 18 poems:
1) The Thought-Fox by Ted Hughes describes a fox entering a forest at midnight.
2) Digging by Seamus Heaney compares digging potatoes to his father and grandfather's manual labor.
3) Colonel Fazackerley by Charles Causley is a humorous poem about a colonel who befriends a ghost in his new home.
My Grandmother by Elizabeth Jennings Prepared by Kaushal DesaiKaushal Desai
The document provides an analysis of the poem "My Grandmother" by Elizabeth Jennings. It summarizes each stanza and discusses key themes such as the poet's complex feelings of guilt over refusing to go out with her grandmother once and the grandmother's close attachment to her antique shop and possessions. The analysis examines how the poet explores dealing with memories and relationships after her grandmother's death when she feels no grief but lingering guilt. It concludes by stating the poem elaborates on the poet's emotional life and memories with her grandmother.
Project for my 12th grade Creative Writing Course at PA Virtual. Five original poems with dedications, five found poems with explications, project dedication, pictures, and bibliography.
This collection of poetry is dedicated to the author's mother. The first poem, "Ode to Rain and Memories," reminisces about playing in the rain as a child and the happy memories it brings back. The second poem, "Hope," describes hope as a small spark that grows into a mighty flame that pushes people forward. The third poem, "Little Sister," recalls the author's sister being born and watching her grow up. Each poem is followed by a dedication explaining why it was included in the collection for the author's mother.
A Prayer For My Daughter by W.B. Yeats Prepared by Kaushal DesaiKaushal Desai
William Butler Yeats wrote "A Prayer for My Daughter" to express his hopes and concerns for his newborn daughter's future. He prays that she will be blessed with virtue, wisdom, and kindness over mere beauty. Yeats hopes his daughter will find intimacy through courtesy rather than opinions, and find happiness in custom and ceremony rather than hatred. Overall, the poem reflects a father's desire to guide his daughter to a content life through spiritual qualities rather than superficial ones.
This document contains several poems written by different authors along with short analyses and explanations of how the poems relate to the creator's life experiences. The creator dedicates their project to their mother who raised them as a single parent and says they created the project to reflect on life lessons learned. The poems discuss themes of faith, nature, philosophy and family relationships.
This poem describes childhood through the lens of a parent watching their child grow up. It uses imagery of the child going down slides and experiencing rainbows to represent early childhood. As the child grows older, the parent looks back fondly on memories through old pictures, but also feels sadness as the child is now grown and will soon leave home. The camera represents how the parent captured these childhood memories in photographs over time.
This poem discusses the lasting impact of the death of the poet's wife 18 years ago. He is kept awake at night by memories of her, seeing her gentle face looking at him from a picture on the wall. A halo of light surrounds her head. She died in this very room from burns suffered in a fire. Though 18 years have passed, he still wears the "cross" of her death on his breast, unchanged through all the seasons, just as a cross of snow remains unchanged on a mountain in the distant West. The memory and love for his late wife remains as deeply enduring for the poet as that cross of snow on the mountainside.
This document provides summaries of 18 poems:
1) The Thought-Fox by Ted Hughes describes a fox entering a forest at midnight.
2) Digging by Seamus Heaney compares digging potatoes to his father and grandfather's manual labor.
3) Colonel Fazackerley by Charles Causley is a humorous poem about a colonel who befriends a ghost in his new home.
My Grandmother by Elizabeth Jennings Prepared by Kaushal DesaiKaushal Desai
The document provides an analysis of the poem "My Grandmother" by Elizabeth Jennings. It summarizes each stanza and discusses key themes such as the poet's complex feelings of guilt over refusing to go out with her grandmother once and the grandmother's close attachment to her antique shop and possessions. The analysis examines how the poet explores dealing with memories and relationships after her grandmother's death when she feels no grief but lingering guilt. It concludes by stating the poem elaborates on the poet's emotional life and memories with her grandmother.
Project for my 12th grade Creative Writing Course at PA Virtual. Five original poems with dedications, five found poems with explications, project dedication, pictures, and bibliography.
This collection of poetry is dedicated to the author's mother. The first poem, "Ode to Rain and Memories," reminisces about playing in the rain as a child and the happy memories it brings back. The second poem, "Hope," describes hope as a small spark that grows into a mighty flame that pushes people forward. The third poem, "Little Sister," recalls the author's sister being born and watching her grow up. Each poem is followed by a dedication explaining why it was included in the collection for the author's mother.
A Prayer For My Daughter by W.B. Yeats Prepared by Kaushal DesaiKaushal Desai
William Butler Yeats wrote "A Prayer for My Daughter" to express his hopes and concerns for his newborn daughter's future. He prays that she will be blessed with virtue, wisdom, and kindness over mere beauty. Yeats hopes his daughter will find intimacy through courtesy rather than opinions, and find happiness in custom and ceremony rather than hatred. Overall, the poem reflects a father's desire to guide his daughter to a content life through spiritual qualities rather than superficial ones.
The poem is a prayer spoken by an unborn child, pleading for protection from the horrors of the contemporary world. In eight stanzas, the child asks to be sheltered from frightening creatures, fears being manipulated or coerced by lies and drugs, and requests access to nature's beauty. The child asks forgiveness for future sins committed under the world's influence and requests guidance to navigate life's difficulties. Most importantly, the child seeks protection from tyrants who would destroy its humanity and turn it into a lifeless machine, concluding it would prefer abortion to such a fate.
A prayer for my daughter a presentation by asst. prof. vinodkumar pradhanVinodkumarPradhan
The storm is howling again as the poet's child sleeps in the cradle. For an hour, the poet has walked and prayed for his young daughter, hearing the sea wind scream. He imagines her future years dancing to a frenzied drum from the murderous innocence of the sea, and prays she is granted beauty but not the kind that distracts strangers or makes her vain. The poet hopes his daughter will value kindness over beauty alone and choose friends wisely. He compares her to a hidden, flowering tree whose thoughts are like a linnet's song, taking root in one place.
The document discusses examples of figurative language in four poems. The first poem, "Table Manners" by Gelett Burgess, uses figurative language like "gug and gumble" to describe rude eating habits. The second poem, the lullaby "Sleep, Baby, Sleep" uses nature imagery like "large stars are the sheep" and "gentle moon's the shepherdess." The third poem, an anonymous limerick, uses figurative comparisons like "her hair was like silk" and "her skin smooth as milk." The final poem, "The Ram" by an unknown author, exaggerates the size of the ram with phrases like "stood ‘bout ten yards high
The poem describes a boy's childhood experience picking blackberries that represents a rite of passage into adulthood. As a child, the boy excitedly picks blackberries, but later finds the fruit has rotted, representing how childhood innocence decays. The boy realizes that ambitions do not last, just as the berries did not keep. The personal well the speaker loved as a child now echoes darkness as an adult, showing how he has lost the naive perspective of childhood. In "Digging", the speaker admires how his father and grandfather worked the land but knows he cannot follow the same path, instead using his pen to understand his family lineage and accept his change.
A prayer for my daughter by w. b. yeats SalahinLimon1
The document is a presentation about William Butler Yeats. It provides biographical information about Yeats, discussing how he was a leading figure of 20th century literature in Ireland and the first Irishman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. It also summarizes Yeats' poem "A Prayer for My Daughter" in 10 stanzas, each explaining the context and symbolism within the stanza. The poem expresses a father's love and concerns for his daughter's future during a politically turbulent time in Ireland. It outlines the father's hopes that she grows up with beauty, kindness, and roots herself in tradition by marrying into an aristocratic family upholding spiritual values.
by W.H.Auden
it is a poem by Auden addressing his daughter. He expresses his own desires and expectations from his daughter. The poem has a universal feeling of a typical father towards his own daughter. The father in the poet indicates his concerns regarding his daughter.
The poem is a dialogue between a Reader, representing cowards afraid of life's difficulties, and a Rider determined to face challenges on his journey. [1] The Reader tries to discourage the Rider by warning of dangers in the valley like odorous pits and treacherous gaps. [2] When the Rider insists on continuing, the Reader then tries to frighten him with warnings of dusk delays, confusing terrain, and mysterious shapes in the trees. [3] Undeterred, the Rider tells the Reader that those with courage and willpower can overcome obstacles, and leaves the Reader behind to face his own fears.
The poems and songs discuss butterflies through various themes. Many describe butterflies in nature and their carefree movements. Others use butterflies as symbols for life changes or the beauty in small moments. The moods conveyed range from calm and peaceful to inspiring and bittersweet. Imagery of butterflies is prevalent throughout the works.
The magic of poetry for english language learnersDonnaMahar
The document summarizes how poetry can benefit English language learners. It discusses how poetry uses precise language and engages multiple senses to convey meaning in a condensed form. Several examples of poems are provided and analyzed. The document also explores how performing, reading, and writing poetry can help develop oral language skills, vocabulary, reading fluency, and academic literacy. Suggestions are given for writing activities and establishing a poetry culture in the classroom.
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The document contains several poems on various topics. A picnic poem describes a multi-cultural gathering with food from different countries. A poem about a husband describes his various emotions and masks. An A-B-C poem uses alliteration to describe family members arguing over art. A poem on what it means to be Muslim outlines Islamic beliefs and duties. A sonnet attempts to explain what a sonnet is.
This document is the dedication page from a poetry project. The author dedicates the poems to their parents, thanking their mother for all her support over the years and their father for being a role model. The dedication includes several poems by the author analyzing different styles and topics, as well as poems by Shel Silverstein and Langston Hughes to honor their mother's love of reading poetry to them.
The first poem describes how flowers are like a friend to the author, calming them and making them feel happy with their scent and comfort. The second poem talks about the short life of a small flower compared to a boastful rose. The third poem is about a person who wishes they could be a carefree plant instead of having responsibilities as a human.
The document is a student's poetry anthology containing various poems and information about different poetry forms including haiku, cinquain, diamante, and free verse. It also includes the student's selected poet, Roald Dahl, and two additional poems collected by the student.
This document contains 9 poems about nature or the outdoors. The poems cover topics like spring, the wind, summer, meadows, beaches, skies, and creeks. They utilize poetic devices like rhyme schemes, imagery, personification, similes, and alliteration to paint pictures of the natural scenes and themes described.
The document contains several poems and short stories on various themes:
1) A poem about Saint Jerome depicts the saint eternally kneeling in penitence.
2) A poem suggests Shakespeare's characters like Hamlet and Lady Macbeth may have benefited from antidepressants.
3) A poem envisions a utopian world where gods of different religions coexist harmoniously.
4) Two sonnets - one questions the depth of a lover's affection, the other desires dreamless sleep.
5) Short stories include Barbie dolls dealing with a melted pink sofa and sibling rivalry.
The document contains 18 poems or passages on various topics such as nature, society, religion, and human experiences. Some of the key themes across multiple passages include the beauty of nature, the impermanence of time and life, the importance of faith and religion, and reflections on human existence. The styles and tones range from descriptive to philosophical to spiritual.
This document is Shoshana's poetry portfolio containing poems from various time periods that incorporate symbolism of flowers. It includes an introduction outlining her theme of comparing flowers to thoughts and feelings. The portfolio contains analyses of poems from various eras including the medieval "Garden Bed III", Renaissance "Amoretti 64", 17th century "On a Drop of Dew", 18th century "Within a Flower", 19th century "Leaves Compared with Flowers" and "Song of the Flower", and contemporary poems. It also includes original poems by Shoshana applying different historical styles and analyzing how they relate to her theme.
This document contains several poems dedicated to the author's mother, including summaries of and commentary on published poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Raymond A. Foss, Ivan Donn Carswell, Carl Sandburg, and Mary Elizabeth Coleridge. It also includes three original poems by the author, Rachael Sessoms, reflecting on themes of wonder, missing surroundings, and self-identity.
The document provides information about understanding an author's purpose and mood when reading poetry. It discusses the main purposes an author may have such as sharing feelings, telling a story, sending a message, being humorous or descriptive. It also discusses how to determine the mood or emotion conveyed in a poem using clues from the words and images. Examples of poems are provided to illustrate different purposes and how to identify moods like happy, sad, angry, and thoughtful.
The poem is a prayer spoken by an unborn child, pleading for protection from the horrors of the contemporary world. In eight stanzas, the child asks to be sheltered from frightening creatures, fears being manipulated or coerced by lies and drugs, and requests access to nature's beauty. The child asks forgiveness for future sins committed under the world's influence and requests guidance to navigate life's difficulties. Most importantly, the child seeks protection from tyrants who would destroy its humanity and turn it into a lifeless machine, concluding it would prefer abortion to such a fate.
A prayer for my daughter a presentation by asst. prof. vinodkumar pradhanVinodkumarPradhan
The storm is howling again as the poet's child sleeps in the cradle. For an hour, the poet has walked and prayed for his young daughter, hearing the sea wind scream. He imagines her future years dancing to a frenzied drum from the murderous innocence of the sea, and prays she is granted beauty but not the kind that distracts strangers or makes her vain. The poet hopes his daughter will value kindness over beauty alone and choose friends wisely. He compares her to a hidden, flowering tree whose thoughts are like a linnet's song, taking root in one place.
The document discusses examples of figurative language in four poems. The first poem, "Table Manners" by Gelett Burgess, uses figurative language like "gug and gumble" to describe rude eating habits. The second poem, the lullaby "Sleep, Baby, Sleep" uses nature imagery like "large stars are the sheep" and "gentle moon's the shepherdess." The third poem, an anonymous limerick, uses figurative comparisons like "her hair was like silk" and "her skin smooth as milk." The final poem, "The Ram" by an unknown author, exaggerates the size of the ram with phrases like "stood ‘bout ten yards high
The poem describes a boy's childhood experience picking blackberries that represents a rite of passage into adulthood. As a child, the boy excitedly picks blackberries, but later finds the fruit has rotted, representing how childhood innocence decays. The boy realizes that ambitions do not last, just as the berries did not keep. The personal well the speaker loved as a child now echoes darkness as an adult, showing how he has lost the naive perspective of childhood. In "Digging", the speaker admires how his father and grandfather worked the land but knows he cannot follow the same path, instead using his pen to understand his family lineage and accept his change.
A prayer for my daughter by w. b. yeats SalahinLimon1
The document is a presentation about William Butler Yeats. It provides biographical information about Yeats, discussing how he was a leading figure of 20th century literature in Ireland and the first Irishman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. It also summarizes Yeats' poem "A Prayer for My Daughter" in 10 stanzas, each explaining the context and symbolism within the stanza. The poem expresses a father's love and concerns for his daughter's future during a politically turbulent time in Ireland. It outlines the father's hopes that she grows up with beauty, kindness, and roots herself in tradition by marrying into an aristocratic family upholding spiritual values.
by W.H.Auden
it is a poem by Auden addressing his daughter. He expresses his own desires and expectations from his daughter. The poem has a universal feeling of a typical father towards his own daughter. The father in the poet indicates his concerns regarding his daughter.
The poem is a dialogue between a Reader, representing cowards afraid of life's difficulties, and a Rider determined to face challenges on his journey. [1] The Reader tries to discourage the Rider by warning of dangers in the valley like odorous pits and treacherous gaps. [2] When the Rider insists on continuing, the Reader then tries to frighten him with warnings of dusk delays, confusing terrain, and mysterious shapes in the trees. [3] Undeterred, the Rider tells the Reader that those with courage and willpower can overcome obstacles, and leaves the Reader behind to face his own fears.
The poems and songs discuss butterflies through various themes. Many describe butterflies in nature and their carefree movements. Others use butterflies as symbols for life changes or the beauty in small moments. The moods conveyed range from calm and peaceful to inspiring and bittersweet. Imagery of butterflies is prevalent throughout the works.
The magic of poetry for english language learnersDonnaMahar
The document summarizes how poetry can benefit English language learners. It discusses how poetry uses precise language and engages multiple senses to convey meaning in a condensed form. Several examples of poems are provided and analyzed. The document also explores how performing, reading, and writing poetry can help develop oral language skills, vocabulary, reading fluency, and academic literacy. Suggestions are given for writing activities and establishing a poetry culture in the classroom.
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The document contains several poems on various topics. A picnic poem describes a multi-cultural gathering with food from different countries. A poem about a husband describes his various emotions and masks. An A-B-C poem uses alliteration to describe family members arguing over art. A poem on what it means to be Muslim outlines Islamic beliefs and duties. A sonnet attempts to explain what a sonnet is.
This document is the dedication page from a poetry project. The author dedicates the poems to their parents, thanking their mother for all her support over the years and their father for being a role model. The dedication includes several poems by the author analyzing different styles and topics, as well as poems by Shel Silverstein and Langston Hughes to honor their mother's love of reading poetry to them.
The first poem describes how flowers are like a friend to the author, calming them and making them feel happy with their scent and comfort. The second poem talks about the short life of a small flower compared to a boastful rose. The third poem is about a person who wishes they could be a carefree plant instead of having responsibilities as a human.
The document is a student's poetry anthology containing various poems and information about different poetry forms including haiku, cinquain, diamante, and free verse. It also includes the student's selected poet, Roald Dahl, and two additional poems collected by the student.
This document contains 9 poems about nature or the outdoors. The poems cover topics like spring, the wind, summer, meadows, beaches, skies, and creeks. They utilize poetic devices like rhyme schemes, imagery, personification, similes, and alliteration to paint pictures of the natural scenes and themes described.
The document contains several poems and short stories on various themes:
1) A poem about Saint Jerome depicts the saint eternally kneeling in penitence.
2) A poem suggests Shakespeare's characters like Hamlet and Lady Macbeth may have benefited from antidepressants.
3) A poem envisions a utopian world where gods of different religions coexist harmoniously.
4) Two sonnets - one questions the depth of a lover's affection, the other desires dreamless sleep.
5) Short stories include Barbie dolls dealing with a melted pink sofa and sibling rivalry.
The document contains 18 poems or passages on various topics such as nature, society, religion, and human experiences. Some of the key themes across multiple passages include the beauty of nature, the impermanence of time and life, the importance of faith and religion, and reflections on human existence. The styles and tones range from descriptive to philosophical to spiritual.
This document is Shoshana's poetry portfolio containing poems from various time periods that incorporate symbolism of flowers. It includes an introduction outlining her theme of comparing flowers to thoughts and feelings. The portfolio contains analyses of poems from various eras including the medieval "Garden Bed III", Renaissance "Amoretti 64", 17th century "On a Drop of Dew", 18th century "Within a Flower", 19th century "Leaves Compared with Flowers" and "Song of the Flower", and contemporary poems. It also includes original poems by Shoshana applying different historical styles and analyzing how they relate to her theme.
This document contains several poems dedicated to the author's mother, including summaries of and commentary on published poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Raymond A. Foss, Ivan Donn Carswell, Carl Sandburg, and Mary Elizabeth Coleridge. It also includes three original poems by the author, Rachael Sessoms, reflecting on themes of wonder, missing surroundings, and self-identity.
The document provides information about understanding an author's purpose and mood when reading poetry. It discusses the main purposes an author may have such as sharing feelings, telling a story, sending a message, being humorous or descriptive. It also discusses how to determine the mood or emotion conveyed in a poem using clues from the words and images. Examples of poems are provided to illustrate different purposes and how to identify moods like happy, sad, angry, and thoughtful.
This poem discusses the importance of true friendship. It emphasizes that a real friend is trustworthy, provides companionship during lonely times, and serves as a support to lean on during difficult periods. A friend is described as a "special gift of life" and "one of the best things one can ever be." The poem stresses that to be a good friend, one must be selfless rather than motivated by personal gain or fame. Overall, it conveys that friendship can positively change lives when based on trust, loyalty and mutual support.
The document defines and provides examples of several literary devices including extended metaphor, irony, imagery, symbolism, satire, puns, tone, and poetic devices. It explains that an extended metaphor continues a comparison over multiple sentences or an entire work. It provides Shakespeare's quote from Romeo and Juliet as an example of an extended metaphor comparing Juliet to the sun. It also defines and gives examples of verbal, situational, and dramatic irony and explains that imagery uses description to appeal to the senses.
The document discusses poetry and provides examples of different types of poetry. It defines poetry as a form of literature written in a rhythmic style using verse. It then explains different poetic elements such as lines, stanzas, rhyme schemes, and various stanza forms including couplets, triplets, quatrains, and more. The document also provides examples of different types of poetry like lyrical poetry, narrative poetry, concrete poetry, haikus, cinquains, acrostics, and Shakespearean sonnets. It discusses the purpose of poetry and how teachers can use model poems to guide students in writing their own poetry.
Horse in Egg by Matthea Harvey27Poetry Is an Egg W.docxwellesleyterresa
Horse in Egg by Matthea Harvey
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Poetry Is an Egg With
a Horse Inside
Matthea Harvey
Our concerns as adults and as children are not so different. We want to
be surprised, transformed, challenged, delighted, understood. For me,
since an early age, poetry has been a place for all these things. Poetry
is a rangy, uncontainable genre—it is a place for silliness and sadness,
delight and despair, invention and ideas (and also, apparently, allitera-
tion). Giving children poems that address the whole range of the world,
not just the watered-down, “child appropriate” issues, makes them feel
less alone. Corny as it sounds, if children find poems that express things
they have themselves thought and poems that push them beyond what
they have themselves imagined, they’ll have a friend for life. This is the
story of how I found that friend.
In the first poetry workshop I ever took (my junior year in college),
my professor, Henri Cole, handed out a page of quotations about poetry
from luminaries such as Yeats, Eliot, and Stevens. One of them read:
“Poetry is an egg with a horse inside.”
—Third grader
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I have no idea who or what that third grader grew up to be (I’m guessing
a poet, miniature-pony breeder, astronaut, or molecular gastronomist),
but I still remember the thrill I felt seeing that quote included. I don’t
remember the quotes by those beloved poetry stars, but decades later,
I include that third grader’s quote in my handouts, and it seems to sur-
prise and delight my students as much as it did and does me. Lucie
Brock-Broido knows the quote too (maybe they were in a class together?),
and once when I was in her office after visiting her class, she showed me
her scrumptious collection of eggs with little horses inside.
This spurred me to do a photo-illustration of my own because for
the last six years, I’ve been taking photographs to title or illustrate my
poems. I sorted through my collection of small horses (yes, I have such
a collection; in fact I have drawers and drawers of miniature things) and
finally found one horse that almost perfectly matched the brown eggs
I had in the fridge. I cracked one open with a spoon, let all the egg white
and yolk run out, and carefully inserted the horse, tail first. Voilà! He
looked as though he was just making his way out—tottering on his spin-
dly front legs, wondering if he would ever get the back two out and what
on earth might be ahead of him. On a day when I’m truly open to the
world (the pigeons pecking their shadows on the roof next door, the snow
on the still-green trees), that’s what life feels like to me—a bit terrifying
but pretty beautiful. When I’m on a plane and I hear the man three rows
back saying, “I am a salmon geneticist,” I want to add “who was recently
kissed in the mist” to make his statement even more Dr. Seuss–ish. When
I hear tennis player Rafael Nadal say in an interview, “Hopefully the book
will like to the people,” ...
This document contains analyses of several poems. The first analysis summarizes a poem titled "Shopping for Yourself" as being about not needing to rush through life and appreciating what you have. The next two analyses summarize additional poems about feeling trapped by emotions and the ups and downs of life.
1) The document is a collection of poems written by nine Palestinian poets between October and December 2023. The poems address themes of isolation, interconnectedness, and the ongoing occupation and violence in Palestine.
2) One poem responds to another poem by Palestinian poet Refaat Al-Areer, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in December along with family members.
3) In addition to the poems, the document provides information on actions readers can take to support Palestinians and end the occupation.
This poem describes childhood memories and experiences. It discusses playing outside, climbing trees, swimming in lakes, and other activities of childhood. The poem expresses a longing to return to the carefree days of childhood, before the worries of adulthood. It uses descriptive language and rhyming to convey nostalgia for childhood. This fits the theme of recounting childhood memories.
This document lists and provides examples of different types of poetry, including slam poetry, narrative poetry, ballads, lyric poetry, sonnets, limericks, free verse, and odes. It discusses characteristics of each type and provides examples to illustrate them.
This poem is dedicated from the author, Chawn Christian, to their mother. In three sentences or less, the summary is:
The poem thanks the mother for things in their difficult relationship, acknowledges there is little sentiment between them, and explains that the author decided to write this poem for her despite their issues.
The document provides information on various forms and elements of poetry including: stanzas (couplets, tercets, quatrains), diction, tone, themes, narrative poems (ballads, epics), lyrics (odes, songs), and sample texts. It defines each form and provides examples to illustrate characteristics. Couplets consist of two lines with end rhymes while tercets have three lines ending with the same rhyme. Epics involve heroic deeds and supernatural forces. Ballads are narrative poems intended to be sung with an abcb rhyme scheme. Odes are elaborate lyrical poems on a single theme without a strict pattern.
This story is about a young girl who finds a nest of baby birds in a hollow tree trunk near her home. She visits them every day to watch them grow from tiny pink creatures into feathered birds. When the trees bloom in spring signaling it is time for the birds to leave the nest, the girl cannot find them. She discovers only four velvet feathers left behind in the hollow trunk. Upset, she wonders what went wrong and cries, missing the birds she had watched over. The story explores a child's experience of caring for wildlife and feeling loss when they inevitably leave the nest.
The document discusses analyzing poetry through close reading and identifying literary devices. It explains that a poetry explication attempts to describe the meaning and relationships between stylistic devices in a poem. Some common figurative language devices found in poetry are mentioned, including metaphor, which draws comparisons between two unlike things, and simile, which uses "like" or "as" to directly compare two things. The analysis of poems through identifying these literary techniques is important for fully understanding the poet's intended meaning and message.
The two poems present similar experiences of bullying at school but with some differences:
- Both speakers write about being bullied by other children, experiencing hurtful name-calling and social isolation in "The Place's Fault" and physical threats in "My Parents Kept Me."
- However, the poems differ in tone - "The Place's Fault" expresses anger and a sense of having no escape from the bullying, while "My Parents Kept Me" reflects more on the speaker's fear of the other children.
- Structurally, "The Place's Fault" directly describes the bullying experience, while "My Parents Kept Me" more subtly conveys the speaker's feelings through comparisons to other children.
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The Hope of Salvation - Jude 1:24-25 - MessageCole Hartman
Jude gives us hope at the end of a dark letter. In a dark world like today, we need the light of Christ to shine brighter and brighter. Jude shows us where to fix our focus so we can be filled with God's goodness and glory. Join us to explore this incredible passage.
A375 Example Taste the taste of the Lord, the taste of the Lord The taste of...franktsao4
It seems that current missionary work requires spending a lot of money, preparing a lot of materials, and traveling to far away places, so that it feels like missionary work. But what was the result they brought back? It's just a lot of photos of activities, fun eating, drinking and some playing games. And then we have to do the same thing next year, never ending. The church once mentioned that a certain missionary would go to the field where she used to work before the end of his life. It seemed that if she had not gone, no one would be willing to go. The reason why these missionary work is so difficult is that no one obeys God’s words, and the Bible is not the main content during missionary work, because in the eyes of those who do not obey God’s words, the Bible is just words and cannot be connected with life, so Reading out God's words is boring because it doesn't have any life experience, so it cannot be connected with human life. I will give a few examples in the hope that this situation can be changed. A375
Trusting God's Providence | Verse: Romans 8: 28-31JL de Belen
Trusting God's Providence.
Providence - God’s active preservation and care over His creation. God is both the Creator and the Sustainer of all things Heb. 1:2-3; Col. 1:17
-God keep His promises.
-God’s general providence is toward all creation
- All things were made through Him
God’s special providence is toward His children.
We may suffer now, but joy can and will come
God can see what we cannot see
Chandra Dev: Unveiling the Mystery of the Moon GodExotic India
Shining brightly in the sky, some days more than others, the Moon in popular culture is a symbol of love, romance, and beauty. The ancient Hindu texts, however, mention the Moon as an intriguing and powerful being, worshiped by sages as Chandra.
Heartfulness Magazine - June 2024 (Volume 9, Issue 6)heartfulness
Dear readers,
This month we continue with more inspiring talks from the Global Spirituality Mahotsav that was held from March 14 to 17, 2024, at Kanha Shanti Vanam.
We hear from Daaji on lifestyle and yoga in honor of International Day of Yoga, June 21, 2024. We also hear from Professor Bhavani Rao, Dean at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, on spirituality in action, the Venerable BhikkuSanghasena on how to be an ambassador for compassion, Dr. Tony Nader on the Maharishi Effect, Swami Mukundananda on the crossroads of modernization, Tejinder Kaur Basra on the purpose of work, the Venerable GesheDorjiDamdul on the psychology of peace, the Rt. Hon. Patricia Scotland, KC, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, on how we are all related, and world-renowned violinist KumareshRajagopalan on the uplifting mysteries of music.
Dr. Prasad Veluthanar shares an Ayurvedic perspective on treating autism, Dr. IchakAdizes helps us navigate disagreements at work, Sravan Banda celebrates World Environment Day by sharing some tips on land restoration, and Sara Bubber tells our children another inspiring story and challenges them with some fun facts and riddles.
Happy reading,
The editors
2nd issue of Volume 15. A magazine in urdu language mainly based on spiritual treatment and learning. Many topics on ISLAM, SUFISM, SOCIAL PROBLEMS, SELF HELP, PSYCHOLOGY, HEALTH, SPIRITUAL TREATMENT, Ruqya etc.A very useful magazine for everyone.
2. DEDICATED TO: MY MOTHER, LISA MOYER
This collection of poems is dedicated to my mom,
Lisa Moyer, in the hopes that its poems will inspire,
be thought provoking, and bring memories.
3. “NOTHING GOLD CAN STAY”
BY ROBERT FROST
Nature‟s first green is gold
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf‟s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
4. EXPLICATION OF “NOTHING GOLD CAN STAY”
This poem was written in 1923 and published in a collection of
poems titled New Hampshire. This poem uses nature as a metaphor
for the fleeting feeling of life. The poem grabs the readers attention
through vivid imagery and rhyming pattern. The poem uses gold as
something of high value, and describes the fleeting nature of such good
things. This poem gives both feelings of hope but also of bitterness and
loss.
This poem, “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost is one of
my favorite poems. This poem evokes vivid imagery, while also having
a morbid and sad tone. The imagery captures the readers attention,
and the tone gives the reader a feeling of both hope and depression.
The poem gives the idea that nothing brilliant can last, and that the
mundane and repetitive are the norm. However, I choose this story
because I am optimistic about this poem, that the truly great parts may
not last forever, but they are there. I chose this poem to inspire my
mother to be optimistic in even the darkest times.
5. “PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE” BY EMILY BRONTE
Tell me, tell me, smiling child,
What the past is like to thee?
„An Autumn evening soft and mild
With a wind that sighs mournfully.‟
Tell me, what is the present hour?
„A green and flowery spray
Where a young bird sits gathering its power
To mount and fly away.‟
And what is the future, happy one?
„A sea beneath a cloudless sun;
A mighty, glorious, dazzling sea
Stretching into infinity.‟
6. EXPLICATION OF “PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE”
The poem, “Past, Present, Future” has an
interesting story. The poem centers around the author
asking a child about their interpretations of their world,
including the past, present, and what they expect for the
future. The poems tone is curious and slightly sad but
hopeful. The poem uses rhyme to connect ideas and
provide a flow to the words. The author connects words
that create a feeling of a sad past to feelings of hope for
the future.
I included this poem because of its focus on the
feelings of the past, present, and future. I think its imagery
provides a beautiful picture to an interesting poem. I felt
this poem was important to include because though it
describes the feelings of a sad past, it brings feelings of
hope for the future.
7. “WORDS”
BY KELVIN HINZ
They can send your heart on wings
to soar like an eagle;
Or they can rip slivers from it
with sharp nails.
They can make your heart
do happy high-jumps;
Or they can dig deep-
And bury it in the mire.
They can bring you to the front of the class
to reveal you in all your brilliance;
Or they can belittle and degrade-
make you face the corner
naked- for all to see.
They can captivate you
with their warm magic;
Or they can dumbfound you
with a mean careless trick.
They can leave you at ease
with honesty and solidity,
Or they can trouble you with innuendo
and elusive riddles.
They can awaken your heart
with a gentle kiss;
Or they can cool it
with frozen fingers.
They can fan
the embers of ability;
Or they can douse them
with icy water-stinging cold.
So:
from parent to child,
old to young;
sibling to sibling,
neighbour to neighbour;
friend to friend,
one to another.
Place your feet in the other‟s shoes,
and please choose your words…
with care in mind.
8. EXPLICATION OF “WORDS”
The poem “Words”, was published in the collection
of poems by Kelvin Hinz, titled Life, Loss, Truth, &
Adventure. The poem tells of the impact that words can
have on others, by using comparing and contrasting
techniques. This poem encourages readers to take care
when choosing words, and reminds them of the impact
words have.
I included this poem because I felt the message to
be truthful. I feel the writer gives an accurate depiction of
how words can be used to help of hinder ones spirit. I felt it
should be included because it enforces the advice given
by many parents, including my mother, that if you can‟t say
something nice, don‟t say anything at all. It also reminds
readers to choose their words with care, which I believe is
an important lesson. I included this poem because I felt it
reinforced the lesson of being mindful of the words you
speak.
9. “HOW MUCH RESPECT?” BY KELVIN HINZ
The way I see it
as a wonderous living thing,
from the cradle, every baby should
be granted
as their birthright; respect- in a
healthy dose.
A creation hopefully born of the
love of two,
and on „n‟ up they grow.
And yes, age does earn you
a certain amount more
as through life‟s challenges you
make your way
and hardships you bore.
For throughout life,
respect is gained or lost
depending on a person‟s merits-
made up of one‟s morals, words and
deeds:
of cruelty or kindness,
rude or dignified,
wise or foolish.
As for the bullies:
bulging muscles, hard head and fists
-
they do not qualify you.
For the use of fear and intimidation
should not be confused
as they cannot gain you
a respect that is true.
So Beware!
In the eyes of others
and in the Big Man‟s upstairs:
The thoughts and intents
you hold in mind and heart;
the things you say and do –
displaying cruelty or care
shall determine how much respect
you will receive,
for you must earn the Lion‟s Share.
10. EXPLICATION OF “HOW MUCH RESPECT?”
This poem, “How Much Respect?”, was published in
Life, Loss, Truth, & Adventure by Kelvin Hinz. This poem
discusses the respect given to others. The poem describes the
respect that the writer believes to be given at birth and also the
respect that is gained and lost over time, depending on deeds.
The poem makes the reader think about the importance of
respecting others, but also about earning respect from others.
I included the selection “How Much Respect?” because I
felt that the meaning it conveys is very truthful and important.
The overall thought that respect is both something you are born
with and something that is earned and lost over time is
something I feel is an important part of society. I included this
poem because respect for others is something that my mother
had instilled in me from a very young age. The lesson that even
those who not deserve your respect should still be respected as
human beings and deserve polite treatment is something I have
used many times throughout my life.
11. “THE ROAD NOT TAKEN” BY ROBERT FROST
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I –
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
12. EXPLICATION OF “THE ROAD NOT TAKEN”
This poem, “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost was published in 1916
in the collection of poems titled Mountain Interval. The poem ponders the decisions
made in life. In the poem, the narrator is torn between two paths, knowing he can
not take both. In the end, the narrator makes a bold choice, taking the less traveled
road. Though the author does not regret his decision, he still wonders what the
other path may have brought him. The imagery used in this poem, along with its
themes make the it a classic poem, which is still enjoyed by many, almost one
hundred years after its publication.
“The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost was included in this collection of
poems because of its overall theme of not making decisions lightly. The tone is both
positive and depressing as the author does not regret the path he takes, but still
wonders what the path not taken would have held. The poem also encourages
confidence by inspiring others to have the courage to take the less traveled path.
This metaphor for the choices made in life resonates with me. I included this poem
to remind myself not to make decisions lightly, something my mother had taught me.
This poem also inspires me to not be afraid of doing things differently than others. I
included this poem to remind my mother to do the same.
13. “EQUESTRIANISM” BY ALLISON MOYER
A sport with many different ways,
different colors chestnuts, browns, and bays.
Different breeds all the same,
Paints, Arabians, and Thoroughbreds by name,
Competing in similar sport,
Cutting, Dressage, and Halter in short.
Brought together by a common theme,
An ever-present equestrian dream.
14. ESSAY FOR “EQUESTRIANISM”
This poem was written by Allison Moyer on
May 6, 2013. It uses rhyme to compare equine colors,
breeds, and types of competition. Showing the
harmony in the horse world which is often divided by
such things, especially breed and competition.
I included this poem because to speak to the
equestrian in my mother. I believe that she can relate
to it because horses are a large part of both of our
lives.
15. “ABOUT A DOG” BY ALLISON MOYER
I look, as he stares at me,
with eyes unseeing,
as they have been for some time.
Though his ears had betrayed him even before,
what was a whisper becomes a yell.
But he continues,
unbothered.
Though his body had kept painful track of the years,
His mind seems to not have bothered.
16. ESSAY FOR “ABOUT A DOG”
This poem was written by Allison Moyer on
April 26. This poem uses the story of a dog to
describe the deterioration experienced in his old age.
The poem is depressing in that it describes the loss
that the dog has experienced. However, the poem is
also uplifting and hopeful, in that it tells of the
resilience of the dog‟s spirit.
I included this poem because I felt my mother
could relate to the story of a dog that has been a
large part of our lives. This poem is special to me
because it is the story of a dog that has been with me
since early childhood. I included this poem to inspire
resilience and hope in my mother.
17. “WRITERS BLOCK” BY ALLISON MOYER
Writers block has entered my brain,
I think I may go insane.
Words seem to disappear,
I fear my mind will never be clear.
Of this loss that has seemed to find,
An easy way inside my mind.
18. ESSAY FOR “WRITERS BLOCK”
This poem was written on April 24, 2013 by
Allison Moyer. It uses rhyme to convey the irritation
felt by being unable to write due to what some call
writers block. The tone of the poem is a playful
frustration felt by the author because they can not
unblock their mind.
I included this poem because I believe it is
something many people can relate to. I felt my mother
would relate to it, as I believe it is something that is
easily understood.
19. “BALANCE” BY ALLISON MOYER
Deadlines by day,
But carefree by night.
For every stress a serenity,
Every worry a calm.
Days divided into
Seemingly separate lives.
The dull and mandatory,
The bright and exciting.
Balancing the days
With an endless cycle.
20. ESSAY FOR “BALANCE”
This poem was written by Allison Moyer on
May 7th, 2013. This poem shows the balance
between night and day, boring and exciting, and
worry and relief. The tone is slightly sad, with a
repetitive feel to life. The tone is also uplifting in that it
tells that there is balance, to every challenge is an
opportunity for excitement.
I included this poem because I thought that it
was a poem that could be related to everyday life. I
think this poem is truthful and felt it should be
included in this collection because my mother could
identify with its themes.
22. ESSAY FOR “LISTENING”
This poem was written on April 24th, 2013 by
Allison Moyer. It is creative in that it uses the letters in
the author‟s first name, Allison, in the first letter of
every line to create a poem. This poem conveys a
feeling of friendship and happiness.
This poem was included in this collection
because I believe it is uplifting, and shows the
importance of being a good listener, which is
something my mother has taught me.
23. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Bronte, Emily. Past, Present, Future. Web. 26 May. 2013
<http://www.poetsgraves.co.uk/Classic%20Poems/Bronte/Past%20Present%20Future.htm>.
Frost, Robert. Nothing Gold Can Stay. Web. 26 May. 2013
<online-literature.com/frost/748/>.
Frost, Robert. The Road Not Taken. Web. 26 May 2013
<www.bartleby.com/119/1.html>.
Hinz, Kelvin. How Much Respect?. Smashwords Edition, 2010. eBook. 26 May. 2013.
Hinz, Kelvin. Words. Smashwords Edition, 2010. eBook. 26 May. 2013
Personal poems:
“Equestrianism” written by Allison Moyer on May 6, 2013
“About A Dog” written by Allison Moyer on April 26, 2013
“Writer‟s Block” written by Allison Moyer on April 24, 2013
“Balance” written by Allison Moyer on May 7, 2013
“Listening” written by Allison Moyer on April 24, 2013
*All pictures taken by Allison and Lisa Moyer