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Appealing To Truancy: How Mary Oliver Escapes Americana, John Wise
Appealing To Truancy: How Mary Oliver Escapes Americana, John Wise
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How the work of Mary Oliver disagrees with the American Cultural way of thinking.
Amanda Gorman And Her Way With Poetry, Emma Corbin
Amanda Gorman And Her Way With Poetry, Emma Corbin
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Amanda Gorman promotes perseverance and togetherness throughout her poems: “Earthrise,” “The Hill We Climb,” and “The Miracle of Morning” to challenge the narrative of our nation’s history and make the world a better place for the generations to come.
Ai And The Other, Rosetta Dudley
Ai And The Other, Rosetta Dudley
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Literary analysis in MLA format of 3 poems: "Conversation," "Cuba, 1962," and "Disregard" by Ai Ogawa which each address Othered speakers and characters. Links made to Emily Dickinson's writing and being Othered as a woman and non believer in a Puritan society. Overall theme: transcendence of circumstances as Other with the use of apostrophe and conceit.
The Role Of Emotional Depression And Mental Duress In The Poetry Of Emily Dickinson, Mitchell Jones
The Role Of Emotional Depression And Mental Duress In The Poetry Of Emily Dickinson, Mitchell Jones
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Without any question, humans are creatures motivated by both logic and emotion. This paper, “The Role of Emotional Depression and Mental Duress in the Poetry of Emily Dickinson,” focuses on four specific poems by Emily Dickinson while giving granular detail and analysis regarding the emotional and mental health of each of speakers of each poem. While the language in each of these poems is intricate and lucid, the symbolism used in the prose by Dickinson clearly shows obvious strife and suffering despite the ability of the writer to convey thoughts that illustrate literary brilliance and beauty, even when delivered in …
A Critical Analysis Of The Killer Angels, Andrea Nicholson
A Critical Analysis Of The Killer Angels, Andrea Nicholson
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Bayard Vs. Drusilla: The Burden Of War And Legacy, Kate Shillingford
Bayard Vs. Drusilla: The Burden Of War And Legacy, Kate Shillingford
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Changing Roles In William Faulkner’S The Unvanquished, Bailey George
Changing Roles In William Faulkner’S The Unvanquished, Bailey George
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