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Most Pashto poetry deals with war, not romance

“What tyrant has attacked my mountains this year/ When I go to shovel the snow, I pick up only blood.” This verse from a recent Pashto poem written by Mukhtar Orakzai, translated into English, best describes the issues widely being addressed ...

Poem selected for war display

OATLEY poet and writer Margaret Owen Ruckert has had one of her poems selected for the "Behind every war there are good women" exhibition in the 100 Years from Gallipoli Poetry Project. The exhibition, which is touring Tasmania and New Zealand, features ...

Immersed in Verse: A Guide to Reading Civil War Poetry with Dr. Cynthia Wachtell

"Immersed in Verse: A Guide to Reading Civil War Poetry" with professor and author Dr. Cynthia Wachtell, research associate professor of American Studies and founding director of the S. Daniel Abraham Honors Program at Yeshiva University. Dr. Wachtell is ...

day 5, National Poetry Month ~

One of the earliest poems I remember reading that voiced opposition to the war in Việt Nam was Denise Levertov’s ‘What Were They Like?’ I read it years ago at a reading of poets who had influenced the readers. I’m reading it next week ...

Poems give life to war memories

Marlborough poets claimed two of three prizes in the Lest We Forget poetry competition run by Auckland Museum to mark Anzac Day. Eleven-year-old Bohally Intermediate student Chrissy Johns won the junior section with her poem The Lost Boys, while Marie ...

‘Speed Enforced’ a vibrant book of poems

He then moves forward to create considerable space for his anti-war poetry. In the poem, "Civil War Pieta," he addresses Walt Whitman and the number of amputated limbs Whitman has seen during the course of the American Civil War. The next poem ...

D.H. Lawrence’s War Poems to Be Published, Dirty Words and All

Various unprintable words kept the unexpurgated “Lady Chatterley’s Lover,” D.H. Lawrence’s classic 1928 novel of sexual congress across class lines, off bookshelves for more than three decades. But who knew that words like “Salonika ...

First world war poem wins National Poetry Competition 2013

A poem inspired by her late mother's stories of the first world war, which has drawn comparisons with Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon, has won the poetry journal Agenda's editor Patricia McCarthy the National Poetry Competition. McCarthy, who ...

Poem of the week: Hymn of Hymns by John Rodker

"God damn" is its motto and mood, yet, for all its angry denunciation, it's a bracing, funny, and unexpectedly sympathetic poem. Novelist ... These descriptions of "man" and "woman" might remind us that Rodker's father was a corset-maker ...

'Poems To Learn By Heart': The Merits Of Memorizing Verse

Caroline Kennedy's latest book comes with an agenda: to encourage a return to poetic memorization and recitation that both families and schools once considered routine. In Poems to Learn by Heart, Kennedy stresses the importance of memorizing ...

Open Question: Help with identifying classic poems?

My AP lang. class has this for extra credit, i have done some, but any help will be appreciated, my teacher summorized 100 of the worlds most famous poems, here is the list. 1.Death is cool because when you die you get to hang out with all the good people in the biggest tomb of them all. Really. Well, it sounds better when it is said by a famous poet 3.You may never wish to see something like this munching on the grass, but frankly it's better to see one than to actually be one 5.a poet revisits a place about which he has fond memories and laments about the rising commercialism that has driven everybody out 7.this short work may sound like a nursery rhyme, but it's poet had some serious, serious issues with her father and ended up taking her own life. A sad case 8. The death of a little girl shocks everyone. What's even more shocking is the change itself: lively young girl 1 min, a lifeless corpse the next 9.a tribute from one past master of poetry to another, long since dead, who was taken from us, according to this, much too young. Why do poets always talk about death 10. A nice Scottish lad compares his love for a nice Scottish girl to a flower. 11. A man loves on more than he loves his girlfriend. He goes off to war and trust that she will forgive him 13. The poet gazes upon the beach and the sea and reflects that life certainly has gone downhill. Sort of a bummer thought, especially since he was on his honeymoon. 14. A man who supposedly has everything, in actuality, turns out to have nothing and so commits suicide 15.all that is good in both light and darkness meet in this woman's eyes as she strolls the night. And no, it is not Roxanne by the police 16.the Grim Reaper, when not currently offering people rides, hangs out with the worst sort of people. He shouldn't be so darn egotistical 18. The greatest sailor in Scotland is called to take another voyage, one that he knows is doomed. And he does anyway 19. Dedicated to the men who fought in the American Revolution and the shot her all over the world. That must have been a pretty big you can and they used their, Barney 20. It's not what you think! A man seems to a girl about how they should live together and love, and if all people just do the same the world would be a better place 21.why is it always about death? This time, the poet visits a graveyard and finds comfort in pondering the lives of those buried there 22. It's not about dancing. It's about how a child can still managed to love his abusive, alcoholic father 23. Has nothing to do with a police detective in a wheelchair. Instead this poem dedicated to an old ship actually saved that ship from being decommissioned 24. A man and his horse take a breather in the middle of the woods just to look around the man thinks deep thoughts the horse just things his owner's crazy 25. An iceberg and an ocean liner meet. At no point does Celine Dion sing 26. A Puritan woman write a love letter to her husband very sweet 27. A man tries to ignore the call of God, but when God calls he comes running 28. Life is short so all you young innocent girls should take advantage of it as soon as possible carpe diem! 29. a man is tired of his lover asking him questions about where everything goes once their season is done all she needs to know is that he loves her 30.a man recalls how wonderful his childhood was, how utterly carefree he was at that time, and realizes he was closer to heaven than he is now 32.be like a monk. Practiced silence. According to the poet you'll get closer to heaven 33. A good poem is like a beautiful statue or painting, it should be graceful and stunning don't try to analyze it just let it be 34. A young Chinese wife married at 14 expresses through various images the loneliness and isolation she feels in separation from her husband, absent on business trips 35. A rather sickly young man receives advice from a friend on how to woo a young lady the first thing he should probably do is go out and get a tan 36. An arrogant woman strolling through the forest asks the birds when she'll get married they give her an answer she probably won't like. Those Scots! 37. The wrinkles of age are like the scales on a fish, reflects a fisherman one day. The older you are the more experienced 38. One if by land, two if by sea. did It actually happen like this at the start of the American Revolution who cares it's a great story 39. Hey, yo! girlfriend, if I like give you these gifts and we hang out with some sheep, would you consent to sleep with me? Pretty please i'll give you gold and wool 40.this poem doesn't stink. Since everything that exists will meet its end sooner or later, you might as well just live your life at its own pace 41.yo back, you cheapskate! If I had the time, maybe just maybe that I don't. So don't get your hopes up more

Open Question: Form and structure of this poem ? Best answer gets 5 stars?

I don't care if I die in the war Neither God or anybody else does either I wrote this as the attack horn calls we laugh, pretend, act angry but you had to be here to know how we felt. more

Resolved Question: What is the theme statement of this poem ?

Title: No One Cares Less Than I Author: Edward Thomas [More Titles by Thomas] "No one cares less than I, Nobody knows but God, Whether I am destined to lie Under a foreign clod," Were the words I made to the bugle call in the morning. But laughing, storming, scorning, Only the bugles know What the bugles say in the morning, And they do not care, when they blow The call that I heard and made words to early this morning. more

Resolved Question: In German: What is the difference in usage for the verbs "brauche" and "benötige?" And...?

...when pronouncing "ch," I've been led to believe that when “ch” follows a, o, and u, it's more like Scottish “loch” (or like German "auch?"). And after e and i , it’s more like English "sh" as in “dish.” Is this a, e, i, o, and u “system” valid? Any clues for how to best choose the pronunciation of "ch?" Like after "au" or other letters? Thanks---I'm learning Deutsch on my own, slowly but surely! Viele Dank! more

Open Question: how does this poem make you feel?

Leaves from the vine Falling so slow Like fragile tiny shells Drifting in the foam Little soldier boy Come marching home Brave soldier boy Comes marching home Those leaves did grow From branches overgrown Drifting slowly down Resting on the loam Little soldier boy Taken from home Forced to fight a war That's not his own Leaves from the vine Falling so slow Like fragile tiny shells Drifting in the foam Little soldier boy says "Carry me home" Sleeping soldier boy Is carried home more

Open Question: How do you feel when you read this poem?

Resolved Question: How many NFL teams have names signifigant to where they are?

Houston Texans( No brainer.) Dallas Cowboys (No Brainer.) Baltimore Ravens (Edgar Alan poe.) Steelers. (State known for steel) 49ers ( 49 Gold rush.) New England (Revolutionary war.) Green bay (Cheese Packers.) Minnesota (Swedish origins.) That's 8 am I missing any? more

Open Question: Looking for feedback on my lyrics?

I've written this, it was intended to be a song but it ended up not having a good syllable structure so I suppose it is more of a poem. Tell me what you think. Every day we grow wiser And every day we grow duller There is so much we desire It feels like the rainbows colors Are slowly fading away Into a deep dark gone place What do we have to live for If we are constantly at war But I've made a promise to fight But im dying on the inside Can I fight this battle I feel like I'm just going uphill This is sure to end In blood and tears Just maybe I can pretend That I'm anywhere but here People back home are proud But they don't know how I feel I feel alone in a crowd I feel like when I scream aloud No one hears my cries for help I'm on a never ending stairwell I can try to explain what it's like But you will never think twice You will tell me to push on But I'm so far gone I know where hell begins But not where happiness begins I smile on the outside Just to hide what's on the inside I tell you I'm doing fine And I might tell a few punch lines But in reality I'm stuck in hell Alone in a deep dark well They have broken my shell And I'm now at the doorbell I think it is time to push back It is my turn to attack I have a new promise now And that is to never allow You to hurt anyone again I will put all of this to an end So I would like to extend The fact that I don't depend On you or anyone at all You have called ball And I'm ready to play And today is the day That I will breakaway more

Open Question: Romeo and Juliet and war poem analysis help?

I've written about the conflict in romeo and Juliet and now I have to explain conflict in dulce et decorum est and compare it to romeo and Juliet. I've written about the effects of war and how they're similar and I've started to put that the conflict in romeo and Juliet is small scale and in dulce it is large but I can't explain it any more. If anyone could help thanks and I don't know what else to put. I only have an hour but I need more stuf more

Open Question: What song would best fit with my poem?

This is for an English project where I need to make a sort of slideshow featuring my poem with a song that fits well with my poem. This is a freestyle poem. Please feel free to critique it as well. But, more importantly, I would appreciate song recommendations :) (I know it seems long, but it will go by quickly) "I Hear the World Pleading" I hear the world pleading - Dreaming of better days And all are hoping for the same thing Sufferers of discrimination Pleading for a change Enduring inequality between the genders Prejudice between the races Victims of bullying Are pleading for a change As they are superficially judged And suffer in silence Those who are hungry Are pleading for a change As they wonder when they will get their next meal Trying to ignore the noises from the pit of their belly Those who are homeless Are pleading for a change As they shiver against the nighttime wind And beg the passers-by The families living in the midst of war Pleading for a change As they listen to gunshots throughout the night The fighting never seems to falter The soldiers struggling with post-traumatic stress Are pleading for a change As they aren't fighting abroad any longer, But are just beginning a battle within Witnesses of terrorism Are pleading for a change As they replay in their minds The thoughtless acts of violence The AIDS patients Are pleading for a change Not wanting to accept the fate For which they know there is no cure Our planet Is pleading for a change As it struggles to cope with the abuse That we put it through every day All the world is pleading And the chorus of pleas Is getting louder each day Thank you :) more

Open Question: Why am I always sad? Why don't my parents want me to care about non-US demises?0?

Everyday I feel so hesitant & almost feArful to associate with those I love. I'm afraid any day they will perish. I can't even talk or think about age without wanting to cry. Today was my dad's birthday (which I forgot). This was very bothersome to me because I don't want to lose my dad. )-: •On top of that, the things I fear happening to my family and pets are unreal and embedded in my brain. They distraught me, depress me and prevent me from completing actions that I need to complete. •I'm always feeling sadness-sometimes I don't even know why. •lately, I've been feeling very ugly and inadequate. I see the only way to combat that is with talent. I feel I have talent in writing, but no one reads anything I write and I'm afraid one day all my ideas and beloved poems will vanish. And with that will go me-i will become nothing and have no more reasons to exist. •I get so angry at people for bring so moronically self-absorbed. The amount of suffering in the world is insurmountable. I am especially concerned about animal suffering. •I can't bear thinking about animals being toryured, caught, unfairly treated, hoarded, beaten, confined to measly quarters, neglected of abandoned. •Also, according to my family "my heart is in the wrong place" I write my feelings, my sorrows, frustrations and ideas about war to voice my opinion. To even think of what some little child somewhere over the world or their family, pets or anyone else is enduring is heavy., It burdens me to think about this all day. According to my parents and brothers, I shouldn't be concerned about non-US suffering. I should only be griping about sufferings in the almighty america. •That annoys me to such an extent that I want to shove pictures of bloody massacred civilians in their faces. •I also want to play video of children ( and animals) being burned alive, be headed, starving, tortured and their parents in despair as they try to help their child. more

Open Question: What song would fit best with my poem?

Open Question: Im always sad and angry at the world! Also according to my parents, I should not be fixated with?

Open Question: A Nice Light Poem about a not--Very -Weighty Thought C/C???Suggested Challenge by Poet Skumpfsk.?

WHY?????? A Rambling Missive... Why are Women's bathrooms almost always the farthest ones away when we have no hose to crimp? Why do I hate monkeys and salmon cooked in any way imaginable? Are Rosencrans and Gilderstern really dead? If so,who said and by what authority? Why are there not more women in politics so their testosterone free ideas could possibly prevent all world wars? Why are KLEENEX tissues now Square and smaller but still sold in a rectangular box? Who removed the original best CHILI recipe from the Mc Cormick's chili can? And,the best recipe for oatmeal cookies from the Quaker box? Why must we bother dying if there is an afterlife? Why cannot Doctors fix my hernia (#6), but can perform heart transplants and print out an ear? Why are there not too many female rapists? With all the traffic today,why can't we make cars out of steel again? How does one remove fart stains from underwear? If insurance is supposed to help you pay for accidents in the unseen future, why don't they pay as promised? If you are still reading this, does it make you an idiot or just curious? more

Open Question: What are 4 differences with the poem by Robert Frost "The Soldier"?

and Rupert Brooke "The Soldier"....I need to know what are the differences between the 2 and the what are similarities...All I can gather is that they both deal with a soldier dying during a senseless war..with one being a more gruesome death than the other more

Open Question: How to improve my essay?

Choose a poem which deals with conflict or danger or death. Show how the poet creates an appropriate mood for the subject matter and go on to discuss how effectively she/he uses this mood to enhance your understanding of the central idea of the poem. 'Shooting Stars' by Carol Ann Duffy is a poem which deals with death. Human suffering is effectively portrayed using the situation of Nazi persecution of the Jews. Duffy illistrates a shocking story of a female prisoner held in a concentration camp during the Holocaust, painting a precise picture of how cruel World War II was. 'Shooting Stars' as a title sets an ambigious atmosphere which creates an image in the readers mind. It could mean the literal reference of shooting the Jewish people - "shooting" refering to Nazis with guns and "stars" refering to the Star of David. The other meaning could be the deeper, metaphorical reference to making a wish. In this case it would be the Jews wishing to live or for the War to stop. This meaning symbolises the bravity of life, creating the image of a quick burst of light across a dark sky. This title is misleading as it makes the reader expect the poem to have a positive tone, as a shooting star has connotations of good luck. This is important as it is ironic as Duffy uses a more depressing tone throught the poem, making us remember the horrific suffering on the Jews. Duffy uses structure to create an appropriate mood by the lack of punctuation within the list of Jewish names in the first stanza. "Rebecca Rachel Ruth Aaron Emmanuel David" suggests that the list of people killed goes on, emphasising the number of deaths and making them seem like one person. The sentence is speeded up by the absence of commas which symbolises how unimportant the Jews were to the Nazis and how expeditious the mass of deaths were. This sombre mood enhances the understanding of human suffering as it almost makes the reader feel guilty for disregarding the fact these were real people and not just a statistic. Word choice is used throughout the poem to give the reader an eye opening insight into the atrocity of the war and how callous the Nazis were. Duffy introduces the third stanza with "Loosened his belt." The enjemblement between "loosened" and "belt" makes the reader aware that the narrartor is about to be sexually assaulted by a Soldier. The following sentence "ragged gape" is also an anagram for "gagged rape". The word choice used makes us feel sympathetic for the narrator and animosity towards the Nazis for not only taking away their dignity but for completely dehumanising the victims, showing the Nazies lack of emotion which portrays them as evil. The anger that Duffy forces us to feel shows how mood enhances the readers understanding of human suffering and that the signifigance of the Holocaust should never be ignored. Further on in the poem, Duffy makes the reader fully aware of the brutality by using a rhetorical question. "How would you prepare to die, on a perfect April evening?" The imagery of spring contrasts with the overall theme of inhumanity as spring has connotations of new life which opposes the idea of death. By addressing the reader directly this creates a sense of empaphy and is also ironic as no one really prepares for death. more

Resolved Question: Which books should I bring to college (see list)?

I will be a freshman this coming year at Bishop's University in Sherbrooke Quebec. I will be in the Modern Languages programme (French and German) and am considering a Chemistry minor. Below is a partial list of the books I own, I have removed books I know I will not bring. I will put hte book I know I am bringing in additional details. A Train in Winter Catherine the Great New European Poets Flying by the Seat of your Pants Arabella The Great Gatsby The Hague War and Peace The Christmas Box Magic Flutes Great Short Works of Leo Tolstoy Eats, Shoots & Leaves The Bell Jar The Handmaid’s Tale The Devil’s Game Twilight at the World of Tomorrow The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Gorky Park Short Novels by Leo Tolstoy Rasputin: The Last Word To Kill a Mockingbird The Odyssey The Green Mile The Mysterious Island Iran Malenkov: Stalin’s Successor People and Empires The White Russian The Water Thief Prague Fatale Catch-22 The House of Mirth Tess of the D’Urbervilles The House of Seven Gables American Nations: A History of The Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America Everything on a Waffle Annie, Between the States What Alice Knew Shutter Island Sybil A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man The Client The Lost German Slave Girl The Tale of Despereaux The Wizard of Oz The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Beatrix Potter: The Complete Tales The Secret Garden Perrault’s Fairy Tales The Children of Húrin The Pokey Little Puppy Tuck Everlasting The House at Pooh Corner White Fang Satoris The 39 Steps The Scarlet Letter The Crucible Politically Correct Bedtime Stories Charlotte’s Web His Dark Materials A Journey: My Political Life The Shakeress The Secret of the Ruby Ring The Giver series The Pilgrim’s Progress The Chronicles of Narnia series Watership Down Gulliver’s Travels Wuthering Heights Brave New World 1984 Little Women A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court Dracula The Serpent’s Tale The Carousel Painter The Alchemist The Devil in the White City The Seamstress of Hollywood Boulevard The Christmas Books Sweeny Todd The Other Boleyn Girl The DaVinci Code The Secret Wife of Louis XIV The Quiet Gentleman I Am Forbidden Nicholas II Eiffel’s Tower Apollo’s Angels British Kings and Queens The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Birds Jane Boleyn Oskar Schindler The Holocaust Chronicle The Elements Black Seas of Infinity: The Best of H.P. Lovecraft Coming of Age in Mississippi Not For Sale “Takin’ it to the streets” Shakespeare: The Biography Social Contract & Discourses The Queen’s English Russia Against Napoleon Women of the American Revolution (vol 1-3) Nicholas II: The Imperial Family Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl The Book of Strange and Curious Legal Oddities Savannah Spectres Survivors: The Stories of Children in the Holocaust Stones and Bones of New England Keep Up Good Courage Black Like Me Liberty’s Daughters The Stem Cell Debate Founding Mothers A History of Russia An Inconvenient Truth die Beatles und die Philosophie John Lennon: In His Own Write Einstein’s Riddle Moscow, December 25, 1991: The Last Day of the Soviet Union Just Enough Jeeves A Kid for Two Farthings Suite Français The Tudors The Time Traveler’s Guide to Medieval England Water for Elephants The Shadow of the Wind 501 Must-Visit Wild Places Guests or, How to Survive Hospitality: The Classic Guidebook Dancing with Mr. Darcy The Lady Queen Literary Hoaxes On Admiration The Story of Britain Crime and Punishment The Faces of Angels Ill Met By Moonlight You Are Here John Lennon: The Illustrated Biography Grimm’s Fairy Tales Irish Century Novels The Heretic’s Daughter A Dark Dividing Irish Poems Elegy for April Mr. Rosenblum Dreams in English The Glamour of Grammar Poems for Life The Wives of Henry Oades A Duty to the Dead The Book of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks The Road to Woodstock Robin Hood The Gallaudet Dictionary of American Sign Language The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Les Misérables The Bells Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Aviary Gate The Rejection Collection The Thirteenth Tale Stealing Secrets The Penguin book of Victorian Women in Crime Wolf Story The Darwin Awards Countdown to Extinction Killer Verse: Poems of Murder and Mayhem The Casual Vacancy Son of a WitchBooks I am definitely bringing:Berlitz Compact German DictionaryGerman IdiomsComplete Works of ShakespeareThe Bugaboo ReviewD!rty GermanThe Blackboard Books seriesEndangered WordsThe Merriam Webster DictionaryThe ElementsThe QPB Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase OriginsWebster’s New French DictionaryCochran’s Review German GrammarBryson’s Dictionary for Writers and EditorsGerman PoetryThe Penguin Book of French Poetry 1820-1950 more

Resolved Question: Fast Fast Fast !!! Please Help !! for 10 point?

16. Which of the following is an important belief held by Romantic poets? (Points : 5) Reason is a better way to truth than imagination. Children are innocent and therefore closer to nature than adults are. Poetry and art are enjoyable but have little impact on the real world. Industrialization brought only improvements to human life. 17. In which poem does nature, usually a friend of humanity in Romantic poetry, become its enemy? (Points : 5) Byron's "Darkness" Wordsworth's "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" Keats's "Ode on Melancholy" Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind" 18. What does the speaker in Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind" request that the wind do for him? (Points : 5) take him back to his childhood so that he can run fast again prepare him for the coming of spring spare him from the burdens of adulthood spark his creative gift so that he can write great poetry 19. The Romantic fascination with exotic or fantasy lands is clear in __________. (Points : 5) Wordsworth's "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" and Keats's "Ode on Melancholy" Keats's "La Belle Dame sans Merci" and Coleridge's "Kubla Khan" Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind" and Byron's "When We Two Parted" Byron's "Darkness" and Wordsworth's "Lines Written in Early Spring" 20. The artistic movement that grew out of the disillusionment that writers and artists felt after witnessing the destruction of the nineteenth century's core ideals during World War I is called __________. (Points : 5) naturalism romanticism regionalism modernism 21. What literary elements does William Butler Yeats's "The Second Coming" use to suggest that the modern world is a place of fear, destruction, and violence? (Points : 5) a simple rhyme scheme and even meter vibrant imagery and varied allusions hyperbole and misinformation symbols and motifs drawn exclusively from science 22. J. Alfred Prufrock, the title character of T.S. Eliot's poem, is a(n) __________. (Points : 5) intelligent but insecure man who feels alienated, isolated, and lonely arrogant but caring man who feels superior to others foolish but sweet man whose repeated failures do not diminish his confidence or resolve to succeed in life optimistic and outgoing man who is unafraid to meet new people and try new things 23. In "Eveline," James Joyce shows readers that __________. (Points : 5) love for one's family can prove to be the only source of happiness in an individual's life taking risks in life is a sure path to danger, misery, and loneliness an inability to choose can lead to a life of oppressed service rather than a life of happy adventure the continued oppression of a colonized people robs the oppressors of their humanity, too 24. What force finally pushes Orwell to kill the elephant in "Shooting an Elephant"? (Points : 5) his need of the elephant for meat for the Burmese his desire to get back at the Burmese for tripping and mocking him his fear that he will look foolish and powerless his concern for what his superiors will think of him 25. Each of the following quotations contains irony EXCEPT: (Points : 5) “All this was perplexing and upsetting.” “The young Buddhist priests were the worst of all.” “Theoretically—and secretly, of course—I was all for the Burmese.” “The crowd yelled with hideous laughter.” 26. In the end, which event breaks down the prejudice against Nene that Okeke has maintained for years? (Points : 5) the knowledge that Nene is a good Christian woman the fact that Nene is willing to learn Okeke's language the news that Nene keeps her house very well the pleas that Nene sends on her children's behalf 27. Rukmani shows that she is able to both appreciate traditional ways and take advantage of modern ideas when she _____. (Points : 5) chooses to sell produce to both Old Granny and Biswas expresses her fears about how the tannery will change her village worries about her daughter's beauty when the tannery workers come to town relies on prayers and amulets and on Kenny's medical knowledge to bear sons more

Resolved Question: how is the title of the poem Dulce Et Decorum Est interesting?

the question i have is: Considering the poem as a whole explain how the title is interesting. this is a 15 mark question so please dont answer the question with a few words :) Part 2 of the question: Name two other features of the poem Dulce Et Decorum Est which appeal to you and explain why they appeal to you. that question is also worth 15 marks :) all i need is a few lines and i will be able to do the rest. :) more

Open Question: I need help with my poetry analysis?

hi, im doing Memorial Day of the War Dead by Yehuda Amichai, and im having trouble what its context and the purpose of the poem and yeah basically i need help bc englishhhhhhh more

Resolved Question: a Book/author/poem that was popular in 1950's and its significant?

Hi, can you guys please show me a Book/author/poem that was popular in 1950's and its significant. "Pick one book, author, or poem that emerges as a popular choice during the given decade. Please explain the significance of the selection as it fits in with all of history." its my project! if you guys can just tell me the name of them it would be awesome too! Thank you more

Voting Question: How to visually represent the following poem?

The Powers of Hate Hate is the opposite of love. These emotions are powerful. Hate stirs up conflicts and wars. Discrimination is a cause of hate. People say hate is a powerful word. It is indeed a powerful word hate. Hate brings on Anxiety Anxiety leads to fear. Fear brings on anger. Anger leads to suffering. Suffering causes death. This feeling is dark and dreadful. Hate is represented by the color black. Such a dark deep color like hate. In the dictionary there are too many words that mean hate. Does all Humanity hate each other. People hate you for your beliefs, interests, dress, even the way you look. Thinking that hate will be a solved problem is only a madman's dream. more

Voting Question: Haiku poem about war?

Could anybody write a Haiku about war so It can serve as in example to me while I write my own?I looked online for examples to spark my mind but I cant find anything with the topic I was trying to write my own about.Which is usa war with Afghanistan more

Voting Question: what do you guys think of this poem?

I wrote this poem for my college creative writing class. we had to write a "response poem" to the poem No Hay Olvido by Neruda, so I decided to write about Guernica, the Picasso painting because they're both spanish and are of similar subject matter. let me know what you guys think, I'll take any comments/criticism as long as it's valid The Loss of Guernica Ask me what I saw that day, and I will tell you. I saw things that no man should see, The horrors of war, the pain of innocents. Their tears ran like rivers, unable to quench the thirst of the flames. The sun cut through billowing smoke. Deafened children clutched to their mothers, who sobbed at the loss of their husbands; widowed in a flash of light. A dwindling whistle awakened the air, bloodied foreheads looked to the sky, the low hum of death grazed the clouds. Ask me what I saw that day, and I will tell you. I saw hearts of men turn to stone, and the ground turn to ash. more

Resolved Question: "Tell me why...caz?" a questioning impromptu, for c-c`s please?

* * I mention caz because caz has perceptions prismatic tell me while we`re in a mode generally why when I am reading poems of war and of soldiers and of bleeding wounded the pain and glory gory I think of late quite frequently when these vignettes make me sad and grumpy is in inane or what`s to blame or praise that what comes to mind is a phrase or twp from, `Winnie the Pooh`, - `The more it snows the more it snows, the more it keeps on snowing!` Now I know it is NOT sensible nor easily comprehensible yet if you know please let me in on it for the why escapes me just as do the`why?`s of wars. Of course one of you will know why this antic reaction to frantic fracturing action?` more

Resolved Question: Can you make a rap or poem out of these things?

Have to make a rap about texas history with historical info. And I'm not good at rapping here are some of the things that i have to make it. It all doesn't have to rhyme but here they are The galveston hurricane 1900 The alamo was built 1718 The texas revolution -1836 Texas joins U.S. -1845 The civil war begins and ends -1861-1865 Spindletop - 1901 Black tuesday - 1929 The great depression - 1929 The dust bowl -1932 If You can help I thank very very much but just make the entire rap or poem It doesn't even have to a rap it could be like a poem more

Resolved Question: Vietnam Wall (Washington DC)?

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Voting Question: Can I find poems from the 1900's?

I have an anthropology due tomorrow for my poetry class and we need to come in with 5 poems from each decade (1910-2000) about once specific topic. Does anyone know where I can find some poems with dates? Also, any suggestions on which topic would be best: Animals, fear, hate, war, depression? more

Voting Question: Where can I find poems from the 1900's?

Resolved Question: What are the similarities in themes or metaphors in the poems What does it matter? and War Is Kind?

War Is Kind Do not weep, maiden, for war is kind, Because your lover threw wild hands toward the sky And the affrighted steed ran on alone, Do not weep. War is kind. Hoarse, booming drums of the regiment, Little souls who thirst for fight, These men were born to drill and die. The unexplained glory flies above them. Great is the battle-god, great, and his kingdom-- A field where a thousand corpses lie. Do not weep, babe, for war is kind. Because your father tumbles in the yellow trenches, Raged at his breast, gulped and died, Do not weep. War is kind. Swift blazing flag of the regiment, Eagle with crest of red and gold, These men were born to drill and die. Point for them the virtue of slaughter, Make plain to them the excellence of killing And a field where a thousand corpses lie. Mother whose heart hung humble as a button On the bright splendid shroud of your son, Do not weep. War is kind! Does it matter? DOES it matter?—losing your legs?... For people will always be kind, And you need not show that you mind When the others come in after hunting To gobble their muffins and eggs. 5 Does it matter?—losing your sight?... There’s such splendid work for the blind; And people will always be kind, As you sit on the terrace remembering And turning your face to the light. 10 Do they matter?—those dreams from the pit?... You can drink and forget and be glad, And people won’t say that you’re mad; For they’ll know you’ve fought for your country And no one will worry a bit. more

Resolved Question: i need to write a poem about war that has to have a personification a metaphor and a simile plzzz help?

plz write on your own and should be at least 16 lines plzzz and plus your explanation thanks more

Voting Question: Need help badly please!!!?

I am only 1 point away from getting an high a on my report card, and I really need it due to my gpa being low. Anyways our final project is writing a poem that could mean somthing to someone. The more you tell me how to improve the better! "The heart can't take much pain" When you wake up all the bullsh*t starts Staved right in the heart Never feeling happy anymore It's just like an unending war Everyday is the same But nothing will ever change Feeling nothing inside but pain Wondering what my life ahead contains Life sure is risky But everything will be fine with another shot of whiskey What happen to the promises we made All of the memories will soon fade I'm nothing but broken All these answers left unspoken Another day thinking what went wrong When you always said our love was strong Love will soon turn into hate And why I feel horrible, you'll feel great So why I shred more tears I hope my voice is all you hear I wish you never get over me I want you begging for me on your knees Maybe someday I'll be happy again Lord please tell me what tomorrow brings more

Resolved Question: I need A LOT of help in Norse Mythology and Asatru!!?

Okay so can anyone help me out? I wanna know how to pronounce the following words: Asatruar Asatru Fimbulvetr Ragnorak Fimbultyr Ginungagap Jormungand Fjalar Naglfar Tyr Lif and Lifthrasir Ymir/Ymer Aesir Vanir Yggdrasil Beowulf Blot Sumbel Goði Gyðja Sjofn Hodmimir Valknut My other questions for those wise in Norse mythology or practicers of Asatru religion: 1. Where did the Bifrost come from and how do the gods use it? 2. What's the deal between the Aesir and the Vanir? 3. Why (in the Prose Edda) did Fimultyr create Ymir just to have Odin and his brothers kill him? 4. What does "The Bright Sons of Bure" mean? 5. Where do those who die not in battle go in the Asatru religion? 6. Can a person practice Asatru by them self, outside of a kindred/heathen/clan? 7. What is the propose and history of the Helm of Awe? 8. How many Eddas and Sagas are there, which are the most important to read? (Besides the the younger edda, the elder edda, and beowulf.) 9. The the story of Beowulf actually happen? How does the main character take part in the practice of Asatru? 10. What are the powers and are there any reliable sources of instruction of runes and rune work? 11. Are there any kindreds or covens out there who could contact me? I'd like to learn so much more and practice and have friends in Asatru, but everyone I know doesn't even know what it is. Maybe I could be part of a kindred and stayed in touch with all of them via email? Please answer as much as you can, I would be SO so grateful! more

Resolved Question: Could somebody analyse this poem for language techniques?

Masters of War Bob Dylan Come you masters of war You that build all the guns You that build the death planes You that build the big bombs You that hide behind walls You that hide behind desks I just want you to know I can see through your masks You that never done nothin' But build to destroy You play with my world Like it's your little toy You put a gun in my hand And you hide from my eyes And you turn and run farther When the fast bullets fly Like Judas of old You lie and deceive A world war can be won You want me to believe But I see through your eyes And I see through your brain Like I see through the water That runs down my drain You fasten the triggers For the others to fire Then you set back and watch When the death count gets higher You hide in your mansion As young people's blood Flows out of their bodies And is buried in the mud You've thrown the worst fear That can ever be hurled Fear to bring children Into the world For threatening my baby Unborn and unnamed You ain't worth the blood That runs in your veins How much do I know To talk out of turn You might say that I'm young You might say I'm unlearned But there's one thing I know Though I'm younger than you Even Jesus would never Forgive what you do I need to know the language techniques used in this and could you explain the effect of each.Poetic devices as well . more

Voting Question: Poetry Writing Please help: War?

Hey guys i was just asking for you guys to write me a war poem. any war poems will be fine. i would deeply appreciate it. more

Resolved Question: What was Bravehearts Name?

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Open Question: Need help with this poem + the title?

This is a poem I'm writing for school. Its about Conscription in Canada in WWII. I just need feedback on the poem, and a possible title idea. Here's the poem: It wasn't long ago When we risked our lives for our country Now we have to do it for another And fight over seas Many of us didn't volunteer this time around Due to the number of deaths from the last world war Afraid of the misery and depression to occur again And not wanting our blood to fill up the shore But none of that mattered to them They forced us to join the army Our voice didn't have any affect They didn't care about our age, you see Half of us were useless We were uneducated and untrained Not like they were clueless They still had us chained All they wanted was more soldiers All we wanted was more freedom All they wanted was to win All we wanted was to win more

Voting Question: Is my new friend Schizophrenic?

I met this guy about 3 weeks ago, he is a musician and we play gigs together. He is an incredibly awesome writer, for example he can write a full song in 10-15 minutes with poetic lyrics and he writes poems everyday. It was not until the third time that I met him he started to open up to me. He seemed very depressed that day, not talking much. But he eventually starting talking about how he feels everyday of his life.. He said he's always confused with his thoughts like why this and why that? he can't deal with the fact that there are wars going on in other parts of the world. He said " you know when you wake up from a nightmare for a split second you are confused? not knowing if it's a dream or not?, well I always feel that way" he also said "I feel like I'm watching a horrible movie and it's never ending and I can't switch the channel" and then he said "if I had a gun I would shoot myself in the head and end it all" He also mentioned something about a voice screaming in his ear but I don't remember exactly what he said. Also he will occasionally ask random questions out of the blue like "why do we still see images when we close our eyes?" He is not weird or anything when you talk to him, or his behaviors are not weird. He does has weird theories about things, but when he explains them, they make a lot of sense. He will pace around the house and grab a book and read for 10 seconds and then stop (he will repeat that 10-15 times during the day). When we go to parties or gigs he will talk to people but often he will stay away and take a walk outside or sit where there's no people (I often join him and talk and joke around and he will joke back and laugh). One time he didn't want to play in a gig we had lined up, he changed his mind 10 times in 5 hours, he finally decided to play at the last minute, I asked his mom why does he change so quick? (she didn't admit that he has schizophrenia) but she said that his problem get's worse when it's the full moon. So what do you people think???His mom doesn't believe in medication. I once had a conversation with her about schizophrenia, she doesn't even believe that it's a mental illness. and She claims that medication is the thing that causes the illness.I forgot the mention that he has been in a mental hospital once. He said he felt like he was in prison. more

Resolved Question: Amichai’s “The Diameter of the Bomb” and Darwish’s “The Prison Cell”?

Analyze Amichai’s “The Diameter of the Bomb” and Darwish’s “The Prison Cell” focusing particularly on the ways in which both poets extend their thoughts beyond the immediate and local to universal issues. more

Resolved Question: Some unrelated haigens. What can you do with this new form?

Haigen is a form I devised a few days ago. The name is a combination of "haiku" (from Japanese) and "borgen" (which means borrow, from German). The form consists of 3 stanzas: 5 lines in the first and third stanzas, 7 in the second. No other restrictions apply. Empathy No brandished lash contains more sting or silence like a butcher's blade than words withheld in time of need. When pain is left alone to grow without redress false empathy becomes omission's blatant masquerade, a hungry scavenger that feeds then slinks away untainted by its feast. The muted voice is loudest heard in shameful careless serenade deluding none except itself. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Cosmos Particles of dust in interstellar space under gravity's demand coalesce to grow a brand new star. A billion galaxies a million earths where sentient life develops just enough intelligence for fouling air and making war then ceasing to exist. What once had been a vast unending universe becomes just light-less empty space. Continual expansion flings its parts away. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Gaining Ground When gains pursued for mere reward leave disappointment in their wake like lawns too often mown whose green gives way oppressed in sun they might be better left ignored. Like cold that penetrates a tomb unease invades a troubled mind as if it were invited in and weeds are overgrown on poorly tended gardens there when fertile lies left lying around take root where flowers used to bloom. Reality's a fickle clime which changes at the slightest whim but gain remains a loan which disappears like winter ice. It all dissolves away in time. more

Resolved Question: Help me interpret his write up!!?

My friend posted this on his blog, I m finding it difficult to interpret & understand. Please help me, thanks in advance :) "The Demons within Would you ever spare a little more time to listen to me? I have so much more to say Take me to the mountains, stare at the sleepy Sun one evening and say “tell me!” I have too many buried stories to share Don’t you feel the want of being ludicrously loved? I have so much to give, so much to give Hold me by my arm, look into my eyes and into my timid soul Let me live, Oh! Let me live You’ve taught me to live with or without you But this is a song I sing to myself when I am achingly alone, piercingly alone for a minute there And my tiny heart goes “Good-bye now, see you then”. There’s more to life than that one soul you long for, you say And you embrace the whole world as if they were all your kith and kin I am treading the same path quietly right behind you, that you walk effortlessly Except, fighting along the way – the war I’ve waged against the demons within… " more

Resolved Question: Poetry techniques???

Can somebody find a poetry technique in the anti war song "and the band plays waltzing matilda." It for an english assignment. I already did a metaphor, simile, repitition and imagery. Whoever answers correctly will get best answer more

Resolved Question: Help Naming a Poem!!!!?

I'm entering a poetry contest and i need help. I need title suggestions for a poem and possibly some critics. Here's my poem. Tell me what you think. Every day, we humans, fight a war Not a war on poverty, not a war for justice No: we fight a war against our planet, our home, terra firma We don’t fight to protect, but rather to progress, as a society, and to gain, To gain prosperity and to gain power, to satisfy our gluttony At the expense of others we destroy We pollute, we damage. We affect Not just our present, but our future We affect not only ourselves, but our fellow animals We cut down their homes, we contaminate their food, And we imprison their kin While we fight to destroy, they fight to protect Artilleries of birds discharge seeds; Swarms of bees aid the flowers Attempting to alter the wreckage we have caused As the fight progresses millions of soldiers lose their lives through the carnage For every attempt made to protect, more destruction arises, in our desires to progress We- humans- no matter what we tell ourselves, aren’t fighting for good But rather we are fighting for evil We are the villains, the scoundrels, in this war against our planet This war, which we have no obligation to pursue Perhaps we only pursue this war to benefit the few, who will gain, Gain from the destruction and carnage this war brings But who are we to judge against the war, for we benefit the most Human greed and progression drive the war forward To stop the war, would only mean to stop human progression more

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I doing a history report and I need help. I'm wondering who/what Mycenaean are? more

Resolved Question: Help with an Abraham Lincoln poem?

Simple, 8th grade stuff. I have to write a two stanza poem, 5 lines in each stanza. It has to rhyme. Include this info. He died on April 16th His wife's name was Mary Todd His son died young belfry Lincoln. He really wanted peace and the war to be over He died 5 days after we won te war He was watching a play when he was shot You DON'T have to include all this information!!!!!!!!!!! Just use this if you need help. Thans so much!!! more

Resolved Question: What do you think of this poem?

Addicted to your instance, let me draw your face. Momentarily cold, shivers and wonders. Let me invoke my sense into your presence. And here it is I had finally awaited, the beautiful blacks. Two pitch black eyes and marble they make me tremble. Again and again, there comes literary and symbolism. They fight like a hundred year war, and I declare the winner. So let it be none, you know why? Because it is a battle in my head that'd got me indecisive. I know nothing of her, and this time I want to be more literary. I cannot mix anymore, my brain is weary, my vision is duller. Hear me loud, I do hear them voices louder. In my head they tell me things, so clear and crisp, I can hear them. Where did my talent go? Where did it leave for so damn long? I yearned this day, to tell you this more

Resolved Question: Is "The Life of Sir William Wallace" and "The Wallace" the same thing?

Resolved Question: I wrote a poem. What do you think about it?

The being stared at the huge sphere In front of his eyes His blod boiled, for it was filled with ignorance,stupidity and lies. The pests on this sphere were vile There was always a holy war Or some preacher in denial But the one thing, that made him very mad, Was the idea that the pests had: that an invisible being just like him, liked all this And that it made him very glad The being's anger raged and his tensions grew He decided to end it all, And he would see his decision through. But then he thought, how would I go about it? And for many years, the being thought and and thought and yelled: ًI've got it! He had realized, watching the very same pests he despised, they worshiped a false god, who died before their eyes. "would it not be poetic?", the being asked, "that the pest were to be killed at the hands of a pest that was more pathetic?" So the being took his unholy seed and placed it in a virgin pest. "Why, wonderful!" The being decreed, "He will put them to the test!" So when the pest was born, he was special. He was not like christ at al. This prophet was to be the vessel. This pest could sense and see, the things the other pests did not dare to dream. And for his gift, the mighty pest, Was denounced. He had become an unholy reject! The special pest was weak It was true. And he was dumb, For most of life he could not speak. But he never gave up. For in his heart, He remembered father. In his mind, they could not part. When the time came, the pests had failed The test. There was an idea they held best. That there was a god, Christ, to a cross he was nailed. So when the day of judgement came, there was no one to be blamed, all the pests were destroyed. Exept for the special pest, Whose father, satan, the magic being, truly loved and loved seeing. more

Resolved Question: in the odyssey what is the quest?

what is the quest that odysseus faces in the odyssey more