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Gregory (Anchors Up) Christian (Poem)

For this post, I decided to write a poem about nature. I chose to write a poem because I wanted to see how many poetry techniques I can effectively implement into my writing after we completed the unit. Water drip dropping the birds are chirping the wind whistles as it dances its heavenly waltz. The trees bend in the breeze, The thump pup of the falls o how the trees hear alls. There I am, sitting in a stream this can't be a dream. I feel the breeze against my back and quickly turn at the sound of a crack. My adrenaline is pumping, my heart is thumping. What's that? I think not a rat perhaps a snake or a bear I do not dare move. I'm frozen. The water stops and so do the birds I look but can't see the rocks then my heart resumes its pump and I wake-up. I wrote about nature because I had the privilege of going on a church retreat over the weekend. While on the retreat, I found myself lost in the woods. Thus I decided to write a poem ...

Reading response to Purple Hibiscus through page 88.      At first glance, Purple Hibiscus is a book that walks the reader through the life of a wealthy religious Nigerian family. Upon further reading, one can discover that it has a complex storyline with many characters such as Papa living a double life. Papa is the character that I was initially drawn to because he is feared by his family and loved by society. At home, Papa is both religious and abusive. He continually keeps his family aline with God, but he is quickly angered like when he smashed the figures, beat his wife, and screamed at his children for staying at Papa-Nnukwu's house for 22 minutes instead of 15. These actions cause his family members: Kambili, Jaja, and Mama to compete for his love. On the other hand, Papa is viewed as a mini-god in Nigeria, due to the factories he owns, his newspaper, and the generous donations he makes to the church. He is also extremely friendly to the people in his town...

Nick's Poem Saad's See You Again Analysis

"You Can Call Me Al" by Paul Simon http://www.paulsimon.com/song/you-can-call-me-al/      The song that I chose is  "You Can Call Me Al" by Paul Simon. This song used techniques that include Cacophony, End Rhyme, Onomatopoeia, and Euphony. The earlier lines of the song are Cacophony due to them having little to no rhyme and harsh sounds such as "bone digger." AS a whole these lines appear to be a conversation because the repetition/echoing of questions; “Why am I soft in the middle now?" Next, "You Can Call Me Al" begins to pick up by utilizing the technique, End Rhyme. Paul Simon uses this tool towards the end of longer stanzas. Third, Simon uses an Onomatopoeia Beerbelly to portray the carefreeness of his vision of what they could be. Lastly, the Chorus uses Euphony to make it memorable and soothing to one's ear.      The techniques used by Paul Simon convey messages to the reader. The Cacophony signals that the author is almost ha...

 The Race I step behind the block the noise; the ticking of a clock cheering screaming  Nothing that has meaning . The weight of my hands Like weights dangling off of tiny strings . I feel hazy tired, worried with expectancy for the crackle of the start. Suddenly quiet as I watch my goggles fog time s tops ,and the race is off . Poetry techniques that I used: Slant Rhyme , End Rhyme , Simile , Hyperbole , Onomatopoeia , Consonance .

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