"He tells you that no man can live up to the one who lives in your head. And you tried to change didn't you? Closed your mouth more, tried to be softer, prettier, less volatile, less awake" words from a poet named Warsan Shire. The quote comes from the book, "Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth". This quote comes from a deep hurt that resonates in all women. Girls who have been taught to live in fear. Girls are taught to live in fear of men's wrath. We must cover up, close our mouths, walk only
Words: 580 - Pages: 3
Upon first reading of Reading Signs it evokes strange imagery of a peculiar man licking stones for some unfathomable reason. But it soon becomes clear the “he” is a gull. Specifically a juvenile gull. Herring gulls will pick up stones, carry them into the air, then drop them and swoop to catch them before they hit the water. Gulls also regularly pick up shells and drop them from a height in order to break them open to look for food. If a gull is doing this with stones it most likely means it is
Words: 456 - Pages: 2
Already we have seen that the speaker has a very different Sunday experience than his father does, but these lines really start to bring this idea home. We can think of these “chronic angers” in two ways. First, we can interpret them as referring to the people in the house being angry. The other option is to think of the house itself as being angry. If that's the case, then Hayden's giving us a little dose of personification, because he's saying the house has human feelings. It’s possible that the
Words: 477 - Pages: 2
light the conflict between beauty, goodness, and love against the selfishness of the world. The speaker talks to the subject of the poem, trying to convince him almost that he should share his beauty with the world, but it is obvious that there is some resistance to this idea. Another related conflict that is presented is propagation, whose alternative is greatly discouraged by the speaker. The speaker explains this idea that people who are beautiful ‘owe’ it the world to make offspring, who are assumed
Words: 532 - Pages: 3
Day, the speaker comments on his lonely and solitary life in order to reveal his self reliance, individualism, and connection to nature. He doesn't need anyone as his “shadow’s the only one” that walks with him as opposed to another human. The speaker doesn't work for anyone else, as he is isolated from the rest of society, exemplifying both his self-reliance and individualism. Because of that isolation, he can rely on himself and better himself rather than worry about others. The speaker extends
Words: 392 - Pages: 2
Sarcasm In the song Sarcasm, by Get Scared the author uses metaphors and symbolic language in the song to convey that love that causes excruciating pain isn’t love. The author uses symbolic language in stanza three," Don't mind us we're just spilling our guts,If this is love I don't wanna be loved,You pollute the room with a filthy tongue,Watch me choke it down so I can throw it up." The author includes this to support that love shouldn't hurt because in this stanza it says that hurtful secrets
Words: 580 - Pages: 3
The journey of the speaker brings about a progression in her relationship with the swamp, changing its dynamic—alongside the tone—from negative and struggling to heartening and peaceful. This trek seems to serve as a metaphor for the speaker’s life and her transition from pessimism to contentment in her circumstances. Tone is closely related to the condition of the relationship between the speaker and the swamp and is creatively developed through the use of structure, sound devices, and imagery.
Words: 658 - Pages: 3
Asynch Research paper Fear of My First Speech in Class When I thought of my first speech class, I was a bit frantic. After reading about professional public speakers stories on fear of public speaking and how they essentially overcame it, I told myself you can do it. The day of presenting my speech finally arrived and I volunteered to be the one to go first in class. I was more apprehensive about my accent than anything else. Would the audience understand me clearly? Would they
Words: 413 - Pages: 2
people don’t do well in public speaking? c. Why is this important to my profession and myself? 2. Challenges and benefits of public speaking. a. How to improve public speaking? b. How to become an effective public speaker. c. What are the qualities of a good public speaker? 3. The foundation of public speaking. a. Inventing and development of public speech. b. Arrangement of the styles in the speech. c. The uses of public speaking. “The Importance of Speech;
Words: 1654 - Pages: 7
COM 225: Public Speaking ASU Fall 2013 • T/Th 4:30-5:45 PM • SL #70374 Instructor: Dr. Karen Stewart Office: Stauffer Hall 220 E-mail: Karen.A.Stewart@asu.edu Office Hours: Monday and Tuesday 1:30-3:00pm Phone: 480-965-5095 (HDSHC main office) and by appointment WELCOME TO COM 225! The purpose of this course is to enable you to better understand theories and practices of public speaking. This course is designed to improve not only your delivery techniques but also your
Words: 4110 - Pages: 17
