“simple” the “minimalist monument” truly is, yet it holds a deeper meaning. Kraus explains that on first glance, it seems that people, including the speaker, are only looking at the monument with its reflective surface and dark, simple design. However, upon delving more into the hidden meaning, representations, and thoughts you come to find out that the speaker is not peering solely at “actual people and things” in the reflection. While this monument is “unlike traditional” pieces, the monument posses
Words: 718 - Pages: 3
Karla Veloz Professor Wendy Tronrud English 130 29 April 2016 All living is listening for a throat to open — The length of its silence shaping lives. When he opened his mouth to speak, his speech was what was written in the silence, the length of the silence becoming a living. And what had been “I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States…” becomes “I do solemnly swear that I will execute the office of President to the United States faithfully…”
Words: 2209 - Pages: 9
not important or relavent to the listener. The speaker can get offended or start creating a rough impression of the reader. Although, listeners can create poor impacts of themselves there is a feasible possibility that as the mind wonders the “listener” could be pseudolistening, faking listening, to show “listening.” Fake istening can cause the speaker to belive listening is occuring without it genually occuring. As a result of fake listening the speaker expects the listener to know what is being said
Words: 305 - Pages: 2
setting and speaker in the poems “Hanging Fire” and “Young” shows that growing up can be difficult for everyone. The differing settings in the poems show that things can be difficult regardless of your financial status. In the poem “Young” the speaker says “I was a lonely kid in a big house” (2). This reveals that the speaker is a lonely child even though they have a large house. We can infer by her house that the speaker and her family are financially good. In “Hanging Fire” the speaker says that
Words: 345 - Pages: 2
Finally, Ed Sansom embodies the literal and figurative symbol of confinement in Other Voices, Other Rooms. When things collapse between Pepe, Randolph, and Dolores, Randolph goes to Dolores’s room only to find it overturned. Randolph hears someone walking in the house, finds a gun, and, when the stranger comes close to the door, Randolph, unsure of who it is, fires the gun. “The door opened, I fired once, and again, and Jesus dissolved, become nothing but Ed… doubled over, he stumbled toward the
Words: 508 - Pages: 3
T: The title might refer to an important place in the life of the speaker. I: The gender of the speaker in the poem is unknown, however, one is able to sense the injustice and bad treatment that the speaker has been facing. P: The speaker of the poem describes with imagery how he would not work hard for “others”. In the entire octave, the speaker criticizes “others” and how they abuse their power over the speaker. In the last stanza, the speaker’s words are more hopeful and use imagery to compare
Words: 673 - Pages: 3
write a second part) 1.In the poem “A change of heart” by Lexi Sanchez the speakers shows the emotional journey that a person who has lost a loved one went through. This poem conveys a strong message on how their loved one (in this case the speaker’s grandfather) had an immense impact on their life. They describe in detail how loss of a loved one can filled their minds and hearts with many sad and painful feelings. The speaker is going through an emotional journey throughout the poem. The poem records
Words: 389 - Pages: 2
Sandy Hingston wrote a short article on how the Funeral business is dying out. She talks about the changes in funeral rituals and how society is viewing funerals differently today. Throughout the text she tells short stories about her life that relates to the text. She started the text off with telling a story about how she got a letter from her cousins, right after her Aunts funeral, showing a chart of their families two burial plots at Hillside cemetery. Hingston states right after this that she
Words: 892 - Pages: 4
“If you clear a forest, you’d better pray continuously” (Ray, Clearcut). In the excerpts from “Ecology of a Cracker Childhood,” Ray experiences passionate emotions about her home town of South Georgia. The excerpt gives the reader a visual setting of what South Georgia looked like in Ray’s eyes. Her use of a descriptive setting gives the reader an understanding of how much South Georgia means to Ray. With her strong appeal to pathos and a very honest warning that also demonstrates logos, Ray establishes
Words: 481 - Pages: 2
us. Each excerpt of writing depicts an unanswered question that both speakers would like answered but have their own obstacles to overcome. One issue is a mystery on his past and who his identity really is and the other deals with his own issues on his family and friends. To delve in the mystery’s that haunt them is the key to overcome their shortcomings. In the story “Tell him about brother john” not only was the speaker a main story or the story, brother john was just as important. Both characters
Words: 466 - Pages: 2
