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    The themes of love and loss, slavery, and the agony of losing a loved one are all present in Harper’s poem “The Slave Auction”. The Slave Auction Summary

    The themes of love and loss, slavery, and the agony of losing a loved one are all present in Harper’s poem “The Slave Auction”.

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    Personification: Personification is the process of giving non-human things human traits (such as characteristics, feelings, and actions). For example, "Hog Butcher for the World, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat, Player with Railroads and the Nation's Freight Handler;Stormy, husky, brawling" Imagery: ImRead more

    1. Personification: Personification is the process of giving non-human things human traits (such as characteristics, feelings, and actions). For example,
      “Hog Butcher for the World,
      Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat,
      Player with Railroads and the Nation’s Freight Handler;
      Stormy, husky, brawling”
    2. Imagery: Imagery is the use of descriptive words to evoke one of the five senses. For example, “They tell me you are wicked and I believe them, for I have seen your painted women under the gas lamps luring the farm boys.

      And they tell me you are crooked and I answer: Yes, it is true I have seen the gunman kill and go free to kill again.
      And they tell me you are brutal and my reply is: On the faces of women and children I have seen the marks of wanton hunger.”

    3. Simile: Simile is the use of like, as, or than to compare two dissimilar things. For example, “Fierce as a dog with tongue lapping for action, cunning as a savage pitted against the wilderness”

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    The poet's respect and enthusiasm for Chicago are expressed in the poem "Chicago." It presents the city as a large, thriving, and developing location and praises it for its visual appeal and thriving industry. The author addresses the city in the poem's opening lines by many names before debating peRead more

    The poet’s respect and enthusiasm for Chicago are expressed in the poem “Chicago.” It presents the city as a large, thriving, and developing location and praises it for its visual appeal and thriving industry. The author addresses the city in the poem’s opening lines by many names before debating people who point out its flaws. The poet responds to them, pointing out all the good things about the city as he observes it. Despite the city’s reputation as a hazardous place to live, its residents are happy to call it home.

     

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    The poem "Chicago" is a tribute to Chicago that highlights the city's strength and the bond between people and location. The speaker admits all of the criticisms of the city but contends that these critics are unaware of the city's genuine character. The poem's opening couplet and last line in partiRead more

    The poem “Chicago” is a tribute to Chicago that highlights the city’s strength and the bond between people and location. The speaker admits all of the criticisms of the city but contends that these critics are unaware of the city’s genuine character. The poem’s opening couplet and last line in particular make the link between people and location clear. Those who reside in “little soft cities” are the ones who only witness the violence and danger in Chicago. Chicago proudly takes the title of “Hog Butcher, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat, Player with Railroads, and Freight Handler to the Nation” in recognition of its people’s gritty, middle-class identity.  

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    Rhetorical question: A rhetorical question is asked for effect rather than out of the inquiry. For example, "Is it therefore the less gone?" Enjambment: A term used in poetry to describe the continuation of a thought or phrase from one line to the next. For example, "All that we see or seem/ Is butRead more

    1. Rhetorical question: A rhetorical question is asked for effect rather than out of the inquiry. For example, “Is it therefore the less gone?”
    2. Enjambment: A term used in poetry to describe the continuation of a thought or phrase from one line to the next. For example, “All that we see or seem/ Is but a dream within a dream.”
    3. Metaphor: A comparison that demonstrates how two objects that are unlike in most respects are similar in a significant manner. For example, The poet makes a comparison between dreams and bygone days.
    4. Personification: A figure of speech that is used to attribute human characteristics to something that is not human. The poet portrays “hope” with the idea of flying, comparing it to a bird.

     

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    Edgar Allan Poe suggests in "A Dream Within a Dream" that time is escaping from our grasp like sand on the beach, implying that our life is ultimately meaningless or only an illusion.   A Dream Inside a Dream

    Edgar Allan Poe suggests in “A Dream Within a Dream” that time is escaping from our grasp like sand on the beach, implying that our life is ultimately meaningless or only an illusion.

     

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    This poem has a different rhyme scheme and that is, AAABBCCDDEE FFGGHHHIIJJKK. The poem is composed entirely of couplets. Also, the poem appears to have some balance because three verses appear to rhyme twice in two stanzas.   A Dream Inside a Dream

    This poem has a different rhyme scheme and that is, AAABBCCDDEE FFGGHHHIIJJKK. The poem is composed entirely of couplets. Also, the poem appears to have some balance because three verses appear to rhyme twice in two stanzas.

     

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    Poe examines the themes of life and dreams in a unique way in his poem "A Dream Within A Dream." The powerful subject of dreaming inside a dream, which helps the reader differentiate between truth and fiction, lies at the center of the story. The waves slamming on the shore's dunes are used as a symRead more

    Poe examines the themes of life and dreams in a unique way in his poem “A Dream Within A Dream.” The powerful subject of dreaming inside a dream, which helps the reader differentiate between truth and fiction, lies at the center of the story. The waves slamming on the shore’s dunes are used as a symbol of death. There is also astral travel or projection, in which the dreamer experiences out-of-body experiences and floats close to the coast to collect all the wisdom he desires. The reader is transported to the region of dreams, desires, and hopes as this poem addresses the topics of life and dream in a unique way.

     

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