Creating a grave and planting a tree requires the same action, digging a hole. The first stanza of the poem introduces a person, the narrator, digging “hole, laying you into it, carefully packing the soil”. This refers to both planting a tree, and burying a man. The weather is dark and cold which introduces a sad and harsh tone to the poem. The narrator than continues describes a tradition in Sicily, where planting of a tree represents the birth of a child, because the earth has "one more life to bear".
Jody also built a pen for Flag to keep him from ruining the crops. The Yearling, by Marjorie Rawlings, teaches the reader about the importance of responsibility. From Jody's experiences, the reader can learn how to be responsible concerning the duties of family
Papa Joseph used to sell earth from his land until the Pit grew to the size of a pond, and then he and Mother Lizbeth farmed the land. Now, the land is overgrown. At the Pit, Manny meets Esch, and he touches her where he always does before he takes off her pants. The two lie in the red dirt, and Esch shows him that she wants him by moving her hips. He is not the first boy she has been with, but he is the only one she has truly wanted.
Memorial Site My husband is currently serving in the United States Army, and my family and I are stationed at Fort Hood, TX. In remembrance of those who have lost their lives fighting in the Iraqi Freedom War, I have chosen to visit the Brave Rifles Memorial on the Main Post of Fort Hood. As many people hear time and time again, brave young men and women have lost their lives to this war, here is a time to reflect and give appreciation to those men and women. Naturally, when thinking of the military, sharp, organized, and structure is what comes to mind. This is what I saw when I first pulled into the parking lot of the memorial site on looking the commemorative plaque.
Frost’s point of view towards nature is very respectful and he appreciates it greatly. In the poem “The Pasture” Robert Frost is doing chores in his farm, but he is with a loved one and is inviting him/her to come along and enjoy nature with him. I believe that this poem has a message, life is too short, and nature’s beauty so fleeting, that we should make an excuse to see it as much as we can. In the poem Frost wants to intrigue the character, to come and watch nature with him. He uses phrases like “I’m going out to fetch the little calf, That’s standing by the mother.
I don't know if I understand this right or not. Honestly, I didn't get it. - Yirong I found Return to White Earth a very interesting story. I found it interesting when John Rodgers returned home and had to learn/re-learn everything about his own culture. How he was taught to strip bark and everything to survive off the land.
The repetition of the word “black” in this quote also dawns on readers. Black represents death and since it is a memorial readers can picture family and friends of the veterans grieving at the memorial for the loss of their loved ones. Furthermore, the poet continues his poem and says “I touch the name Andrew Johnson, i see the booby traps white flash”. In this quote readers can picture Komunyakaa scrolling down the names listed on the granite and touching Andrew Johnson’s name. Out of all the names that were listed, which he stated earlier were 58,022, Andrew Johnson name stood out to him.
I grew up with my dad being away to war most of my childhood. From personal experience, I have seen and heard the things my dad has been put through to be out in the field. As a women myself and very for women’s rights, it is surprising I would argue against women having equality. The things my dad has done and seen are not for a women. My dad has seen children die, men die, women die, lost his hearing from an explosion, and seen his best friends and fellow soldiers die right in front of his face.
To get it to go again, you must push again. At the end, the lawn is mown and looks great, but you are tired, sweating and putting off mowing again as long as you can. Inspiration is like using a self propelled lawnmower. The lawnmower knows its job and self propelled to finish it. At the end, the lawn is mowed, looks great and you aren’t tired.
Life and death fall into a circuitous cycle losing any one particular meaning—of either life or death—in the process, eventually causing the two different meanings to morph into one. The poet perceives grass as the transformed form of life that emerges from the graves of those who have passed and are now buried beneath him. Life—in the form of grass—emerges from death, eliminating any fear in the finality of death and creating this pinnacle symbol that Whitman goes so far as to end his piece with. He writes, “I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love.” He is saying that though this may be the end his work, it is never really the end because knew life—in the form of critics, readers, and publishers—will continue to emerge, keeping his piece alive even after he