We can tell that the writer resents and is frustrated by his father as it says “and he being him can’t help but say.......... and I, being me” which shows that he is frustrated at their relationship. However the Harmonium is used to describe his father so therefore his family life whereas in Nettles it is reversed. The Nettles, that had caused pain for the boy, is actually describing soldiers and war therefore the underlying message is not about family but about war and the underlying message
What did I know, what did I know of love’s austere and lonely offices? Robert Hayden; was an American poet, essayist , educator. He was appointed Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1976. On April 21, 2012, a U.S. Postage Stamp, within a pane of 10 Twentieth Century Poets, was issued featuring Hayden this poem is about A speaker looking back on his childhood, and remembering how he didn't feel any love from his father. His winters used to be cold, both in feelings and in atmosphere.
Being a paean, the persona reflects on his father’s strength and dedication towards producing the garden which fed his family and his admiration towards his father. “I often wondered how he existed/ On five or six hours’ sleep each night -/ Why his arms didn’t fall off” demonstrates the hard-working nature of the father and the persona’s admiration towards his father’s limitless strength and dedication. The exaggeration of “Why his arms didn’t fall off” represents the thoughts of a superman-like figure by a young child as the persona would’ve been at the time. The fathers dedication towards his garden and connection to his home are represented as positive impacts on
"Mid-Term Break" is a very emotive poem in which Seamus Heaney reflects on the death of his little brother and explains what was going through his mind at that time. The poem's title suggests a holiday but this "break" does not happen for pleasant reasons. For most of the poem Heaney writes of people's differing reactions and at the end he is able to grieve honestly. My first opinion of this poem was that it would be a bright poem and a child’s thoughts and exaggerations of the time they get away from school. I first realised this was not the case as I read the first line, “I sat all morning in college sick bay” Immediately the line tells me that something is wrong as “sick bay” is were children usually end up when they are feeling unwell.
Dulce ET Decorum EST “Dulce et Decorum Est” is a powerful poem by Wilfred Owen which depicts the horrific conditions endured by young soldiers during World War One. The poem is divided into four sections: a description of the numbed, shell shocked conditions as they struggle to return from the frontline, an account of a gas attack, its haunting effects on Owen and a plea not to glorify war. Owens’s use of vivid imagery is particularly interesting in Verse one. For example the soldiers are described as “knocked kneed coughing like hags”. This is good word choice because it shows us how the men are suffering and that they are tired.
I find this idea interesting because it makes the reader think about what they were like when they turned ten or what they might feel when they are going to turn ten. The poet creates the image of a really scared young boy who is terrified of getting older. Collins presents the idea of a boy who feels sick of the idea of turning ten. The use of the simile, ‘The whole idea of it makes me feel like I’m coming down with something’ to show that he is consistently feeling sick about turning ten. The poet also lists childhood diseases, ‘Mumps’, ‘Measles’ and ‘Chicken pox’ to show how he is feeling really sick.
Mid-term break by Seamus Heaney Mid-term break is an elegy written by Seamus Heaney and is based upon a true story which happened to him in his childhood. Seamus is writing as an older man looking back to his past and the poem concerns the tragic loss of his younger brother. The title, “Mid-Term Break”, gives the reader, at first glance, the thought that it is about nothing but a normal school break, a happy time. However, only when the reader finishes the second line of the poem is one’s curiosity aroused. Throughout the poem, Seamus paints the picture in a chronological order, from event to event.
The father, regardless of his own cares, makes the effort on those winter Sundays to try to make things a little easier for the speaker. Unseen by the speaker, the loving father has gotten up early and brought warmth into their home and into the speaker’s day. Also, when the speaker states, “and polished my good shoes as well” (12), the feeling once again is presented of this father doing all he can to take care of the speaker and show his love through his actions. David Huddle states in his essay, “somewhat remarkably, the poem’s thesis-that the office of love can be relentless, thankless, and more than a little mysterious” (553). That statement describes that the unconditional love of the father is taken for granted from the speaker.
Maybe they don’t get enough attention at their house, or maybe they want friends but they can only show their mean side because they are actually scared of getting hurt themselves. Either way, no matter what the reasoning is, bullying is not okay. There was one girl, Sally, who I had got close with but then again we only talked in certain periods. Maybe it was because I was nice to her and partnered with her when no one else would, or maybe the simple fact I didn’t want her to feel left out that I was her friend. She never hurt me, or was mean to me, she just dressed different and wasn’t as fortunate as the rest of us.
His wives, especially the youngest, lived in perpetual fear of his fiery temper, and so did his little children.” This demonstrates the fear his family feels towards him. Later in chapter three his anger gets him in trouble when he disobeys the village and beats his wife during the week of peace. This is demonstrated in the book when it states, “And when she returned he beat her very heavily. In his anger he had forgotten that it was the Week of Peace.” After this event his fellow clansmen began to think less of him. Additionally, the novel continues to tell the story of Okonkwo and his family.