Poem Analysis: Bully By Martin Espada

A statue constructed in the name of liberty arose from the expansive Atlantic more than a century ago. The values of equality and justice coupled with the promises of freedom remain immoveable like the cooper medium and the stone foundation of which the statue arises. An icon ingrained it the spirit of the United States, the Statue of Liberty is the physical representation of American ideals. It is the “light of liberty” that illuminates the path for the “tired,” and the “poor,” seeking shelter from the shadows of tyranny and persecution. The statue has been symbol of hope in a better future and a new beginning to immigrants seeking a fresh start. Ideals, along with the symbols that represent them, however are merely man made. And like the

In “Mericans” Sandra Cisneros uses imagery to develop the text’s theme. Imagery is when an author uses visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work. In “Mericans” Sandra Cisneros uses imagery multiple times to describe and develop the scene around the narrator. The first example of imagery is “Some with fat rags tied around their legs and others with pillows, one to kneel on, and one to flop ahead”. Additionally imagery is used again, as it states, “After all that dust and dark, the light from the plaza makes me squinch my eyes like if I just came out of the movies.” The use of imagery creates an visualization of the area around the narrator and how she is reacting to that area.

Clint Smith is a writer, teacher, and doctoral candidate in Education at Harvard University with a concentration in Culture, Institutions, and Society. Smith Clint wrote a poem called “Something You should Know.” The poem is about an early job he had in a Petsmart. The poet allows the readers into his personal life, but before he had trouble opening up to people and his work. Moreover, Clint wrote an insight in the poem about relying in anything to feel safe and he says it is the most terrifying thing any person can do.

Beauty is a subjective idea that focuses on the characteristics preferable to a single species that gives an advantage over another and at the cost of another species survival. Humans have created astounding empires with beautiful cities and monuments because they were the most progressive species that are able to do so because of their capacity for violence. Some empires fear for their survival, so they must eliminate any threat whether it be humans or other animals. The poem, “Thanks” by Yusef Komunyakaa, it symbolizes how humans can become single minded only driven by their own personal desires at the sake of anyone else. Humans naturally commit ugly atrocities to progress their own beauty, or at least idea of, and they instinctively oppose nature because mankind is the dark side of nature.

This empowering quote was an analogy to World War I memorials, and it made it clear that the fight for personal liberties was substantial during the time. Visually, The statue stands in the middle of White Point Garden, surrounded by trees and overlooking the harbor, with the light from the ocean shining straight towards the monument.

Are Roberto 's aspirations based on fact? Can he convert his status from undocumented worker to legal resident? How might you go about finding out whether this is possible?

In the poem “Behind Grandma’s House”, Gary Soto writes about an experience he had as a young boy. He speaks of himself as being a nerdy Spanish boy who wants attention. He screams out for attention by acting out in negative ways. Most know, to bring attention to one’s self, one can acquire it by acting negatively or positively, but negative attention brings punishment. Soto obtains his grandmothers attention at the end of the poem, but he may have regretted it. Gary Soto’s “Behind Grandma’s House” is a 1952 free verse poem that uses imagery to suggest the speaker’s perspective of the story.

The poem, “Small Town with One Road,” by Gary Soto compares the life of the speaker from when he was a child to the life he has as an adult. The speaker of the poem is a Mexican who lives in a poor town where many of the people do manual labor to earn their income. At this point he is grown and has a daughter, but is in a town that reminds him of his childhood. Here, he describes the happy children in the neighborhood to the hard life he imagines he would have if he stayed in such a town in his adulthood. Soto uses imagery to further this comparison; he appeals to the senses to show the carefreeness of childhood, while also using images of hard work to show the plight of the adults in the town. Overall, Soto’s use of imagery is successful

The poem begins explaining to the reader the story of a Mexican American as he worked in an industrial factory at some point in his life. “In the factory I worked, in the fleck of rubber, under a press of an oven yellow with flame.” (Lines 1-3) Soto uses visual imagery to describe the color of

Unfortunately another reality is that as more Isis supported bad things happen then more single stories about Islam being the root of this problem will be made. It is horrible such ugly factors in society can shape such an awful perspective about innocent people who did not shape those factors. Looking at this source is a grief giving experience, which the author communicates well in this art. The author excels at capturing the moment when Nathan Crillo died and how the statue at the war memorial looks. The author puts a blank space at the side to emphasize the sense and understanding of the emptiness and grief that was felt. The statue of the soldier reaching his hand out symbolizes how Nathan Crillo will now be a part of the many soldiers who lost their lives for the Country. In the drawing of Nathan Crillo, only half of his body is depicted reminding us he is no longer alive but he will still exist in our memories. The overall message the author communicates is that Nathan Crillo is a fallen hero and there will be grief for his death but no matter what he will always be

The overall effect of imagery is for you, the reader, to be able to feel like you are actually there. In line 25 it says, “-all white. All American” (“‘Race’ Politics”). The effect this has on the reader is feeling as if they do not belong because they are two mexicans going into an all white community. Also in lines 49-54 they say, “Plenty reason to hold me down on the hot asphalt; melted gum, and chips of broken beer bottle on my lips and cheek” (“‘Race’ Politics”).

The Statue of Liberty is one of the most well know symbols of the United States, across the world. For this reason I chose to analyze the dramatic effect it creates, and what methods it implores to invent this "universal" meaning. It is one of the strongest visual representations of the ideals which our country is founded upon. I intend to defend the argument that the Statue of Liberty posses the power of persuading human thought using the terms encompassed in Kenneth Burke's Pentad, shaping the definition of "America" for people through out the world.

Seeing the Four Freedoms Speech transition from ideological concepts which are discussed in class into something physical and tangible through the use of space, material, and innovative imagery was astounding. Kahn’s physical manifestation of FDR’s ideas and impact was interesting to explore and although it didn’t change my opinions about who he was it certainly gave me a new perspective as to how he was viewed by the outside world, and by Kahn in particular. This exhibit does a perfect job of portraying FDR as a founding father of global democracy and elevating his status as a perpetuator of Wilsonian idealism which is the ultimate goal of this piece of public history. It is meant to celebrate and honor the former president within his home state and as such it would be inconvenient if the exhibit highlighted the flaws embedded into FDR’s legacy which are highlighted in class but not necessarily within the

Allende use of imagery allows the reader to picture specific traits about the main characters. For example, one trait of Belisa is that she is clever, a trait of the colonel is that he is lonely, and that El Mulato is loyal. One example of Belisa’s cleverness is when she learns how to read and write to in order to survive. In the story, Belisa begins by working for a newspaper. She spends her money on a dictionary and a teacher (81). This portrays an image of a little girl working hard, not only physically, but mentally as well. This takes intellect and a determination, but what takes cleverness is not just using words that she found in a dictionary (81). Another example of her cleverness is after she has helped the Colonel, and El Mulato comes for her. Allende writes, “She had been waiting. She picked up her inkwell, folded the canvas of

Poetry is a reduced dialect that communicates complex emotions. To comprehend the numerous implications of a ballad, perusers must analyze its words and expressing from the points of view of beat, sound, pictures, clear importance, and suggested meaning. Perusers then need to sort out reactions to the verse into a consistent, point-by-point clarification. Poetry utilizes structures and traditions to propose differential translation to words, or to summon emotive reactions. Gadgets, for example, sound similarity, similar sounding word usage, likeness in sound and cadence are at times used to accomplish musical or incantatory impacts.