The Rider Naomi Shihab Nye Summary

According, to text “The Other Riders” there were more riders like Paul Revere, Dawes, and Prescott. They were the ones that warned New England and more. Dawes visited these town to warn Dedham, Needham, Framingham, Newton, and Watertown. In the “Paul Revere's Ride”, Paul was the only one that alerted the town. He warned Lexington, and Concord. The riders used lanterns so they could know where they were coming from The signal was one by land, two by sea depending if the British were coming by sea or land. These are the differences and facts from the passages.

Mead is walking alone. Both, the short story and poem present the mood of the setting as very lonely. Along with the setting, both authors use the character’s to exhibit similar moods.

His solitary life takes a tole on him. "The most difficult part of being in the forest was the loneliness. It became unbearable each day. One things

Maybe some of the most important lines in which the speaker states she has a feeling of loneliness are lines 3-5. In these lines the author writes, "But the rain/Is full of ghosts tonight, that tap and sigh/Upon the glass and listen for reply" (line 3-5). In this first stanza the speaker tries to remember what it is like to lay in bed with another. While remembering she thinks about how empty she feels, and compares this feeling to ghosts who are outside her window waiting for her to reply to their empty

The speaker in the poem acknowledges the emotional bond between them, but also expresses a sense of independence and the need to establish his own life. The use of physical distance as a metaphor for emotional distance highlights the conflicting emotions of

I read a really cool poem today called “Famous” that uses a variety of metaphors to make the readers broaden their view of fame. The poem is about how fame isn’t just how popular culture define famous, but rather, like many adjectives, is merely a matter of perception. The author, Naomi Shihab Nye, begins the poem with “The river is famous to a fish.” This simple, yet powerful phrase sets the tone for the rest of the poem. The river is where fish spends their lives, hence, the value of the river is what makes the it famous to fish. This line conveys that some of the smallest actions/purposes might remain in the others’ minds forever, which is the same idea repeated with the rest of the examples in the poem. The next phrase “the loud voice is

Naomi Shihab Nye was born on March 12, 1952 in St. Louis, Missouri,her father was palestinian-American and her mother was American. Her experience from both culture would later down the road help influence her with her writing. As a child she loved reading book, saying they were her escape. During her high school years Nye lived in Ramallah in palestine, also know as the old city of Jerusalem. Nye would call herself the “wandering poet” as she spent 33 years traveling the country for workshops and inspiring students of all ages. She moved to san Antonio,Texas where she later received a BA from Trinity University. She has written/edited more than 30 volumes of her own books and poetry and her audience. Nye poem are straight to the point and

The Choice In “Loneliness” by Laura Cortes, she paints a picture of what was once a thriving and happy house. It was filled with the people one man loved and cherished and how he was doing the job he loved to do. The poem shows that even though he is now alone in his old age, he still has hope for his future. Hope is something that can be easily taken from someone, but it is also something that can be given to someone so easily by the simplest things. Hope can be caused by someone or even by something.

Clare does a fair job in capturing how it is to be a lonely, melancholic soul, grieving the loss of friendship in love, all while making it clear that the speaker has a vast knowledge of self awareness. The simplistic seeming set up of the stanzas lends to a much deeper understanding of the human condition. “I Am” is written with precise punctuation, purposeful repetition, as well as a distinct rhyme scheme which helps to create the morose but understanding atmosphere that exists in the speaker 's head.

Loneliness leads to depression and depressed people know a loneliness like no other. The pasture and the barbed wire could be a symbol of the wall or fence that we put up when we are depressed. In this poem, we would be the horses. All it takes is someone to scale the fence and, whether we want to admit it or not, we become grateful that they’re

"Lonely Hearts" written by Wendy Cope is an enjoyable piece that draws readers in with its simplicity and straightforwardness. The title of the piece, tells the reader exactly what the poem is about while the writer’s thoughts are followed throughout the length of the poem with the writer's unique style. Cope's approach of classified advertisements captures the reader's imagination and understanding that one may be so desperate to find love that he would go to many extremes to find someone special. Through word choice, diction, imagery and irony, she keeps the reader’s attention.

In Japanese poetry tradition, loneliness seems to play a vital role in the choices one can make. Men, women, and other living creatures experience the feeling of loneliness often, but the decisions made during loneliness are rarely explored. The feeling of being alone and secluded can be portrayed in multiple ways, but two Japanese poets decided instead to portray the decisions they made during their loneliness. In their poetry, Saigyo Hoshi’s hermitage and Yosano Akiko’s sexuality reflect their feelings of loneliness and what they do about it.

The story does relates the real life experiences and “lonely is not been alone it is the feeling no one cares”. This story starts

him away from the loneliness he felt, and the imagery used clarifies this by giving the reader a

Knowledge makes one curious. It makes one pursue his fears and his loneliness. Solitariness is not the loneliness one experiences generally. It is a totally different affair. It threatens and fascinates at the same time. It is difficult to imagine oneself alone in this world, and yet it is the ultimate truth. When one encounters his loneliness, it starts to attract him because it is something that is not known and we, the humans, have a tendency to follow what is not known. Man is frightened but curious when he encounters his loneliness. He wants to know. He is unable to consider himself among other people who live as normally as they possibly can. He feels that they are deceiving themselves. He becomes an outlaw, one who does not fit in the daily routine that others find so easy to live with. He becomes a solitary and embarks on a journey to live an authentic life.