Keihan Main Line Essays

  • Ideal Life vs. Reality through In the Desert by Steven Crane

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    begins the poem describing a creature that was found “in the desert” (line 1). He uses the word “I” (line 2) to describe who was the one to discover the creature. Crane chose to use the word “I” to illustrate that he is the person who is experiencing this adventure first hand. After establishing that he found the creature in the desert, Crane begins using descriptive words that build an inhuman creature. The word “bestial” (line 2) means to resemble or suggest an animal (Bestial). Therefore, the word

  • Love In The Sonnet By Edna St. Vincent Millay

    973 Words  | 2 Pages

    an unimportant element that cannot supply the basic necessity of life: “Pinned down In romantic words, the poet expresses how much she does think of love. She state it clear that she will not trade love for peace in times of anguish. Shift: after line 6 of the poem, there is a shift. In the beginning of the poem, the poet outlines the list of things that love cannot provide for the people who are willing to die it. The narrator outlines the basic necessities like food, shelter, and health. Part

  • Poem Analysis - As I Grew Older, Langston Hughes

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    goals. For teenagers, dreams seem to be their inspiration in life. They are stronger with the presence of dreams in their life. The persona first introduces his poem with the existence of his dreams, ‘It was a long time ago’ (line 1), and ‘I have almost forgotten my dream’ (line 2). This is typical in most teenagers. They come out with so many dreams, slowly the dreams fade as the time passes by and the dreams are forgotten due to their other commitments and in a certain point of their life, the dreams