Sherman Alexies poems are based around his life as it was and is rather than what he wishes it was or could have been. His poems release the truth of his feelings and life, on an Indian reservation, rather than hiding it under a blanket of shame. ... Though it is common to most cultures and races, it is depicted in Reservation Blues as, " that warrior desperation and the need to be superhuman in the poverty of a reservation." (114) Sexual frustration is one of the most prominent issues through out both Alexies poems and his novel. ...

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This poem is about a country's struggle and a man's struggle against colonialism. Imagery plays a large part in developing the theme for the poem. ... The point of view in this poem is that of a man who is a victim of colonialism. ... His struggle between the two ideas is shown throughout the entire poem. ... The symbols used in the poem have to do with colonialism. ...

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Our History Mbella Sonne Dipoko Our History is a poem about the fierce Western invasion of Africa. Dipoko is African which explains why the poem is written with a bitter and angry tone from the African point of view. ... The poem is divided up into three stanzas, each dealing with a different aspect of the destructive invasion. ... This is emphasized further by starting the poem with the word "And" to show that the waves follow a continuing pattern, a never ending cycle. ... I think the purpose of this poem is to condemn the action of the western invaders and to express the painfulness o...

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The subject matter in the majority of her poems reflected her religious views and her new life in revolutionary New England. ... For example, in Wheatley's Poems she concludes with an invocation to Terence. ... Wheatley parallels her own being with the structure of the poem. Just as the poet is comprised of two racial identities, this poem is formed by two quatrains each dedicated to voicing those views. ... During the time that this poem was written, America was working to distinguish itself from England. ...

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Wordsworth uses some of these ideas in a poem called "The world is too much with us." ... In this poem, Wordsworth describes his inner passions towards nature and his criticism towards the materialistic world. ... In his poem, Wordsworth vocalizes his perception of the world during his time. ... In his poem he says that, "We have given our hearts away," which is an indication that humans are ignoring their natural emotions, and consequently moving "out of tune" with nature (8). ...

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It is doubtful that Kipling meant his poem to be taken seriously as a whole. ... One can see the parallels between these ideas presented in the poem and those in Heart of Darkness. ... Two of his most oft-condemned poems, Recessional and The White Man's Burden, actually were used by both sides of the colonial issue at the time.1 A reading of Recessional, taken in the context of the prevailing attitudes of the time, seems to indicate that it is a piece about hubris rather than a promotion of the Empire. ... A collection of poems written in the voice of a London cockney, they display Kiplin...

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Africans in America Many people believe that the first inhabitants of America were the pilgrims, but they are wrong. Indians and Africans were here long before pilgrims. African culture has bled through society. Today many foods such as collard greens and architecture such as pyramids and the ...

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Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe, is story that explains African colonization from the eyes of an African himself. African colonization had many major affects on Africa and its people. Achebe wrote this book to get across the perspective of the African people and how they felt about colonization....

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Fire is catastrophic, ruinous, and cataclysmic. It is known for its violence in nature. Its turbulent power shaped history filled with ashes and deaths. It is pictured as the desperate cries of the dead that echoes in the underworld. In other words, fire is equated with destruction and devastation. ...

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