Capitalization and punctuation are scarce especially in the first half of the poem. ... Colons are used to keep a constant flow instead of using periods to end a sentence. ... They are fairly long sentences with the first one including two colons. ... Line three in the first stanza contains the word "irresistible" with a colon after it. Atwood intentionally uses the colon to show that more is to come and you will be unable to refuse the song. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Although rebirth can be seen as the general theme of the poem, with closer inspection the subject is, more specifically, about a spiritual resurrection.The third line, "i who have died am alive again today- is a direct reference to the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.Christ was crucified and then buried in a tomb for three days until he was resurrected.The speaker of the poem feels that he has found a new perspective on life.This line is a metaphor, for the speaker did not literally die; rather, it is possible that he might have experienced a spiritual or emotional loss that caused him ...

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Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 4 CHAPTER 1 Basic Form and Appearance 5 Margins 5 Spacing 5 Font Styles 5 Page Numbers 5 Page Headers 6 Title Page 6 Headings 8 Numbers 9 Lists 10 Abbreviations 10 Tables and Figures 10 CHAPTER 2 SUPPORTING DOCUENTATION FOR ACADEMIC PAPERS 13 In "Text Citation 13 Direct Quotations 14 Works with no Author or with an Anonymous Author 15 Work by Two Authors 16 Work by Multiple Authors, five or more 1...

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• Grade Level: High School