“To a Daughter Leaving Home” the speaker is watching their child age and gain independence. Similarly in “For My Daughter” the speaker is separating from their child but in this poem the separation is through death. In both poems the speakers realize that they must accept the departure ...
William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet often considered to be a key figure in twentieth century literature. The poem "A Prayer for My Daughter" was written in 1919, following the birth of the poet's first child, Anne Butler Yeats.
Answer and Explanation: Yeats composed A Prayer for My Daughter (1921) for his own daughter, Anne. The poem outlines how Yeats hopes his daughter will grow up to be. Among...Become a member and unlock all Study Answers Start today. Try it now Create an account Ask a questio...
The poem ends with the line “This is my page for English B”. He set out to write and let land on the page what was “true,” as the instructor suggested. The assignment completed itself. Get PDFs for this Poem Log inorjoin Poetry+to access all PDFs for this poem. ...
“My Fathers Song” is a poem about a son who lost his father and is grieving and referring back to old memories, reflecting on their past and the wonderful time he had with his father. “My Mother” on the other hand is a poem about a daughter who lost her mother and is having a...
Where imagery appears in the poem: Lines 2-4:“Its broken windows are boarded. / The bronze weathervane cod has lost half its scales. / The airy tanks are dry.” Lines 6-8:“my hand tingled / to burst the bubbles / drifting from the noses of the cowed, compliant fish.” Lines...
When a highwayman meets the inn owner’s daughter, they fall in love immediately … as a rival eavesdrops. This narrative poem is another fun one to use with other narrative poems, like “Annabel Lee” and “The Cremation of Sam McGee,” to show how poets can be storytellers. ...
Years ago, my daughter considered becoming a zookeeper or a veterinarian. A friend arranged for us to visit with a zookeeper who showed us her daily routine. One of the interesting things to me was the way the zookeeper placed a syringe on the arm of a monkey every day, regardless of ...
Doing what’s right for children –– ensuring that they have culturally sustaining and developmentally appropriate instruction –– is not the easiest path, but it is a beaten one full of even my own footprints. May I heed my own words and embrace the fullness of their humanity. . . “...
In the poem “The Colonel” by Carolyn Forche, the narrator is acting as a witness in a case where the colonel is a victim. The theme right to justice seems to be the author’s objective for composing the poem. From the poem, the issue of justice is seen in the first sentence where...