‘The Portrait’ by Stanley Kunitz is a sad poem about the speaker’s ill-fated attempt to learn more about their deceased father. One of the main focuses of the poem is the consequences of the father's suicide. For his widowed wife there is nothing left but anger at the loss, which ...
Family HistoryThis isn't the family historyyou had in mind, the kind you grew up with –cherished tales of where your people were from,what they achieved, how they bettered the world.No, it's a disease inventory formother and father, brother and sister –alive or deceased and if the ...
This poem conforms to Stanley Kunitz's style of poetry, which portrays the father-son relationship as a recurring theme. Its sentimental description of a child's longing for a deceased father could also be described as Stanley Kunit's most poignant work. The poem accurately reflects Kunitz's ...
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But my father has been in a coma. Today he has begun to show the signs of death: a rising core temperature (at times 104 degrees F); cooling extremities; sweating and clamminess; inability to swallow (he has not eaten or drunk for six days); healthy color fading to cadaver gray; ...
longer than the last four lines. Because this poem is an elegy to the dead, the more traditional format adds to its solemnity. Additionally, the regular meter is reminiscent of a soldier marching across the battlefield, which is fitting for a poem that commemorates the end of the Civil ...
19 What is Sir Leoline's relationship with Geraldine's father? they married into the same royal family they have been enemies for a long time they went to school together they are brothers 20 What caused the enmity between Sir Roland and Sir Leoline? insults on both sides Sir Leo...
This is not the time or place for interpretive dance with an abstruse poetic narrative. You’re not there to perform; you’re there to offer comfort. That said, some performances — like playing a tune that was a favorite of the deceased — can do what words cannot. ...
‘Tis said that some have died for love The pet lamb Stepping westward The childless father Ode on intimations of immortality Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) Proud Maisie A weary lot is thine The Maid of NeidpathSamuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) Kubla Khan Youth and age The rime of the anc...
Anything can upset one’s life, and it is necessary to be prepared for when that happens. The “If” portion of the poem is complemented by the “then” portion. Every scenario is followed by a solution. If the son does as his father suggests he will be set to conquer the world. ...