This image of isolation is further developed by Hardy's use of the simile "like spectral lyre swept by as spectral hand". ... "A car comes up It has nothing to do with me" The use of the word "nothing" shows that it's not his wife approaching meaning that Hardy is once again left alone awaiting her arrival. ... The stanza develops by using pathetic fallacy, "leaving a blacker", to reinforce his loneliness, "I stand again alone". The use of the word "blacker" symbolises misery as well reflecting Hardy's negative emotions...

• Word Count: 545
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

For any student, like Angelou, a graduation is meant to be an uplifting, proud, and significant moment in one's life. ... It is obvious to the readers that the citizens of Stamps, Arkansas viewed the graduation day less as a ceremony, and more like a holiday. ... Finally, Angelou personifies her excitement when she states, "I hoped the memory of that morning would never leave me. ... Angelou utilizes imagery when describing Reed as a "small, very black boy with hooded eyes, and long, broad nose and an oddly shaped head" (23). ... Angelou says, "the words of Patrick Hen...

• Word Count: 1074
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate