The poet uses various poetic devices but the recurring use of enjambment suggests that the poet is having an outpouring of emotions and is not able to decide where to end his sentence. ... The poem follows the effects of the storm on various objects observable from the house, starting with a metaphor comparing the house with a ship far out at sea at night and stuck in a storm. ... The wind again picks up speed and is now so powerful that the fields start quivering and the sky seems like it may vanish any moment with a bang. ... The poem follows a very well structured timeline beginning with th...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

These responses, while certainly well-intentioned, ultimately dehumanise the dying" So often, those with serious illnesses are isolated because of their conditions, as a society we place them on a pedestal as heroes to serve us as inspiration. ... Like Anna, the main character of An Imperial Affliction, Hazel is terminally ill, and as Hazel says, "it's not a cancer book, because cancer books suck.... And this commitment to charity reminds the cancer person of the essential goodness of humanity and makes him/ her feel loved and encouraged because s/ he will leave a cancer-curing ...

• Word Count: 1017
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate