Paradise Lost is a poem essentially about the origin of sin and evil, as a result, Milton presents evil in a more coercive manner than good. ... His rage is portrayed in Book nine after he overcomes how beautiful Eve is, "But the hot Hell that always in him burns, though in mid heaven, soon ended his delight." ... The simple act of Eve eating the apple serves as the climax of the book. ... The sense of grandeur that comes with the epic poem is being evoked through the elevated style and the comprehensiveness of the council scene. ... When writing this poem Milton sought to coerce people in...

• Word Count: 943
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The hopeful and somewhat angry tone of the poem makes it all the more powerful. ... That raisin, left in the sun will dry out, thus making it impossible to eat. ... This poem was written during the time period when slavery was common. The slaves were forced to labor day in and day out in the hot sun, picking cotton, or whatever jobs their "master" forced upon them. ... The third poem, "London" by Blake also carries a sorrowful tone. ...

• Word Count: 1067
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In the first part of the poem the poet creates two very distinct voices, his and that of his recently widowed father. ... The use of the word "choke" shows us how hard it is for the father just to do the normal things in life like eating without his wife. ... The poet uses mundane and routine incidents such as "Warming her slippers by the gas" and "putting hot water bottles her side of the bed" to convey a normal husband/wife loving relationship. ... The use here and throughout the poem of colloquial language and a conversational tone makes the poem easy and clear to assimilate. It also instil...

• Word Count: 1146
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

All around her, fiery red lanterns hung from windows and large sheets of red paper boasting Chinese poems were plastered on doors. ... Everybody would celebrate late into the night all the while singing traditional songs and eating delicious cuisine. ... Up to then, the main source of family income came from Ming's father, but now her mother had to support the family by selling hot steamed buns outside the family house. ... The family began to eat in silence, but it was broken by Ming's father. ...

• Word Count: 767
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

This is some of a poem that one of my friends from my support group had shared on the first day. ... But I was hot, so I took off my shirt, first mistake. ... To make up for all the fat that I thought I still had, I cut out meals, to start I just didn't eat breakfast, no problem. It worked my result's were better then ever, because I didn't eat. ...

• Word Count: 819
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Should humans eat meat? ... Animals deserve to be revered and, as this poem shows, humans can experience guilt when they treat them poorly. Most children, when they learn that the hamburger that they are eating is a dead cow, are horrified, disgusted, or, at least, a bit grossed out. ... Eating animals is bad for our health, leading directly to many diseases and illnesses, including heart attack, stroke, cancer, diabetes, and obesity." ... "Chickens have their beaks seared off with a hot blade, and male cows and pigs are castrated without painkillers." ...

• Word Count: 1107
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School