The stanza opens with the use of personification; "Tree-leaves labour up and down" which creates a dark and eerie tone. The verb "labour" infers the trees are being forced to move hinting the trees are being pushed around by the wind. The use of this pathetic fallacy gives the reader a sense of abandonment and isolation as Hardy takes in his surroundings. Furthermore, the trees are further personified when Hardy states the trees "succumbs to the crawl of the night." The word 'succumbs' refers to the trees slowing down as night time sets in. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Many of us don't give it much thought but the reality exist that death is imminent to all living things. ... After his introduction, Thomas describes an Elm tree in his backyard that one day was a normal-looking elm, and the next weekend it was gone. He wants the reader to understand or just think, "was this a natural death for the elm tree, or was life taken from it?" ... In the following paragraph, he begins to rethink the incident of the elm tree and the field mouse. ... He realizes that the elm tree did not feel any pain, on the other hand, the field mouse did. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In itself the phrase gives the feeling of some loss, easily in grasp but yet not. ... Poets all have certain styles where everyone is writing to their abilities but are able to make their poems differ from others giving them an enjoyable learning. ... If the poet could write it as the wind blew the pages of a book, the addition, gives the impression of an entity being there. But saying "a book of prints" we see it alone, not as pages that are symbolic to a tree with leaves, but as a tree with no leaves that is alone which is the main point being put across; emptiness. ... Furthermore, di...

• Word Count: 862
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• Grade Level: High School

A Christmas tree decorated with a few memorable handmade ornaments is more interesting than those decorated with numerous store-bought baubles. ... This job, although mundane, gives him power over his employees. ... He's elated by this promotion because only a couple dozen carriages cross per day, giving him an opportunity to meet his love on his time off. ... Antiques or handmade ornaments on a tree cause you to ask questions of where they have been and who has created them. ...

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The tone of 'The Walk' is very sad and lonely throughout the whole poem: 'You did not walk with me/Of late to the hill-top tree/By the gated ways,' The sad tone emphasises Hardy's feeling of loss as he is upset that he has lost his wife and regrets the way their marriage ended up. ... It also gives another winding effect as the sentences wind round onto the next line which also illustrates the walks Hardy went on. ... The poem is set shortly after Hardy's wife passed away which gives the poem more impact. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

However, there are more than just what is about "Canadian- in his paintings; Thomson leaves the viewer perplexed in a world of purple sky and red trees, overwhelming the viewer within an enigmatic colour world of his perspective. ... Furthermore, The small sketch paintings on unprimed panels -even the bare parts of the wood panels are visible between the brush strokes- give humanistic side of Thomson, and the viewers feel physically and emotionally connected to him. ...

• Word Count: 567
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud Wandering Through Wordsworth's Poem William Wordsworth is a famous Romantic English poet known for his imagery. In his poem "I wandered lonely as a cloud," we can see his use of imagery and emotion at its best. This also happens to be one of my favorite poems. T...

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Through her despair, the widow continues to describe that which surrounds her; while doing this "she dwells on the literal and the obvious, pointing out the colors of different bushes for instance, which gives us the sense of her being adrift emotionally and intellectually- (Harvey 49). ... He told her "that in the meadows, at the edge of the heavy woods in the distance, he saw trees of white flowers- (21-24). ... It is obvious that thoughts and visions of these trees bring her excruciating pain rather than joy because she follows her remark about her son's story with her desire to be amo...

• Word Count: 978
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

My attic gives me a cozy feeling like I am hidden from everyone and the world when I need it. ... The sun on my face, trees in every direction, the lake reflecting everything around us like a mirror. ... These places give me a sense of belonging as well as freedom. ...

• Word Count: 629
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The speaker uses imagery, tone, and diction to give the reader that sense of nostalgia and then snaps the speaker back into reality where everything is not all fine and dandy. ... It makes the reader feel as if they are listening to a child and gives off such a harmless vibe. ... One could picture serene trees with specks of sunlight grazing through the leaves. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

It has a direct title which gives some idea of what the poem is going to talk about. ... The poet gives a very detailed description of the storm and throws a negative light on it. ... In a true sense, the stones, trees and mountains have been personified as if the whole landscape is suffering because of the storm....

• Word Count: 788
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"She could see in the open square before the tops of the trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life. ... body and soul gives her joy finally, even though this kind of reaction is contrary to what conventional women are supposed to feel, particularly in Chopin's time. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Defarge's seemingly innocent knitting is a registry of those doomed to death after the Revolution, and the Woodsman is cutting down trees to build the Guillotines. ... Her disturbing manner in this scene is not only frightening, but gives the suspicion that there is a hidden motive behind her actions. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Understanding both my personalities will give me a better understanding on who I am and if I need to change at all. ... On the left ear there is a silver heart earring and in that heart is a silver tree. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

With this, the environment is never quite familiar, depleting any sense of comfort and giving the setting and characters an almost ˜regimental' feel. ... After ten long years, she finally finishes by positioning the tree in the middle of the painting. ...

• Word Count: 1013
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• Grade Level: High School

The family is "blithely breakfasting" which has connotations of ignorant bliss, while "under the summer tree" which shows off their happiness similar to the season. ... The word "brightest" gives the impression that everything that is worthwhile or valuable to the family is sold and almost forgotten when they die. ...

• Word Count: 905
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• Grade Level: High School

She looks out the attic window and notices the chestnut trees and the birds in the blue sky. ... Since rations are being strictly enforced and prices have increased drastically, their Dutch protectors are no longer able to give the group regular supplies. ...

• Word Count: 1086
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School