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  ART. 

LIFE. POETRY.

 LOGAN. EMILY. DANIELLE.   "The distinction between historian and poet is not in the one writing prose and the other verse... the one describes the thing that has been, and the other a kind of thing that might be. Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements are of the nature rather of universals, whereas those of history are singulars." ~Aristotle, //On Poetics//  
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Favorite Poem: [|Stars]    //          By: Robert Frost "When it is darkest, men see the stars." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson //   <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif">   How countlessly they congregate O'er our tumultuous snow, Which flows in shapes as tall as trees When wintry winds do blow!--

As if with keenness for our fate, Our faltering few steps on To white rest, and a place of rest Invisible at dawn,--

And yet with neither love nor hate, Those starts like some snow-white Minerva's snow-white marble eyes Without the gift of sight.

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**__Analysis of Stars :__**
By Vulpecula

In the first [|stanza], Frost describes the stars, using [|imagery]. He says that they are as “ countless ” and flow across the sky as snow flakes blow in “ wintry winds .” Throughout the poem, he relates the stars to snow. The [|theme] in Frost’s __Stars__ is that the stars are a connection with the divine. In the second [|stanza], he [|personifies] the stars, saying that the have a “ keenness for our fate ,” or saying that they take part in determining our fate. He connects the stars with Heaven by saying that we stumble on blind to the “ white rest .” Here is the first connection, because he describes the stars as “ snow-white .” He goes on the describe the “ places of rest ,” Heaven, as “ Invisible at dawn ,” which the stars are. His [|simile] that the stars as “ Minerva’s snow-white marble eyes ” in the third [|stanza] also shows the connection with divinity. Minerva was the Roman goddess of wisdom and war, the Roman equivalent of Athena in Greek mythology. As well as this, she was a patroness of arts, crafts and education. Frost is saying here that the stars are the eyes of heaven and that the stars were good enough for the gods themselves. He does separate the divine stars from human characteristics by saying that they are “ without the gift of sight ,” and “ with neither love nor hate .” Frost uses the ABCB [|rhyme scheme], with the second and fourth lines rhyming and having six syllables while the first and third lines have 8 syllables.

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**AN ORIGINAL POEM** Oreogalaxy528

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif">  Life is a mystery, a wonder, a game We're born and right away branded and named

We live and learn and go off after school And later find out that life can be cruel

Senseless and hopeless, but still we go on Working and trying, forever and long

What's really up there, up in the sky? It can't be our purpose to live and just die!

Killing our own, people dying in vain When will there be an end to the pain?

But for all of the suffering, crying, and fear In my heart, our one purpose is clear

To help in this world and make a change For life is always a mystery, a wonder, a game <span style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"> **---oooooooooooooooooooooooooo---**

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**TENNIS**    <span style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-SIZE: 40%; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 30%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"> <span style="DISPLAY: block; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">**AN ORIGINAL POEM** Oreogalaxy528 <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">The pace of the game, the speed of the ball   <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"> Tennis to me is the best game of them all <span style="DISPLAY: block; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="DISPLAY: block; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"> With no one to pass it to and nowhere to hide It’s merely the ball and me and a whole lot of pride <span style="DISPLAY: block; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="DISPLAY: block; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"> Face to face with my opponent, a net in between I can hear a fast serve and the cheer of my team <span style="DISPLAY: block; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="DISPLAY: block; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"> My racket gripped tightly as the ball’s called a let My opponent serves again for the point of the set <span style="DISPLAY: block; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="DISPLAY: block; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"> Fear and excitement as the ball bounces high I return with a slice and hope that it flies <span style="DISPLAY: block; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="DISPLAY: block; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"> Quickly and swiftly the ball drops low I’ve dealt my opponent the last final blow

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//<span style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">"History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived faced again." ~Maya Angelou // [|Caged Bird]  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 130%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif">

By: Maya Angelou <span style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 130%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif"> A free bird leaps on the back of the wind (4) and floats downstream (6) till the current ends (4) and dips his wing (6) in the orange suns rays (4) and dares to claim the sky. (6)

But a bird that stalks (5) down his narrow cage (5) can seldom see through (5) his bars of rage (4) his wings are clipped and (5) his feet are tied (4) so he opens his throat to sing. (8)

The caged bird sings (4) with a fearful trill (5) of things unknown (4) but longed for still (4) and his tune is heard (5) on the distant hill (5) for the caged bird (4) sings of freedom. (4)

The free bird thinks of another breeze (9) and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees (10) and the fat worms waiting on a dawn-bright lawn (11) and he names the sky his own. (7)

But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams (10) his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream (9) his wings are clipped and his feet are tied (10) so he opens his throat to sing. (8)

The caged bird sings (4) with a fearful trill (5) of things unknown (4) but longed for still (4) and his tune is heard (5) on the distant hill (4) for the caged bird (4) sings of freedom. (4) <span style="FONT-SIZE: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif">__Analysis:__ <span style="FONT-SIZE: 80%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">By dver440 //Caged Bird// was written by Maya Angelou during a period of civil turmoil. African Americans were suffering under racial discrimination and struggling for their civil rights. People were either restricted or benefitted by their skin color. Angelou used the bars of the cage that held the bird in as a [|metaphor] for the issue of skin color that restricted the blacks. The free bird, or the white man, is able to enjoy the joy of true liberty. However, the caged bird, or black man, is blinded by the, " bars of rage " and anger he feels in his current situation. The caged bird is said to, " sing of freedom " which is a [|metaphor] for the movements, speeches, and demonstrations preformed in order to gain equal rights. Later in the poem, Angleou says that the caged bird, " stands on the grave of dreams " which is a reference to the speech given by Martin Luther King Jr. Lastly, she expresses hope by writing, " and his tune is heard/ on the distant hill/ for the caged bird/ sings of freedom ." In saying this she shows that the call for freedom is universally heard and recognized and that perhaps help would come from those who hear the call. Angelou uses [|personification] to give the poem a more dramatic effect. For example, she writes, " his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream ," giving the bird's shadow the human ability to scream. Each of her stanzas have a fairly small range of syllables used which brings consistency and fluidity to the poem without having to use any defined rhyme scheme.

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<span style="FONT-SIZE: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif">__ [|Hotel California] __ <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif">On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim I had to stop for the night There she stood in the doorway; I heard the mission bell And I was thinking to myself, ’this could be heaven or this could be hell’ Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say...
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Welcome to the hotel california Such a lovely place Such a lovely face Plenty of room at the hotel california Any time of year, you can find it here

Her mind is tiffany-twisted, she's got the Mercedes Benz She's got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat. Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

So I called up the captain, ’please bring me my wine’ He said, ’we haven’t had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine’ And still those voices are calling from far away, Wake you up in the middle of the night Just to hear them say...

Welcome to the hotel california Such a lovely place Such a lovely face They livin’ it up at the hotel california What a nice surprise, bring your alibis

Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice And she said ’we are all just prisoners here, of our own device’ And in the master’s chambers, They gathered for the feast They stab it with their steely knives, But they just can’t kill the beast

Last thing I remember, I was Running for the door I had to find the passage back To the place I was before ’relax,’ said the night man, We are programmed to receive. You can checkout any time you like, But you can never leave! ||

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By dver440 //Hotel California// was written by the Eagles in 1976; the year of America's bicentennial. Eagle's member Don Henley said that part of the message of the the song was, "We've been okay so far, for 200 years, but we're gonna have to change if we're gonna continue to be around." He went on to say that the song gave reference to the dark side of the American dream. The lyrics of the song paint a picture of a pleasant place, refreshing, and seemingly perfect. Later, the song takes a darker tone. Some have interpreted the song to be a [|metaphor] for alcoholism. For instance, the phrase, " Bring your alibis " has been interpreted to represent the excuses made for drinking. In the final verse the singer says, " You can check-out any time you like, but you can never leave " which could mean the difficulty that an alcoholic experiences in breaking the addiction.
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Eagles members stated that the situation in the song was a [|metaphor] for their life in Los Angeles. The song was mainly written to describe their story as rising stars. The first verse of the song expresses the hard work required to get to the celebrity status. The chorus describes the common view on stardom; " Such a lovely place ." Yet, as the Eagles point out, there is a hidden issue with that status. A certain hopelessness is expressed in the lfinal verse as the singer shows that there's no escape, no chance to return to the somewhat comforting past.

This song carried the Eagles, somewhat ironically, to even greater heights and status. The year after the came out with the song, they were awarded with a Grammy for Record of the Year. The album is currently number thirty-seven in the //Rolling Stones// list of top five-hundred albums. //Guitar World// rates the guitar solo number eight out of one hundred. Finally, the Eagles performed this song the day of their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The lyrics themselves are a magnificent example of [|imagery]. The band used detailed adjectives of the scenary, scents, and feelings to express the tone of the song and feelings of the narrorator. The song also uses the literary device of [|metaphor]s. Though the song itself is a large [|metaphor], smaller [|metaphor]s are used for thoughts more personal to the band. For instance, the Eagles had a playful rivalry with another band, Steely Dan. The phrase, " They stab it with their steely knives, but they just cant kill the beast " is directed at this rivalry with Steely Dan. The literary technique of a [|paradox] is used in the song when they sing, " You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave ." The [|paradox] is presented in that one can check out of the hotel, which is done to officially record that one is leaving, but the the night man says that they cant leave.

<span style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-SIZE: 120%; COLOR: #222791; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">[|"Where small men succumb, great men overcome."] ~The Eagles

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Songfacts- http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1121 Caged Bird- http://members.tripod.com/~Murphweb/interp.html Quotes- http://thinkexist.com/quotation/when_it_is_darkest-men_see_the_stars/14530.html

http://thinkexist.com/quotation/history-despite_its_wrenching_pain-cannot_be/338143.html Merriam Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus- http://www.merriam-webster.com/

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