“Variations on the word Sleep”, by Margaret Atwood, published in 1987, is a poem highly recommended for study at the university level. This poem should be studied because it reflects upon the rhythms of relationships and life, drawing us into the depths and out through the resonance of vivid imagery; and strong poetic devices. It expresses the narrator’s utmost desire to follow her partner into his dreams, to accompany him through his dark intricacy of grief and dispair. Atwood describes the journey
that: while neglecting the consequences the distant future might bring, you should take every opportunity you have in that day to change or experience something. It can be anything, whether big or small, tangible or abstract. Besides that, it doesn’t have to affect you only but even the people around you also. Every change is important and it’s only you who determines how important is the change made as well as its impact on yourself as well as your surroundings. Ranging from simply making someone
many reoccurring themes such as never compromise oneself, accept the beauty of imperfections, and people are not always who they appear to be. While “The Voice,” a poem by Silverstein, wields uncomplicated vocabulary, it is brimming with underlying meanings. Silverstein used an array of literary devices and manages to make a short poem into much more than it seems on the surface. “The Voice” is about listening to one’s conscience and rejecting outer influences that oppose the inner voice. While it
western countries. According to the Gregorian calendar, it usually occurs at the end of September towards the start of October, when the full moon is out. Different names like “Harvest Moon Festival” is used associating it with the full moon at night as well as “Lantern Festival” used mostly in Malaysia and Singapore. This festival is celebrated as one of the closely connected concepts of gathering, where people come and meet their loved ones, elders and the young; praying, as they pray for a better future