intentions of all the poems Flashcards
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intentions of the poem the road
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- muses on the relationship between life, death, and the forces of nature.
- events pass throughout your life but in the end aren’t that important and you are in control of your destiny
- represent life as problematic and a journey already created for you
- Shows how you have to make decisions and take risks to achieve things
2
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intentions of instant of my death
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- nature can help you ind your identity
- explore the ideas of identity
- certain startling moments shatter the illusion that life is an endless flow of time, reminding those who experience them that death is inevitable
3
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intentions of the bus
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- focuses on the speaker’s inner struggles with faith, doubt, and uncertainty as this journey begins.
- try to depict challenges faced by underprivilaged individuals navigating through life
- search for faith, identity and culture
4
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intentions of at the bus station
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- show the struggles of everyday life in a competitive society
- everyone succeeds if it means they can leave others behind
- individuals need each other
- criticizes the rat race of life which ultimately dehumanizes people
- violence lurks behind everyday experiences
5
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these are the times we live in
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- critiques how fear-based systems and prejudice dehumanize individuals and reduce them to a set of assumptions
- critiques stereotyping
- portrays how common and dehumanizing it is and how it affects people
6
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the enemies
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- humanities mistrust of strangers/others
- fear of unkown
- people are not always what they seem
- difficulty of change
7
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boxes
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- Criticise landlords and how they prioritise money over human rights or comfort - unethical
- Show the entrapment of people who live like this
- Rapid urbanisation in cities around the world
- How we are losing touch with nature, and what a shame this is
8
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the capital
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- examines harsh reality of city life
- emphasizes exploitation and comformity forced upon inhabitants
- criticizes societal values
9
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an afternoon nap
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illustrate how intense parental pressure can alienate and harm children
- criticise performance oriented education systems
- promote a more understanding and caring educational environment.
- To subtly critique the society that encourages and causes the mother’s narrow, competitive vision of success.
- To signify intergenerational conflict.
10
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plaits
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- Unity in Diversity
- weaves a life lesson from strands of her own hair
11
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children of wealth
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- money doesn’t buy happiness
-wealth and privilege can provide a false sense of security
12
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rich and poor or saint and sinner
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- everyone is capable of sin
- criticize disparity between rich and poor
13
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a long journey
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- how british colonial rule changed zimbabwe
- arduous and difficult road to independence
14
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touch and go
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- life is uncertain
- difficulties faced by humans
- progression and deveopment of humanity
- need for indipendance
- recovery takes time don’t give up
- escaping an unfulfilling life to find greater purpose
15
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song
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- show importance of perseverance, determination, resilliance and courage as well as overcoming injustice
- show that even if you are small and have no power in the face of a lot of people and an idea you can still make a change.
- All change begins with one person.
