The burning lion rises to conquer thee Hail the chosen one! For those who defy shall face the searing claws of agony Her lion’s dance scorches through the battle cry * Piercing through fire, war is her battleground Not even Death shall be worshiped by her Slithering through without a single sound blood splatters delicately …
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Blog Post: Poem on the Little Boy in “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”
Darkness seeps in with every whimper. Tired and caged. He shrivels like a stick Wondering when, wondering why the dust swirls so harshly * The children eye him in realization, as they feed on his agony. The more his life is meaningless, the more their lives are meaningful * Their fangs seep into his skull …
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“Mirror” Poem Blog Post
The poem begins immediately with a comparison between the mirror and silver. This comparison explains its worth in the eyes of the person looking at the mirror. But when the poem states that the mirror meditates most of the time, I think it shows how disposable the mirror can be to a person. The person …
Literary Analysis of 1984
Symbol: The chessboard is presented throughout 1984 and symbolizes the type of game Big Brother is playing with the people of Oceania. Winston, the outer party, and the proles, represent the black chess pieces, because, “In no chess problem since the beginning of the world has black ever won” (Orwell 289). Big Brother represents the …
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Blog #9(Poem): Winston and his Fool’s Paradise
Clinging hopelesslyonto the illusion he forced upon himself Clinging helplessly onto the false dreams that blind everyone else *It wasn’t because of himThey made him that waySo lost and deterred in their sinHis hopes and dreams will decay*Caught in a Fool’s ParadiseReaching for anything like a fledglingBig Brother rolls the diceHis sanity becomes unsettling*So tortured …
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Blog #8: The Key to the perfect Utopia
First and foremost, there will be no such thing as a perfect society. How can there be a perfect society when humanity can never be perfect in the first place? This truth is the reason why we can never be God. Once we start to think that we are able to achieve the highest level …
Nature’s Light
Darkness edges away Light becomes the conqueror Bringing forth a new dawning age Time ticks back into motion with every breath, every shudder * The bitter Cold is melted away Warmth becomes the victor The world stirs With every voice, every song * A new golden king arises seeping through the horizon His bright rays …
Blog #6: Symbolism in “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”
Through the actions of the characters in Ursula K. Le Guin’s “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”, the meaning of the Utopian society, Omelas, has turned from a place worthy of it being called Heaven to a place where people ultimately wonder if it is truly worth it to stay there. The symbolism of …
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Wishes in the Sky Prologue
Prologue It was a chillingly silent night. The trees were as still as the dark sky and the critters were as dead as a man in his tomb. It was pitch black around him. He couldn’t move a single muscle. It seemed as if he was contained in a claustrophobic cage unknown to him. His …
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