D Block's Powerful Poetry Essay Thesis Statements by Brooke Leonnig https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2 Made with big dreams en-us 2019-01-22 18:31:05 UTC 2025-11-06 04:04:57 UTC hello@padlet.com In depicting the forced trauma that is created in war, Ocean Vuong's "Kissing in Vietnamese" demonstrates that despite the disgusting display of violence in war, it can strengthen love for others. https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2/wish/442198103 2020-02-07 15:25:47 UTC https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2/wish/442198103 https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2/wish/442198889 John Morris's "For Julia, in the Deep Water" shows how letting go of a loved one can often times be more heart wrenching for the one letting them go then the one being let go.]]> 2020-02-07 15:26:52 UTC https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2/wish/442198889 In the poem "a song in the front yard" by Gwendolyn Brooks she attempts to display how childhood ignorance leads to false hope and admiration. https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2/wish/442199160 2020-02-07 15:27:13 UTC https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2/wish/442199160 https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2/wish/442199624 Gwendolyn Brooks' "a song in the front yard" demonstrates a young girl's naïve desires for freedom from a politically and socially constrained life. ]]> 2020-02-07 15:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2/wish/442199624 John Morris' "For Julia, in the Deep Water" illustrates the pain that growing up causes both children and their parents, while also discussing the omnipresence of mortality in our everyday lives. https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2/wish/442200558 2020-02-07 15:29:16 UTC https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2/wish/442200558 https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2/wish/442200965 Robert Hayden's "Those Winter Sundays" demonstrates how unappreciation of someone causes you to carry a burden on your shoulders for the rest of your life.]]> 2020-02-07 15:29:53 UTC https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2/wish/442200965 A SONG IN THE FRONT YARD https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2/wish/442201728 In "a song in the front yard," Gwendolyn Brooks expresses the apparent need for freedom after being pushed into a sheltered state of naivety.]]> 2020-02-07 15:30:53 UTC https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2/wish/442201728 https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2/wish/442202811 Robert Wallace's "The Double Play" shows that the double play in baseball is like poetry as it is elegant and magnificent when done well.]]> 2020-02-07 15:32:13 UTC https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2/wish/442202811 https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2/wish/442204070 "a song in the front yard" by Gwendolyn Brooks indicates how the ignorance of children to their parents' advice can lead to a false perception of life.]]> 2020-02-07 15:34:03 UTC https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2/wish/442204070 While Emma Lazarus's poem, "The New Colossus", paints America as an open armed ally to any refugee, the poem is a misrepresentation of America's embracement of immigrants and foreigners. jritter22 https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2/wish/442204715 2020-02-07 15:34:59 UTC https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2/wish/442204715 The Father's constant hard work for his child in Robert Hayden's "Those Winter Sundays" demonstrates how important it is to appreciate the hard work of a parent and what they provide for their kids. https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2/wish/442205211 2020-02-07 15:35:39 UTC https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2/wish/442205211 https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2/wish/442206282 Gwendolyn Brooks’ “a song in the front yard” portrays the naivety and superficial values of young girls that comes from a sheltered childhood. 

]]> 2020-02-07 15:37:17 UTC https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2/wish/442206282 John M. Morris' "For Julia, in Deep Water" demonstrates how even though it causes parents pain, they must allow their children to struggle on their own because that is the only way they will learn how to swim and to succeed in life. https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2/wish/442207555 2020-02-07 15:39:01 UTC https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2/wish/442207555 https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2/wish/442208338 In Robert Hayden's "Those summer days"  a father's parental love goes unappreciated because the child doesn’t understand the sacrifices of the father.]]> 2020-02-07 15:40:05 UTC https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2/wish/442208338 In "A Miracle for Breakfast," Elizabeth Bishop shows how even in the worst times when society doesn’t use its power for good, imagination can still bring a sense of light into the situation. https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2/wish/442622443 2020-02-09 02:27:39 UTC https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2/wish/442622443 https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2/wish/442826665 In Robert Hayden's "Those Winter Sundays"  the speaker seems to feel remorseful when reflecting on the lack of appreciation for the fathers parental sacrifice resulting in a guilty tone rather than unappreciative one.]]> 2020-02-10 02:29:03 UTC https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2/wish/442826665 https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2/wish/443140053 Gwendolyn Brooks' "a song in the front yard" portrays the naivety and superficial values of young girls as a result of a sheltered childhood. ]]> 2020-02-10 16:32:28 UTC https://padlet.com/brooke_leonnig/dwb9f1kc9bn2/wish/443140053