Barred Owl/History Teacher by Stuart Nabors https://padlet.com/stuart_nabors/tj2qgjd4tfvf Made with a dash of wit en-us 2017-03-30 14:33:32 UTC 2025-09-27 03:23:00 UTC hello@padlet.com The prompt: In the following two poems, adults provide explanations for children. Read the poems carefully. Then write an essay in which you compare and contrast the two poems, analyzing how each poet uses literary devices to make his point. stuart_nabors https://padlet.com/stuart_nabors/tj2qgjd4tfvf/wish/163722924 2017-03-30 14:36:38 UTC https://padlet.com/stuart_nabors/tj2qgjd4tfvf/wish/163722924 https://padlet.com/stuart_nabors/tj2qgjd4tfvf/wish/163725793 In "A Barred Owl" and "The History Teacher" the two authors both write about the power of the truth and the effect that either knowing it, or not knowing it, has on children. ]]> 2017-03-30 14:43:55 UTC https://padlet.com/stuart_nabors/tj2qgjd4tfvf/wish/163725793 https://padlet.com/stuart_nabors/tj2qgjd4tfvf/wish/163726011 "A Barred Owl" and "The History Teacher" are similar because they both exemplify and demonstrate the innocence of children and the shielding of atrocities by adult figures. This is rivaled by the contrast between the two, as the first poem showcases that the sheltering of children is a positive thing, while the second poem shows the the sheltering of children is negative; this idea is achieved and highlighted by an array of literary devices.]]> 2017-03-30 14:44:35 UTC https://padlet.com/stuart_nabors/tj2qgjd4tfvf/wish/163726011 https://padlet.com/stuart_nabors/tj2qgjd4tfvf/wish/163726285 2017-03-30 14:45:18 UTC https://padlet.com/stuart_nabors/tj2qgjd4tfvf/wish/163726285 In "A Barred Owl" and "The History Teacher" Wilbure and Collins emphasize the protection of innocence and the importance of warping the truth and masking cruelty throught the use of metaphor and allusion. https://padlet.com/stuart_nabors/tj2qgjd4tfvf/wish/163726302 2017-03-30 14:45:20 UTC https://padlet.com/stuart_nabors/tj2qgjd4tfvf/wish/163726302 https://padlet.com/stuart_nabors/tj2qgjd4tfvf/wish/163727033 Richard Wilbur and Billy Collins seem to take opposing views on how to approach the innocence of children in their poems “A Barred Owl” and “The History Teacher” respectively, through various literary devices.]]> 2017-03-30 14:47:11 UTC https://padlet.com/stuart_nabors/tj2qgjd4tfvf/wish/163727033 dream team https://padlet.com/stuart_nabors/tj2qgjd4tfvf/wish/163729093 Richard Wilbur's "A Barred Owl" and Billy Collins' "The History Teacher" both address the merits and consequences that accompany sugarcoating and doctoring the truth; however, they differ in their scope and motive. Through the usage of different syntactical structure, satire, and diction, the two authors respectively craft two poems that can be seen as both similar and fundamentally different.]]> 2017-03-30 14:52:42 UTC https://padlet.com/stuart_nabors/tj2qgjd4tfvf/wish/163729093