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“I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”
In “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth, the author divides the poem into four stanzas that correspond to the various moods of the poet. First of all, the poet is an optimistic person. He visualizes himself as a lonely cloud. He can wander freely and peacefully to wherever the wind carries him off to. Although he is lonely, he feels happy as he enjoys the nature around him. Secondly, the poet is very creative. He visualizes daffodils as people who are dancing. Furthermore, he considers them his friends, and he “dances with the daffodils” (449). Finally, he describes his mood, happy and pensive mood. The poet uses a lot of merry words to express pleasure and delight for instance shine, sparkling, and pleasure. Wordsworth wants to send us a message that when we feel depressed, or sad, we should consider taking a walk or a trip to experience nature which might make us feel much happier.


“Rites of Passage”

In “Rites of Passage” by Sharon Olds, the author transforms a boy’s birthday party into a war zone like. The birthday boy’s mother compares the boys to their adult counterparts. She observes the behavior as “Rites of Passage” into the male dominated world of adulthood. First, she describes their faces are smooth jaws and chins which contradicting to the fact that they are men. Later on, she repeatedly describes them like men “They clear their throats a lot.” Furthermore, these boys are using physical threats to prove their manhood to one another. A seven threats to beat up a six-year-old kid, and they agree that they can kill a two-year-old easily. The mother uses sarcastic tone to describe the children. They are kids though they act like a man. She describes them as generals, and their birthday cake is like a turret. Sharon Olds transforms a common, everyday occurrence of a boy’s birthday party into the passage from one life stage into another. She uses sarcasm to compare the actions and mannerisms of boys to those of men. The imagery supplements this by comparing ordinary objects to those associated with men bringing to surface the impact our society and culture has on our children.