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In the poem "donot go gentle into that goodnight" by dylan thomas. i think that  dylan thomas  is talking about his dad who is very sick and is going  to die from this sickness. while his dad is still alive ,i think dylan is trying to tell his father  to fight and no to go down with outa good battle.



this poem has many symbolism and one of them is the word goodnight.  to me when the author is reffering to goodnight he means death. " donot go gentle inot that goodnight" when he said that it made me think that this person shouldnt go out with out a battle. night beign darkness and symbolising baf things made me think that goodnight meant death.



another symbolism will be light. light represented life, good and brightness. when he said"rage,rage against the dying light" i think he was trying to say that he shouldnt let the darkness win that he should fight for his life and dont give up.


 the theme to this poem is about a son who writting a poem ti his dad telling him not to give up and to stay strong. the son wants his father to fight his sickness, and to not let it beat him so he wont die. the last stanza of the poem dscribe the theme. it explains who the  person was speaking to and  what he is trying to say.


"THOUGH WISE MEN AT THEIR END KNOW DARK IS RIGHT BECAUSE  THEIR WORDS...."(stanza2) in this  part of their poem the son is telling his father to not be like the wisemen because they are wise and they know they cant beat the battle, so they wont even try to fight it back. he wants  his father to be the opposite he wnats his dad to fight it and to have a chance to get to that light.

the third stanza of the poem describes how the son is telling his father that he shouldnt be like the good men who show their weak side and talk about what good or wrong they did in his life. he wasnt his dad to do the opposite and to remain strong that showing yor weak side is bad. his dad should  fight through out the whole thing.

"wildmen who caught and sang thesun in flight, and learn...."(fourthstanza) what he trying to say here is for his father not to be oblivious to what going on just like the wild men would do because even though they might have been avaible to fight it, due to them being oblivious it was too late for them to fight. that the wise men regreted not fighting back because they were oblivious.

on the fifth stanza the son is telling hisfather not to be blind and to go to this battlenotknowing anything and to just let it happen. thar he should fight and to stay strong. through out the whole poem the son just wnat his father to be strong and do not  die  with out fighting it. that he shouldnt  do what the other men do because  at the end of the day they wont win the battle. that only the people that fight can see the "light" and beat the battle

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paola gomez


 the archetype that confuses me is the jester. the jester is a person that  find joy in  everything and likes to enjoy life. the jester a person that always  finds the humor in an event. someone that is jester in  real life can be a comedian because comedians are always finding ways to make people laugh and are always making jokes about things that going on. what confuses me about the  jester is that  how are they enjoying life if they are trying to  make comedy of something wrong that going on in their life . to me i dont think they enjoy life i just think they can come face to face to reality

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the archetype I chose is the lover. some of the characteristic of this archetype is  a person who is attractive and attracts alot of people into their life. they are also the type of person who desire to commit to one relationship and to  give their all to their relationship where they tend to loose who they are. in real life i think a lover will be someone who  poetic and i think a counsler can be a lover because they always creating bond and always trying to help the pereon and they care for their client

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paola gomez





 when I started this class I expected it to be boring considering the fact that im  not into the idea of supernatural things because  supernatural thing to me was like death ,witch craft, etc. but  after beeb in the class i learn that love and other things that i never thought will be consider supernatural was. so now i enjoyed  finding the symbol of thing and trying to defind the words. i also learn the supernatural is not really all badthings that other good things are consider supernatural

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The poem I chose was Annabel lee by Edgar Allen Poe. Edgar Allen Poe was born on January 19, 1809 and he died on October 7, 1849. Poe was an American poet and he was consider.  to be part of the American Romantic Movement. Poe started to get recognize when he started to edit for gentleman’s magazine and graham’s magazine, that when he started to publish some of his work

This poem stood out for me in many ways, which is why I chose it. The  meaning behind the story is very tragic but yet romantic. The writer  speaks of undying love for Annabel lee when he mentions he went to visit her tomb after death. It showed that his love for her wasn’t just a teenage crush  but stronger.

 

The   symbolism in this poem are Annabel, the kingdom, the sea, sepulcher. Poe uses these things to describe his emotion and is a way of him hiding the way he feels. Using these symbolism give him away  to express himself  with out really telling people who is it about.

 

There are many symbolisms behind this poem and one of them will be the sea. The sea symbolizes the speaker’s pain and the loneliness he feels without her. The kingdom represents the cruelty of people. Annabel Lee symbolizes the speakers real life love, Virginia Clemm. Because of her death, Annabel, also represents the love and pain the speaker felt after his loss. Though the poem doesn't speak much of Annabel's death besides "chilling and killing my Annabel Lee." He didn't want to face the truth of her death so he instead uses the sepulcher as the symbol of her death. It was a less frightening way of facing reality.

 

 

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The poem I chose was Annabel lee by Edgar Allen Poe. Edgar 

Allen Poe was born on January 19, 1809 and he died on 

October 7, 1849. Poe was an American poet and he was 

considered to be part of the American Romantic Movement. 

Poe started to get recognize when he started to edit for 

gentleman’s magazine and graham’s magazine, that when he 

started to publish some of his work. Poe best knows stories 

and poem are “the fall of the house of usher”, “the tell-tale 

heart”, “the murders in rue morgue” and “the raven”. After the 

death of his wife virgina poe was depressed and he wrote this 

poem that represent  his emotion at that represent his 

emotion at that time.

"Annabel Lee" describes the aftermath of losing a loved one. 

The speaker is heart broken and still suffering because his 

beloved was shut up in a sepulchre in the kingdom by the sea 

(19-20). The angels not half so happy in heaven, went envying 

her (21-22); and him, then he blames the angels for the death 

of his beloved . The speakers love is still strong for Annabel 

Lee for he lies down by the side of (38-39) his darling in her 

sepulchre there by the sea in her tomb by the sounding sea 

(40-41).

There are many symbolisms behind this poem and one of 

them will be the sea. The sea symbolizes the speakers pain 

and the loneliness he feels without her. The kingdom, 

represents the cruelty of people. Annabel Lee, symbolizes the 

speakers real life love, Virginia Clemm. Because of her death, 

Annabel, also represents the love and pain the speaker felt 

after his loss. Though the poem doesn't speak much of 

Annabel's death besides "chilling and killing my Annabel 

Lee." He didn't want to face the truth of her death so he 

instead uses the sepulchre as the symbol of her death. It was 

a less frightening way of facing reality.

Annabel Lee speaks of the loss of a love one. The tile is after 

the title character. The poem is based on a long-term 

memory. The poem begins as a memory "many a year ago" in 

a " kingdom by the sea." The Kingdom is a important detail in 

this poem. The more important detail is the title character, 

Annabel Lee. The poet introduces, Annabel, to the reader as 

a "maiden" which lets us know that she is young. The poet, 

then, allows us to know the main point of the poem, the two 

of them were in love. So in love that it was the only thing that 

mattered. 

It was many and many a year ago,

   In a kingdom by the sea,

That a maiden there lived whom you may know

   By the name of Annabel Lee;

And this maiden she lived with no other thought

   Than to love and be loved by me.

The poet allows you to know that both he and Annabel Lee 

were young when this happened. Not teenagers, but 

kids: "I was a child and she was a child." This lets us know 

that this kind of love is rare and very strong.  He also says he 

and Annabel "loved with a love that was more than love." He 

wants to let the reader know that their love was special and    

intense, even though they were so young. This love was 

apparently so amazingly strong that the "seraphs" (angels) in 

heaven noticed them. In fact, these angels "coveted" the two 

young lovers. That's a kind of odd word to use, but an 

important one for this poem and why it stands out. The word 

covet means to want something really badly, majority of the 

time it's a want for something that doesn't belong to you. 

This is a strange feeling for angels to have, since it's definitely 

not a holy emotion. It's also the readers first hint that things 

might not turn out so well for the two of them.

In line 13, things start to go wrong for these two young lovers. 

The speaker blames the terrible turn of events on the angels 

who coveted him and Annabel. The jealousy of the angels 

was the reason why a wind came down from a cloud and 

killed his Annabel. The speaker doesn't tell the reader right 

away that she dies, he only says that the wind was "chilling" 

to her. Still, the speller doesn't mention her passing just that 

her "kinsman" (family member) came to take her away. The 

poet uses the word "bore" which tells the reader that Annabel 

did leave happily but more like taken away against will. He 

feels that both death and Annabel's family are trying to tear 

these two lovers apart, to "shut her up" in a "sepulchre" 

(tomb). He immediately blames the angels for her death 

stating that they were jealous and not happy in heaven, they  

saw that he and Annabel were happy on earth and so they 

killed her. He mentioned "that was the reason" why the cold 

wind came down and killed Annabel. 

The poets love for Annabel Lee is too strong that even after 

death he does not stop loving her. He says that "neither the 

angels in heaven above" or the "demons down under the sea, 

can ever dissever my soul from the soul of the beautiful 

Annabel Lee." Their love is eternal, and nothing nor no one 

can tear them apart. 

And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side

Of my darling--my darling--my life and my bride, 

In her sepulchre there by the sea, 

In her tomb by the sounding sea.

Their love is unbroken, because they can't be separated by 

death, our speaker spends his nights curled up next to 

Annabel's dead body. Then he ends the poem with the 

phrase "sounding sea" which allows you to know that their is 

no happy end for him

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My first impression on the poem "original sin: a short story" were  a mix feelings  because at first i thought it was about  a guy who pretty much was loosing his mind based on all the things that  happen in his life. But, after the explanation in class  i kind of understood the poem a little better  and to me this poem is about life and all the struggle the person went through with all the death ,growing up, the feeling of being home sick  and the betrayed .

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Annabel Lee

It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of ANNABEL LEE;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.

I was a child and she was a child,
In this kingdom by the sea;
But we loved with a love that was more than love-
I and my Annabel Lee;
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven
Coveted her and me.

And this was the reason that, long ago,
In this kingdom by the sea,
A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling
My beautiful Annabel Lee;
So that her highborn kinsman came
And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in a sepulchre
In this kingdom by the sea.

The angels, not half so happy in heaven,
Went envying her and me-
Yes!- that was the reason (as all men know,
In this kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came out of the cloud by night,
Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.

But our love it was stronger by far than the love
Of those who were older than we-
Of many far wiser than we-
And neither the angels in heaven above,
Nor the demons down under the sea,
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee.

For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
Of my darling- my darling- my life and my bride,
In the sepulchre there by the sea,
In her tomb by the sounding sea.
By edgar allen poe


This poem stood out for me in many ways, which is why I chose it. The meaning behind the story is very tragic yet romantic. The writer speaks of undying love for Annabel Lee when he mentions that he went to visit her tomb after death. It showed that his love for her wasn't just a teenage crush but stronger. The writer uses different tones of symbolism.