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1.       2. Write an essay about Theodore Roethke’s “My Papa’s Waltz”  and compare or contrast the use of use of death in the poem to another poem we have read in class using the following passage:

“The whisky on your breath

Could make a small boy dizzy:

But I hung on like death:

Such waltzing was not easy. “ (Roethke, 354)

In “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke and “On My First Son” by Richard Lovelace the authors contrasts in writing of these to poems. They use imaginary, symbolism and persona in difference ways. They both make use the theme of death with different meanings.

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11. Write an essay about Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”  analyzing Mrs. Mallards character. Your essay should be clear, concise, and grammatically correct.

In Kate Copin’s “The Story of an Hour” Mrs Mallard is a character full of ambiguities who is happiest for herself is stronger upset about the loss of her husband’s life.  Firstly, Mrs. Mallard initially tries to fight back her ironic feelings of happiness in her room after being told of her husband’s death.  Secondly, Mrs. Mallard accepts that she is happier for freedom from her husband. Lastly, the interactions of Richards and Josephine with Mrs. Mallard are indicative that Richards and Josephine believing that Mrs. Mallard is going to be devastated which is to the contrary.