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Hokkien POJ. Si-sī si̍t sai sú. " Lion-Eating Poet in the Stone Den " is a short narrative poem written in Literary Chinese, composed of around 94 characters (depending on the specific version) in which every word is pronounced shi ( [ʂɻ̩]) when read in modern Standard Chinese, with only the tones differing. [ 1]
I, Too. Originally known as "Epilogue". " I, Too " is a poem written by Langston Hughes that shows a want for equality through patience whilst going against the idea that patriotism is limited by race. It was first published in Hughes' first volume of poetry, The Weary Blues in 1926. This poem, along with other works by Hughes, helped define ...
A painting of Jonathan Swift. Swift's essay is widely held to be one of the greatest examples of sustained irony in the history of English literature.Much of its shock value derives from the fact that the first portion of the essay describes the plight of starving beggars in Ireland, so that the reader is unprepared for the surprise of Swift's solution when he states: "A young healthy child ...
The poem encourages us not to miss the world’s deliciousness: “Quiet’s cool flesh—/let’s sniff and eat it./There are ways/to make of the moment/a topiary/so the pleasure’s in/walking ...
This Is Just To Say. This Is Just to Say. (Wall poem in The Hague) " This Is Just to Say " (1934) is an imagist poem [ 1] by William Carlos Williams. The three-versed, 28-word poem is an apology about eating the reader's plums. The poem was written as if it was a note left on a kitchen table.
Where the Sidewalk Ends is a 1974 children's poetry collection written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein. [ 1] It was published by Harper and Row Publishers. The book's poems address common childhood concerns and also present fanciful stories and imaginative images. Silverstein's work is valued by people of all ages, primarily due to his ...
Rose Bonne and Alan Mills. Official audio. "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" on YouTube. " There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly " is a children's rhyme and nonsense song of a kind known as cumulative. Alternative titles include " There Was an Old Lady ", " I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly ", " There Was an Old Woman Who ...
Little Miss Muffet. " Little Miss Muffet " is an English nursery rhyme of uncertain origin, first recorded in 1805. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 20605. The rhyme has for over a century attracted discussion as to the proper meaning of the word tuffet .