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What are some examples of metaphors in "David" by Earle Birney? Explanations of them would be very helpful.

What are poetic devices are used in the poem "David" by Earle Birney?

In poem "David" by Earle Birney, what does Bobbie learn from his experience?

1) In Activity 3.1C, the narrator draws attention to two contrasting images to describe each of a series of scenes on the way to and back from the Finger climb. The two images in the fourth stanza of Section VII are that of chasms and seracs. Identify the two contrasting images in Section IX and explain how the images related to the narrator’s horrid state of mind.  2) Identify one example each of assonance and consonance in the first stanza of Part IV of “David” (the stanza begins with “And then”). Then briefly explain how those sound devices contribute to the effectiveness and/or power of the poem.

What is the theme of “David” by Earle Birney?

Please help me understand the poem "Winter Saturday" by Earle Birney.

Why did Bob lie about what happened when he gets back to camp in the end?

What are the themes found the poem "David." Give quotations and explanations to support the theme.

What are 3 types of conflict (emotional, phycological, physical, enviormental) in Earle Birney's poem "David," with specific examples?

How does the shape of Earle Birney's "Anglosaxon Street" reflect the subject of the poem?

What is the theme of "Winter Saturday" by Earle Birney?

Describe the effectiveness of Birney's metaphorical use of "deadset in adolescence" in "Canada:  Case History"?

Identify five metaphors in Earle Birney's poem "Vancouver Lights."

What is the author's overall opinion of Canada as a country? CONSIDER THE LAST LINE OF THE POEM 1This is the case of a high-school land, 2deadset in adolescence; 3loud treble laughs and sudden fists, 4bright cheeks, the gangling presence. 5This boy is wonderful at sports 6and physically quite healthy; 7he's taken to church on Sunday still 8and keeps his prurience stealthy. 9He doesn't like books, except about bears, 10collects new coins and model planes, 11and never refuses a dare. 12His Uncle spoils him with candy, of course, 13yet shouts him down when he talks at table. 14You will note he's got some of his French mother's looks, 15though he's not so witty and no more stable. 16He's really much more like his father and yet 17if you say so he'll pull a great face. 18He wants to be different from everyone else 19and daydreams of winning the global race. 20Parents unmarried and living abroad, 21relatives keen to bag the estate, 22schizophrenia not excluded, 23will he learn to grow up before it's too late?

Please provide a critical appreciation of the poem "Bushed" by Earle Birney.

Choose some points (lines or phrases) from the poem and explain thoroughly wht each is implying about Canada.   1This is the case of a high-school land, 2deadset in adolescence; 3loud treble laughs and sudden fists, 4bright cheeks, the gangling presence. 5This boy is wonderful at sports 6and physically quite healthy; 7he's taken to church on Sunday still 8and keeps his prurience stealthy. 9He doesn't like books, except about bears, 10collects new coins and model planes, 11and never refuses a dare. 12His Uncle spoils him with candy, of course, 13yet shouts him down when he talks at table. 14You will note he's got some of his French mother's looks, 15though he's not so witty and no more stable. 16He's really much more like his father and yet 17if you say so he'll pull a great face. 18He wants to be different from everyone else 19and daydreams of winning the global race. 20Parents unmarried and living abroad, 21relatives keen to bag the estate, 22schizophrenia not excluded, 23will he learn to grow up before it's too late?