The Roof was scarcely visible
It is a tall house
21 Matching Annotations
- Dec 2017
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A Swelling of the Ground
The house was on a hill
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Boots of Lead
Why is it called Boots of Lead?
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A Service, like a Drum
At a constant speed
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Are you – Nobody – too
I dont understand
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Dead
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Success is counted sweetest
When we get our way, we often find happiness afterwards.
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- Sep 2017
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Two hundred pounds
This can relate to the theme of be careful what you wish for.
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I did have some idea of selling it, but I don't think I will. It has caused enough mischief already.
This makes me confused of why the soldier hasn't thrown hidden the paw away.
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"What was that you started telling me the other day about a monkey's paw or something, Morris?"
The introduction of the monkey paw, this caused the audience to be curious and wonder what the monkey paw might be.
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Without, the night was cold and wet, but in the small parlor of Lakesnam Villa the blinds were drawn and the fire burned brightly. Father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the whitehaired old lady knitting placidly by the fire.
This is used to give background of the next following events.
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"I wish they'd hurry," Mrs. Dunbar said to her older son. "I wish they'd hurry."
Repetition is used here to emphasize how anxious Mrs.Dunbar was feeling about the lottery.
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"Well," Mr. Summers said, "guess that's everyone. Old Man Warner make it?"
As anxious as everyone is about the lottery, its humorous to see how calm and relaxed Mr.Summer is compared to the crowd.
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There was a story that the present box had been made with some pieces of the box that had preceded it, the one that had been constructed when the first people settled down to make a village here
This part was added to the paragraph to give some history about the new and old box.
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Look at meLook at meDriving and I won't stopAnd it feels so good to beAlive and on top
The artist includes these lines to show that once a person gets power in society they have no limit on what that can and cant do. It's a rush to conquer and destroy whatever is in your way of success.
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Look at meLook at meJust called to say that it's good to beAlive!
These lines are pure as he is happy to just be alive. It shows that some people have more simple motives and don't wish for more than what they have.
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I can ride my bike with no handlebarsNo handlebarsNo handlebarsI can ride my bike with no handlebarsNo handlebarsNo handlebars
At the very start of the song the repetition of "No handlebars" throughout the song explains that we have no limitations and we learn this from very simple task like riding a bike without handlebars.
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I can hand out a million vaccinationsOr let 'em all die in exasperationHave 'em all healed of their lacerationsHave 'em all killed by assassinationI can make anybody go to prisonJust because I don't like 'em andI can do anything with no permissionI have it all under my commandBecause I can guide a missile by satellite
The artist is saying that people with power control the world. This can relate to the real world with today's government, they control the citizens as they have the power to save or kill people.
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I can make money open up a thrift storeI can make a living off a magazineI can design an engine sixty fourMiles to a gallon of gasolineI can make new antibioticsI can make computers survive aquatic conditionsI know how to run a businessI can make you wanna buy a productMovers shakers and producersMe and my friends understand the futureI see the strings that control the systemsI can do anything with no assistance
The analytical strategy used here is repetition, the artist uses "I can" to express that he has no limit. Although he is able to do all of this part of the song emphasizes that even though he is able to do all of these things, us as human seek power and change.
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We're all chained to the rhythm
The author uses imagery to portray that we are figuratively chained to the rhythm.
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- Aug 2017
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clowns-only screening
My nightmare
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