Mora Essays

"Imitação da água" was published on João Cabral de Melo Neto's last book, Quaderna (in 1960). The poem was chosen because João Cabral is very careful with his words, using many stylistic techniques to make his verses as expressive as possible. The analysis will contain general aspects that can be found even in Brazilian poems. It has 8 stanzas of 4 verses, and it's already possible to note Cabral's obsession with the number four, that appears frequently, not only in the number of verses, but also

Albert Camus was one of the leading thinkers and believers of the Absurd. The philosophical movement shares much of the same traits as Existentialism. For a long time humans have tried to find the meaning to life and have examined the purpose and objective of our existence. Either they have concluded that this life is meaningless, or they have taken comfort in some faith and religious belief such as the existence of God or a higher power. Camus concluded that a life has no purpose. He refused to

The poem “Immigrant” By Pate Mora, is a immigrant parents point view about an immigrant family who came to America looking for a bright future for them and for their children. This poem is telling a feeling of an immigrant parent is a new country. The poem clearly shows that the immigrants looking for a acceptance in the new country. The immigrant parents are trying to raise their kids as americanized as possible, and try to follow American traditions. So the kids don't feel awkward being in the

The “Talking with Pat Mora” Jeanette Larson. Larson interviews poet Pat Mora and talks about her work and why she became an author. Larson ask Mora on her journey to becoming a writer and poet. She explains that it all started in a house with books. (23) She then says that the reason for it was because of her family and teachers around her at a young age. (Larson 23) Larson then continues with the interview by asking Mora about that her poetry has interesting topics. (23) Mora explains that she writes

The Thorough Breakdown of Poem Immigrants After reading and studying the poem “Immigrants” by Pat Mora, one can see and identify a few literary symbolisms that are used to express the fearful tone of the poem. This poems three literary symbols that can be seen are, a sense of pride, acceptance, and of course sacrifice. The tone of this poem show how much an immigrant has to sacrifice in this country, in order to gain acceptance and, therefore, be proud Americans. Although, they can’t ever stop

against various social-political issues that took place during their generation (Ann & Charters, 1052). For example, Pat Mora is one person that speaks up about the issues that Latinos confront in the United States. For instance, in her poem of “Elena,” Mora mentions the difficulties that a monolingual person has to deal with when they have language barriers. In “Elena” Pat Mora describes a story of Elena, a mother, who feels that her Spanish is not sufficient. She begins to remember when she

In the poem “Gold” by Pat Mora, symbolism is used to show how unique things are. The narrator is a person and the poem takes place in a desert. The narrator's tone is spiritual. The first example of symbolism in “Gold” is “when sun paints the desert with it’s gold”. This example means the sun’s light is shining on the desert sand. Symbolism helps set the theme, showing something as simple as light can be seen as gold. There are ways that symbolism can be changed, to change the themes meaning. Another

In the poem “Sonrisas” by Pat Mora, the poet uses word connotations, onomatopoeia, and alliteration to convey that some people in this world are more genuine than others. Right at the start of the poem, the author describes “[living] in a doorway/between two rooms.” In the first room, the author experiences “careful women in crisp beige/suits, quick beige smiles.” These two lines heavily rely on the word “beige” and its connotations. Beige means a yellowish brown color and is associated with offices

to Mexicans / a Mexican to Americans” (Mora 14-15). Being born legally in the United States has actually set her apart from her heritage. Being different pushes her away and she finds herself having to change her personality depending on the situation that she is in. She finds herself living almost a double life trying to fit in while feeling like she is being judged by Americans and Mexicans; hence the name, Legal Alien. Information about the poet Pat Mora was born in El Paso, Texas where she was

Common migration problem on the examples of the poem of “Elena” and the story “No speak English”. The poem ,”Elena” by Pat Mora and the story, ”No speak English”, by Sandra Cisneros show how difficult it is to get used to living in a foreign country and feel like an alien in a new society. This problem called alienation. For instance, the poem “Elena” gives us a sense of the protagonist, she feels embarrassed all the time, ”I’m embarrassed at mispronouncing”, she says, “embarrassed at the

multimedia campaign to present my response to that age-old questions. With this campaign there were two poems that shows us things about maturity and things. The poems called “Hanging Fire” and the other one called “Teenagers” written by Audre Lorde and Pat Mora. These two ladies wrote these poems to have the reader understand the things with teens becoming more mature and how they act.

RECORD OF LEARNING ROUTE Engage: José Mora is a teacher who is worried about the students, because in all the classes he always starts with some questions like how are you? What is it going on? I believe that is his way to engage with the students. Moreover, he recalls to the students the assessments and assignments for this day. Finally, he asks, if someone remembers the last topic or the slide´s number where they finished the last class. Exploration: Usually, Mora explored the knowledge of his students

The poem I will be analyzing will be “Uncoiling” by Pat Mora. The theme the author is portraying is the personification of a tornado . It has a dark/fearful/grim tone as she describes the storm that is accruing. The author is using similes, and personification to convey the theme. The very first figurative language used in the poem is personification. It is located in the very first stanza. It reads, “With thorns, she scratches on my window, tosses her hair dark with rain, snares lightning, cholla

this assignment or any of my work, generally or specifically, to any current or future James Madison High School students. 3/18/2018 Uncoiling Written by: Pat Mora in 1942 I found this poem in my text book: Prentice Hall: Literature, Grade 9, Part 2, Common Core Edition, on page 613. From reading the poem Uncoiling, by Pat Mora, I gathered from the information that it’s a Mexican American woman who is doing some type of spiritual dance. it is also possible that she may posses some type of

cultural identity is how certain, or uncertain, they are about their culture. In Legal Alien, the author, Pat Mora, is Mexican-American, but she isn't sure with which culture she identifies the most. She feels like she is walking on a fine line between two worlds: not quite ‘human' in one world and not quite ‘alien' in the other. In her poem, Mora says that she is "American but hyphenated" (Mora, 32). Her uncertainty about her culture carries a significant impact in her life because it defines how she

his very own family. Mora, in her poem “Elena,” utilizes grammar, syntax, and diction to appeal to reader emotion and allows them to fully grasp her thoughts, while Blanco, in his poem “Queer Theory: According to my Grandma,” utilizes isolation and endstop to ridicule the oppression and bluntness

type of conflict can even change the way you see your culture. In the poem, “Legal Alien”, by Pat Mora, Pat Mora depicts her culture colliding with another, causing cultural conflict. In the poem, Pat Mora is expressing how she feels as if Americans and Mexicans both treated her like a different species. “Their eyes say, “you may speak Spanish but you are not like me”, (line 12 and 13). Here, Pat Mora is talking about how even though she speaks Spanish, and is a part of the Mexican culture, Mexicans

as a person. For Pat Mora she has been torn between her cultural identity; she is not accepted by their of her cultures. Frida Kahlo is torn between her home, Mexico, and her current residence, the U.S.A.. While Frida Kahlo and Pat Mora identify as Mexican for their cultural identity, Mora describes wanting to be accepting by both of her cultures, while Frida wants to go home to her true culture. Frida Kahlo and Pat Mora both express emotion throughout their pieces. Pat Mora feels unwelcomed because

La Migra is a poem written by Pat Mora about the Mexican - American immigration issue. It’s purpose is to acknowledge the emotions and sentiments of the Mexican immigrants who try to come to the United States illegally. The denotation of the poem’s title means immigration and the connotation is referring to the police officers standing at the Mexico-United States border. The poem is divided into two stanzas to acknowledge immigration through the different perspectives of the illegal immigrant and

The Mora High School cafeteria is a very familiar place to me, with it’s columns in the middle of the room, the off-white paint, and white and blue tiled floor. The cafeteria is usually a place full of a lot of kids and incredible amounts of noise. It’s nearly empty except for the four tables placed in the formation of a square near the little nook where the lunch ladies serve us food, or at least what tries to pass as food. The seats around each table are occupied by the cast of Annie celebrating