Devin+Soni+RP+Post+3

1. To what extent does the specific college that one attends affect one's success - both financial and personal - later in life? 2. "With a Copy of Shakespeare's Sonnets on Leaving College" 3. Alan Seeger 4. http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/alan_seeger/poems/269 5. Accessed on 5/27/14 on famouspoetsandpoems.com 6. Subject: college, leaving, memories, education, friends, bonds, time Occasion: People have forgotten of the great memories and learning that occurred in college and needed to be reminded so that they can draw upon them. Audience: college students, college graduates (both recent and long-ago), those who aim to go to college Purpose: To communicate to readers that the college years are both filled with an intake of knowledge and the creation of great memories to be remembered on rainy days of the best times of a person's life. Speaker: college graduates just leaving college, college graduates who have long left college, author of poem, those still in college Tone: reminiscent, nostalgic, light-hearted 7. The poem begins by showing the hard facts/learning that the college graduate had during his time of schooling. It then shifts into the arguably more important aspect of the college education, the wonderful memories that can be drawn from and remembered both as an encouragement and something to reminisce about. 8. The college experience brings one an abundance of both book knowledge and experiential knowledge/memories that will follow one through his lifetime. 9. I am relatively persuaded because the author cited commonly studied items and remained general enough simultaneously so as to not alienate any particular group of readers. In general, the nostalgic tone mixed with the light-hearted and positive diction created a very positive image to be associated with the college experience. 10. " Weighing the yield of these four faded years, " "Therein I reaped Time's richest revenue," "Take then his book, laden with mine own love " "Some part of what thy friend once felt for thee."
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1. To what extent does attending and graduating from college affect one's success - both financial and personal - later in life? 2. "The College Experience Opened Me" 3. knottlena (screen name) 4. http://knottlena.hubpages.com/hub/The-College-Experience-Opened-Me-Poem 5. Accessed on 5/27/2014 on knottlena.hubpages.com 6. Subject: college, personal development, freedom, creativity, reality, world Occasion: The author needed to display her/his own sentiments and those of other college graduates to the world as many people had lost sight of the college experience's benefits. Audience: college graduates, those who have not gone to college, those in college, those who had previously decided against college but are willing to be persuaded Purpose: To convince others of the wide developmental benefits of a college education and display the author's own personal take on them. Speaker: college graduates, those in college, professors, those in favor of college Tone: dramatic, euphoric, resolute, satisfied 7. The poem depicts a college graduate who, before entering college, was rather close-minded and meek. However, after progressing through the college process, the author widened up to take on the world and felt a new sense of confidence that would not have been brought to her if not for her college experience. 8. A college education opens one up to the truths of the world and breaks down barriers preventing one from realizing them. 9. I was very persuaded by the author due to the resolute tone and strong diction used. The author clearly believes very strongly in the results of her college experience and this tremendous demonstration of personal guarantee and belief is very assuring to an initially skeptical audience. 10. "My eyes have been opened" "Things aren’t always just black and white." "You have brought me out of my shell; out of my den." "Through you, I had acquaintances and got friends for life." "Bigger dreams I had not known"
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