European History

Modern European History

QUESTION IS: 2. (pg 303): What images does this celebrated poem employ, and what do they convey to you about the times in which the author lived?

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((During WWII, Akhmatova was summoned to recite her poetry to portray her patriotism on a radio broadcast, and her poetry made her a hero. After World War ii —, unfortunately, Stalin restarted the mass executions and disgraced Akhmatova for her poems, even referring to her as a demi-nun or a demi-whore. She was confined to a hospital and lived in deplorable circumstances. This poetry conveys to me the priceless life of a poetess who, despite adversity, never gave up her right to freedom and aspired to become a national hero. Her poems expressed her grief as she remembered her son and the pain of all others who suffered at the time. This poetry also described some pivotal historical events.

She wrote that poetry not only to express her own feelings but also to express other people’s feelings. She described her personal experiences as well as the experiences of others. She began her poem “introduction” with tremendous anguish, which she penned during the 1940s. The poem begins with the words, “this happened when only the dead wore smiles.” She expressed the tremendous anguish of the people of her country and the world in these stanzas of the poem. Since the Second World War, everyone has been sad and has lost love at least once. She also portrayed some aspirations that we will be able to rejoice once more and live in a state of peace. She also depicted the agony of those who were imprisoned due to their pterotic fantasies, along with their relatives who had been waiting for months.)))

Evidence: incorporating ideas from classmates’ posts and from course materials

Analysis: adds relevant information and cuts irrelevant information

This is your evidence. Write down the things from class or from the reading that made you change your mind or expand your thesis, and think about why these things had that effect on your thinking?

This is your analysis. One possible outline for a post revision could go: Originally I thought X. After reading and learning certain new things and considering other perspectives, my opinion of X was challenged. Here are the things I learned and here is why they where challenging. Therefore, I now believe that Y is more true than X.

The analysis is a very important part of your writing because this is where the reader gets a window into your thinking. You want to write as if any reasonable person reading would see your point of view, and give them enough evidence and fill in as many logical gaps as possible, so that they can get there with you.