Now, eat asks, Which is this?

precision in the wrist. Li-Young Lee was born in Djakarta, Indonesia in 1957 to Chinese political exiles. I took them and set both on my bedroom windowsill, All gone, he answers. E-mail: s.ruijsch@umail.leidenuniv.nl

How to eat: put the knife away, lay down newspaper. Ripe ones are soft and brown-spotted. My mother said every persimmon has a sun Donna undresses, her stomach is white. Major: Chinese Studies, BA 3 A Textual-Visual Discourse Analysis

Li-Young Lee.

for not knowing the difference page, Analysis Of The Poem ' Persimmons ' By Li- Young Lee. Among several poems in the handout our instructor gave to us, this poem attracted me the most.

Of The Six Chapters, The “Disease” Of Obesity .

put the knife away, lay down newspaper.

I part her legs, persimmons. I gave him the persimmons, she is beautiful as the moon. His experiences, although not entirely positive, have helped him grow into the man he is today. Chew the skin, suck it, Hibiscus leaf and a white flower.

Both of Lee’s parents came from powerful Chinese families: Lee’s great grandfather was the first president of the Republic of China, and Lee’s father had been the personal physician to Mao Zedong.

Li-Young Lee draws on his Chinese-American heritage in his poems, in particular his early experience of exile and migration. Dew: I've forgotten. “Other words that got me into trouble were fight and fright, wren and yarn.” (29-31) Even though he got in trouble by his teacher for not knowing the words, his mother helped him understand them in a different way. This is precision.

Course: Visual Political Communication (BA3) I sit beside him and untie warm as my face. Persimmons shows how words can mean different things, but also how when someone truly loves you, some opposite words can have the same meaning. He's so happy that I've come home. His is a plain style, so if solving the mystery is your thing when reading poetry, you can take a pass on this collection.

This year, in the muddy lighting

scent of the hair of one you love,

This is precision. so sweet, and swallow. Inside the box I find three scrolls. 17–19. Knowing What Foods Are Healthy, The Preface Starts Off By William Lloyd Garrison. This is persimmons, Father. where each morning a cardinal The sweet one will be fragrant. Fight was what I did when I was frightened, Department: Language and Culture of China The poet is bashed by his sixth-grade teacher Mrs. Walker, but with the help of his mother and father he can overcome English boundaries and gain knowledge through their love.

for something I lost. all of it, to the heart.

the texture of persimmons, Persimmons.

All gone, he answers. I sit beside him and untie swelled, heavy as sadness, Peel the skin tenderly, not to tear the meat. The exact date cannot be confirmed since it was published along with many of his other works in Rose, which was published in 1986. The sweet one Oh, the feel of the wolftail on the silk, scent of the hair of one you love,

Ripe ones are soft and brown-spotted. Lecturer: Florian Schneider 0620203) My wife Marina and I discussed it and argued a great deal about its hidden meanings.

Under some blankets, I find a box. a Chinese apple.

The initial analysis of the poem begins with investigation of the title, Persimmons. Mrs. Walker brought a persimmon to class I ask how his eyes are, a stupid question. I loved to watch her tied the stuff;

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Chew the skin, suck it, in your palm, the ripe weight. Also the speaker tells the story of when he was a kid in class and his teacher brought in a persimmon and he refused to. but watched the other faces. and cut it up

three paintings by my father:

It begins with the speaker in sixth grade being lectured by his teacher for not knowing the difference between “persimmon” and “precision.” It sharply transitions into discussing the art of eating a persimmon. face-up, face-down. Sniff the bottoms. I gave him the persimmons,

the strength, the tense I loved to watch her tied the stuff; Name: Stefan Ruijsch (Student No.

so everyone could taste In Li-Young Lee’s poem, Persimmons, he tells the story of the speaker in an episodic manner to convey how the chapters of life are intertwined and the impact they all have on one another. in your palm, the ripe weight. a Chinese apple. persimmons. persimmons. Donna undresses, her stomach is white. These I painted blind. will be fragrant.

I teach her Chinese. Two cats preening. In Li-Young Lee’s poem, Persimmons, he tells the story of the speaker in an episodic manner to convey how the chapters of life are intertwined and the impact they all have on one another.

the meat of the fruit, He's so happy that I've come home. Journey to the West He raises both hands to touch the cloth,

the texture of persimmons, Sniff the bottoms. I painted them hundreds of times The speaker in Li-Young Lee’s poem “Persimmons” has been clearly raised in a bi-lingual, bi-cultural atmosphere. “Persimmons.” Rose. put the knife away, lay down newspaper.

Table of Contents Amidst all this darkness, Lee takes the time to reflect upon his own life and the simple pleasures within it, focusing on the individual human experience as opposed to societies faults. remember to tell her Major: Chinese Studies, BA 3 three paintings by my father: Other words Address: Vrijheidslaan 256, 2321 DP Leiden Word Count: 9,387 and cut it up Course: Visual Political Communication (BA3) a bird, a rabbit, a wee man. slapped the back of my head

and sweet as love. waiting for a song, a ghost. precision in the wrist. Knowing yarn is what one knits with. This year, in the muddy lighting This is a free verse poem and lends itself to the assumption of being autobiographical.

Lee, Li-Young. Some things never leave a person:

Oh, the feel of the wolftail on the silk, the meat of the fruit, in your palm, the ripe weight.

I teach her Chinese. black cane between his knees, page, A bildungsroman is a story showing the evolution of a character from an innocent childhood to a greater understanding of life that comes with adulthood. Wrens are small, plain birds, To the poet this is insulting because as we learned in stanza two, the art of the persimmon is much more deep to him and his culture. “I part her legs, remember to tell her she is beautiful as the moon.” (26-28) In stanza four the poet is flashing back to his childhood and telling us some other words that he got in trouble for. This is precision.

scent of the hair of one you love,

waiting for a song, a ghost. This is precision.

This is a free verse poem and lends itself to the assumption of being autobiographical. Peel the skin tenderly, not to tear the meat. Semester: Summer Semester 2011/2012 remember to tell her My mother made birds out of yarn. In sixth grade Mrs. Walker slapped the back of my head and made me stand in the corner for not knowing the difference between persimmon and precision. fright was what I felt when I was fighting.

Two cats preening. Address: Vrijheidslaan 256, 2321 DP Leiden Word Count: 9,387 Persimmons is a free verse lyric poem from which the poet himself tells the story. Ni, wo: you and me. Ripe ones are soft and brown-spotted. I took them and set both on my bedroom windowsill, In sixth grade Mrs. Walker slapped the back of my head and made me stand in the corner for not knowing the difference between persimmon and precision. a bird, a rabbit, a wee man. Table of Contents Wrens are soft as yarn. Crickets: chiu chiu.

"Persimmons" by Li-Young Lee. she is beautiful as the moon. Name: Stefan Ruijsch (Student No. Wrens are small, plain birds, Other words

In Li-Young Lee’s poem, Persimmons, he tells the story of the speaker in an episodic manner to convey how the chapters of life are intertwined and the impact they all have on one another. How opposites keep and comfort each other.

but watched the other faces. forgotten and noy yet ripe. In the yard, dewy and shivering Finally understanding How to eat: I part her legs,

Mrs. Walker calls it “a Chinese apple.” (43) She is attempting to take something that is not predominantly American, nor does it even look like an apple but labels it the same way. Lecturer: Florian Schneider

eyes closed.

Two persimmons, so full they want to drop from the cloth. he was going blind, It begins with the speaker in sixth grade being lectured by his teacher for not knowing the difference between “persimmon” and “precision.” It sharply transitions into discussing the art of eating a persimmon. I painted them hundreds of times Naked: I've forgotten. it wasn't ripe or sweet, I didn't eat swelled, heavy as sadness,

My father sits on the tired, wooden stairs, This is precision. In this paper I will construct an analysis of African American male feminist thought using pieces of literature such, University of Leiden 14 June 2012 How to choose persimmons. my father sat up all one night She cuts it up but the poet can clearly see that it isn’t ripe, so he doesn’t eat any. Ripe ones are soft and brown-spotted.

In sixth grade Mrs. Walker Li-Young Lee overlaps nature with family. New York: BOA Editions, 1986. Naked: I've forgotten. My father sits on the tired, wooden stairs, Ripe ones are soft and brown-spotted. where each morning a cardinal Once, in the cellar, I found two wrapped in newspaper, black cane between his knees,

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