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Kia kaha is a Māori phrase used by the people of New Zealand as an affirmation, meaning stay strong. The phrase has significant meaning for Māori: popularised through its usage by the 28th Māori Battalion during World War II, it is found in titles of books and songs, as well as a motto.
John A. Rea wrote about the poem's "alliterative symmetry", citing as examples the second line's "hardest – hue – hold" and the seventh's "dawn – down – day"; he also points out how the "stressed vowel nuclei also contribute strongly to the structure of the poem" since the back round diphthongs bind the lines of the poem's first ...
If proportionally compared to a person, Frost is saying people may achieve longevity but can only remain pure and beautiful for a very short time. This can also be compared with the biblical reference in Genesis, Garden of Eden. Nothing gold can ever stay gold forever.
50. "I just want women to always feel in control. Because we're capable, we're so capable." — Nicki Minaj. 51. "You draw your own box. You introduce yourself as who you are. . . .
The Anglo-Dutch experimental rock band The Legendary Pink Dots references an albatross in the song "Twilight Hour", a song with strong reference itself to the poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. The Little River Band has a song called " Cool Change ", which contains the line: "Albatross and the Whale are my brother".
"Bread and Roses" is a political slogan as well as the name of an associated poem and song. It originated in a speech given by American women's suffrage activist Helen Todd ; a line in that speech about "bread for all, and roses too" [ 1 ] inspired the title of the poem Bread and Roses by James Oppenheim . [ 2 ]
The booming U.S. stock market will help keep the dollar expensive as global investors pour money into America, a foreign exchange strategist said. But the politics of any trade deals that the ...
"All that glitters is not gold" is an aphorism stating that not everything that looks precious or true turns out to be so.. While early expressions of the idea are known from at least the 12th–13th century, the current saying is derived from a 16th-century line by William Shakespeare, "All that glisters is not gold".