Explain how this poem applies to fences by august wilson. this be the verse by philip larkin they fked you up, your mum and dad. they may not mean to, but they do. they fill you with the faults they had and add some extra, just for you. but they were fked up in their turn by fools in old-style hats and coats, who half the time were soppy-stern and half at one another’s throats. man hands on misery to man. it deepens like a coastal shelf. get out as early as you can, and don’t have any kids yourself.

The poem "This Be The Verse" by Philip Larkin applies to August Wilson Fences in as much as it could summarize Cory's plotline in the play.

Throughout the play, we see the stark personality of his father, Troy, and how he treats his family. Because of how the racist society has treated him and his father before him, he has assimilated an idea of masculinity and providing for the family through dominance and material possession. Every time he is questioned, he dwells upon the idea that it is his responsability and his duty to provide his family with food and shelter, but not with love.

Troy mentions throughout the play how his father treated him and how he wanted to run away from that, and teach his children to make sure they go and take what the deserve instead of expeting it to be handed to them.

Rose, on the other hand, stands for compassion. This is shown in her acceptance of Troy's illegitimate daughter. Still, she wants to keep her loved ones with her at all costs, forgiving Troy's abuses to her and making Cory forgiving his father too.

These character's traits parallel Larkin poem. Their parents and racist society have been mean to Troy and Rose, and in turn, even if they wanted different for Cory, they pass on their faults on him. He wants to get out of there as early as he could and finally joined the military, as we see at the end of the play, when he comes home for Troy's funeral.

tone: measured, restrained dramatic  

purpose to create awareness and show evidence for an opinion to persuade the audience of an opinion

purpose  to create awareness and show evidence for an opinion

to persuade the audience of an opinion

structure  broken down into various sections with headings that make the progression of ideas clear to readers

plays out like a two-minute film; a series of visuals accompany narration explaining the negative effects of the melting ice

opinion  The effects of melting Arctic ice are potentially harmful to people, the environment, and wildlife in the Arctic and beyond.

The effects of melting Arctic ice are harmful to people, the environment, and wildlife in the Arctic and beyond. There is an urgent need to take action to prevent these effects.

persuasive techniques  scientific data and expert opinion  

emotional appeal, especially visuals of animals; forceful, dramatic language; background music

textual evidence for persuasive techniques  

scientific data:

"the Arctic sea ice shrank below 4 million square kilometres in September 2012"

expert opinion:

"Tove Søvndahl Pedersen, Head of the Greenlandic Representation in Denmark, highlighted during her presentation day-to-day challenges that people of Greenland have to face because of climate change …"

factual information:

"Without sea ice, arctic plants and animals must either adapt or migrate. If they can’t, they will go extinct.

If that isn’t enough, people who live in coastal communities within the Arctic Circle are also battling erosion along their coastlines."

influence of persuasive techniques  structured presentation of scientific data and expert opinion gives the audience a clear, logical understanding of the argument

visuals of the animals, the background music, and the harsh environmental conditions depicted make a strong emotional impact on the viewer; conveys a sense of the urgency and importance of the issue

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