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Life is Like a Shell.
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Greg Reynolds Mrs. May AP English per. 5 October 24, 2002 Life is Like a Shell "Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're going to get"(Forest Gump). In a box of chocolates there are many varieties of chocolate covered fillings. The chocolate covering keeps a person from knowing what is on the inside, so he never knows which one he will find. The spontaneity of life is similar to that of the mystery chocolates. The life of a nautilus can also be spontaneous, whether it is joyful and glorious or dark and doleful. In the poem "The Chambered Nautilus" by Oliver Wendell Holmes the life of a nautilus is compared to the life of a human being. In the poem Holmes shows his comparisons of life by using many poetic devices. The title gives the main point of focus for the poem. "The Chambered Nautilus" is compared to a...
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