Article: At this time you should have a great deal of material to work with. You'll likely have several literary devices you've identified, each with varying degrees of frequency and intensity within the text. From among the list of literary devices, choose the strongest candidates. In Blake's The Book of Urizen, you can find allusion, free rhythm, metaphor, symbolism, foreshadowing, paradox, enjambment, anastrophe, etc. Of these, you might decide the most productive are: allusion, metaphor, and symbolism. By looking at the big picture, identifying literary devices and how these are used in the poem, and reading the poem start to finish, you should have some idea of the purpose the author had in writing the poem. It's time for you to put this in words. In some cases, this might be something as simple as "He was trying to show off his abilities as a rhymester." But you will need to use the information in the poem, the words and mechanics, to back up your opinion. Whatever the purpose may be, you are looking for a unifying principle throughout all aspects of the poem, like: the worth of fidelity, love conquers all, the evil of war, the good of man. If the author's choice of words didn't flow, or if his choice of words were truly meaningless, the poem probably wouldn't have been published. How do the words in the poem drive and substantiate the purpose you've uncovered? This will give significant support to your analysis. Blake's choice of the name "Urizen" in The Book of Urizen seems to indicate strongly that the purpose of the poem is to critique human reason and its limitations. His choice of strongly religious diction ("Seven deadly Sins of the Soul" 74, "... and on / This rock..." 75 - 76, "One King, one God, one Law," 84) colors the poem with religious overtones. These factors call into question man's reason, which is generally accepted as a good thing, and illustrates reason as a limitation of the soul in a story that parallels man's fall from grace (or fall into the trap of reason). Now it's time for you to add the few, strong literary devices you choose from the poem to the conversation. How do these specific characteristics add to the purpose of the piece? Can you find any inconsistencies? The symbolism and metaphors, existent throughout The Book of Urizen, serve as a way of talking about "your reason" indirectly. The "Immortal," if it is man before becoming limited by his senses, is a metaphorical judgement of reason, showing that free of it human powers might be almost god-like. The symbolism of Genesis, in particular man's fall from grace, paint the concept of reason in a negative light, which supports the idea that Blake is criticizing it. If the language in the poem and the strong literary devices you've found in the piece don't consistently substantiate the purpose of the poem, you have two options: Revise your proposed purpose of the poem so that it meets and unifies the elements in it. Devise a reasonable explanation, including a counterargument, as to why the inconsistency or inconsistencies exist. This will form the basis of your understanding of the poem. Now that you've discerned the poem on a minute and overarching level and used its own structure and internal elements to support your reasoning, you have accomplished a well reasoned understanding of the poem. If you are reading poetry for pleasure, you needn't propose anything to anyone. After you've come to your conclusion, rest easy knowing that you've applied sound logic to the poem in a way that has expanded your understanding.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Winnow down your suspects. Establish purpose. Consider diction with reference to the purpose. View the mechanics of the poem through the purpose. Reevaluate and adjust. Propose your analysis.

Problem: Article: If you do catch a flaw in their argument, point it out and mock them for it. Once again, it is all about removing their power and therefore increasing yours.
Summary: Make fun of them.

The absolute last thing you want to do is to injure your arm just when you're starting to practice a new skill. Make sure you do a dynamic warm-up in which you get your arm moving gently first. A few ideas for warm-up exercises you can do are: Swinging your arms horizontally and vertically for 30 seconds each way. Using an elastic exercise band to stretch your throwing arm. Gently moving through the throwing motion 20 times. The direction of the spin should be such that the ball is spinning forward. Doing this isolates the actual action which creates the spin on the ball. You can do this anywhere as long as you have a baseball and you can toss the ball up a few feet in the air. When doing this, really try to emphasize the flick in your fingers as you drag them down over the front of the ball. The goal of this is to maximize the revolutions you can get on the ball but start out by just mastering the direction of the spin and then working towards full revolutions. When you pitch, putting your whole body into each pitch is really important as this gives you the maximum force you can get. However, when you are just starting to practice the curveball, isolating your arm and hand action is helpful, which is easier to do when you're on your knees. This is also a great way to build muscle memory and minimize the number of factors involved in your throwing action. A really important part of throwing a curveball is ensuring that you get the direction of the spin correct and that you can repeat this at least 80% of the time. As such, throwing at half your regular speed is a good halfway point to get your action started but to minimize the variables you have to battle. If you feel like you want to start at lower than half your regular speed then that is absolutely fine, the key is that you don't jump straight into 100% and sacrifice your accuracy. Don't be too concerned if you aren't seeing too much curve from the ball here. Everything you're doing at the moment is working to maximize the efficacy of the throw when you move to 100% effort. After practicing on your knees and getting the hang of throwing a curveball, it's a good idea to try pitching while standing up so you can practice throwing with a fuller motion. This is a more realistic representation of how you will actually be pitching when you play. You don't need to start out at full effort level here, the most important thing is that you are standing up and preparing to use your lower body. This is a skill that takes hours and hours of practice but the results are incredibly rewarding. Always listen to your body if your arm is getting sore and take breaks as necessary. Sometimes videoing yourself pitching can help as you can pick up on errors you are making that you don't realize you are.
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Warm up your arm by doing a few different arm exercises. Practice flicking the ball upward while getting spin on it. Get down onto your knees while you're practicing. Throw the ball at half of regular speed to your partner when practicing. Practice pitching standing up once you get more comfortable with the throw. Practice every day if you can!