|
|
|
» Browse Poetry and Poets Term Papers
Ceremonies In "The Waste Land"
Number of Words: 1243 / Number of Pages: 5
... stony. These words evoke an event that is without the cares of modern life- it is primal and hot. A couple of lines later Eliot talks of "red sullen faces sneer and snarl/ From doors of mudcracked houses" (ll. 344-345). These lines too seem to contain language that has a primal quality to it.
From the primal roots of ceremony Eliot shows us the contrast of broken ceremonies. Some of these ceremonies are broken because they are lacking vital components. A major ceremony in The Waste Land is that of sex. The ceremony of sex is broken, however, because it is missing components of lo ...
|
|
The Judgments And Moral Lessons Of Robert Browning’s Poetry
Number of Words: 1410 / Number of Pages: 6
... a central objective: The reader must determine a final judgment of the speaker.
In his dramatic monologues, Browning expresses his own convictions through the use of grotesque art. As the term implies, vile, rebuked, heartless, and failing human beings are presented in Browning’s glaring poems. “He often selects the eccentric, the morally deformed, the man with a grudge, a guilt, a secret or a crime to his credit. He chooses them for effect.”(Schmidt 380) Although these incongruous subjects seem abominable to the reader, their selection by Browning proves legitimate. “Browning is challenging th ...
|
|
The Road Not Taken - An Analyis
Number of Words: 787 / Number of Pages: 3
... The road that will be
chosen leads to the unknown, as does any choice in life. As much he may
strain his eyes to see as far the road stretches, eventually it surpasses
his vision and he can never see where it is going to lead. It is the way
that he chooses here that sets him off on his journey and decides where he
is going.
"Then took the other, just as fair, and having perhaps the better claim."
What made it have the better claim is that "it was grassy and wanted wear."
It was something that was obviously not for everyone because it seemed that
the majority of people took the other path therefore ...
|
|
Marlowe’s “The Passionate Shepherd To His Love”
Number of Words: 1201 / Number of Pages: 5
... words. The present state of humanity was seen as an Iron Age in which humans have become degenerate.
There are three main kinds of pastoral that can be identified in different works.
The classical pastoral begins with a conception on man and on human nature and locates it in a specific type, the shepherd, the simplicity of whose life is the goal toward which all existence strives. The shepherds remain first and foremost emblem of humanity, a general rather than a specific type and his afflictions and joys are universal.
is an example of classical pastoral although it present a very ambiguous situa ...
|
|
A Comparison And Contrast Of Love In Christopher Marlowe's "The Passionate Shepherd To His Love" And C. Day Lewis's "Song"
Number of Words: 1420 / Number of Pages: 6
... the Shepherd displays his
flock and pastures to his love while promising her garlands and wool for
weaving. Many material goods are offered by the speaker to the woman he
loves in hopes of receiving her love in return. He also utilizes the power
of speech to attempt to gain the will of his love. In contrast, the poem
"Song" is set in what is indicative of a twentieth century depression, with
an urban backdrop that is characteristically unromantic. The speaker
"handle(s) dainties on the docks" (5) , showing that his work likely
consists of moving crates as a dock worker. He extends his affectio ...
|
|
Reality
Number of Words: 55 / Number of Pages: 1
... they sit pondering
On the lonely bench
The thoughts penetrate their mind
Finally, reality is clinched! ...
|
|
Beowulf: Character Analysis
Number of Words: 587 / Number of Pages: 3
... saw it as self
assurance and used it to his advantage.
Beowulf also had a strong spirit of adventure. His spirit of
adventure was part of the reason that Beowulf went to fight Grendel.
Beowulf's strength and spirit of adventure had also led him to glory in
many battles, including that with Grendel. Beowulf used his glory in
previous battles to justify himself when coming to help Hrothgar. In
addition, his self assurance, and known bravery probably guided his
decision. Beowulf's spirit of adventure gained him a lot of glory, however,
it could have gotten him into trouble, if he were to have ta ...
|
|
What Is Poetry
Number of Words: 644 / Number of Pages: 3
... whether Shakespear intended for the reader to feel sympathetic or jealous when he wrote “Romeo and Juliet”? Poetry allows the reader to explore his own emotions and judge his own heart and desires because they have been brought to his attention by the poetry.
Overall, poetry is an outlet. It allows us to express the unfathomable thoughts that race through our human minds. The writer gains support from the reader. The audience, however, must be able to decipher the emotions the writer is expressing.
A poet can take a simple word and open new expressions giving the word a new beauty a ...
|
|
Analysis Of “The Road Not Taken” By Robert Frost
Number of Words: 1295 / Number of Pages: 5
... “And sorry I could not travel both…” It is always hard to make important decisions because you are always going to wonder what might have happened if you had chosen the other path. The speaker has no way of knowing what awaits him at either of his destinations, but he still must choose between the two paths.
The most common literary technique in “The Road Not Taken” is symbolism. The whole poem is very symbolic because the speaker reflects on the decision that he has to make, and the consequences of that decision. The choice that he has to make is not just which road should he walk down, because tha ...
|
|
The Effect Of Poetry
Number of Words: 486 / Number of Pages: 2
... to her niece, who died SIDS, and she expresses her feelings for the child very eloquently in the song.
In the song, she gives her niece permission to stop fighting and to fly above the clouds on an endless journey of happiness.
A friend of mine introduced me to this song while I was in the hospital with my daughter. After listening to the words of this song, I made the heart-wrenching decision to take her off life support. When I brought my daughter home, I would sit and rock her while playing this song. I wanted her to know that when she got tired of fighting, it would be allright to fly above ...
|
|
|
