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A Prose Analysis On Milton's "Sonnet XIX"
Number of Words: 1109 / Number of Pages: 5
... of Matthew XXV, 14-30 where a servant of the lord
buried his single talent instead of investing it. At the lord's return, he cast
the servant into the "outer darkness" and deprived all he had. Hence, Milton
devoted his life in writing; however, his blindness raped his God's gift away.
A tremendous cloud casted over him and darkened his reality of life and the
world. Like the servant, Milton was flung into the darkness.
Line seven, "Doth God exact day-labor, light denied?" describes the
limitations and burdens of a person who has lost his sense of place in life.
Obviously, Milton is making a refe ...
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Robert Frost's "Two Tramps In Mud Time"
Number of Words: 491 / Number of Pages: 2
... not upon evils
that threaten "the common good", but upon the "unimportant wood". The appparent
arrogance of the narrator is revealed as well by his reference to himself as a
Herculean figure standing not alongside nature, but over it: "The grip on earth
of outspread feet,/The life of muscles rocking soft/And smooth and moist in
vernal heat."
Unexpectedly, the narrator then turns toward nature, apparently abandoning his
initial train of thought. He reveals the unpredictability of nature, saying
that even in the middle of spring, it can be "two months back in the middle of
March." Even the fauna of ...
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You Should Really Read This Poem
Number of Words: 1115 / Number of Pages: 5
... (l. 55-56). The phrase ‘horn-gabled' is referring to the group called the Scyldings which were always associated with the stag. They also probably decorated the hall with horns. Some further elements of the setting are the geographical features. The story mentions many places such as the misty moors, the marshlands, and the wastelands. These places are all dangerous and uninhabited by humans so that would make you curious about them. There are things in the story that you would never expect to happen in our world such as a pool with "‘A flame in the water'" (l. 877). This is how Hr ...
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Upon The Burning Of Our House July 10th, 1666
Number of Words: 578 / Number of Pages: 3
... stanza two, she comes to a sharp realization about what is happening and says a quick prayer to God to save her comfort, and what, at the time, she considers her “life”. As she leaves her house in stanza three, taking one last look she realizes that all that was giving to her from God and now he takes what belongs to him. Stanza four and five show how she does treasure the material things, as does most people. Her thoughts and feelings expressed in these two stanzas show how she knows she is going to miss the trunk, chest and all else that lies in the ruins, that was destroyed in the burning flame ...
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A Duke's Dominance Dooms Duchess
Number of Words: 882 / Number of Pages: 4
... upon the painting. There is limited access to the art since the duke keeps it covered by a curtain, and only permits those to his liking to look at her. He states that in the past, those he has let see the fresco, have asked where such an expression on her puss originated. He goes on to admit that it was not him alone that provided her with such joy, but perhaps it was flattery from the monk that caused her cheeks to redden. She must have misassumed a statement from the monk as complimentary, and returned the compliment by blushing.
The duke describes his duchess as having a zest for life. ...
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Nature In Frost's Poems
Number of Words: 671 / Number of Pages: 3
... "Frost thinks he would heave a better claim." Frost thinks he would do better if he took the one less traveled. "The paths are wanted wear." He is saying no matter what which one, he goes he will have to take a path (Frost 84).
I should say this doubtfully because I know where I am going. "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." By taking this path Frost is saying he made the right choice to keep going and he didn't turn back. He took the path that people take less often (Frost 84).
In "Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening," Fr ...
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Whitman's Live Oak, With Moss
Number of Words: 528 / Number of Pages: 2
... a considerable amount of
time alone. However, Whitman views himself as a different person when he is
in the company of his companion. With the live Oak representing Whitman,
and the tender green Moss representing Whitman's companion, these two
separate entities form one. Happy, loving, and open-minded, the love
emanating from Whitman is a sign of true life.
As the poem progresses on, Whitman uncovers the sadness of his life.
Viewing praise as a hollow feeling, Whitman expresses his constant sadness
in life.
When I heard at the close of the day how I had been praised
in the ...
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Mother And Child In Sylvia Plath Poems
Number of Words: 2030 / Number of Pages: 8
... pregnancy (divided into three trimesters). Sevens also occur frequently: there are seven cardinal virtues; seven deadly sins; seven ages of man; seven days in a week and seven seals in the book of revelation. Although the range of emotions is spread between the poems, they do seem to follow a linear course as the sequence progresses. You’re begins with the persona (whom we can assume to be an expectant mother) talking to her foetus, and she believes that it is enjoying itself: "You’re/
Clown like, happiest on your hands". This could be a reflection of her own sentiments, implying that the mother to ...
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Frost's Home Burial
Number of Words: 936 / Number of Pages: 4
... of
understanding of what she is viewing and the conflict unravels.
It seems as though they both have been grieving the loss of their
child differently. Any feels her grieving is superior to her husband’s.
His anger emerges as he feels that she must be sadder than he is. It is
obvious at this point that they haven’t cried together and allowed
themselves to vent as a couple. It turns out that he dug the grave himself
while she watched. She seems bitter that friends could come to the grave
site, share their sympathies and then go back to their own lives. As the
poem comes to a close, their love ...
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The Tyger By William Blake
Number of Words: 857 / Number of Pages: 4
... the Lamb and the Tyger also resembles the idea of when a beautiful thing like love can turn into an ugly thing like hate. The Tyger is obviously a representation of evil and of darkness.
In Blake’s words, it is also apparent that the Tyger is somewhat of a puzzle, or an enigma, if you will. It is a mysterious beast with unknown origins. It seems that the Tyger is a result of something inhumane, whereas the Lamb is a direct product of Christ. According to the poet himself, the Tyger is somewhat “immortal” and out of this world: “..What immortal hand or eye./Could frame they fearful symmetry?” ( ...
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