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To Autumn By John Keats
Number of Words: 854 / Number of Pages: 4
... “plump” appearing as a verb and wonderfully solid and nutty to touch (line 7). The last three lines in the first stanza move heavily and lazily to that most summary of the sounds; the distant buzzing of bees, “later flowers for the bees” (line 9). The low sibilants and thrice repeated the sound of “mm” of the last line bring hearing activity into play, along with the sight, taste and touch are mobilized by the stanza, so that all senses are united in the act of vigorous response. The rhythm mounts slowly through the single sentence of the stanza, accumulated impressions and a sense of energeti ...
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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 affection ...
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Churchgoing: Poetry Analysis
Number of Words: 536 / Number of Pages: 2
... to church as a perfunctory task programmed into the train of thought.
To the people in this poem going to church is like grocery shopping. It is something that must be done. Everyone knows it is the right thing to do, except in this case many people do not understand the concept behind it. Religion does not make a difference. If their parents shop at the Piggly Wiggly then they may also. If their parents are Luthern then they are also. People withdrew the meaning of religion over time. Almost like in Orwell’s 1984, how people just did things because it was expected of them. The people do not t ...
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Shelley's "Ode To The West Wind": Analysis
Number of Words: 1450 / Number of Pages: 6
... "The winged seeds, where they lie cold and low/ Each like a corpse
within its grave, until/ Thine azure sister of the Spring shall blow" (7-
9). In the first line, Shelley use the phrase "winged seeds" which
presents images of flying and freedom. The only problem is that they lay
"cold and low" or unnourished or not elevated. He likens this with a
feeling of being trapped. The important word is "seeds" for it shows that
even in death, new life will grow out of the "grave." The phrase "winged
seeds" also brings images of religions, angels, and/or souls that continue
to create new life. Heavenl ...
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A Word Is Worth A Thousand Pictures? - Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 And Keats' Grecian Urn
Number of Words: 238 / Number of Pages: 1
... to
immortalize the subjects of their poems by writing them down in verses for
people to read for generations to come. By doing so, both of the poets are
preserving the beauty of the subjects, which are the young friend of Shakespeare
and Keats' "Grecian Urn."
Beginning with Sonnet 18, and continuing here and there throughout the
first major grouping of sonnets, Shakespeare approaches the problem of
mutability and the effects of time upon his beloved friend in a different
fashion. Instead of addressing the problem of old age, he emphasises his
friend's attributes:
"Shall I compare thee to a summ ...
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Beowulf: Link Between Traditions - Pagan And Christian
Number of Words: 424 / Number of Pages: 2
... to appease
Grendel in Verse 2. They can't offer him gold or land, as they might an
ordinary enemy. Like most people in a time of crisis they slip back into
old ways of thinking. Instead of praying to God for support, they
sacrifice to t he stone idols of their pagan past.
The Christian motifs that run through the poem contrast with the
pagan system of values that underlies the actions of the kings and the
warriors. The influence of Christianity was just beginning to make its
mark in this world, and most of the characters are torn between their newly
discovered religious feelings and their ...
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Ozymandias
Number of Words: 628 / Number of Pages: 3
... beside remains," that is, there is nothing left of the reign of the greatest king on earth.One immediate image is found in the second line, "trunkless legs.". One good comparison may be when the author equates the passions of the statue's frown, sneer, and wrinkled lip to the "lifeless things" remaining in the "desart." Another is when Shelley compares the "Works" of with "Nothing beside remains."
shows the reader that two things will mark the earth forever. First: the awesome power of mother nature is constant, everlasting and subject to no human works. Second: a mans actions are kept in the heart ...
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Songs Of Innocence And Experience: An Analysis
Number of Words: 536 / Number of Pages: 2
... be inferred that evil can bring forth the loss of innocence. Therefore,
one existing similarity is that they both concern the loss of innocence.
Of his most well known poems are “The Lamb” from Songs of Innocence,
and “The Tyger”, from Songs of Experience. Both poems contain many
similarities according to their themes. "The Lamb" is an emblem of
innocence, corresponding to "The Tyger" as the emblem of experience. In
the poem "The Lamb", William Blake discusses many points questioning
creation and religion. He describes the lamb as being an object of
innocence and fragility when he says "Gave thee ...
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In Poems "The Man He Killed", "Reconciliation", And "Dreamers", The Authors Show That Man Kills Because He Must
Number of Words: 548 / Number of Pages: 2
... you have no personal vendetta against.
In Reconciliation, Whitman shows the devastation of war. In a war, you
kill someone and even if you win, you lose. Whitman describes a man mourning
over the death of his foe. He rejoices over the ultimate death of war
"Beautiful that war and all its deeds of carnage must...be utterly lost." He
also feels great remorse over his so called enemy's death "For my enemy...a man
divine as myself is dead." He then shows his love for the enemy "I...bend down
and touch lightly with my lips the white face in the coffin." He shows war
twisting the mind of a soldie ...
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The Plight Of The Toads: An Analysis
Number of Words: 1527 / Number of Pages: 6
... toad is often seen as something detestable on the
exterior and yet of great value or beauty on the interior. An example of
this is the toad that when kissed by the princess was turned into a prince.
In order for the real identity of this amphibian to be realized, one must
to get past the outer shell. In keeping with this explanation Larkin can
also be seen as saying that work at first appear as a hideous and
burdensome beast and yet after careful inspection and acceptance its true
beauty is shown. Thus one sees the first toad and views its composition as
a combination of two interpretations.
A ...
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