Theme Of Identity In &Quot;Summer Farm&Quot; And &Quot;The Bay&Quot;

Theme of Identity in "Summer Farm" and "The Bay"
The theme of identity is featured in the poems "Summer Farm" by Norman MacCaig and "The Bay" by James K. Baxter. Both poems are set in a
natural foreground and address the issues associated with the theme of identity. Through the use of various literary techniques such as parallelism,
metaphor and imagery, the theme of identity is presented in both poems. In the opening of "Summer Farm" by Norman MacCaig, the persona is in a
state of thoughtlessness and presents the reader with images of life on the farm. "Straws like tame lightnings hang lie about the grass. Green as glass
the water in the horse trough shines." The minute details and descriptions of the farm are reflective of how the poet is able to perceive his external
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"I lie, not thinking, in the cool, soft grass" parallels the earlier description of the "straws lie about the grass". The physical act of MacCaig lying in
the grass "not thinking" is symbolic of the harmony and unity of man and nature, only achieved when one abandons the state of "thinking"
consciousness for meditative observation. Norman MacCaig realizes this and expresses he is "afraid where a thought may take me", before
progressing to describe the grasshopper in minute detail, echoing the earlier detailed descriptions of the other beings on the farm. MacCaig fully
integrates himself with the farm when his state of mind and human characteristics is projected on the grasshopper he observes. The grasshopper is
personified to have a "plated face" whilst the poet spiritually "finds himself in space" just as the grasshopper achieves this by "unfolding his legs"
and physically jumping. The end rhyme of 'face' and 'space' slows down the meter and rhythm of the poem, highlighting the effect of how one
experiences the slow passing of time in a meditative state of 'not thinking'. James K. Baxter also attempts to integrate himself with his external
surrounding of "The Bay" whilst presenting his journey into the bay as a metaphorical journey of his own self discovery. He "remembers the bay, the
carved cliffs and the great outcrying surf" that "a thousand times an hour is
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'Death of the Author
'Death of the Author' Analysis
Roland Barthes is a French literary philosopher born in 1915. In one of his theories 'Death of the author' he argues that by "giving a text an author is to
impose a limit on that text". He claims that having knowledge of the author's background and purpose for the text restricts the readers imaginative
license to build their own interpretations, and that the author and text are completely unrelated. Barthes declares, "The death of the author is the birth
of the reader."
Instead, he calls the author a 'scriptor', to draw away from the thinking that the author and his/her single experience is in control over the text. In this
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Barthes statement would be invalid for autobiographical writing, where the authors are one with the text, as they are writing about themselves.
In poetry, the author is a significant part of the poem as most poetry is a reflection of the poets' experiences through the use of metaphors and other
poetic devices. To ignore this is to diffuse a poem of its deeper meaning and connections.
We can use 'Full Moon and Little Frieda' by Ted Hughes to argue against Barthes theory. Hughes wrote this poem about his daughter Frieda's
fascination with nature. The poem frames a specific scene somewhere in the country:
A cool small evening shrunk to a dog bark and the clank of a bucket – вЂЁ
And you listening. вЂЁ
A spider's web, tense for the dew's touch. вЂЁA pail lifted, still and brimming – mirror вЂЁTo tempt a first star to a tremor. вЂЁвЂЁ
Cows are going home in the lane there, looping the hedges with their warm wreaths of breath – вЂЁ
A dark river of blood, many boulders, вЂЁBalancing unspilled milk. вЂЁ
'Moon!' you cry suddenly, 'Moon! Moon!' вЂЁвЂЁ
The moon has stepped back like an artist gazing amazed at a work That points at him amazed.
The poem is fairly vague in terms of setting, and without knowledge of the author one would not know that Ted Hughes, his wife and two children
(one named Frieda) moved to a cottage in Devon. It was there when he wrote Full Moon and Little Frieda after his wife Sylvia Plath committed

How do the Poets Explore the Theme of Death in Educating...
Language plays a crucial role in helping a poet get his point across and this can be seen used be all the poems to help them explore the theme of
death with the reader. This includes the formal, brutal and emotive language that Chinua Achebe uses in "mother in a refugee camp." This can be
seen when Achebe says, "The air was heavy with odor of diarrhea, of unwashed children with washed out ribs" this is very brutal and the is no
holding back with the use of a euphemism or a simile as seen in the other poems but he would rather invite the reader to uses their senses to get a
vivid description of what the refugee camp is like and how life is like while living there. On top of that the juxtaposition of the polar opposites
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In addition to is when we look at Dylan Thomas's, "Do not go gentle" we see that it uses formal but aggressive and illustrative language to express
the theme of death with the reader. The aggression can be seen when Dylan Thomas says, "Rage, rage against the dying of the light." This shows
us how badly he wants his dad to fight and not give in and how his desperation is now driving him towards distress and frustration. His use of
illustrative language can be seen through his use of colors such as, "Green bay" and his descriptions of the men and this can be seen when he says,
"how bright..." and "how dark..." These descriptions help the reader understand the point that the poet is trying to get across about the men and it
also invites the reader to use their imagination and build a vivid picture about what is happening throughout the poem. All three poems differ in the
respect to the others in many ways but they also have a similarity that is seen with all three and this is formality. This could have been due to the
time at which these poems were written or it could have been due to the sophistication of the writers. Also the fact that the poems are written in
formal language allows them to appeal to more people due to the fact that some people may not understand some of the slang and references used in
some other countries. As for the other poems, colloquial text is used in both "The man he killed" and "E for L". This colloquial text is used for

Analysis of Imitiaz Dharker's Poems.
"Minority" "They'll say: 'She must be from another Country'" –Imitiaz Dharker Imitiaz Dharker was born in Lahore, Pakistan in the year 1954. She is a
poet, documentary film–maker and an artist. Her family moved from Lahore to Glasgow when she was less than year old. Presently she divides her
time between London and Mumbai. Her other works includes Purdah and other poems (1988), Post Cards from God (1997), I speak for devil (2001),
Terrorist at my table (2006), Leaving foot prints (2009). Dharker is also a documentary film–maker and has scripted and directed over a hundred films
and audio–visuals, centering on education, reproductive health and shelter for women and children. In 1980 she was awarded a Silver Lotus for a short
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They see someone who is not tuned with them, someone who is not like them, someone who is from a different world, someone like a ghost. For
them the speaker stands out for apparently all wrong reasons and she is an outsider to them, in their midst she is an alien. So the speaker sits
scratching throughout her lonely nights. It can be interpreted as she is scratching a desperate plea a message on a piece of paper. But if we infer
the deeper meaning it can also mean that she is scratching because she is feeling uneasy, she is scratching over the scab of division and the label
that she is a minority. She is scratching over the scab of people treating her minority over her skin colour. 'A page doesn't fight back', according to
me this is the most powerful line in the whole poem. By page here she is referring to a minority person like herself. The speaker hopes that
whatever she has spoken so far shoots through the thick layer of stereotypes the community has set and the noise of repression of the community. So
whole carrying on with this life of hers, the speaker comes across a person who is stranger to her yet there is something about the person that makes
her feel like she knows him or her. The face of the person is pure and simple without any mask of stereotypes. The speaker can actually read through
the persons face and his or her outcast

The Themes of Love and Loss in My Last Duchess, La Belle...
The Themes of Love and Loss in My Last Duchess, La Belle Dame Sans Merci, When we Two Parted, and Villegiature
Works Cited Missing
The poems, 'My Last Duchess', 'La Belle Dame Sans Merci' and 'When We Two Parted' and 'Villegiature' by Robert Browning (1812
–1889), John Keats
(1795–1821), Lord Byron (1788–1824) and Edith Nesbit (1858–1924) respectively, have all been written in the nineteenth century. All these poems
deal with the different aspects of love and the different attitudes of lovers towards their beloved, after parting or during times away from each other
(Villegiature).
Browning's 'My Last Duchess' shows the possessive and dominant type of love where the Duke, who is speaking throughout ... Show more content on
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But, what people in such relationships fail to realise until it is too late is the downside to this sort of relationship, not only for the 'dominated', but also
for the 'dominating', as such an obsession with ruling over another eventually led the Duke to murder his wife. Though most people would not have
taken as drastic a measure as the Duke, the poet probably uses such a negatively powerful result to emphasize on the harmful aspects of such a
relationship. Also, this poem follows a strict rhyme scheme and has a conversational rhythm. It is written in iambic pentameter, which probably
conveys the conflict within himself between what he says and what he really is – a murderer! Furthermore, this sort of communion does not hold many
positive aspects for the partner who lets himself/herself be controlled by the other either. In 'La Belle Dame Sans Merci', the knight says, "And that is
why I sojourn here/Alone and palely loitering/Though the sedge has wither'd from the lake/And no birds sing", the sad condition of the knight here
emphasizes on the downbeat to this type of love and the sad, lonely image (from winter) is used to create a greater impact on the reader.
This 'dominating' type of affection

The Charge of the Light Brigade by Tennyson Essay
The Charge of the Light Brigade by Tennyson "The charge of the light brigade" by Tennyson was written about a disastrous military escapade during
the Crimean war.
The Crimean war was fought between Russia on one hand and Britain, France and Turkey on the other. Thecharge of the light brigade occurred in
November 1854 at Balaclava in the Crimea. The Earl of Cardigan led the charge, and some six hundred cavalrymen took part in it. The brave 600
rode straight down a valley that was fortified at its end by many cannon served by Russian and Cossack gunners. The heroes were following confused
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The emphasis is not on the individual, but rather on the brigade as a whole, and their collective heroism and sacrifice for their country.
Direct speech is used "Forward the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns!" To create a sense of immediacy, to allow you to picture what was actually
happening. Exclamatory statements are used to put emphasis on the ideas of excitement and their collective power.
The instructions given seem incredibly stupid, "Charge for the guns! He said;" Because it is obvious to the reader that there is no way that a brigade
of horseback soldiers will be able to compete when faced with cannons. These instructions seem completely irrational, with the results only able to be
horrific losses to the Light Brigade. The semi colon at the end of the line is there to allow the reader a pause to take in this shocking instruction.
Verse two begins by repeating the instruction to go forth into the valley. It is followed by the rhetorical question "Was there a man dismay'd?"
The command is described only as a "blunder", as though it isn't that big a mistake. Tennyson doesn't use a very explicit word in his criticism, very
possibly because as poet laureate it was part of his job to show the establishment in the best possible light, irrelevant to the situation.
Unquestioning loyalty to

Essay on Analysis of Mending Wall by Robert Frost
Analysis of Mending Wall by Robert Frost
Robert Frost was inspired to write Mending Wall after talking with one of his farming friend Napoleon Guay. He learned from talking with his
neighbor that writing in the tones of real life is an important factor in his poetic form (Liu,Tam). Henry David Thoreau once stated that, "A true account
of the actual is the purest poetry." Another factor that might have played a role in inspiring Frost to write this poem was his experience of living on a
farm as a small boy. Mending Wall was published in 1915 along with a collection of Frost's poems in North of Boston. Theme Statements Nature
dissolves the barriers that humanity erects. The purpose of the wall in this poem was to isolate one's ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Apples come and go with the seasons, but pines are forever and never out of season. Change instinctively challenges and questions the ideals of
tradition. In order to change, one must first break tradition. But, in the poem the old man does not want to change and break tradition. The person
who is willing to question tradition and confront the problem is the young man. He uses those "w" words to ask the question, "There where it is we
do not need the wall," and "Why do they make good neighbors...Where are the cows?" The youth is asking logical questions, but is rebutted with the
answer that, "Good fences make good neighbors". The youth challenges the old man to say what is on his mind, but the old man is an, "old–stone
savage armed," who, has no ideas of his own and, "moves in the darkness," of the traditions he follows. Tone Narrative and explanations (lines 1–22) In
these lines, Frost is introducing the setting, characters, and the conflicts to the reader. We also get an explanation about how, "Something there is that
doesn't love a wall," and how the wall has been damaged to the point where, "gaps even two can pass abreast." The reader is also introduced to the
attitudes of the characters, and how they feel towards the wall. The youth is curious and jolly in the beginning, thinking it as a game. But, the old man
is a complete opposite, he doesn't say much and gets right to work

How do the Poets Explore the Theme of Death in Educating...
Tone is very important in poetry as it plays a role in the way the characters within the poem are portrayed, the way we perceive the writers
intentions and it sets the mood when reading the poem. This can clearly be seen with "mother in a refugee camp" as the poem overall has a very
hopeless and harsh tone and this can be seen when the narrator of the poem say, "She soon would have to forget" in the context that the death of the
child is inevitable and they are hopeless as they cannot defy destiny. This is also harsh as the poet does not cover up death with euphemisms but is
very straight forward saying that there is no other choice other than to forget. When it comes to describing the mother it becomes a very gentle and
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The pleading tone can be seen in the poem when Dylan Thomas says, "Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray." This comes as plea to
his dad to fight death and not give in and this also emphasizes Dylan Thomas's desperation for his father to wake up and not give in. On the other
hand with "Remember" the tone develops as you go through the poem and it goes from a commanding tone to one that is accepting towards the end
and this can be seen when Christina Rossetti says, "Better by far you should forget and smile than that you should remember and be sad." This shows
us that the character actually cares about the feelings of the person that loves her as she would rather that they forget and be happy than for them to
remember and be sad. This development of tone comes as a natural due to the fact that the nature of the poem is a sonnet. Sonnets tend to convey a
problem in the first octave and find the solution to that problem in the last sestet and this can clearly be seen in "remember" as she is telling them to
remember but then she realizes that she cannot hold on to them forever and actually sets them free. As for "E for L" the poem on a whole is
provocative and angry and this can be seen with multiple and ruthless acts of murder that he commits with no mercy at all. These include "I squash
flies against the window" and "I pour the gold fish down the bog" these acts of murder emphasize how dangerous, psychotic and deluded this person
really is. They also highlight

Essay Millay Sonnett Analysis: Not in a Silver Casket
Analysis of Millay's "Not in a silver casket cool with pearls"
Edna St. Vincent Millay's unconventional childhood, growing up without a father because her mom kicked him out and having to learn independence
and responsibility by the age of twelve, influenced her poetry and shaped her as an motivated and self–sufficient individual. By the time "Vincent", as
she liked to be called, was nineteen years old, she already had already made a name for herself as a formidable poet. A couple discovered her and
sponsored her education at Vassar College where Vincent experimented with her sexuality. She openly expressed her bisexuality, and continued to have
both male and female sexual partners. When she married Eugen Boissevain, the couple agreed ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
She continues by mentioning the "ungemmed" hand, because she believes that you don't need to wear jewelry to express the extent of your love
for someone. Women love rubies, sapphires, and pearls, but Edna's point is that no objects, especially traditional objects used to show commitment
and affection, are needed for two people to express their love and devotion for one other. Jewelry is more appealing to women, so it may be
referenced more when talking to a female lover than it would be if she was trying to share her feelings with a man. Enda refers to "you" which really
puts and emphasis on the fact that there is a specific person that this poem is written to, but it must not be a man because the whole sonnet seems to
express a secret love affair that needs to be kept "secret" or hidden, and the analogies and references made to an open relationship with out any signs of
true commitment aside from a weak oath "not to hurt" the other and an excited expostulation, "Look what I have!", to a promise that even though the
traditional signs of love are not being utilized in this love affair, that Enda is committing everything she can to her beloved–she's willing share all her
"apples". This sonnet has very smooth and fluid feel to it, most of which can be attributed to the iambic pentameter and Elizabethan sonnet rhyme
scheme as well as the numerous sound

Poetry Analysis for "Sunshine" by Matisyahu
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Caitlan Drury
Poetry Analysis for "Sunshine" By Matisyahu Many songs use different literary devices to communicate a message out to the audience. One of those
songs is "Sunshine" by Matisyahu, which displays symbolism, imagery, figures of speech, tone, and theme. Others might not enjoy the song because it
gives mixed signals. Although that is true, there are much more reasons to why someone would enjoy it. "Sunshine" by Matisyahu is an effective song
because the artist uses a potpourri of literary terms to present his meaning to the audience. Matisyahu uses symbolism to define the deeper meaning of
never giving up in his song. In "Sunshine", the artist says, "You're my golden sunshine", which symbolizes the center of happiness in... Show more
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Never meant to leave you all alone, said I'd be your shelter from the storm, now your clothes have all been torn, kingdom sacked, attacked, and
dethroned". Verse two shows that there were some problems in the artist's life and that he had lost what was important to him, but repeats the
chorus after every verse to show that even though he had some falls, he still got back up to conquer his goal. The theme of the song is very
significant because it shows the audience to never give up. "Sunshine" by Matisyahu is a great song, although many people might not agree.
Many people might not enjoy the song "Sunshine" by Matisyahu because it gives mixed signals and does not make sense in some parts of it.
"Keep on moving to the first rays of dawn, keeping it on til the day stays strong, keepin' til the night time blazes on, all along I keep singing my
song. I said this phase is always, sometimes I get so crazed". This first verse is remarkably jumbled and confusing a person could dislike this song all
because of it. What does "This phase is always, sometimes I get so crazed" mean? That verse starts the song and the audience would not understand
what is being said. What does the artist mean? Or maybe the chorus is just repeated a bit too much, which makes the song annoying for the audience.
Yes, these arguments are reasonable, but they are not true. Some of the audience might not enjoy "Sunshine", but it is still a genuinely

Essay on Emily Dickinson's Works
Emily Dickinson's Works
There is a life in Emily Dickinson's poems, readers have found. Although one may not completely understand her as a legend, a writer, or as a part of
literature books, she is considered one of America's greatest poets. While unknown answers may not be revealed about her, secrets may not be told,
nor any new discoveries made, evidence from books and articles showing Emily Dickinson's experiences and hardships exists. Critic Paul J. Ferlazzo
describes her writings: "Many students and casual readers of her poetry have enjoyed hearing tales about her which remind them of storybook heroines
locked in castles, of beautiful maidens cruelty relegated to a life of drudgery and obscurity, of genius so great that all ... Show more content on
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She wanted to create her own poetic craft that demonstrated her independence, and this extraordinary individuality characterizes her work and career.
Ferlazzo gives some prime examples of her poetry dealing with her religious experience: "Most of her poems and letters are given a biographical
reading. For instance, "Going to Heaven!" and "Some Keep the Sabbath going to church" are meant to summarize her religious opinions." 3
Going to Heaven! Some keep the Sabbath going. I don't know when–to church: Pray not ask me how!I keep it staying at home,Indeed I'm too
astonished With a bobolink for a to think of answering you! chorister, Going to Heaven! And an orchard for a dome.
How dim it sounds! Some keep the Sabbath in and yet it will be done surplice; As sure as the flocks go home at night I just wear my wings; Into the
Shepherd's arm and instead of tolling the bell for church.
I'm glad I don't believe it our little sexton sings for it would stop my breath–And I'd like to look a little more God preaches–a noted At such a curious
Earth! clergyman–
I'm glad they did believe it. And the sermon is never. Whom I have never found long;
Since the mighty Autumn afternoon So instead of getting to I left them in the ground. heaven at

Commentary on "On Sitting Down to Read King Lear Once...
POEM : On Sitting Down to Read King Lear Once Again
O golden–tongued Romance with serene lute!
Fair plumed Syren! Queen of far away!
Leave melodizing on this wintry day,
Shut up thine olden pages, and be mute:
Adieu! for once again the fierce dispute,
Betwixt damnation and impassion'd clay
Must I burn through; once more humbly assay
The bitter–sweet of this Shakespearian fruit.
Chief Poet! and ye clouds of Albion,
Begetters of our deep eternal theme,
When through the old oak forest I am gone,
Let me not wander in a barren dream,
But when I am consumed in the fire,

Give me new Phoenix wings to fly at my desire.
COMMENTARY :
The poem under study was written in 1818 after the completion of John Keats's 4,000–line poem ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
This indicates that the poet is willing to wander from the sweet thoughts these readings generate, the "Golden–tongued Romance" being a synecdote for
chivalric romances in general.
Moreover, the personification process is extended on line 4 since "Golden–tongued Romance" is addressed as though it was endowed with life and
speech. Indeed, "thine (...) Pages" are the book's. Moreover, the siren is used as a metonymy for the narrative insofar as the poet combines the two on
line 4, the predicates "Shut up" and "be mute" referring to the nymph.
Finally, the adjective "olden" alludes to this literature's ancient existence.
In short, this first quatrain deals with the poet's liking for medieval romances insisting on their enchanting power. Nevertheless, the latter wishes to
dismiss them from his mind. And prosopopeia is aimed at showing that he is deeply affected by his rereading of King Lear. The second stanza is
going to contrast images of beauty with what Shakespeare's tragedy displays.
Next, the second quatrain begins with the poet bidding farewell to pleasant meditations.
But, we should first and foremost put this sonnet back in its context. We can easily presume that it is autobiographic, thus that Keats reveals us his own
worries. In 1818, he is aware that he has short time left to live due to the fatal illness

Analysis of the Poem Winter Piece by Charles Tomlinson Essay
Winter–Piece, by Charles Tomlinson, depicts the effects of the wintery season; blinds are drawn, windows are sprayed with hail and possibly rain
and snow. The fierce wind closes the gates 'like gunshot'. Birds, like crows, are coerced to fly away leaving behind them a home which they once
loved, due to the cold that deprives them of the provision of food. The spider ends up frozen to death, ' death–masked in cold ' yet it does not let go f
its grip. Through the thick snow, the house peeks out behind 'its holed and ragged glaze ', which highlight sense if destruction and mutilation. This
piece of literary work has a free form, and it is made up of one stanza, hence the poet does not utilize stanza breaks, with twenty–one verses. The poem
Charles Tomlinson gives total power to the cold– it takes lives – like that of the spider ' grasp unbroken and death–masked in cold'. Other figures of
speech like similes– ' gates snap like gunshot', and metaphors– 'bladed atmospheres', emphasize the ice–cold freezing temperature and convey auditory
and visual imagery making the imagery more vivid. The alliteration 'flying fifteen' – accent on the f, signifies what the winter causes the birds to do ,
they migrate due to the intense and numbing weather. The use of the pronoun 'You' makes the poet feel exposed, since he wants to build a dialogue
with the audience. The ways Tomlinson writes makes it able for the reader to visualize what is really happening. The techniques the poet uses
underline his messages. The tense and the speech give the poem a sense of urgency and importance and enables the audience the makes itself present
in the situation, being able to feel the piercing and the numbness caused by the cold. The poet describes the winter as almost being inhuman, since it is
taking the life out of nature itself – since it is causing death and lack of fertility. The poet employs connotations when he writes – 'embattlement' ,
'gunshot' and ' mediaeval' since they remind the reader about war and 'cold' , 'frost' and 'frost–fronds' reminisces the audience about the season of
winter. The tone utilized is compassionate towards the

The Flea by John Donne and To His Coy Mistress by Andrew...
The Flea by John Donne and To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell
"The Flea" by John Donne is written in the 17th century as is "To his coy mistress" by Andrew Marvell. This we can see by the language used
which was typical of that period in time "apt to kill me" and "yea" which are taken from the flea. Both poems also speak of virginity being very
important, especially before marriage because if a woman had lost her "maidenhead" before, the husband would have the right to leave her without the
need for a divorce.
Both poems have the same theme of seduction. In "The flea" this is put across in each in three regular stanzas where as "To His Coy Mistress" is
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By the third verse the lady has killed the flea attempting to squash his contention. He then attempts to make her feel guilty "cruel and sudden, hast thou
since, Purpled thy nail, in blood of innocence?"
"To his coy mistress" is based on the same theme as "The flea" as
Marvell tries to woo his unyielding mistress with the hackneyed argument that time is exceptionally precious and does not stop for anyone or anything
and that we should live for the moment, enjoying our selves to the maximum. "Times winged chariot hurrying near;" this is a reference to the Greek
mythology that the sun was pulled across the sky by the God Apollo. Throughout the three similar length sections Marvell uses flattery and a strong,
persuasive argument. In section one lines 1–25 Marvell uses flattery as the introduction to his line of reasoning and assures her that he will always love
her, his love growing stronger as this is what she deserves and should be rightfully hers. "For, Lady, you deserve this state, Nor would I love at lower
rate."
In the second section of this lyric–like poem he uses the element of fear, but not in a

Essay on Analysis of One Perfect Rose
In her poem "One Perfect Rose," Dorothy Parker misleads the reader throughout the first and second stanzas into believing this poem is a romantic
tribute to a tender moment from her past through her word choice and style of writing. However, the tone of the entire poem dramatically changes upon
reading the third and final stanza when Parker allows the reader to understand her true intention of the poem, which is a cynical and perhaps bewildered
view of the memory. And, with this shift in the tone in the third stanza, there is a shift in the meaning of the entire poem, leading the reader to believe
that the first two stanzas were not, in fact, sweet but instead a sarcastic and bitter account of this past moment. In the first stanza, Dorothy ... Show more
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It almost seems as if Parker could not be bothered to spend too much time on the poem: it's as if it was not worth the time or the effort. The second
stanza is similar in content to the first. There are words Parker uses to deceive the reader at first– "fragile," "heart," "love," and "perfect." There are
again four lines to the stanza with the odd and the even lines rhyming. And, of course, there are those words that the reader misses the first time reading
it through. Her use of the word "floweret" is a perfect example of this. She cunningly makes a show of the fact that this is one, single flower by itself,
but because the word rhymes with the word "amulet" two lines down, this mocking goes unnoticed. As does her the true meaning of the line "Love
long has taken for his amulet". Using this rose as the unknown gentleman's call sign at first seems cute. Superman has his "S," this gentleman has his
"One perfect rose." The reader comes to realize that this symbol is not an honorable one. In the third and final stanza, Parker really shines the light on
her true intention for this poem. She continues with the same format as the previous two stanzas, four lines with every other line rhyming and short,
fragmented lines. However, her real feelings come out loud and clear in this stanza where they did not in the first two. She did not want that one, singe
rose. She wanted more,

Essay Poems Dealing with Parent/Child Relationships
Poems Dealing with Parent/Child Relationships
All of these poems deal with parents' relationships with and reflections on their children. Show how the poets bring out their feelings through use of
theme, language, imagery and structure
The relationship between parent and child is one of great mystery and also profundity. Love can survive a lifetime but can also falter within a second,
though the love of a parent for their child, their offspring, no matter what, is eternal and unconditional. Though it is hard to express a love so full of
devotion, so powerful it can survive generations, in to a few simple words. Yet here we have three poems written over four centuries expressing the
author's love for their child. Although the ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
This poem was decidedly more upbeat than the pre twentieth century texts, although all are focused on the same particular aspect of parental love. She
is, during the poem, trying to express her anticipation of the birth of something that she had created and how she feels about continuing the
ever–changing circle of life. She tries to convey with a number of images what she feels about the child's development and how she sees it as much
more than another life developing inside her. It starts with the line 'Clown like, happiest on your hands', which immediately indicates that the mother
sees her baby as something to rejoice in, that perhaps make her laugh. We also have the image of the way a clown tumbles around during circus
performances; perhaps a reference to way the child is positioned in the womb. This is the first of many images used to describe the child as the mother
in her own mind sees it. Feet to the stars and moon–skulled is perhaps the first reference to indicate that the baby is still yet to be born, but is still in
the stages of development in the mother's womb. Feet to the stars once again may refer to the way the child is curled up tightly in the womb, while
'moon–skulled' would be describing the shape of the baby's head while still developing, the round smoothness with roughly carved features not yet
fully defined and maybe the colour of the scan, a similar dark grey yet glowing in places, a similar shade to the moon on some

Comparison of "Recalling War" by Robert Graves and "Mental...
Although the poems Recalling War by Robert Graves and Mental Cases by Wilfred Owen are both concerned with the damage that war does to the
soldiers involved, they are different in almost every other respect. Owen's poem examines the physical and mental effects of war in a very personal
and direct way – his voice is very much in evidence in this poem – he has clearly seen people like the 'mental cases' who are described. It is also
evident that Owen's own experiences of the war are described: he challenges the reader with terrifying images, in order that the reader can begin to
comprehend the causes of the madness. Graves on the other hand is far more detached. His argument is distant, using ancient images to explore the
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The poem opens with a tone that is factual yet distant, as though an old tale were being told As when the morning traveller turns and views/His wild
night–stumbling carved into a hill. This tone emphasizes Graves' description of dimly remembered suffering which is fading into the distance:
Entrance and exit wounds are silvered clean. The second stanza moves into a different tone, war is described as not only a war between countries, but
a universal disaster No mere discord of flags/ But an infection of the common sky. The tone and atmosphere created are ominous, there is a feeling of
anticipation and fear reminding the reader of soldiers waiting for battle: oppressed, thrust out Boastful tongue, clenched fist and valiant yard. Natural
infirmities were out of mode, For Death was young again The third stanza does not immediately change tone, however the feeling of fear increases as
Graves dwells on thoughts of premature death and little on valiant yard. However, roughly half way through the stanza the tone does change
dramatically. The poem becomes not fearful but simple and clear, the necessities of life are described and the tone reminds the reader of an adrenaline
filled soldier, thrilled with the battle and instinct of survival, A weapon at the thigh, surgeons at call.. However, by the next

Food can be significant in people's lives' for many...
Both Titus Andronicus and Grandpa's soup serve the purpose of entertaining the reader in juxtaposing ways. Titus Andronicus is illustrative of the
alarming horror that certain types of cooking and food reinforce, whereas Grandpa's soup is representative of the warmth and affection that certain
types of food and cooking can bring. Themes portrayed in these texts such as death, mortality, celebration, desperation, love and hate are looked at from
completely different angles through the literary techniques displayed by both writers, which will be analyzed and discussed in this essay.
First of all, the celebratory atmosphere created in both texts highlight the horror/happiness. For example, in Titus Andronicus, ingredients of human
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In contrast, Grandpa's Soup signifies that Grandpa's cooking provides her with genuine pleasure not just contentment or satisfaction but something
greater therefore she goes onto talk about her fear of losing him, which overcasts a melancholic shadow over the whole poem. The writer understands
that death is a natural process that she cannot stop but she goes on to say how it will affect her living life as she will be emotionally torn apart and
carry the burden of pain throughout with the absence of her Grandpa and his remedial soup.
There is evidence of figurative language that is very effective in outlining and comprehending the character's point of view in Grandpa's Soup for
example the simile 'like a rich island in the middle of the soup sea'. The hyperbole assists in getting her ideas across. Describing the soup as a sea
represents the depth of the character's feelings associated with the soup, and her Grandpa. This is reinforced by the yearning that is evident
through her language, for example 'he knows I will grow and pine for it. I will fall ill and desperately need it' this could be seen as deep emotive
language that shows her desperation and strong will to hold onto her Grandpa forever and the fact that she draws from the semantic field of health
shows that the soup is so important to her it's like a cure or a medicine for all her illnesses. The desperate people

Homage Kenneth Koch
'Homage Kenneth Koch' is an intriguing poem written by Allen Ginsberg in 1977. Allen utilizes many literary components to send out a message of
the politics and pollution that our world faces by using the prosaic chore of doing laundry to symbolize how he wants to fix the problems across the
globe. The big idea this poem portrays is how the world needs a wash to clean the conflict in the word.
'Homage' is one big exaggeration and analogy, it insinuates to the pollutions, politics, war and extinction that the world suffers from. The surface of the
poem is about several countries and places, and with each country he mentions how he would wash the imminent country/place in the laundry and what
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At first, I overlooked 'Homage Kenneth Koch' and focused on the more recognized ones in our class but looking through the poetry book, I came across
the political poem in wonder and surprise. But before I read through it thoroughly, I was confused as to what these words mean, fairly enough, I
was perplexed and lost. But I read through it again after reading all the other poems and realized this held a deeper meaning behind these
convoluted words. I ended up liking the singularity of the poem but found 'bleach the little Clouds so snow return white as snow,' on verse 3 rather
confusing so it ended up being my least favored of all lines. One of my favourite line was on the last stanza 'let it sit 20 minutes or Aeon till it came
out clean' because the author clearly stated that there would be an indefinite amount of time to be able to clean the world and I agreed with that
statement, for that reason it stood out. In response to the poem, I was very entertained and loved the

Essay about Brothers and Sister Maude Comparison
Brothers and Sister Maude comparison
Matthew Davis
Comparison between the range of emotions felt by the speaker in 'Sister Maude' and 'Brothers'.
In Both 'Sister Maude' and 'Brother' a range of language devices are used in order to portray the different emotions and the varied relationships the
poem focus on.
Both poems use structural elements in order to portray a certain effect on the reader and to make them feel certain emotions just based on the way the
poems are structured. In 'Sister Maude' the enjambment between each of the lines emphasises the jealousy of 'Maude' herself and the continuation of
the jealousy she undergoes for her sisters lover. The Rhyme scheme could also symbolise the continuation of the poem as the ... Show more content on
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However 'Brother' has a much more simpler meaning towards the reader as it is the emotion felt by the younger brother as his older brother has left
him while the younger brother went back to get some bus fare. The brother cowardly says to his younger brother 'you should go and ask mum' for the
bus fare as the brother does not want to confront him. The older brother thinks he is old enough and mature enough to take his younger brother out and
be trusted; this turns out to be a complete juxtaposition to the reality and juxtaposition to the title as true brother are not ones that leave you for a 'joke'.
Guilt is a theme that occurs in both poems as the individual feels remorseful for what they've done. In 'Sister Maude' the guilt is quite an obvious
one; the guilt of Maude killing her sisters lover out of jealousy. The hatred of Maude's sister is emphasised particularly in the last two stanzas and
most effectively in the last line; 'Bide you with death and sin.' Even at the end of the poem Maudes sister has not forgiven her and has no future plans
of doing so due to the full stop appearance at the end. This really cuts off the poem and the relationship between Maude and her sister as a sister
relationship is thought to be a loving and caring one which completely juxtaposes the entirety of the poem. The guilt in 'Brothers' is an obvious one

Belonging Essay
Belonging means different things to different people. The most common definition is feeling a sense of connectedness to a person, place or thing.
Understanding nourishes belonging while a lack of understanding can prevent people from belonging. This is shown through Peter Skrzynecki's poem
'Migrant hostel' which is about the challenges faced by travelers on their journey, and the hardships they have to overcome by exchanging their old
world for the unfamiliar and unwelcoming new world in which they don't understand anything. Skrzynecki's poem 'Feliks Skryznecki' explores a
relationship between father and son, and their contrasting experiences of belonging to a new place. The related text, 'The Red Tree,' by Shaun Tan also
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Thus we see how understanding nourishes belonging while a lack of understanding can prevent people from belonging.
Similarly, in the poem 'Feliks Skryznecki' by Peter Skryznecki we are shown how understanding nourishes belonging while a lack of understanding
can prevent people from belonging. Feliks is shown to understand and belong to his friends and to Polish culture. His friends allow him to establish a
greater connection to his past and to keep his memories alive and this is shown through the quote "talking, they reminisced." However, the sense of
belonging to his friends excludes the poet as he cannot speak the language nor does he understand the traditions and why they are this way. "Always
shook hands too violently" shows how the older and younger generations have different traditions and ways of understanding each other. The use of the
simile "After that, like a dumb prophet, watched me pegging my tents Further and further south of Hadrian's Wall," Shows the generational gap
between the poet and his father and how because the poet was unable to understand the traditions and cultures of his father he was unable to feel a
sense of belonging with him.
Similarly the picture book "The Red Tree" by Shaun Tan shows how understanding nourishes belonging while a lack of understanding can prevent
people from belonging. The girl is portrayed as not understanding the world around her. She does not know where she belongs or who she is, and

Website Localization
Read the Case study 4.1 "The implications of globalization for consumer attitudes" on page 218 and answer the question there.
Question – Based on this article and your experiences, debate the question: `Site localization is essential for each country for an e–commerce offering
to be successful in that country.
After referring to several online articles and couple of published papers on 'Website localization', I have summarized below some key learning and
findings about 'Why website localization is essential?'
Website localization facilitates reaching more customers throughout the world and hence increase Sales, revenue and profits –
World Wide Webitself means a business can reach out all over the world through a click of the button. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
McDonald a hamburger chain when launched in India found out that at least 40% of the customers in India are Vegetarians.
To cater to these customers McDonald introduced its first local burger, the Aloo–tikki burger which is a patty of potatoes and peas flavored with Indian
spices, McDonald's had to develop 130 ingredients and use 50 suppliers.
To respect the local culture, India is the only country where McDonald does not serve its iconic Big Mac since the burger patty contains beef.
Similarly no products having pork are sold in McDonald India.
In 1997 consumers classified McDonald food as bland. They launched Veg Mcpuffs (Samosa + Pizza ingredients) and Chicken Mcgrill (with extra
tangy Indian spices) and by 2000 McDonald food items were sought for its taste. McDonalds have also launched McSpicy Paneer (Cottage Cheese) in
March 2011 to cater to Vegetarian Indian families. Till 2011 India was the only country where McDonalds offered so much of variety in Vegetarian food.
Thus to be successful in India McDonalds has altered its menu to reflects the tastes of Hindus and have added more items to suit local tastes. Thus
McDonald's Indian website http://www.mcdonaldsindia.com/ also has been localized to highlight all Vegetarian products along with other
Non–Vegetarian products it offers.
Website localization understands cultural differences and customers in a better

Contemporary American Poetry and Its Public Worlds Essay
But who has the will to concern himself with such dangerous maybes? For that, one really has to to wait for the advent of a new species of
philosophers, such as somehow another and converse taste and propensity from those we have known so far––philosophers of the dangerous "maybe"
in every sense.
(Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil, sec 2.)
This will not be one more lament for the sad state of contemporary American poetry. Yet to define some of the basic strengths of new work I have to
begin with what seems like a lament. For perhaps the most important invigorating element for contemporaries is a widespread dissatisfaction with what
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For poetry to achieve cultural currency, in both senses of that term, it may have to find ways of reconciling the energies of romantic lyricism to overtly
rhetorical ambitions and strategies.
It will take me a long time to get to those ambitions because I first have to clarify plausible ways of using the concept of poetry's relations to a public
world, and then I have to use that discussion in order to dramatize the problems of mediated culture that demand those new strategies. Criticism now
seems divided between two basic understandings of how poets can evade romantic lyricism and directly address public worlds. The first is
fundamentally agenda–based. Here poetry's relation to the public world consists in its efforts to offer timely statement or testimony responding to
pressing social issues, usually as an effort to represent the interests of a specific community. The second option forgoes this emphasis on specific
thematic concerns in order to stress instead the overall stances that poets develop. From this perspective it matters less what you say than how you
manage to cultivate an ethos that is perceived as representing the

Lady Mary Wortley Montague's The Lover: A Ballad Essay
Lady Mary Wortley Montague's The Lover: A Ballad
Literature is a form of art with many facets, many obvious and others subtle. The surface of literature can be composed of many elements such as genre,
form, rhythm, tone, diction, sentence structure, etc. Time periods, authors' personal style and type of work all determine what elements are used in the
literature. The deeper more subtle side of literature is the use of symbolism, imagery and the significance of the work. In most works of literature,
parallels can be drawn between the author's personality and current life's events through the subject matter, the characters, and the use of specific
literary techniques. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu's use of literary techniques in the ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
The ballad commonly uses simple language and can be in the form of 3rd person, dialogue or a combination of the two. The ballad form generally
shortens action in that it focus' on a single, usually, climactic event and eludes to the building and conclusion of this event. Coincidentally, the rural
roots of ballads parallel the themes that generally deal with basic aspects of life, such as; love and death, but seem to have a supernatural element. "The
quatrain, a stanza of four lines, rhymed or unrhymed, is the most common of all English stanzaic forms. And the most common type of quatrain is the
ballad stanza, in which lines of iambic tetrameter alternate with trimeter, rhyming abcb (lines 1 and 3 being unrhymed) or, less commonly abab"
(Fergueson, 1114). Montagu uses many of these elements in that she stays remains consistent with the theme of ballads and writes about love. The
supernatural aspect to her ballad is not necessarily supernatural, but in fact leans to Greek mythology. Her conclusion ends with reference to Ovid
alluding to The Metamorphoses' which "...tells stories of virgins who are transformed into a laurel tree (Daphne) or a fountain (Arethusa), rather than
succumb to the importunities of a pursuing god" (Footnote to The Lover: A Ballad, Damrosch, 2568). Greek mythology can be categorized as
supernatural though, depending on the audiences' beliefs, in that it's main

Portrayal of War in the Pre 1900 Poetry Essay
Portrayal of War in the Pre 1900 Poetry
Before 1900, war was always seen as a glorious thing. People truly believed in the words of the ancient writer Horace, "Dulce et decorum est, pro patria
mori." This phrase can be translated, as "It is a lovely and honourable thing; to die for one's country". Pre 1900 war poetry was strongly patriotic and
glossed over the grim reality of death, preferring instead to display the heroic aspects of fighting. If death was mentioned, it was only in a noble and
glorious context. As there was no media coverage of war, the non–combatants did not know the true story. Poets like Alfred Lord Tennyson, who never
actually participated in any war, did not portray a ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
He begins by admitting that there is a risk of being killed, but says that in that case it is better that there will only be a small number of people who
will be killed.
"If we are mark'd to die, we are enow
To do our country loss;"
He goes on to say that if there is victory, there will be a greater share of glory and honour to be divided out among those that come through the battle.
King Henry goes on to say
"That he which have no stomach to this fight,
Let him depart."
The king was prepared to pay for the return to England of any man that was not willing to die. Henry was trying to proof to his troops that even though
they were drastically outnumbered, if they were united they would be a match for the enemy.
From this point on, there is no reference of death. This was a good way psychologically of building up the morale of his men. By dwelling only on
what glory and honour would come with the ability of saying that you fought at Agincourt with King Henry would help the men forget that death

could be imminent. King Henry reminds the men that the battle was to be fought on "Saint Crispin's day" and that each year his men would be able
to celebrate with their neighbours the health of themselves and their leaders. The king also mentions how that they will be able in years to come to
look at their scars and say "These wounds I had on Crispian's day". This

E.E. Cummings
Since the beginnings of the literature love has been one of the most important themes for the writers and accordingly for the readers. Not only did the
poets impose themselves the immensely difficult task to describe the notion of love, but they also left the readers with the enjoyable but not easy thing
that is the deciphering the meaning of their descriptions. It is how the American poet, prosaic and dramatist, Edward Estlin Cummings, behaved by
giving people the interesting image of love in the poem starting with the words: “love is more thicker than forget…”. In this
essay I will endeavour to analyse and interpret his vision of love. At the beginning I would like to focus on the structure of this poem. It includes ...
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From this one may draw the conclusion, that love consists of all those things together, but as they acquired wider meanings by adding adjectives,
love is something that can not be recognized by our senses. Because can we see, smell, touch, hear or taste something that is “more seldom
than a wave is wet”, or “less always than to win”? Or is it possible to explore “the sea which only is deeper than the
sea” or “the sky which only is higher than the sky”? The answer is simple: no. People are only able to imagine those abstract
phenomena, to feel and understand them in mind. The same is with love – it can not be smelled, touched, seen, etc. in the literary meaning
– it transcends the real world and can only be described in ourselves, using abstract notions. And by having no punctuation marks one may read
this poem quicker, without stops for comas, full stops. It may indicate the fact that love is the emotion inclusive all those phenomena in the same time,
that they are not in contrastive opposition – where one occurs the other can be found there as well. Furthermore, it may be said that while being
in love one notice and realizes the new meaning of the world, the meaning than is more than the one understood by someone who has never loved.
As I have

Essay on By the River by Steven Herrick
Steven Herrick's work of "By the river" displays a bildungsroman novel in which harry goes on a journey through life, facing love and loss.
Steven Herrick's verse novel "By the River" is very successful in conveying the significant ideas about human nature. He uses key themes such as grief,
environmental influence and coming of age to explore these ideas. To convey the themes Herrick uses multiple techniques such as imagery, repetition,
personification and positive and negative influence throughout his text.
Grief is a key theme throughout Herrick's novel "By the River" highlighting the suffering and distress from losing a loved one. Herrick explores this
theme through the death of Harry Hodby's mother and his close friend Linda. The ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Also the use of depressive connotations like squashed and dead in "A dead snake, cane toads squash flat, nothing that lives, and nothing that shines".
Herrick uses this theme to create a sense of the environmental effect on Harry Hodby's identity, and to show the significant ideas abouthuman nature.
Coming of age is another major theme throughout Herrick's novel "By the River". In this novel we see Harry go on a journey through childhood to
adolescence experiencing various changes and pleasures of life in a country town. In the quote "I see clearly now/which part of me/is my dads/the
part inside/the good part/the part that knows/Johnny Barlow/Linda/the ring/the white cross" Herrick uses a list method and lists multiple things to
show how much Harry has taken in over time and realized what has actually happened throughout his journey. This shows his change from child to
adolescence. Herrick uses the repetition of the word "part" to emphasise to his readers that Harry has finally found the part of him, which belongs to
his dad. Coming of age is a very important theme in this novel and expresses very significant ideas about human nature.
Herrick was very successful in conveying the key elements of human nature by expressing them through the themes, grief, environmental influence and
coming of age. The poetic techniques Herrick used to explore these themes are clearly shown throughout his verse

London by William Blake and Upon Westminster Bridge by...
London by William Blake and Upon Westminster Bridge by William Wordsworth
This essay aims to compare and contrast the differences and similarities between the two poems 'London' and 'Upon Westminster Bridge'. They both
create powerful, contrasting images but are both similar in the use of language and exaggeration. The first poem to be commented upon is 'London' by
William Blake, written a couple of decades before the second poem written by William Wordsworth.
William Blake negatively describes London and uses the first person narrative to make it seem as if it were him wandering the lonely streets of
London. He creates a woeful and miserable impression of the capital city of England.
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This is another exaggeration of the feeling that the miserable people of are wandering around the streets with chains attached to them. These chains are
purely imaginary on Blake's part, exaggerating his bitterness and negative opinion of London.
In the third stanza, Blake criticizes the Church with the following line:
"Every blackening Church appalls"
I think he is actually criticizing the Church leaders, saying they are hypocrites for ignoring the problems faced by the people of London. He uses the
word 'cry' again which indicates the hardships that people endured. He also mentions the cry of an unhappy soldier and accuses the Palace of
purposely ignoring this problem. The soldiers who risk their lives in war to protect their country feel that they have very little or even nothing
worthwhile to return home to after the war. I think he could also be referring to the cries of all the people of London and the whole situation, not just
the remorse felt by the soldiers.
"How the youthful Harlots curse,
Blasts the new–born Infants tear"

In the last stanza of this poem, Blake refers to the young prostitute and her suffering, because the existence of prostitution suggests the society is
immoral. The 'curse' he refers to is probably a sexually transmitted disease that the prostitute could be carrying or spreading. This suggests that the city
of London is one

Comparing The Earl Of Rochester And The Imperfect Enjoyment
Literature of the English Restoration offers the example of a number of writers who wrote for a courtly audience: literary production, particularly in
learned imitation of classical models, was part of the court culture of King Charles II. The fact of a shared model explains the remarkable similarities
between "The Imperfect Enjoyment" by the Earl of Rochester and "The Disappointment" by Aphra Behn–remarkable only because readers are surprised
to read one poem about male sexual impotence from the late seventeenth century, let alone two examples of this genre by well–known courtly writers.
In fact, Richard Quaintance presents ten more examples by lesser–known poets as he defines the literary sub–genre of the neo–Classical "imperfect...
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Male sexual impotence would seem at first to be an unpromising subject for poetry, especially poetry which could loosely be defined as "neo–Classical"
and is based on compositional models from the Classical world of ancient Greece and Rome. Yet scholars such as Richard Quaintance and Claude
Rawson have traced the history of a literary sub–genre within the neo–Classical tradition that does deal with male sexual impotence, whether through
failure to achieve erection or through premature ejaculation. This literary sub–genre includes Restoration poems like Aphra Behn's "The
Disappointment" and the Earl of Rochester's "Imperfect Enjoyment," and Quaintance in fact dubs the genre the neo–Classical "imperfect enjoyment
poem" after Rochester's title. Quaintance situates both Rochester and Behn within French neo–Classical models (Quaintance 190), but actual Latin
works were their ultimate models: Rawson notes that Ovid himself had written a poem on the subject in his third book of love elegies, Amores III.vii,
and Petronius, the great courtier–satirist of Nero's Rome, had structured his Satyricon as a parody of Homer's Odyssey–but where Odysseus is pursued
by the wrath of Poseidon, God of the Sea, the protagonist

Look again at the three seventeenth century poems, To His...
Look again at the three seventeenth century poems, To His Coy Mistress,
The Flea, and Shall I compare thee. In what ways have the three poets used, or departed from, the conventions of their time and why do you think they
have been successful in ...
Look again at the three seventeenth century poems, "To His Coy
Mistress", "The Flea", and "Shall I compare thee". In what ways have the three poets used, or departed from, the conventions of their time and why
do you think they have been successful in entertaining their readers? "To His Coy Mistress", "The Flea" and "Shall I Compare Thee" are all poems
written in the 17th century. Marvell, Donne and Shakespeare who were the authors of the poems, departed from conventions of ... Show more content
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It was customary in the 17th century to write poems about love in comparison to nature and he uses the world to describe his space of love. In just
two lines we can already the feel of the poem and build up a picture of his passion. The poet is attempting in the first stanza, through flattery, to win
over his Lady and persuade her to consummate their love. This stanza is typically metaphysical, demonstrating a controversial use of imagery, for
example, "Thou by the Indian Ganges side, shouldst rubies find; I by the tide" and a double entendre, for example when he talks about his "vegetable
love".
It is written in the style of other poems of that time. However, half way through the stanza his passionate words turn gently satirical and we feel a
change in the poet's tone. For example he says "Love you ten years before the Flood and you should, if you please, refuse till the conversion of the
Jews". Here his flattery turns slightly frightening and we start to wonder if the poet's true intentions are purely innocent or very selfish.
"But at my back I always hear, time's winged chariot hurrying near" is a famous phrase and is used in the second stanza to mark a change in the
atmosphere. The speed up of pace, as the verse goes on, reveals desperation and anxiety that he might not get his own way after all.
In contrast to the first stanza, where he used flattery

Common Themes in Poetry Essay
Common Themes in Poetry
After reading and analysing numerous poems, I have chosen two examples of the famous Irish Poet, Seamus Heaney's work: 'Follower' and
'Mid–Term Break'. Both poems relate to the poet's past, and are certainly associated with a specific 'loss' of a loved one – one a literal loss, and the
other a subconscious loss.
'Mid–Term Break', which I found to be a very touching and poignant poem, describes the loss of the poet's younger brother, Christopher when
Heaney was a child, hence the poem is of a childhood tragedy as well as a loss. It's set in three places – the introduction is situated in the college sick
bay; the main body of the poem is set in
Heaney's brother's funeral, and the final setting is the ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Also, we acknowledge that this isn't just any ordinary funeral – someone very dear has been lost, a small treasure; a small treasure who's absence has
caused the strongest of rocks to crumble into an emotional state.
A double meaning is presented in the final line of the second stanza:
–
"Big Jim Evans saying it was a hard blow"
The 'hard blow' may be referring to the actual 'blow' that killed
Christopher (as he was killed by a car), or the fact that it's a 'hard blow' to the family. Either way, one fact becomes apparent: the Heaney family have
the support and love of everyone around them, but that doesn't counteract for the tragic loss of Christopher – it may help clean the wound, but the scar
will forever be visible. We also attain the knowledge, due to his very 'personal' identity, that Big Jim Evans is a family friend, and that he himself is
shaken by the situation considering his very plain and yet meaningful comment. Again, the sadness and incredibility of the incident is underlined – not
only family members are grieving.
Another detection of change is seen in the third stanza, and this time it's a very uncomfortable change: –

"I was embarrassed
By old men standing up to shake my hand"
I find

Essay about Love in Valentine and The Flea
Love in Valentine and The Flea
Through a close analysis of language, structure and theme, compare and contrast the poets' attitude to love in Valentine and The Flea.
The poem "The Flea" is about a man trying to cunningly argue a woman into bed. John Donne's "The Flea" was a metaphysical poem, written most
probably, to entertain an audience of men; this was called a coterie, which was a group of like–minded individuals who cleverly wrote for each other's
amusement. This poem was written sometime in the 17th century where religion was extremely important and sex before marriage frowned upon. The
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He is persistent in his argument and irritating, this portrays himself as a replicate of a flea, just trying to get what he wants.
In the first stanza John Donne is narrating to the reader. The flea has sucked his blood and hers and he is now using this flea as an example for his
argument by saying:
"Mark but this flea, and mark in this,
How little that which thou deniest me is;"
He is also implying that virginity is small and insignificant. This will obviously offend the girl because virginity is a very important gift that a woman
has to bestow on a man. But the poet does not seem to give up on this point.
The poet uses cunning phrases such as:
"Thou know'st that this cannot be said
A sin, nor shame, nor loss of maidenhead;"

Which make me feel that he is lulling her into a sense of false security. This is a great technique to win his argument.
At the end of stanza one, the poet becomes quite melodramatic:
"Yet this enjoys before it woo,
And pamper'd swells in one blood made of two;
And this, alas! is more than we would do."
Donne could be implying that the flea easily has enjoyment from sucking her blood and that he himself has no pleasure from her. This might show he
has an egotistical attitude towards women.
Donne's use of physical language such as "suck'd", "blood" and
"swells" implies his lustful desires and show the sensual undercurrents of the poem.
At the start of the

Neutral Tones by Thomas Hardy
Neutral Tones by Thomas Hardy (1867)
Neutral Tones
BY THOMAS HARDY
We stood by a pond that winter day,
And the sun was white, as though chidden of God,
And a few leaves lay on the starving sod; – They had fallen from an ash, and were gray.
Your eyes on me were as eyes that rove
Over tedious riddles of years ago;
And some words played between us to and fro On which lost the more by our love.
The smile on your mouth was the deadest thing
Alive enough to have strength to die;
And a grin of bitterness swept thereby Like an ominous bird a–wing....
Since then, keen lessons that love deceives,
And wrings with wrong, have shaped to me
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The lover's eyes looking at the poet "were as eyes that rove". The comparison raised in the use of the word "as" add to the idea that the lover has left
in spirit and wandered away. The word "rove" adds movement to the scene leading into an enjambment between the first and second line. This reveals
that the wandering of the lover is an internal one, one of remembrance concerned with "tedious riddles of years ago". The past is strongly brought into
the scene in this line with its emphasis on "years ago" which is created through the use of the semi–colon placed just after these words. The riddles
themselves are "tedious" which seems to imply they no longer hold their appeal, have become monotonous because they are long known and
understood, no longer difficult to understand they are now merely objects of the over's distanced inspection. This distance and lack of meaning is
furthered in the lines "And some words played between us to and fro/ / On which lost the more by our love". The words are useless and empty, they
merely play like a ball game "to and fro". All meaning has become lost between the lovers, and in the last line this meaninglessness has been made

worse because of the love that they once shared. In this is the tragedy of a love that has died.
Within the third stanza this tragedy and death is made even more apparent through the description of the lover's smile:
The

A Sense of Belonging Comes from Having Connections with...
A sense of belonging is an essential part of every individual's life. A sense of belonging can be created from having connections with people and
places within a personal, cultural, historical and social context. The choice of where to belong and who to belong with changes people's sense of
belonging as time passes. The Poetry of Peter Skrzynecki's 'Immigrant Chronicle' and Carson McCullers's novel , "The member of the wedding"
demonstrates how a sense of belonging comes from having connections with people and places.
" The member of the wedding" discuss the idea that we do not always choose the groups we belong to and sometimes individuals are cast into groups
to which they feel little connection. The novel, "the member of the ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
'Feliks Skrzynecki' explores the relationship between the poet and his father, and their contrasting experiences of belonging in a new land. The poem
is written from the poet's perspective of his father. In the first two stanzas he sees him from the perspective of a loving son and builds up a positive and
respectful image of his father. The emotive word 'gentle' suggests his fond attachment and admiration for his father who has raised him. This
admiration was not apparent in his youth as Skrzynecki recognises that there were cultural barriers between them that hampered the father–son
relationship. This poem explores Feliks's sense not fully belonging to Australia and his son's growing detachment from their polish heritage. In many
ways father and son grow to become strangers to each other, with individual attitudes towards belonging in an Australian context. As they share no
common cultural background, the connection and sense of belonging to each other is not complete. Peter does not belong within the Polish culture, nor
does he completely identify with Australian culture when he was a young boy and adolescent. He experiences guilt and regret as he cannot share his
father's memories and enthusiasm for Poland. From a second generation migrant perspective this poem provides evidence of an ambiguous stance
towards belonging that comes

Analysis of Alfred TennysonВґs Three Poems Essay
Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson of Aldworth and Freshwater is known as one of the greatest poetic figure of the Victorian Age. Tennyson
started writing poetry at an early age and at the age of twelve he wrote a 6,000 line poem. His poems consisted of medieval legends, myths, and
everyday life and nature. When he was appointed laureate a position he held for 42 years, the longest of any laureate, he wrote about historical events
and one of his famous works was Ode on the Death of Duke of Wellington. Three of his poems that I chose and stood out above all others are Mariana,
In Memoriam A.H.H., and Ulysses. Mariana was Tennyson's widely acclaimed in which he creates imagery from the environment to express a woman's
emotional state. In ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
In 1827 he enrolled in Trinity College to join his brothers Fredrick and Charles. During his teens he had started to write poems with them which he
later published under the title of Poems by Two Brothers around the age of seventeen, mainly containing his own work in addition including some
work by his brothers. Insisted by his friends and father Tennyson entered one of his old works entitled Timbuctoo for the Chancellor's Gold Medal
which he won in 1829. When he entered his poem for the Chancellor's prize he encountered Arthur Henry Hallam becoming Tennyson's closest friend.
In that same year they joined a secret society named the Apostles which after couples of meetings later Tennyson abandoned. Tennyson started to focus
on poetry rather then his studies and Hallam who was also fond of writing poetry published a volume with Tennyson named Poems, Chiefly Lyrical
which was criticized but later on started to receive favorable reviews and one of the poems named Mariana was highly praised.
In Mariana, Tennyson used objects and the environment to show how the character Mariana is feeling. Mariana is living in a Moated Grange
however her depression affects her views of her surroundings. Throughout the entire poem all she thinks about is that her "life is dreary, He cometh
not," she said; She said, "I am aweary, aweary, I would that I were dead!"

Age of Chaucer
Romaunt of the Rose: It's a lengthy allegorical poem written in octosyllabic couplets and based upon Le Romaunt de la Rose of Guillaume de
Lorris and Jean de Meung. According to critics, not the entire poem, but the first part of it may be written by Chaucer. In this dream poem the
narrator enters the Garden of Mirth, where he sees various allegorized figures and falls in love with a rosebud. Part A and B describe the
instructions of the god of love to the dreamer. Part C is a fragment and satirizes the hypocrisy of religion, woman and the social order. (French Group)
The Book of the Duchesse: It's probably Chaucer's earliest poem and is written in 1369. It's a dream poem in thirteen hundred thirty four lines in
octosyllabic couplets. It... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
And Dante in Divine Comedy is guided by Virgil. (Italian Group) The Legend of a Good Woman: It is possibly the first significant work in English
to use the iambic pentameter or decasyllabic couplets which he later used throughout the Canterbury Tales. The poet falls asleep and sees in his dream
that Cupid appears before him followed by twenty lady martyrs for love. Cupid accuses him for writing only about faithless female characters like
Criseyde and as a penance instructs him to write about faithful women, beginning with Cleopatra. But in the poem Chaucer only finished eight stories
and the ninth is left unfinished. Some of the good characters are – Cleopatra, Dido, Thisbe, Medea and Lucrece. (Italian Group) Canterbury Tales
(English Group) The Lak of Stedfastnesse (English Group) Compleynte of Chaucer to his Empty Purse (English Group) * There are two prose tales
in Canterbury Tales: Tale of Melibeus and The Person's Tale. William Langland| The Vision of William Concerning Piers the Plowman: An allegorical
narrative poem written in unrhymed alliterative verse, divided into sections called passus (Latin for step). The poem concerns the narrator's intense
quest for true Christian life, from the perspective of true Christian life, from the perspective of mediaeval Catholicism. The quest includes a series of
dream visions and an examination into the three allegorical characters: Dowel (Do–Well), Dobet (Do–Better) and Dobest (Do–Best). A man named Will

The Influence of Religion in Phillis Wheatley's Life Essay
The Influence of Religion in Phillis Wheatley's Life
Phillis Wheatley overcame extreme obstacles, such as racism and sexism, to become one of the most acclaimed poets in the 18th Century. Her works
are characterized by religious and moral backgrounds, which are due to the extensive education of religion she received. In this sense, her poems also
fit into American Poetry. However, she differs in the way that she is a black woman whose writings tackle greater subjects while incorporating her
moral standpoint. By developing her writing, she began speaking out against injustices that she faced and, consequently, gave way to authors such as
Gwendolyn Brooks and Countee Cullen.
On July 11, 1761, a slave ship from Fula, West Africa... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
In general, religion was a large part of Boston. Few slaves were encouraged to attend church; however, the Wheatleys attended New South
Congregational Church and encouraged Phillis to embrace the Lord as they had (Mason 4). Because she was asthmatic, she attended Old South
Congregational Church, which was closer to the Wheatley residence (Weidt 15).
By the age of twelve, she had become quite familiar with the Bible as well as literary works of contemporary English poets. In addition, she
translated works by the Latin and Greek writers Ovid and Homer, respectively (Mason 4). At this same time, after being in Boston for about four
years, she began to take an interest in writing (Mason 4). Susanna supplied Phillis with paper and ink to enable her to write and even allowed Phillis
to ignore her household duties to write&emdash;something that was practically unheard of for a slave (Mason 5). However, Susanna was
accommodating because she wanted Phillis to pursue her religious education and believed that writing would enable her to do so.
Phillis' fascination with writing grew, and as time passed, she became especially interested in authors that shared her religious beliefs. Her favorite
writer was Alexander Pope, who was also a Christian. He was famous for his elegies, which usually had some uplifting conclusion, where "hope and
love and faith usually triumph over death" to honor

Significance of travel in Basho's Narrow Road Through the...
Questing for Connections to the Past Waldo Ralph Emerson said "Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or
we find it not." In BashЕЌ's Narrow Road through the Backcountry, exactly this sentiment is realized in the literary capture of North Japan's natural
beauties on his journey for poetic enlightenment and motivation. This work is the story of the journey that BashЕЌ began near the end of his life in
order to attain inspiration for writing poetry, specifically in haiku–type forms. BashЕЌ's chosen path mirrored that of SaigyЕЌ, a well respected monk
and poet, which ran through the locations of residence and inspiration of various other notable Japanese poets and writers. The travel tale has long been
All of these sites possess their own feeling and give BashЕЌ unique motivations. Some of the places provide morose poetic inspiration, for which
BashЕЌ is commonly known, while others cause the poet to drift away from his common tone and write in a much more upbeat manner; a testament to
the true power of the natural beauty of Japan and impact of historical poets on BashЕЌ. This variety calls to the different inspirations which BashЕЌ
was seeking. Instead of maintaining a stagnant style, as many of the less–travelled poets would have, BashЕЌ's journey allows him to not only write
about sights that he would have never otherwise experienced, but it also allows him to connect with other writing styles that he ordinarily may not
have explored, causing a stark development of his own writing style.
A common thread in all of BashЕЌ's inspirational writers, as pointed out by Haruo Shirane in the essay "Double Voices and BashЕЌ's Haikai" in
Kerkham's Matsuo BashЕЌ's Poetic Spaces: Exploring Haikai Intersections, is that all of these writers are considered to be reclusive poets. Though
the Genji ("the famous lovers"), Ariwara no Narihira and Ono no Komachi were all well

Analysis of London by William Blake Essay
Historic poetry is unique in the respect that it gives readers an insight into a certain historic time period that textbooks cannot provide. Historic poetry
not only gives a description of the time period but it allows the readers to connect to the emotions of the poet and to a point experience what it would
have felt to live in that era. This is the case with William Blake's poem London. London not only describes the horrid condition of England's lower
class during the industrial revolution but it also connects this description with a strong emotion response from the speaker. Blake's stylistic and
structure choices through out the poem paint a dark and morbid view of London but the emotion of the poem remains divide. The words of the ... Show
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The speaker's apparent age suggests that London is a poem of experience rather than innocence. This is an important distinction because the
experience of the speaker means that he is old enough to envision an ideal world and to ask questions and make judgment towards the people in
power. It is from the format of the speaker's judgments and questions that the poem is able to evoke the two emotions of sympathy and bitterness
in the readers. The delivery of the speaker's comments about London's inhabitants creates a separation between him and the events of the poem.
The speaker makes mention of people but it is always of what they have left behind or what he can hear from them. For example the speaker says
"In the cry of every Man" ( Blake 5) instead of saying he sees the men crying. The wording of the statements implies that the speaker is not talking
to the lower class of London but rather using them as examples to address and chastise the upper class for ignoring the hardships that continue to
endure around them. However, because he is not directly interacting with the people who need his help, it feels like he is doing this for his own gain
and that he is just using the people to prove a point about the running of the government. He could have chosen any negative aspect of life in London
but settled on the lower class because their suffering is the most noticeable. This evokes a stronger sense of sympathy form the readers towards the

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