The document analyzes Edmund Spenser's poem Amoretti LXXIX. It summarizes that the poem praises the speaker's beloved for her virtuous mind and gentle wit over her physical beauty. This perspective contrasts with other poems of the time that focused on beauty. The analysis then examines similarities and differences between Spenser's poem and works by Shakespeare, Keats, Spenser himself, and Raleigh regarding their treatment of themes like beauty, aging, and love of inner qualities versus outward appearance.
The luncheon is a story by William Somerset Maugham . Feel free to download and alter content to make it better. Please share your modified version so that others may benefit. Cheers!
The poem "The Lady of Shalott" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson tells the story of a woman confined to an island who is cursed to weave all day in her web. She looks at the world through a mirror instead of directly. When she sees Sir Lancelot ride by and breaks the curse to look at him directly, the mirror cracks and she floats down the river singing until her death in Camelot. The poem is based on Arthurian legends involving Elaine of Astolat and was inspired by medieval sources that Tennyson adapted.
The poem is an ode addressed to the West Wind, personifying it as a powerful force of nature. In 3 sentences, the summary is:
The poet describes the West Wind's action over the land, sky, and water, portraying its ability to destroy dying leaves and carry seeds while also preserving new life. He asks the wind to carry his "dead thoughts" and spread inspiration among mankind, believing this will usher in a new spring and rebirth. Finally, the poet pleads for the wind to make him its instrument so that through him it can spread prophecy and change upon the earth.
This curtal sonnet by Gerard Manley Hopkins celebrates the beauty in God's creation. It praises the diversity of both nature and man-made objects, from the skies and cows to tools and equipment. The poem appreciates the uniqueness of everything from their fleeting qualities like being "fickle" or "freckled" to more lasting aspects. It invites acceptance of all things that are different, unusual, or unconventional. Only God remains unchanged, and he deserves praise for bringing forth this varied yet beautiful world.
The 18th-century literature was characterised by the spirit of realism and romantic features like enthusiasm, passion, imaginations etc. declined in this period. Reason, intellect, correctness, satirical spirit etc. were the main characteristics of 18th-century literature
The document provides context about the Romantic poet William Wordsworth and analyzes his poem "The Solitary Reaper". It summarizes that the poem depicts a solitary Highland lass reaping grain alone in a field and singing a melancholy song that fills the valley. Though the speaker does not understand the language, he imagines it is about past sorrows or battles. The beauty of her song deeply moves the speaker and the music lingers in his heart as he leaves. The analysis examines the form, imagery, figures of speech, and themes of imagination and unity between man and nature in the poem.
The document provides biographical information about the English poet Thomas Gray, including details about his life, education, works, and death. It then analyzes his famous poem "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard", describing its themes of human mortality and obscurity. The poem uses iambic pentameter and a rhyme scheme of abab to meditate on the lives and talents of ordinary people buried in an anonymous rural graveyard.
The luncheon is a story by William Somerset Maugham . Feel free to download and alter content to make it better. Please share your modified version so that others may benefit. Cheers!
The poem "The Lady of Shalott" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson tells the story of a woman confined to an island who is cursed to weave all day in her web. She looks at the world through a mirror instead of directly. When she sees Sir Lancelot ride by and breaks the curse to look at him directly, the mirror cracks and she floats down the river singing until her death in Camelot. The poem is based on Arthurian legends involving Elaine of Astolat and was inspired by medieval sources that Tennyson adapted.
The poem is an ode addressed to the West Wind, personifying it as a powerful force of nature. In 3 sentences, the summary is:
The poet describes the West Wind's action over the land, sky, and water, portraying its ability to destroy dying leaves and carry seeds while also preserving new life. He asks the wind to carry his "dead thoughts" and spread inspiration among mankind, believing this will usher in a new spring and rebirth. Finally, the poet pleads for the wind to make him its instrument so that through him it can spread prophecy and change upon the earth.
This curtal sonnet by Gerard Manley Hopkins celebrates the beauty in God's creation. It praises the diversity of both nature and man-made objects, from the skies and cows to tools and equipment. The poem appreciates the uniqueness of everything from their fleeting qualities like being "fickle" or "freckled" to more lasting aspects. It invites acceptance of all things that are different, unusual, or unconventional. Only God remains unchanged, and he deserves praise for bringing forth this varied yet beautiful world.
The 18th-century literature was characterised by the spirit of realism and romantic features like enthusiasm, passion, imaginations etc. declined in this period. Reason, intellect, correctness, satirical spirit etc. were the main characteristics of 18th-century literature
The document provides context about the Romantic poet William Wordsworth and analyzes his poem "The Solitary Reaper". It summarizes that the poem depicts a solitary Highland lass reaping grain alone in a field and singing a melancholy song that fills the valley. Though the speaker does not understand the language, he imagines it is about past sorrows or battles. The beauty of her song deeply moves the speaker and the music lingers in his heart as he leaves. The analysis examines the form, imagery, figures of speech, and themes of imagination and unity between man and nature in the poem.
The document provides biographical information about the English poet Thomas Gray, including details about his life, education, works, and death. It then analyzes his famous poem "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard", describing its themes of human mortality and obscurity. The poem uses iambic pentameter and a rhyme scheme of abab to meditate on the lives and talents of ordinary people buried in an anonymous rural graveyard.
The document provides information about the Romantic Era in literature from 1798-1832. Some key aspects discussed include:
- Romanticism focused on imagination, emotion, individual experience, and freedom over reason and rules.
- Several historical events influenced the rise of Romanticism in Britain, including the French Revolution, Industrial Revolution, and the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte.
- The six major British Romantic poets - William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Blake, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and John Keats - explored themes of nature, emotion, and individualism in their revolutionary poetry.
Matthew Arnold's poem "Dover Beach" describes the sound of waves on a beach in Dover. The speaker hears the waves and is reminded of the changing fortunes of humanity and the decline of religious faith in the modern world. Where faith once surrounded the world like a bright belt, now the speaker only hears the withdrawing roar of faith receding from humanity. The speaker urges his beloved to find solace in their love, as the world offers no real joy, love, light, or help for suffering.
Victorian Poet: Alfred Tennyson and Robert BrowningJitendra Sumra
This document provides an introduction to Victorian poets Alfred Tennyson and Robert Browning. It summarizes Tennyson's life, works, and style which expressed the doubts and faith of his era. His most famous works included In Memoriam and Idylls of the King. The document also outlines Browning's more obscure style and his works across his career such as Dramatic Lyrics and Men and Women which analyzed the human condition through various characters. In conclusion, it contrasts Tennyson and Browning's approaches with Tennyson prioritizing artistic form and Browning focusing more on the message.
Victorian History and Literature(Novels, Poems & Drams )Fida Muhammad
The document provides an overview of Victorian history, literature, and culture from 1837-1901 during Queen Victoria's reign in Britain. It summarizes that Britain became the world's most powerful nation and its empire grew greatly during this period. The Industrial Revolution transformed Britain's economy and society, though it also led to urban poverty and child labor. Major Victorian thinkers influenced philosophy and science. Literature flourished in this era, especially the novel form. Women began to gain more freedoms and participate more in public life and the arts.
Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets. His sonnets talk about love, friendship etc.The sonnets to the young man express overwhelming, obsessional love. The main cause of debate has always been whether it remained platonic or became physical.The first 17 poems, traditionally called the procreation sonnets, are addressed to the young man urging him to marry and have children in order to immortalize his beauty by passing it to the next generation.Other sonnets express the speaker's love for the young man; brood upon loneliness, death, and the transience of life; seem to criticise the young man for preferring a rival poet; express ambiguous feelings for the speaker's mistress; and pun on the poet's name. The final two sonnets are allegorical treatments of Greek epigrams referring to the "little love-god" Cupid.
The document discusses the themes of desire and love in William Shakespeare's play "Twelfth Night". It explores how Shakespeare examines different types of love through a love triangle between Duke Orsino, Olivia, and Viola disguised as Cesario. Throughout the play, Shakespeare satirizes the characters' ideas about romantic love and uses mistaken identities and confusion to further complicate the relationships between the characters. The document also includes several quotes from the play that illustrate its exploration of love and desire.
The document discusses the history and characteristics of Romanticism. It began in the 1770s as a reaction against classicism and extended through the 19th century as an international movement that influenced literature, music, painting and philosophy. Some key points:
- Romanticism focused on nature, individual expression, imagination and feelings rather than reason.
- Major Romantic poets included William Blake, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Lord Byron, P.B. Shelley, and John Keats.
- Central ideas in Romantic poetry included nature as a living thing and teacher of man, as well as freedom of expression and importance of the individual over society.
John Donne was a 17th century English poet, satirist, lawyer and priest best known for his Metaphysical poetry. Some of his most famous works explored religious, spiritual and philosophical themes through unconventional metaphors and poetic devices. His Holy Sonnets dealt with themes of faith, death, and salvation through Christ. In poems like "The Good-Morrow" and "The Canonization", Donne celebrated the profound effects of romantic love through elaborate conceits and rhetorical questions.
The document summarizes the characters from Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. It describes each character's occupation, physical characteristics, and behaviors. It also indicates whether they are satirized or provided as a positive example. The characters include religious figures like the prioress and monk who are heavily satirized for their hypocrisy, as well as middle and lower class characters who are generally depicted more positively or received only light satire.
The Wife of Bath argues that women should be allowed to marry as many times as they wish and that marriages are happiest when the wife is in charge. She supports her points using references from the Bible and discussions of biology, while also satirizing common misogynistic texts to challenge stereotypes of women. However, her accounts of dominating her husbands could also be seen as supporting the idea of women as unruly and domineering.
The document analyzes Thomas Hardy's poem "The Convergence of the Twain" through its symbols and form. It summarizes that the poem symbolizes the Titanic representing man's creative side and the iceberg representing nature's destructive side. These were unaware of each other like opposites until an "Immanent Will" caused their collision. The poem also depicts how human vanity is useless at the bottom of the sea through drowned mirrors and jewels. The form uses 3-line stanzas with a rhyme scheme of AAA to mimic the tide.
Literary Characteristics Of Restoration AgeNiyatiVyas
The document summarizes the literary characteristics of the English Restoration period from 1660 to 1688. It notes that French influence was strong during this period. Two tendencies emerged - realism in representing reality and individuals as they are, and formalism with a preference for short, clear sentences without unnecessary words. The heroic couplet, pioneered by Waller, became a dominant poetic form. The Restoration period saw a shift away from Elizabethan and Puritan styles as England's monarchy was restored under Charles II.
Modernism was an artistic movement that rejected Victorian standards and flourished in the early 20th century in response to World War I and social/economic upheaval. It developed new complex forms that disturbed readers by challenging traditions. Modernist writers explored the inner lives of characters and criticized society through techniques like stream of consciousness and multiple perspectives. They addressed themes of alienation, lost community, and the contradictions of modern life.
The document defines epics as long narrative poems about heroic deeds and actions of great people. Characteristics include divine intervention, supernatural forces, and heroes embodying societal values. Mock-epics parody epics through trivial themes and mocking stereotypes. In the 18th century, mock-epics exposed societal follies and moral corruption. The Rape of the Lock follows epic conventions like invoking a muse but for trivial themes, making petty things more ridiculous through contrast with great things. It is considered a successful example of mock-heroic style.
The document provides a detailed analysis and summary of Matthew Arnold's poem "Dover Beach". It begins by summarizing the poem's opening description of the beach at Dover and references made to Sophocles. It then analyzes various interpretations of metaphors and themes in the poem, such as the retreating sea representing the loss of religious faith. The document also discusses the poem's composition, influences on other works, and critical commentary on elements like structure, rhythm and symbolism.
Edmund Spenser was a renowned English Renaissance poet born in 1552 in London. He was educated at Merchant Taylor's School and Pembroke Hall Cambridge, earning his MA degree in 1576. The poem analyzed, Prothalamion, is a wedding song written by Spenser in conventional form. In the poem, Spenser describes a calm day on the River Thames where he finds nymphs collecting flowers for the brides, Elizabeth and Katherine. He also describes seeing two swans on the Thames, relating it to the myth of Jove and Leda. The poem ends with Spenser requesting the Thames to "flow softly till I end my song."
Intro To Romanticism And The Romantic Heroguest0480059b3
American Romanticism emerged as a reaction against Puritanism and the Age of Reason. Characteristics of Romanticism included an emphasis on emotion over reason, the imagination, and the individual human experience. Romantic works often featured improbable plots, remote settings, elements of terror, and Gothic themes like old castles and gloomy landscapes. The Romantic hero was typically a brooding, dark figure who was at odds with society, indulged in their own feelings, and pursued unattainable beauty or perfection.
This summary provides context for the document, which appears to be part of an ongoing story. It introduces Roxanna Doran, an elderly vampire who is meeting with two younger vampires, the Count and Contessa. They have come with a message from the Council that a Doran, possibly a relative of Roxanna's, has been spotted in the region. Roxanna reveals to their surprise that she herself is a Doran. She offers them drinks and implies she will share more of the story behind her history and involvement with the Doran family.
The document provides information about the Romantic Era in literature from 1798-1832. Some key aspects discussed include:
- Romanticism focused on imagination, emotion, individual experience, and freedom over reason and rules.
- Several historical events influenced the rise of Romanticism in Britain, including the French Revolution, Industrial Revolution, and the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte.
- The six major British Romantic poets - William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Blake, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and John Keats - explored themes of nature, emotion, and individualism in their revolutionary poetry.
Matthew Arnold's poem "Dover Beach" describes the sound of waves on a beach in Dover. The speaker hears the waves and is reminded of the changing fortunes of humanity and the decline of religious faith in the modern world. Where faith once surrounded the world like a bright belt, now the speaker only hears the withdrawing roar of faith receding from humanity. The speaker urges his beloved to find solace in their love, as the world offers no real joy, love, light, or help for suffering.
Victorian Poet: Alfred Tennyson and Robert BrowningJitendra Sumra
This document provides an introduction to Victorian poets Alfred Tennyson and Robert Browning. It summarizes Tennyson's life, works, and style which expressed the doubts and faith of his era. His most famous works included In Memoriam and Idylls of the King. The document also outlines Browning's more obscure style and his works across his career such as Dramatic Lyrics and Men and Women which analyzed the human condition through various characters. In conclusion, it contrasts Tennyson and Browning's approaches with Tennyson prioritizing artistic form and Browning focusing more on the message.
Victorian History and Literature(Novels, Poems & Drams )Fida Muhammad
The document provides an overview of Victorian history, literature, and culture from 1837-1901 during Queen Victoria's reign in Britain. It summarizes that Britain became the world's most powerful nation and its empire grew greatly during this period. The Industrial Revolution transformed Britain's economy and society, though it also led to urban poverty and child labor. Major Victorian thinkers influenced philosophy and science. Literature flourished in this era, especially the novel form. Women began to gain more freedoms and participate more in public life and the arts.
Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets. His sonnets talk about love, friendship etc.The sonnets to the young man express overwhelming, obsessional love. The main cause of debate has always been whether it remained platonic or became physical.The first 17 poems, traditionally called the procreation sonnets, are addressed to the young man urging him to marry and have children in order to immortalize his beauty by passing it to the next generation.Other sonnets express the speaker's love for the young man; brood upon loneliness, death, and the transience of life; seem to criticise the young man for preferring a rival poet; express ambiguous feelings for the speaker's mistress; and pun on the poet's name. The final two sonnets are allegorical treatments of Greek epigrams referring to the "little love-god" Cupid.
The document discusses the themes of desire and love in William Shakespeare's play "Twelfth Night". It explores how Shakespeare examines different types of love through a love triangle between Duke Orsino, Olivia, and Viola disguised as Cesario. Throughout the play, Shakespeare satirizes the characters' ideas about romantic love and uses mistaken identities and confusion to further complicate the relationships between the characters. The document also includes several quotes from the play that illustrate its exploration of love and desire.
The document discusses the history and characteristics of Romanticism. It began in the 1770s as a reaction against classicism and extended through the 19th century as an international movement that influenced literature, music, painting and philosophy. Some key points:
- Romanticism focused on nature, individual expression, imagination and feelings rather than reason.
- Major Romantic poets included William Blake, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Lord Byron, P.B. Shelley, and John Keats.
- Central ideas in Romantic poetry included nature as a living thing and teacher of man, as well as freedom of expression and importance of the individual over society.
John Donne was a 17th century English poet, satirist, lawyer and priest best known for his Metaphysical poetry. Some of his most famous works explored religious, spiritual and philosophical themes through unconventional metaphors and poetic devices. His Holy Sonnets dealt with themes of faith, death, and salvation through Christ. In poems like "The Good-Morrow" and "The Canonization", Donne celebrated the profound effects of romantic love through elaborate conceits and rhetorical questions.
The document summarizes the characters from Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. It describes each character's occupation, physical characteristics, and behaviors. It also indicates whether they are satirized or provided as a positive example. The characters include religious figures like the prioress and monk who are heavily satirized for their hypocrisy, as well as middle and lower class characters who are generally depicted more positively or received only light satire.
The Wife of Bath argues that women should be allowed to marry as many times as they wish and that marriages are happiest when the wife is in charge. She supports her points using references from the Bible and discussions of biology, while also satirizing common misogynistic texts to challenge stereotypes of women. However, her accounts of dominating her husbands could also be seen as supporting the idea of women as unruly and domineering.
The document analyzes Thomas Hardy's poem "The Convergence of the Twain" through its symbols and form. It summarizes that the poem symbolizes the Titanic representing man's creative side and the iceberg representing nature's destructive side. These were unaware of each other like opposites until an "Immanent Will" caused their collision. The poem also depicts how human vanity is useless at the bottom of the sea through drowned mirrors and jewels. The form uses 3-line stanzas with a rhyme scheme of AAA to mimic the tide.
Literary Characteristics Of Restoration AgeNiyatiVyas
The document summarizes the literary characteristics of the English Restoration period from 1660 to 1688. It notes that French influence was strong during this period. Two tendencies emerged - realism in representing reality and individuals as they are, and formalism with a preference for short, clear sentences without unnecessary words. The heroic couplet, pioneered by Waller, became a dominant poetic form. The Restoration period saw a shift away from Elizabethan and Puritan styles as England's monarchy was restored under Charles II.
Modernism was an artistic movement that rejected Victorian standards and flourished in the early 20th century in response to World War I and social/economic upheaval. It developed new complex forms that disturbed readers by challenging traditions. Modernist writers explored the inner lives of characters and criticized society through techniques like stream of consciousness and multiple perspectives. They addressed themes of alienation, lost community, and the contradictions of modern life.
The document defines epics as long narrative poems about heroic deeds and actions of great people. Characteristics include divine intervention, supernatural forces, and heroes embodying societal values. Mock-epics parody epics through trivial themes and mocking stereotypes. In the 18th century, mock-epics exposed societal follies and moral corruption. The Rape of the Lock follows epic conventions like invoking a muse but for trivial themes, making petty things more ridiculous through contrast with great things. It is considered a successful example of mock-heroic style.
The document provides a detailed analysis and summary of Matthew Arnold's poem "Dover Beach". It begins by summarizing the poem's opening description of the beach at Dover and references made to Sophocles. It then analyzes various interpretations of metaphors and themes in the poem, such as the retreating sea representing the loss of religious faith. The document also discusses the poem's composition, influences on other works, and critical commentary on elements like structure, rhythm and symbolism.
Edmund Spenser was a renowned English Renaissance poet born in 1552 in London. He was educated at Merchant Taylor's School and Pembroke Hall Cambridge, earning his MA degree in 1576. The poem analyzed, Prothalamion, is a wedding song written by Spenser in conventional form. In the poem, Spenser describes a calm day on the River Thames where he finds nymphs collecting flowers for the brides, Elizabeth and Katherine. He also describes seeing two swans on the Thames, relating it to the myth of Jove and Leda. The poem ends with Spenser requesting the Thames to "flow softly till I end my song."
Intro To Romanticism And The Romantic Heroguest0480059b3
American Romanticism emerged as a reaction against Puritanism and the Age of Reason. Characteristics of Romanticism included an emphasis on emotion over reason, the imagination, and the individual human experience. Romantic works often featured improbable plots, remote settings, elements of terror, and Gothic themes like old castles and gloomy landscapes. The Romantic hero was typically a brooding, dark figure who was at odds with society, indulged in their own feelings, and pursued unattainable beauty or perfection.
This summary provides context for the document, which appears to be part of an ongoing story. It introduces Roxanna Doran, an elderly vampire who is meeting with two younger vampires, the Count and Contessa. They have come with a message from the Council that a Doran, possibly a relative of Roxanna's, has been spotted in the region. Roxanna reveals to their surprise that she herself is a Doran. She offers them drinks and implies she will share more of the story behind her history and involvement with the Doran family.
Orwell describes his experience as a police officer in British-controlled Burma where he faced rejection and hostility from the local population. As an elephant was ravaging the village, Orwell was pressured into shooting it despite it not posing a serious threat, in order to avoid embarrassment. The incident gave Orwell new insight into the oppressive nature of imperialism and he realized he opposed British rule over Burma.
Constello reveals at Edipo's birthday party that Edipo is not actually the biological son of Polybus and Merope. An argument ensues. Constello threatens Edipo and his parents with a gun. Polybus and Merope are then shot and killed, but Edipo claims he did not do it. Constello frames Edipo for the murders. A mysterious man named Master Axel rescues Edipo and takes him to meet the Grand Master Faustus, leader of an assassin's guild. Faustus explains that Constello hypnotized Edipo using a chemical to force him to kill Polybus and Merope, and that Edipo is innocent.
This is the lesson to accompany the story "Boarding House" by James Joyce and may include extra excerpts from songs and poems as comprehension questions and language development. The actual story in not included here; this lesson is for after reading the story. Created by Coleman’s Classroom.
This document provides biographical information about Edmund Spenser and summarizes his epic poem "The Faery Queen." It notes that Spenser was born in 1552 in London and published "The Shepherd's Calender" in 1579. His most famous work, "The Faery Queen," was published in 1590 and was intended to teach virtue. The poem uses an allegory of knights representing different virtues and was written in Spenserian stanzas, though Spenser only completed six of the planned 24 books.
Marlow recalls how as a boy he would dream of exploring the blank spaces on maps, but by adulthood those spaces had been filled in with knowledge, ceasing to be places of mystery and instead becoming places of darkness. The passage reflects on how childhood wonder and imagination give way to adult disillusionment with imperialism and colonialism.
Language and character study - Lady MacbethMatt Esterman
Lady Macbeth reads a letter from Macbeth describing his meeting with the witches and their prophecies. [1] The letter promises Macbeth that he will become Thane of Cawdor and then king, fulfilling the witches' predictions. [2] Lady Macbeth is excited and ambitious, but also fears Macbeth's nature is "too full o' the milk of human kindness" to achieve the throne through violent means. [3] She vows to pour her "spirits" into Macbeth and encourage him to seize the crown, no matter what obstacles stand in their way. [4]
The document describes the transition from summer to autumn. It tells the Lord that summer is over and it is time to let autumn begin. It asks the Lord to cast shadows on sundials with the changing seasons and release winds through the fields. Fruit should be given a few more sunny days to fully ripen and sweetness driven into wine. Those without homes will build no more and those alone will remain solitary as leaves blow in the wind and nights grow longer.
The document provides a summary of D.H. Lawrence's novel "The Rainbow" in 3 sentences or less:
The Rainbow chronicles three generations of the Brangwen family living in Nottinghamshire, England and explores themes of passion, tradition, children, and the struggles within marriages and family relationships over time. Main characters like Tom Brangwen, Lydia Lensky, Anna and Will Brangwen, and their granddaughter Ursula experience stormy relationships marked by sexual desires, distance, and the changing social roles of women. The book traces the family's history and connection to the land across generations living in rural England that become more urbanized over time.
The critical tradition arose to question the outcomes of communication and analyze power structures in society. The Frankfurt School introduced this approach, analyzing how power imbalances are perpetuated through language, media, and science. Critical scholars aim to expose hidden oppression and stimulate social action. They challenge the control of language, the role of media, and uncritical acceptance of empirical findings. While diverse, critical scholars broadly aim to understand how arrangements enforce certain stakeholders' power in ways that can dominate and oppress others.
Geoffrey Chaucer was an English author from the late 1300s best known for his work The Canterbury Tales. The Canterbury Tales is an unfinished collection of stories told by a group of pilgrims traveling to Canterbury Cathedral. It includes "The Pardoner's Tale", which tells the story of three men searching for Death and falling victim to their own greed. Chaucer used the characters in his stories to satirize and stereotype different social classes of medieval England. The Canterbury Tales is considered one of the greatest works of English literature.
George Orwell was an assistant superintendent of police in Burma in the 1920s under British rule. When he is called to kill an elephant that has run amok, he finds the animal is calm but shoots it anyway to avoid looking weak in front of the large crowd that has gathered. The essay is a critique of imperialism, showing how it corrupts both the colonizers and colonized and relies on violence. Orwell kills the elephant not because it is dangerous but because he feels he has to maintain his image as a powerful sahib to the Burmese people who hate him as a symbol of British oppression.
Papar 9 Symbolism in " To The Lighthouseashadodiya15
This novel is published on 5th may 1927.
The novel is landmark of high modernism .
To The lighthouse , Virginia Woolf used the language of psychoanalysis.
An analysis of the passage from Ecclesiastes cited by George Orwell in his essay 'Politics and the English Language' together with his pastiche of the same passage.
Imperialism and Joseph Conrad's Heart of DarknessSvetlanna Thomas
This document summarizes imperialism and racism in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. It provides context on imperialism as stronger nations taking over weaker ones. It then gives three examples of racism from the novel: Europeans seeing themselves as superior to Africans, Kurtz's native mistress being described as "savage," and a black man being called a racial slur. The document also provides two examples of imperialism, with the Company exploiting native land and people for ivory, and Kurtz prioritizing ivory over his supposed civilizing mission. In conclusion, it states the novel depicts many instances of both racism and imperialism from European powers in Africa.
Elements of Darkness and Light in the Heart of Darkness with Special Referenc...Water Birds (Ali)
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Heart of Darkness examples of Racism and Imperialism rlye123
This document summarizes 5 examples of racism and imperialism from the novel "Heart of Darkness" in 3-sentence passages. The examples describe the native people in inhuman and inferior terms, such as comparing them to animals or saying their language sounds non-human. One passage discusses how Europeans saw themselves as supernatural beings to the natives. The last summary states that while the ideas behind imperialism may sound appealing, the actual practice of conquering other lands involves taking them from people with different skin or noses.
In Sonnet 130, Shakespeare subverts the conventions of love poetry by refusing to compare his
mistress to unrealistic ideals of beauty found in nature. Instead, he provides an honest description of
her imperfections while still expressing his love for her. Through this sonnet, Shakespeare challenges
the superficial comparisons typically used in love poems and advocates appreciating one's partner for
their true qualities rather than only physical beauty.
The poem analyzes John Donne's Sonnet XIV, which departs from the traditional Petrarchan sonnet form by focusing on the speaker's relationship with God rather than a love interest. The speaker uses the metaphor of being a seized town to represent being held captive by sin. He calls on God to take control and free him from this bondage. Figurative language and religious imagery convey the speaker's plea to God to intervene and deliver him from the grip of sin.
The poems "Morning Song" by Sylvia Plath and "Time for Renewal" by Anchal Grover both explore themes of love and renewal but have different tones, perspectives, and structures. While Plath's poem focuses on her feelings of motherhood in first and second person, Grover's poem discusses renewal in third person. Both poems effectively use imagery like flowers to convey emotion. Overall, the poems share some similarities in techniques but differ in themes, perspectives, and specific meanings.
The document provides an overview of poems and songs by comparing and contrasting their key elements and purposes. It notes that while poems and songs can both speak to people's experiences, they do so in different ways for different people. A poem is defined as a piece of writing that is rhythmic, metaphorical, and uses formal elements like meter, rhyme and stanzas. A song is a short poem meant to be sung to music. Both poems and songs can cover the breadth of human life experiences from birth to death. The document examines how specific poems and songs illustrate these similarities in their subject matter while also embracing life's changes.
1. Analysis of Amoretti LXXIX
Jocelyn Pappas
Although some poetry of the 16th
century, especially love poetry is associated with a 'rosy' type
of romantic style, there many of these poems were written with a rather realistic approach. Edmund
Spenser was a celebrated poet in 16th
century Britain who, despite being better known for the Faerie
Queen, wrote the Amoretti, a series of sonnets dedicated to Elizabeth Boyle. Although some of the
poems in this anthology depict Boyle as the typical unattainable 'Madonna' character, there is one poem
that speaks on a more 'realistic' level. The poem, labeled as Amoretti LXXIX: Men Call you Fair,
expresses that the speaker in the poem finding other virtues of his beloved, despite the fact that her
physical beauty will fade. Throughout it, Spenser shows an affection centered around the adoration of
valuable, ageless traits as opposed to trivial features such as beauty. This is a much more realistic
approach to poetry at the time, albeit a often overlooked concep. One might even consider how this
compares with other poetry, given its unusual theme for poetry from the post-classical era until the
modern age. However, Men Call you Fair is both similar and different when compared to various other
poems from post-classical era.
The poem starts with the speaker addressing the perspective of other men and how they
consider the lady of subject to be beautiful. He quickly rebuffs that, explaining that appreciates her
mental prowess more. Spenser writes:
“Men call you fair, and you do credit it,
For that your self ye daily such do see:...” (Spenser)
The first line indicates that the woman is beautiful, and the writer himself is noting that the men
surrounding her, possibly suitors, think of her as such. The next words to follow, “...and you do credit
it”, possibly points towards the notion that the lady herself is aware of her fairness. This is all entirely
reinforced by the second, as Spencer brings evidence that the woman sees the adoration from men
2. everyday. The idea of her self-awareness of the men is important, since in the next couplet, Spencer
tries to set himself apart from them. He goes on to explain what he loves the most about her, in
comparison of what other men love:
“But the true fair, that is the gentle wit,
And vertuous mind, is much more prais'd of me.” (Spenser)
In the first line, as if trying to win over her affection this way, Spenser admits that her true charm is her
'gentle wit'. He further states further that her virtuous mind is what deserves his appraisal. This is set
apart from other poems that focus on physical traits. In example, William Shakespeare would
emphasize mention the eyes of his lovers in sonnets. Such an example is Sonnet 1: From fairest
creatures we desire, where he states:
That thereby beauty’s rose might never die,
But as the riper should by time decease,
His tender heir might bear his memory;
But thou, contracted to thine own bright eyes, (Shakespeare)
In these verses, Shakespeare is concerned with his lover's beauty being carried down to his child, as
opposed to any intrinsic quality. He even goes as far as to describe the lover's eyes as 'bright'. This
contrasts from Spenser's poem, which is explicitly states how he cares little for her beauty as the
driving factor of his love.
In the next lines, Spenser goes on to reference aging and how even beauty is a passing phase,
thus reaffirming why he finds her personality to be more important. Spenser states, “Shall turn to
naught and lose that glorious hue:...” (Spenser) The 'glorious hue' is symbolic for beauty, and what
means by 'turn to naught' is that she will 'turn to old age'. This isn't the only time that age is used as the
opposite of beauty. Another poet, John Keats, wrote in his Ode to Melancholy, “She dwells with Beauty
—Beauty that must die;...” (Keats) It is then apparent that the way this metaphor of beauty as vitality
has been used in other poems, there is a sort of tragic side of Spenser's poem. Beauty and the flesh is
3. something temporary in this world, and all his beloved have is only her spirited personality. This
meaning is further supported in the next couple of lines, as Spenser states:
But only that is permanent and free
From frail corruption, that doth flesh ensue. (Spenser)
In the same lines, Spenser continues to describe the decay of the body into old age as 'frail corruption.'
By using the word 'frail' he is eluding to feebleness, which gives age and by that extent, beauty, a
negative connotation. Keats also refers to melancholy as having a similar effect, as he states:
Bidding adieu; and aching Pleasure nigh,
Turning to poison while the bee-mouth sips:...
Ay, in the very temple of Delight
Veil'd Melancholy has her sovran shrine, (Keats)
Keats is effectively relates pleasure and delight in the same 'temple' or grouping as melancholy. Both
poems are similar in giving a negative connotation to things that are generally positive.
The next few lines support the previous ideas by claiming that the beloved's 'spirit', or
personality is of divine makings. Spencer affirms this idea and the previous concepts he previously
implied, saying, “That is true beauty: that doth argue you...” (Spenser) He refers to what he previously
describes as 'true beauty'. Spencer then goes on to describe the ages old concept of a heavenly soul, in
order to further support the idea of her fair personality, writing:
To be divine, and born of heavenly seed:
Deriv'd from that fair Spirit, from whom all true (Spenser)
This is both similar and different from one of Spenser's other poems, in the inverse case of An Hymn In
Honour Of Beauty which praises the body as heavenly. In example, he states;
So it the fairer body doth procure
To habit in, and it more fairly dight
With cheerful grace and amiable sight.
4. For of the soul the body form doth take:
For soul is form, and doth the body make. (Spenser)
In comparison with LXXIX, Spenser is placing the importance of the body above the soul, as evident
especially in the last verse, where the soul's form is dependent on the body. Throughout LXXIX, he is
constantly holding the 'soul' or personality in higher regards. In case of similarities between LXXIX and
Hymn, there are similarities in which there are instances that Spenser reveres the soul, such as when
Spenser says, “Natheless the soul is fair and beauteous still” (Spenser) This line is similar to LXXIX, in
the sense that it echoes the same ideals of the the essence of a person being beautiful, as opposed to a
fair physique.
Finally, the last three verses of Amoretti LXXIX close with expressing how beauty comes and
passes. Spencer starts by writing:
And perfect beauty did at first proceed.
He only fair, and what he fair hath made, (Spenser)
Spenser at first is conveying that the beloved in his poem is beautiful in the present, stating 'he' or in
other words 'God' has made her beauteous. However, he follows this up with a final verse to one last
time clarify his purpose of loving her charm, stating, “All other fair, like flowers untimely fade”.
(Spenser) With that sentence Spenser is comparing the death of beauty to same way flowers die. He
assumes that the same 'perfect beauty' will eventually 'fade' or wither. One poem called The Nymph’s
Reply to the Shepherd, by Sir Walter Raleigh, addresses vitality and eventual in a similar manner.
Raleigh states:
The flowers do fade, and wanton fields,
To wayward winter reckoning yields,
A honey tongue, a heart of gall,
Is fancy’s spring, but sorrow’s fall. (Raleigh)
Raleigh uses the motif of flowers as a metaphor for aging in order to emulate a somber mood in the
5. Nymph's speech. However, in a different fashion from Spencer, he also adds the aspect of seasons. To
this extent, Raleigh implies cyclical death and rebirth of the flesh, as opposed to Spencer, whose poem
implies linearity from beauty to age.
Spenser's poem shares both many similarities and differences with many different poems of this
era. Amoretti LXXIX is about Spencer's love of Miss Boyle's essence and intrinsic qualities as opposed
to her apparent beauty. It is similar to other post-classical era poems for showing the love of one's
admirable essence. However, it also different from just as many poems, because it doesn't share the
adoration of the a physically beautiful woman. This was best exemplified in relation to Shakespeare's
Sonnet 1, John Keats's Ode to Melancholy, Raleigh's The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd and one of
Spenser's other poems, An Hymn In Honour Of Beauty. All four of these poems showcase different
facets of either beauty, love, or aging in comparison with LXXIX. Poems often share different themes
and metaphors that reflect on human error an traits. For this reason, it is important to study the
differences and similarities between poems in order to understand better human nature, and how people
express themselves collectively.
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