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- 9591: “Fanthorpe’s Poetry Stimulates The Reader To See People And Things In A New Light”
- ... us with images of the canal in the past and present. Sisyphus is a poem based on Greek mythology. The story is of a King Corinthian who was a famous trickster. He catches and binds death (Thanatos) in the underworld he was condemned to roll a large stone up a hill from which it always rolled down again. This poem explains how Sisyphus is constantly unsuccessful in his task but continues ...
- 9592: The Poetical Work and Polynesian Cultural Inheritances
- ... the land because of the settlers damaging it, he desribes the land’s retaliation in the form of a Maori myth: that of the god Ruamoko: I am the land the womb of life and death Ruamoko the unborn god rumbles within me and the fires of Ruapehu still live. (p101) Further, In the poetry of Alistair Te Ariki Campbell, there are also reflections of Polynesian cultural inheritances of mythology. Throughout ...
- 9593: A Duke's Dominance Dooms Duchess
- ... from being distracting. The internal narrator is a duke speaking to a Count's representative during arrangements for his next duchess. The duke explains that his "last" duchess' flirtateous ways and ungreatfulness led to her death by his own orders. The mural painted on the wall of the last duchess, and how it is covered by a curtain symbolizes the control men desired over their wives during this time period. The ...
- 9594: Andrew Marvell, "To His Coy Mistress"
- ... as the poem progresses, as he appears to become increasingly desperate. The references to spirituality in the first section seem to disappear in the second section's focus on lust (the loss of it in death) and the third section's focus on intercourse. The third section does contain the "philosophical" proposal that, as lovers, the couple will turn the tables on time, but it's not clear if this idea ...
- 9595: Beginnings--The Idea
- ... glance is significant--plus the two lines spent describing her glance--plus the fact that this is the last (and climactic) image before the poet turns to his grief for her removal from him by death. The rhyme of this sample poem follows the Italian pattern. Granted it's a translation, but the only rhyme that is "off" comes at the end of the crucial 8th line: Everything sensory about her ...
- 9596: Harwood's "Impromptu for Ann Jennings" and "Home of Mercy"
- ... important because it shows that the girls will never forget, that always the memories will be there. Also the use of the word "'burn' is very strong. It has connotations of pain and suffering, and death. The memories are causing them great amounts of anguish. The last line of this stanza is important "they turn faces of mischievous children in distress" the girls are once again referred to as children. They ...
- 9597: Analysis of Blake's "London"
- ... most haunting line of the whole poem is the last, "And blights with plagues the Marriage hearse". Blake uses the word hearse to describe marriage because in many cases the institution of marriage was a death sentence for a young woman. Disease was rampant in this time and very few husbands showed any kind of concern for their families health, at least not enough to stay away from prostitutes. Blake's ...
- 9598: E. E. Cummings
- ... amazing and showcase the raw talent and versatilty of Cummings. The poem, “Anyone in a Pretty How Town”, tells of “anyone”, an individual different from the “masses” and therefore is disrespected in life and in death. What makes this poem interesting is the subtlety and ingenuity with which Cummings tells the story. Even the proper names, the individuals being “anyone” and “noone” and the collective being “someones’’ and “everyones”, contain multilple ...
- 9599: The Test of Honor in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
- ... our society today. Gawain made more than a few decisions in the poem and from the start he was facing not only the loss of his pride, his good name, and his spirit, but also death. When the Green Knight challenged all of Arthur's court, Gawain was the only knight that offered to take Arthur's place. He could have easily stood back and let Arthur have his go at ...
- 9600: Madness And Insanity In The Fall Of The House Of Usher And The Cask Of Amontillado
- ... manipulates the thoughts and desires of Fortunato in much the same way that Poe’s language and style manipulate the reader. Using reverse psychology, Montressor is able to deceive Fortunato and lead him to his death All of them suffer from insanity, yet each responds differently. Lady Madeline seems to accept the fact that she is insane and continues her life with that knowledge. Roderick Usher appears realize his mental state ...
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