The title “A Little Learning is a Dang’rous Thing” is what captured my interest. After reading the poem was glad that I had. This poem reflects beautifully what is taught in nursing; that you can never learn enough and can never assume that you know everything.
What most intrigued me about this poem was how true it rang, even after 300 years. The first four lines say it all then analogies of the ninth line pound it home. When you first start learning you typically think you know it all however, the fourth line lets you know that as you continue to learn, you may never know everything. Then the ninth line lets you know that you’ll never be a master at anything, since learning is ever changing perspective.
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He received his education in an unstructured environment and by several different people (Jokimen, 2011) (New World Encyclopedia, 2014). Both of these facts could have influenced this poem. First because he grew up with many different viewpoints and second because of the lack of a full education (Jokimen, 2011) (New World Encyclopedia, 2014). This could have led to his feelings of inferiority or a yearning for more education. Pope was Catholic and at that time in history, this religion was still frowned upon (Jokimen, 2011) (New World Encyclopedia, 2014). This also could have some biases for this poem. Pope could have been pondering or scolding those with a higher education with a narrower view of the world and religion.
The poem was written in couplet form, which is a stanza consisting of two lines that usually rhyme (Dictionary.com, 2015) (Poetry Foundation, 2009). Pope’s poem had real-life experience with a small amount of ethical leanings and some skeptical philosophies (6.10) (Waltham & Mindedge Inc, 2014). Pope also used neoclassicism in this poem (6.7) (Waltham & Mindedge Inc, 2014), combining all of these styles together was a reflection on the way he had learned through-out
What most intrigued me about this poem was how true it rang, even after 300 years. The first four lines say it all then analogies of the ninth line pound it home. When you first start learning you typically think you know it all however, the fourth line lets you know that as you continue to learn, you may never know everything. Then the ninth line lets you know that you’ll never be a master at anything, since learning is ever changing perspective.
This work really reflects the time …show more content…
He received his education in an unstructured environment and by several different people (Jokimen, 2011) (New World Encyclopedia, 2014). Both of these facts could have influenced this poem. First because he grew up with many different viewpoints and second because of the lack of a full education (Jokimen, 2011) (New World Encyclopedia, 2014). This could have led to his feelings of inferiority or a yearning for more education. Pope was Catholic and at that time in history, this religion was still frowned upon (Jokimen, 2011) (New World Encyclopedia, 2014). This also could have some biases for this poem. Pope could have been pondering or scolding those with a higher education with a narrower view of the world and religion.
The poem was written in couplet form, which is a stanza consisting of two lines that usually rhyme (Dictionary.com, 2015) (Poetry Foundation, 2009). Pope’s poem had real-life experience with a small amount of ethical leanings and some skeptical philosophies (6.10) (Waltham & Mindedge Inc, 2014). Pope also used neoclassicism in this poem (6.7) (Waltham & Mindedge Inc, 2014), combining all of these styles together was a reflection on the way he had learned through-out