As time progresses, literature pieces continue to be published and made to express ideas. In order to express these ideas, authors use conventions to show, explain, or illustrate their beliefs. Time periods started to change and so did conventions used to convey their opinions to the reader. A prominent time of conventions was the Realism period, where common language, allusion and satire were used effectively in the poem “O Lord, Our Father” by Mark Twain. Realism was a time where the author tried to show the wrongs in society or acts to develop support and change on those subjects.
Common Language was a prominent conventions used in the Realism time period as it was a way to be easily understood by the rising middle class. This was infact …show more content…
This is seen in Walt Whitman’s poem “Beat! Beat! Drums!” Where it uses allusion to represent the Civil War or can be interpreted into another war (Miller, 232). This is the same in poem “O Lord, Our Father” where it uses allusion to reference war. Mark Twain alluded in this poem to America’s imperialism in the world (Hawkins, 31-45). Although, the text can be interpreted into any war or armed conflict. As it talks about events that happen in major acts of violence such as “the guns with the shrieks of their wounded,” It also never states that there is a war just “To smite the foe.” The list of major acts of violence associated with war or armed conflicts help develop that they are horrible and shouldn’t happen. Not only does it show Mark Twain’s anti-imperialist views, but also his anti-war views. It could be related to other act of violence and shows the injustice that is associated with such events. Mark shows what really happens on the battlefield and what people are actually praying for in their prayers for …show more content…
Mark Twain in his poem “O Lord, Our Father” used realist conventions to shine on the vices of prayer and war. The common language was so that anyone and everyone can understand the text and message. The allusions related back to American Imperialism but can be expanded to think of other wars. Finally, satire exposed the true meaning of what people are praying for in war and the irony of it. Mark Twain used these these conventions to make a poem that fits and shaped the realism era of writing and lead other writers to follow his
Common Language was a prominent conventions used in the Realism time period as it was a way to be easily understood by the rising middle class. This was infact …show more content…
This is seen in Walt Whitman’s poem “Beat! Beat! Drums!” Where it uses allusion to represent the Civil War or can be interpreted into another war (Miller, 232). This is the same in poem “O Lord, Our Father” where it uses allusion to reference war. Mark Twain alluded in this poem to America’s imperialism in the world (Hawkins, 31-45). Although, the text can be interpreted into any war or armed conflict. As it talks about events that happen in major acts of violence such as “the guns with the shrieks of their wounded,” It also never states that there is a war just “To smite the foe.” The list of major acts of violence associated with war or armed conflicts help develop that they are horrible and shouldn’t happen. Not only does it show Mark Twain’s anti-imperialist views, but also his anti-war views. It could be related to other act of violence and shows the injustice that is associated with such events. Mark shows what really happens on the battlefield and what people are actually praying for in their prayers for …show more content…
Mark Twain in his poem “O Lord, Our Father” used realist conventions to shine on the vices of prayer and war. The common language was so that anyone and everyone can understand the text and message. The allusions related back to American Imperialism but can be expanded to think of other wars. Finally, satire exposed the true meaning of what people are praying for in war and the irony of it. Mark Twain used these these conventions to make a poem that fits and shaped the realism era of writing and lead other writers to follow his