Forms of Ownership Essay

Allie Miller Mrs. Shirley Jefferds English 102-6 14 March 2018 Dover Beach- Rough Draft In the famous poem, “Dover Beach”, the author, Matthew Arnold, deceives readers into thinking that the speaker is actually calm and at peace. However, if we examine the poem attentively, we notice that Arnold worries about life and its meaning. The mood of the poem changes from one of serenity to one of sadness. Arnold creates the mood by utilizing different types of descriptive adjectives, imagery, similes,…

Where the title suggests he had given her “many flowers” is symbolic to their love, a sign of appreciation from him to her, whereas she has to devote her love through the form of words, possibly revealing a relationship, which was prejudiced by either one of the two lovers. Possibly caused by an argument or a sort of infidelity. The purpose of the metaphor used, is to describe, in a literal action of picking flowers as a…

desire and need to remember her dying child and their past life, suggesting to readers that it is better to remember. Firstly, the poem ‘Remember’ by Christina Rossetti, is written in the form of a Petrarchan sonnet, with 2 quatrains and 1 sestet, which separates her two contrasting views of remembrance. In the form of a…

This essay aims to examine to what extent should classical performers seek to recreate “authentic performances” of the past. Roger Norrington and the London Classical Players’ recordings of the Beethoven symphonies will be used as a case study to support the argument. Classical performers, are in this context, musicians who present a classical music performance. There is no defined boundary of what precisely is classical music, but classical music in this essay generally refers to art music…

One of the issues that I was interested and that I picked up on while reading these texts was the issue of poverty; I found myself looking for this particular issue not only in the critical texts, but also when reading creative texts. The issue of poverty inside a poem is something that appeals to me because of how simple it is laid out, but at the same time, you can almost feel what is going through a writer’s mind. One of the texts that stood out to me (relating to poverty) was “Caught Up” by…

Thomas Paine A Loyal Disciple Of Socrates “I believe in the equality of man; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow-creatures happy.”(Paine, 1776-1809) Thomas Paine had many similar beliefs as Socrates. His opinion on the government is almost identical. Paine believed that the government is a necessary evil and that should not be ran by a tyrant such as a greedy king or a royal family that stay in power for years to come.…

The Right Thing to Do Today’s generation is made to believe that you have to get an education and then work hard for the rest of your life to be able to achieve success and happiness. In Mark Twain’s “The Story of the Good Little Boy,” Jacob was raised reading books of good little boys and how happy they were. Jacob in turn wanted to become the “good little boy” he always read about but despite his various attempts in doing good, he met his ultimate fate. In Ralph Ellison’s “Battle Royal,” the…

What would our world be without everything being related in a way? It would be a lot different than it is today. In “Human Family” by Maya Angelou and “Remember” by Joy Harjo, both poets use personification, hyperboles, and repetition, to show that everything is related in some way. Personification is one major poetic device both poets used in their poems. In “Human Family”, by Maya Angelou, she exhibits that “The variety of our skin tones/can confuse, bemuse, delight” (Angelou 9-10). When she…

- Houseman's poems are often about dying young. How does he approach the topic here? How would you describe the tone? Housman approaches the topic by reminiscing on the good times of the athlete winning his hometown the race. In most cases it would be fair to expect that a poem about someone dying at a young age would have a sad tone. Houseman takes a different outlook on the topic and turns it into a happy toned poem. Houseman creates a positive tone from the beginning of a poem that would…

Gwendolyn Brooks in “The Bean Eaters” uses symbols and setting and imagery to speak about an older couple and their routinely life cycle. During the climatic period of time the couple endure the same routine day in day out, without changing a single thing. The setting paints a picture of an elderly poor couple living in a penniless environment. In “The Bean Eaters” Gwendolyn uses figurative symbols to best convey the theme of her poem. From plates to silverware to dolls and old clothes, objects…