T.S..Eliot Essay

Figurative language is the words or phrases that are different from the literal interpretation of the words. Cleanth Brooks argues that the paradox is the foundation of figurative language within poetry. A paradox is often contradictory language that requires further discovery to understand the meaning. Brooks examines multiple poems from his book “The Well Wrought Urn”. He examines Donne’s “The Canonization” which is a paradoxical poem that makes the act of death in love as true life. I aim to…

Sasha Maharaj has used a personal tone to convey emotions underlying her feelings about relationships in the poem, “Worthless’’. In this essay, I disclose how poetic devices, diction, syntax and other language functions have been utilized to reveal feelings/emotions of the writer in regard to relationships. Taking into account the title of the poem, one cannot put a figure on what or who is worthless. Nevertheless, it is known that worthless is an adjective; meaning something that has no use or…

The first two books of The Divine Comedy, Inferno and Purgatory, by Dante follow Dante as he journeys from hell to purgatory. In Inferno, Dante meets the poet Virgil who guides him through the rings of hell. Once the two reach the bottom of hell, Virgil continues to guide Dante through the next realm in Purgatory. Throughout this epic adventure, Dante not only provides an entertaining story, but also presents numerous ideas concerning the afterlife. These ideas range from simple descriptions of…

In “The Definition of Love”, the poet – Marvell describes the love he has for his lover. This Love is perfect, but he has just mind occupied, but never has possessed the body. Love is comparable to love God but for that very reason hopeless. In first stanza, the poet begins by comparing the three words: despair, hope and fate. All these are what define the love of the world. The beginning of this poem, the poet says that the love of a father, mother, poet rare and its aim is strange and sublime.…

Sophia Eddy Ms.Austin English 10c 12 March 2015 Robert Frost The poetry of Robert Frost, which was influenced by personal background and by the Romantic literary period, has contributed to the American literary heritage greatly. Robert Frost was born on March 26,1874 in San Francisco, California. His parents were Isabel Moodie and William Prescott Frost. His father was an alcoholic and died of tuberculosis when…

available to him was tired and had to be changed. Differently experiences needed different styles and uses of language His poetry was formally more experimental and innovative and intellectually more thoughtful. Further, Ronald Carter and John McRae quote Eliot: Our civilization comprehends great variety and complexity, and this variety and complexity, playing upon a refined sensibility, must produce various and complex results. The poet must become more and more comprehensive, more allusive,…

Torn by the inequalities and the inability to truly acclimate himself into mainstream society, Rodolfo Gonzales’, wrote the poem “I Am Joaquin” in 1967 . Rodolfo Gonzales created an epic poem that was able to convey the feelings of his community in conjunction to that of his own. What makes this narrative into an epic is the manner in which the conflict is not a solely against his self imposed identities, but instead the externalities of society, history, and culture. He places himself at the…

1. “Ralph had stopped smiling and was pointing into the lagoon. Something creamy lay among the ferny weeds.” “A stone.” “No. A shell.” (pg.15) Ralph was the one who found the shell and not Piggy. Then when Piggy tries to explain Ralph the purpose and how to use it Ralph but since he found it he took custody of it. This is a major part in the novel because if he didn’t take it then he would not be chief and the group would not split. This is connected to a book called “Animal Farm” written by…

The poem "The Unknown Citizen" written by W.H Auden, he expresses the predicament of losing individuality that the United States of America citizens face. The poem consists of bureaucratic and irony tones that illustrate the clash between government control and individualism. "The Unknown Citizen" is told from a bureaucratic point of view and they speak of an ideal man, who in their eyes is the model of the perfect citizen. The author writes this poem to emphasize the importance of our…

As one of the most prominent literary figures of the early seventeenth century, John Donne has engendered widely differing views regarding the merits of his work. His reputation stands on two distinct accomplishments: the witty, sensual love poetry of his early career and the serious, devout religious writing of his later career as the Dean of St. Paul 's. Donne 's poetry was influential enough to be considered the basis of the metaphysical school of poetry, as characterized by later writers…