Confessional poetry

Recently opened in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, Understanding Human Loneliness, analyzes the discrepancy between internal isolation and external being. Located in an empty warehouse, Understanding Human Loneliness features only two works: Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe by Edouard Manet and Triptych, Left Panel by Paula Rego. The two works are vastly different – Rego’s piece features bright colors and jarring imagery while Manet’s piece employs subdued colors and less narrative – but evoke a…

In order to begin with my analysis and what I understood about one of the readings we read for class, I would like to mention that the focus of this paper will be on “The Wife’s Lament”, taken from The Exeter Elegies. “The Wife’s Lament”, as the name conceive, is about the sad story and betrayal or otherwise, journey of a wife who is longing for her husband or lover. The poem is set up in what I believe as having five parts, the first being the introduction of what is about to come. The second,…

In this paper I will argue that in Dialogue on Good, Evil, and The Existence of God by John Perry, the dialogue does not disprove the idea of God. This book focuses on three main characters: Gretchen Weirob, Sam Miller, and Dave Cohen and their debates about the existence of God. This drawn-out discussion begins when Miller visits his flu-ridden friend Weirob and asks to pray for her. Weirob immediately declines and this sparks a three-day long conversation, where Cohen joins in later, on who…

Bishop describes “Four Poems” as “fragmentary,” but considers “that together they made a sort of emotional sequence” (Giroux, 308). Though there is no narrative, at least not one consciously thought up by Bishop, the emotions of the poem easily convey important faucets of her life like sexuality and love. Often, this poem is discussed as Bishop viewed it with fragmented looks at each aspect of the poem rather than the poem itself. While it is useful to do this, since poems are often broken down…

What is a story without imagery? Imagery gives the reader a feeling of being present and can exemplify the importance of the person, place, or thing be described. Like other literary text Edith Wharton’s work Ethan Frome shows examples of imagery. Some examples include the Frome saw-mill that the narrarator and Ethan Frome came across on their journey to Junction, the village while it is completely covered in snow, and a description of Ethans study that brings him peace. All of these places were…

In Marlowe’s “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love,” the shepherd paints an idealized view of the rural life for his lover as a means of a confession of love . He attempts to convince the woman with his planned promises before she accepts his offer. The list of the promises goes from living in the mountains to materialistic objects, such as coral clasps. His offers may seem to be beyond what a shepherd can normally reach for, due to his status. However, the shepherd creates a contract for the…

Flowers for Algernon Book Report Is your past ever truly behind you? Daniel Keyes plays with this concept throughout Flowers for Algernon. Since our past is not currently happening, it is hard to remember exactly what has transpired previously. When looking at your past, it is easy to think of ways things could have been better and actions you could have changed. Everyone carries their past with them and, at times, struggle with not letting it affect their future. Flowers for Algernon shows…

Emily is an inspiration to many, she believes that "Hope is the thing with feathers- That perches in the soul". She stood up for what she believed in, and defied the odds of learning to read and write when it was unusual for women at that time. Throughout her life, Dickinson was told her style of writing was unusual and no one would like it, but, ironically, when her poems were discovered, everyone loved them. Her unique style and perspective won over audiences, and changed the way people viewed…

majesty, dominion, or power, except War” (“Preface” W. Owen). Wilfred Owen wrote this in May of 1918 as a draft for the preface of a book of poetry he was hoping to publish. Owen never got a chance to rewrite this draft or publish a book of his poems. He died six months later on November 4, 1918, while leading his troops across the Sambre Canal. Owen’s poetry stands as a testament to the brutality of the First World War. “Dulce et Decorum est” exemplifies the “pity” that Owen spoke about in his…

One actor that showed good head voice vs. chest voice was Dakota. Dakota played Fantine in Les Miserables. In the scene right before Docks Part 2, Dakota sings a line that says, “you let your foreman send me away…” As she sings this, she hits very high notes and not once do you hear breathiness or squeaky, airy notes. She sings with power without belting by singing in her head voice. I couldn’t not tell when she switched into her chest voice. Her sound was pure and smooth the entire time. They…