Elegy

yourself thinking about that one person. It brings us happiness. But for some it doesn’t always work out that way. The “The Wife`s Lament” is an elegy from the Exeter book that tells the story of a women that had her heart broken from being in love. “The Wife`s Lament”, by an anonymous Anglo-Saxton scop focuses on the theme of abandonment and loneliness. In the elegy the speakers words show helplessness, pain, and hopelessness form a woman that has been left by her husband. She is a desperate…

poetic lines to a female to accomplish one goal- convince her to have sexual intercourse with him. Through a transitioning mood, a wide spectrum of imagery, and series of metaphors and similes, Marvell is able to capture and reignite the old Latin elegy of Carpe Diem. Like a majority of love poems, a romantic mood must be established in order for the poem to have its full effect. Although the romantic mood was established in the beginning parts of the poem, it quickly transitioned into…

“The Wife’s Lament” “The Wife’s Lament,” by an anonymous Anglo-Saxon Scop, main focus is deep emotion and adventures. The depth of this elegy reveals the depression and strength this person is feeling throughout the elegy. Therefore, she wonders why the kinsmen took away her husband, leading her in need to search for him. The first section shows the depth of “sorrow” (1) and “pain” (5) from losing her one true love. The wife expresses how depressed she is. She is left in…

everyone (19). In this way, Shelley forces his grief on others by insisting that they take part in it with him. It is almost as if Shelley needs grieving to be justified by other people in order for him to go on telling the story of Adonais in the elegy. He needs to be reassured that it might be reasonable to outpour his emotions in a long-form poem for another man. He encourages, “Most musical of mourners, weep again!” which, especially with the addition of the exclamation mark highlights the…

believe this poem is the result of a book-length elegy that was meant for Lota (Lombardi, 234). Poetics of Intimacy also appears to agree with this conclusion stating that the poem is often thought to “articulate her loss of Macedo Soares” (195). However, in his biography of Bishop Millier considers this poem to be about Alice Methfessel which he notes, because of one draft’s specification of blue eyes (514). Regardless, Millier admits this poem is an “elegy for [Bishop’s] whole life” and that…

breakfast; Dan, take your medicine; Life must go on” (Millay 134). Death in simple terms is confronted bluntly to those that remain after. Millay finally discussed death through “Elegy before Death.” This poem approaches a more beautiful sense of what death might be. It confronts death as something blissful with an elegy to proceed. Here is a line from this poem, “Oh, there will pass with your great passing” (Millay 105). Once more does she use death in her poems to portray a message; a…

Beowulf, a Pagan or Christian Poem Prose, riddles, poetry, and proverbs can all be found in Old English Literature, as well as a mixture of Christian and pagan traditions and influences. One such an example would be, Beowulf, the epic long poem whose title character displays heroism and generosity. In this paper, I will explain how Christian values have been woven throughout the poem and mixed with Germanic hero values. Secondly, I will explain the long standing debate of whether or not Beowulf…

Annotated Bibliography Primary Sources: 1. Catullus, Gaius Valerius. "Catullus." Catullus. Tibullus. Pervigilium Veneris. Trans. Francis Warre Cornish, J. P. Postgate, J. W. Mackail, and G. P. Goold. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard UP, 1988. 2-184. Loeb Classical Library. Web. 16 Feb. 2017. This is a collection of Catullus poems including his love poetry to Lesbia, who is widely believed to be an elite woman named Clodia. Catullus’ poems tell of his affair with Lesbia including his epic love and…

Throughout British history, there have been a multitude of events which radically changed the country and its people. One of these events, World War I, has influenced British literature and the authors, such as Rupert Brooke, giving lead to different themes and ideas. While Rupert Brooke started his career writing joyful poetry, his role as a soldier in World War I influenced his writing to focus on honorable sacrifice. Rupert Brooke was not unlike most authors before the war and wrote poems…

just wanted to give up? Both Walt Whitman and Edgar Allan Poe have gone through this traumatic experience and conveyed their feelings through writing. You may be common with their famous works, ‘O Captain, My Captain’ and ‘Annabel Lee’, that are elegies, written 16 years apart, dedicated to the ones they lost. The main theme of both poems is similar to one another with regards to the techniques used, the structure,…