Fireside Poets

“The Flea” by John Donne and “To His Coy Mistress” by Andrew Marvell are two poems classified as carpe diem. Carpe diem is Latin phrase for “Seize the day”. Both speakers use the ideals of carpe diem to persuade the auditor to live in the moment. They do this by saying that the auditor is young and beautiful and that they are meant to be. Although both speakers try their best to persuade the auditor to have sex with them, the speaker in “To his coy mistress” impresses the auditor the best. In…

In this poem, Donne reveals that the man’s empowerment is what enables him to act on his desire. Donne writes “off with that girdle,” “off with that happy busk,” “off with those shoes.” The repetition of the phrase “off with” signifies the man’s dominance over the woman; he is not asking her to do something he is directing the woman. When Donne writes commands like “unpin” and “unlace” when the woman approaches and tells her to “license my roving hands” it is apparent that this dominance he…

Donne and Herbert, both religious poets often radical, clever, and unconventional, and thus not surprising both have been considered leaders of a “metaphysical” school of poetry. Their similarities result from a time where everyone was a religious something. The protestant faith brings about an attitude of humility towards God in both poets. Both poets discuss their relations with God through the use of poetic form. Subsequently, writing roughly round the same time and theologically (both were…

October Sky is a movie which states a true story happened to a boy. The high five principles are seen in the movie as the boy makes his journey to make is dream a reality. The high five principles are change is constant, learning is ongoing, focus on the journey, follow your heart and access your allies. These principles are important not just to the character in the movie but for every one on earth who make their journey into the depths of careers and jobs. Change is constant because today…

film Dead Poets Society (Peter Weir) revolves around a potpourri of themes. In comparison, the french poet Baudelaire has written many poems involving plenty of the same topics. Imagination and its power against the social norm is a striking theme in both Weir’s work and Baudelaire’s poem “Windows”. Right through to the end of the film, there are many examples of realism versus idealism. In Baudelaire’s poem “Benediction”, he revolves his writing around the idealism and realism of being a poet.…

'Another example from the film is: (Neil) "What was the Dead Poets Society?" (Mr Keating) "I doubt the present administration would look too favourably upon that." (Neil) "Why? What was it? (Mr Keating) Gentlemen, can you keep a secret?" (Boys) "Sure." (Mr Keating) "The Dead Poets were dedicated to sucking the marrow out of life." {Later that night the boys head off, into the cave, where the meeting would be held}. In…

Robin Williams’s most remembered leading roles was performing as Mr. Keating in the film, Dead Poets Society. The movie takes place at the all-male boarding school, Welton Academy, in 1959. It follows a group of high schoolers that learn an important lesson from their English teacher, Mr. Keating, to follow their own path and go against what is normal. They were inspired by Mr. Keating to recreate the Dead Poets Society Club and recite poetry. One of Mr. Keating’s speeches to his students takes…

quote relates to transcendentalism because in the movie Dead Poets Society each character goes through a change that changes them for the better. The movie Dead Poets Society is about a group of students who have a teacher who is different from the teachers at their boarding school. Mr. Keating uses different methods to teach his students. All the boy’s face a lot of pressure from their parents. Then one day the come across the Dead Poets Society and decide to start it. With the help of Mr.…

A Separate Peace Final Essay The portrayal of friendship in A Separate Peace by John Knowles remains significant and [a]relevant to present day. Persistently and tenaciously, the war controls the Devon school’s atmosphere, leaving students solemn and teachers austere. Desperate and afraid, students attempt to cope individually with the decision to enlist, while Finny and Gene manage together with the foundations of their strong comradeship. However, with just as much assertion, internal…

As Socrates develops his city with the help of his interlocutors, music becomes an important part of the education of the guardians. Poetry is included in the musical education, but Socrates is wary of allowing all forms of poetry into the city. He instead develops several requirements that poetry must meet to be allowed into the city. These stipulations deal with the portrayal of the gods, tragedy, the afterlife, and others. Out of all the categories, Plato’s Socrates considered the gods to be…