Holy Sonnets

Erich Heckel was also part of the Die Brücke group. He was one of the more simple artists in this association. His works often showcased psychological insight and lyricism (Arnason 118). Many of his works were made out of woodcuts. Heckel created a colored woodcut entitled Standing Child in 1910 (Arnason 119). It is another work that features the young Frӓnzi Fehrmann. Ernst Kirchner’s Seated Girl is very modest compared to Heckel’s Standing Child. For this work, Frӓnzi is pictured fully nude…

Final Analytical and Research Essay Through the writings of poetry and storytelling, love and relationships have been a singular theme. Many poets and storytellers will use writing to tell love in different scenarios, from the depths of Hell where one’s lust of love causes eternal damnation to a love tale of two knights. Love has no boundaries and in most cases love is told from two perspectives. One from a male’s perspective and one from a female. This style of writing is used many times…

Robert Frost is a much appreciated poet of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to whom today’s commonly seen techniques are attributed. Many authors’ goal is to provide a contribution to society and influence the literature field in which they primarily work. To some, leaving a recognized impression is one of the highest rewards in literature. For authors similar to Robert Frost, a poet in the 19th and 20th centuries, they accomplished this goal with, what seems like, little effort or…

Poetry is one of the literary genres that is used to pass a hidden message to the readers creatively. Poems are usually imaginative and metaphorical as the poet will often use common words to infer something different from what is commonly known. Various issues of the people can be drawn from a poem by understanding its language and setting. For example, the poem ‘On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer’ by John Keats brings about the concepts of beauty and truth. Although short, it is full of…

“Let it All Go” is a powerful and beautifully composed song, written by Rhodes and Birdy, and it was released in September 2015. Birdy found that writing with Rhodes was completely natural and she found the strength and fragility of Rhodes’ voice so compelling. I have found an extremely personal connection to this song, to the point where it drove me to tears. The duo wrote this song to send a message about being strong, whilst leaving the listeners with a question; “Does the pain of brokenness…

Love poems in Japanese classical literature from 10th-century Japan have unique characteristics and varied dimensions. Its unique characteristics stem from the contemporary societal acceptance of norms in expressing tender feelings and varied dimensions which reflects on the poems. Moreover, most of them were not flat and direct, and used parallels that were mostly varied forms of nature. Love poems in ‘The tales of Ise’ and ‘The Tale of Genj’ are examples of literary excellence and art. They…

Foreword : I have always loved the beauty of Poetry, how words alone can grip the mind and stimulate the soul. Poetry is a feeling, like the tears of happiness or sorrow that we don't speak of. It's the cries of a breaking heart and the songs of love that we keep locked away. Within these pages lay just some of the hopes, trials and tribulations that have made me who I am. So take a deep breath if you dare, And settle into your favorite chair. Of my plights and dreams, have…

Secondly, if the outer space is the physical representation of Roland’s inner psyche then one could say that these nightmarish places are the representation of his broken mind. For example, the main feature of the land is the wasteland. As in the ninth stanza Roland says: “Than, pausing to throw backward a last view/O’er the safe road, ‘t was gone; gray plain all round:” (IX. 3-4), which another possible clue that Roland is mad, as there is nothing left behind him, only a wasteland. It could be…

John Donne’s “Death Be Not Proud” and Anne Finch’s “To Death” personify the abstraction of death through their manipulation of apostrophe and figurative language. Their vivid descriptions extend beyond a mere conversation with death, revealing their inner thoughts toward the inevitable demise of every human. Though examining the same theme, Donne and Finch develop vastly different tones. Donne’s tone of defiance juxtaposes Finch’s tone of resignation, cultivating these through the use of…

Old English literature, also referred to as Anglo-Saxon literature, can be described as gloomy or grim. These writings reflected the emotions and conflicts the people were experiencing during this time. Two examples of Anglo-Saxon literature that are very alike are “The Wanderer” and “The Wife’s Lament”. “The Wanderer” and “The Wife’s Lament” are similar in their elegiac tone, theme, and form of writing. Many Anglo-Saxon poems contain a certain mournful tone that longs for the past. This tone,…