Japanese poetry

I feel that Baldwin chose this excerpt as the epigraph for the Giovanni’s Room because, the line itself it alludes to many of the key themes explored throughout the novel like masculinity, sexual identity, and being present. Placing the excerpt in the context of “Song of Myself” reveals even more about the idea of self-acceptance that Baldwin also explores in the novel; Many of the lines leading up to the final couplet begin with “How he,” as if to present a sort of distance between the narrator…

Although having lived a very short life, John Keats is arguably one of the most remarkable poets that the Romantic Era produced. His poetry explores the human condition by asking deep philosophic questions. Written in 1819, the poem ”Ode on Melancholy," captures many complex emotions, and focuses on the intertwined connection between joy and sadness, hope and disappointment. He reasons that in order to fully experience and appreciate one, we must also experience the other. Only if we can truly…

In terms of Aesthetic Reaction, it is stated by Elizabeth Telfer that she defines this term “as a neutral reaction” (Telfer 11). I can wholeheartedly agree with Telfer; for my stance is the same as hers, in this regard. Beautiful sights to see, such as the Grand Canyon or Niagara Falls, can be seen as an aesthetic reaction. I say this, because of what these well-known landmarks have been known to bring about in us, as human beings. They bring about awe and they are just spectacular sights that…

The passage from All the Pretty Horses unveils various different stylistic choices the author, Cormac McCarthy, develops and fabricates which gives the work it’s eminence. The quote exhibits various different examples of well written diction, organization, and syntax. The quote exemplifies McCarthy’s eloquent diction via several examples of imagery, allusion, and specific jargon. Images such as Perez lighting his own cigarette and “blowing a thin stream of smoke” and “snapping” his lighter to…

is the first to go followed obediently by the title, the plot, the heartbreaking conclusion, the entire novel” (Collins 1-3). The writersauthors, Billy Collins and E.B. White express their feelings about the change in life through both, Collins's poetry and White’s essay. The poem “Forgetfulness” goes through the process of slowly forgetting memories that one previously expected to always stay with them. Similarly, “Once More to the Lake” is about White’s experience returning back to the lake he…

instrument for people to express their emotions. It also serves an important role as to the way events are documented in history. Art is particularly powerful due to the many forms that it can be created in. There are many forms of art, which include poetry, music, books and theater. These various forms of art have the capability to capture the emotion of an event and provide the audience with the ability to understand what the artist felt at that time. When creating art the artist is trying to…

Kate Chopin was an American author of short stories and novels from the late 1800’s. She wrote many short stories like “Desiree’s Baby”, “The Storm”, and “The Story of an Hour”. After reading these three short stories I became fascinated with her work. She was a female author writing stories that in that time some of them may not have been accepted. She used irony, symbolism, imagery, and allegory to give us detail and to use our imagination. After reading these three short stories, I got drawn…

Mark Haddon, the author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, suggests that isolation is beneficial to a person’s mental state. Mark Haddon demonstrates this point through Christopher Boone’s reaction to the murder of Wellington and Ed Boone’s reaction to Christopher’s discovery of his mother’s letters. Christopher’s reaction to the murder of Wellington demonstrates the benefits of isolation. In the following quotation, Christopher narrates his daily schedule, and says this…

“And many a grisly oath they shouted out/ and tore Christ's blessed body limb from limb--” (Chaucer). Chaucer uses this line in the epic poem “The Pardoner’s Tale” while discussing the motive of Death. Chaucer chooses to personify death in this tale by giving him positive and negative motives and actions. These motives, both good and bad, appear in the epic and resonate with each person in a different way. The timeless traditions that trail Death are the ones that follow the human race through…

In the short story “the Rocking-Horse Winner,” by D. H. Lawrence, though its precise setting is not stated, the author lived during the late 19th and early 20th centuries and the Derby is an English horse race, so it can be guessed that the story took place in England at the turn of the 20th century . A great unrest pervaded the country as the disenfranchised grew more and more dissatisfied. This turmoil displayed itself in Paul, the young protagonist. Paul, a young boy, wanted desperately to…