Japanese poetry

An Old Man's Sorrow In the beginning of the twentieth century Pablo Picasso created something called the "blue period." During this period the style of artwork was monochromatic and usually used colors such as dark blue or greens. Use of such colors gave the paintings of the time a gloomy and sorrowful appearance. One of the most well-known paintings of this time is The Old Guitarist. From the stark contrast creates a disjointed message of a young man's mind. Picasso portrays his old man as…

The elegy’s status as a lament of loss does, indeed, mean that elegies are often responses to death, as evidenced in the example of Vasilii Zhukovskii’s “Na smert’ Andreia Turgeneva”. The poem’s subject could not be any more evident; the speaker begins with an incantatory “O” in which he addresses his deceased friend, and immediately describes his coffin. Yet the speaker remains alone, in his own words he is “оставленный,” abandoned; he laments the loss of companionship and friendship. This…

Ernie Dingo once said, “Aboriginal achievement is like the dark side of the moon, for it is there but so little is known”. Good evening everyone, it is my privilege today to inaugurate the Australia Day Film Festival. Ernie Dingo’s wise words express the indignation the Aborigines feel for their actions being neglected. This is perfectly highlighted in the two selected films that will assist in the grand opening of the festival. I am honoured today to introduce to you two musical-comedy films,…

Frank Stockton was born in 1834 (Klimas 216). He started telling stories shortly after, when he was a child (Klimas 216). When he was older, he wrote a short story called “The Lady, or the Tiger?” for a magazine called St. Nicholas (Klimas 216). It quickly became one of the most famous short stories in the world, because of Stockton’s use of suspense (Klimas 216). Stockton used exposition, conflict, and climax to create the suspense in his story. Stockton used exposition to create suspense by…

Question: To what extent are there common threads in the poems you studied this year? Refer to a range of poems and poets in your answer. Famous poets William Blake, William Wordsworth, Wilfred Owen, Bruce Dawe and Gwen Harwood have all created a large array of poetic pieces. Each poem is an extension of each poet’s perspective of the world of which they use to portray specific messages to their intended audiences. The messages and tones conveyed throughout each author’s poems have similarities…

Walt Whitman, through his works, appears to display a view of equality and tolerance as a part of his mission to create great American poetry. However, despite his seemingly harmless portrayals of certain minority groups in America, mainly African-Americans and Native Americans, Whitman often reinforces the dominant views expressed by those in his own time. Moreover, he subconsciously celebrates colonialism by his praises and encouragements of westward expansion. While Whitman does sometimes…

In Whitney Houston’s lyrics “Greatest Love Of All”, the artist proclaims “And if, by chance, that special place / That you’ve been dreaming of / Leads you to a lonely place / Find your strength in love”. Whitney Houston describes characteristics of a lonely lifestyle where the only hope is in the strength of love. Comparatively, George Orwell’s novel, 1984, and Pope Francis’ TEDTalk share similar sentiments as Houston with regard to loneliness. It is expressed by Orwell and Pope Francis that…

1)Author’s style and examples The Catcher in the Rye has a very dark and melancholy tone. This comes from the word choice that Salinger implements into his writing, which includes many vulgar terms and words that provoke sad thoughts. It is the repetition of words, such as goddamn and depressing that help create this dark tone. This also allows the reader to understand Holden Caulfield’s personality. For example, it is very clear to the reader that he does not like celebrities because he…

You are walking through the forest and come upon a tree with no leaves and what appears to be little life. Most people would assume it is dead based on its appearance without a second thought. However, what if there is life beneath the surface of the tree? What if the appearance of the tree does not reflect its reality? Appearances versus reality is a main theme reflected in Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak. Throughout the novel, Melinda’s appearance does not reflect who she is inside; however,…

The conflict between loyalty Wesley has with his family and following the law. The novel Montana 1948, by Larry Watson tells the story of a family gradually being divided due to the the loyalty of some family members being broken. The story is told from the perspective of David Hayden, a 50 year old man reminiscing on the summer that “changed his life”. His father, Wesley Hayden, is the most significant character in the novel and plays a pivotal role in the story. The thought provoking idea…