Muse

Authors have utilized literary devices in their works from the beginning of time. However, with the advent of the Neoclassical age in 1600’s Britain, the societal virtues of balance, harmony, order, and reason began to receive much more emphasis. The sentiment permeated every area of life, especially concerning literature. Mary Leapor, an English poet and maid working in the 1700’s, exemplifies this new focus and threads many of these elements in her poetry to elevate it to the levels of the…

Anne Bradstreet and Phillis Wheatley are some of the most known poets around the world. But back in the 1600’s they weren’t considered a poet, let alone a contributor to society. But both of these women became a powerful threat to the men once they both became educated and had an interest in poetry. Bradstreet was a white Puritan who related greek beliefs to her lifestyle and human society as a whole. Wheatley was an African American poet who was a slave, but she wasn’t like the others, she was…

Lee Miller was born in New York in April of 1907 and passed away in July of 1977 while living in England (Lee Miller Archives). During her life, she worked as a model, muse, photographer, artist, war correspondent, and as a gourmet chef (Lee Miller Archives). Miller was best known for her work in surrealist photography because her pictures were one of a kind. Surrealism was a photographic movement during the 20th century which explored the bizarre, the incongruous, and the irrational (Oxford).…

My visit to the Nelson-Atkins museum was unlike any of my other visits to museums. First of all, I had a solid purpose for going and found myself paying much more attention to the intricacies of pieces I was viewing. Secondly, due to its sheer size, this museum had a wide variety of art from many different cultures and time periods, giving each hallway and room a different feel. Lastly, I felt much more educated about what I was viewing, when compared to previous experiences. I waited until the…

The Significance of State Institutions: A Comparison between Norway and Ethiopia There are several different ways in which a state can choose to govern its citizens. The two types of government that are frequently analyzed and structurally oppose one another are authoritarian versus democratic regimes. The main difference between a democracy and an authoritarian regime is that a democracy is comprised of a government that reflects the wants of its citizens. On the other hand an authoritarian…

standard for women. For example, by definition, a muse is “a person or personified force who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist”. In the opening line of “Washing Day” it states, “The Muses are turned gossips” (Barbauld, line 1). This immediately creates a negative tone in the poem. Muses, rather inspirations, are usually regarded as good, uplifting and positive attributes to one’s life. However; in “Washing Day”, it is conveyed that muses are generally thought of as a bad thing.…

Somalia where a group of heavily armed men show up to a village to collect money from the clan in the area. However, when they cannot provide the money they are asking the armed men demand that they go get their money. The leaders of the two skiffs were Muse and Asad, and it showed all the men gathering around begging for a shot to go out on the skiffs. After picking their teams the two skiffs head out into the Indian Ocean. The film then switches settings to the Port of Salalah in Omen where…

In recent years, technology has become a necessity for most modern humans. Some people cannot even go a day without using their phone or computer; however, very few take the time to understand how the technology they use actually functions. Roxanne Emadi was quoted by the New York Times when she said, “Kids these days are all stuck on their phones, their tablets, and are constantly using technology, but few of them are learning how to create it”. (2) It might be hard to believe, but…

It soon was listed on William London’s Catalogue of the Most Vendible Books in England eight years after its release. In the first section of The Tenth Muse, Bradstreet wrote four long poems critics call quaternions. The quaternions include: “The Four Elements”, “The Four Humours of Man”, “The Four Ages of Man”, and “The Four Seasons”. Each of these poems contain four orations or lessons. In these works…

Heaney makes multiple references to Greek mythyology, implying that he is intrigued and enchanted by the mythical world. Not only this, but the poem is also imbeded with imagery and imagination, which creates a mythical and magical mood. Perhaps the wells to which Heaney was drawn were a symbol or representation of the mythical world Heaney seemed to enjoy and cherish. Perhaps to him they symbolized a portal into the mythical worlds. Perhaps by rhyming and echoing he imagined the people from the…