Ode

Tone Helplessness The Tone in the first choral Oedipus expresses the chorus's fear and reverence for the gods. This shows that the meaning of the ode is simply to describe the city's desperation and desire to get help from the gods. They see the gods as both their preservers and their destroyers. In this ode, the chorus is waiting in anticipation for the prophecy from Apollo that they hope will tell them what needs to be done to end their present plague and please the gods once more. Since they…

The palace of Versailles is a great expression of the absolutism of the monarch. Louis XIV’s palace underwent a huge transformation from a small hunting lodge surrounded by swampland to an extravagant palace that rerouted waterlines, uprooted land, and tamed nature. Nature at Versailles was a means of invoking thoughts of immortality, absolutism, and the domination of nature. Romantic paintings and poetry use nature as a way to access a deeper part of the mind and remind people of their own…

John Keats is said to be seen as one of the most “canniest readers, interpreters, and questioners of the “modern” project in poetry, which sought to dwell in the desires and sufferings of the human heart.” His works such as Ode to Melancholy is a worthy example as to how Keats illustrates the relatable feeling of pain, and shines light on the common idea that it is to be hidden and masked with false happiness. In this work he tells us to embrace it, to take it by the hand and let it flow through…

Where the Black Hawk Soars was a piece written by Robert W. Smith, one of the most popular and respected composers in America. A recipient of a Bachelor's in Music Education from Troy State University and a Master's in Music from the University of Miami, Smith then has produced works for both concert band and orchestra that have been performed throughout the world. His greatest hits were his first two symphonies -The Divine Comedy and The Odyssey and have been used by North America, Europe,…

Solon also stated, give into their vanities and arrogance and only consider themselves happy with the amount of fortune they have, the mortals will be punished by the gods and have their livelihoods taken away from them. The context and message of Ode 3 acts as a prequel as to what may happen if you humble yourself before the gods but it is a prequel that is not revealed until after Herodotus’ moral message has already been…

rule of Louis XIV, in order to create change (History.com). The years of the revolution created a sense of excitement and optimism in France, but at the same time it also created a lot of fear and uneasiness. Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem France: An Ode describes his emotions during the time leading up to, and the beginning of, the revolution. The ideas of the American Revolution influenced the French Revolution because it helped the French citizens realize that change is possible. In 1789 the…

works including Satires, Epodes, Odes and Epistles. Most of his works celebrate common events and everyday life and “…some of his modern admirers see him as the poet of the lighter side of life; others see him as the poet of Rome and Augustus” (M. Grant, 2015). The way Horace wrote about the Roman people themselves led them to believe they were living in a Golden Age under the hand of Augustus. It was a form of propaganda. As Horace told the Romans in one of his odes, “Because you are servants…

were they were more interested in working long hours and earning a living. Poets like William Wordsworth and John Keats used their literary works to rebuke society and the industrial movement in their poems such as The World Is Too Much with Us, and Ode on a Grecian Urn. In William Wordsworth’s poem The World Is Too Much with Us is his response to the diminished belief in faith and spirituality. The second line in the poem addresses this “Getting and spending,” (Wordsworth, line 2) brings…

It has often observed of Baudelaire’s poem that it reveals an extraordinary fusion of classical permanence and an intimate, Romantic contingent--- believes that every nation and every age possesses and must possess, its own beauty. Baudelaire analyses these various and varying manifestation of Beauty into two separate elements—the eternal and the transitory. It may be argued, he showed no great originality( the idea implicates in Stendhal), but in going a step further and asserting that without…

“Frost at Midnight!". Would make any human mind wonder. On a cold night, and everyone is sound asleep. I personally myself would enjoy that peaceful moment and let my head go into deep thoughts. I would have a nice cup of cappuccino. I would think about love, how far I have come as well as my past, my childhood, family and so much more. Coleridge couldn’t have chosen a better setting and title for this poem, because I believe that nature is best discovered and embraced at night. A person can get…