Ode

was not exclusive to the south, as many still faced discrimination in the north as well. During that time many African Americans sought to express their feelings towards racism through poetry; one of those poets is Paul Laurence Dunbar. The poems “Ode to Ethiopia” and “Sympathy” were both written by Paul Laurence Dunbar, who was an African American living during the Jim Crow period. The tone of both poems is quite the…

victor (2). Pindar’s Olympian 2 is one of the lengthier odes, and the victorious athlete he writes about is Theron of Akragas. The athletic event was a celebration festival to honor Zeus with offerings of prayer and sacrifice. The event named in this ode, the tethrippon, was adopted from the funeral games, and was a dangerous event for Greek athletes (Kyle 121). The athletes in this event would certainly want to become the victor. This ode celebrated Theron of Akragas as the victorious athlete…

Choral Ode II of Antigone Within Greek culture, the Ode was intended to be addressed to the audience in plays. Thus in Antigone the choral ode II addressed the tragic history of the Oedipus’s family. The first stanza of Ode II explains the nature of the vengeance and its unpredictability in life. Also, in the first stanza, it states that, “Fortunate is the man who has never tasted God’s vengeance…” (line 1). This quote is creating a statement about fate, where it is trying to pity Antigone,…

Prior to taking Introduction to Education this semester, I had never heard of the Ohio Standards for the Teaching Profession and was not aware that such a concept existed (ODE, 2005, p. 1). These standards outline what it means to be a professional in the field of education. After reading through the seven standards and what will be expected of me as an educator, I now understand that much more will be expected of me than simply teaching my content area. I will (1) respect the diversity of my…

Poetry is a form of art. It is used to convey emotion. There are over fifty types of poetry. Epic, Haiku, Cinquain, Ballad, Sonnet, Limerick, Verse Drama, Elegy Cento, and Ode are just a few of them. Poetry has also changed over the years. “Epic of Gilgamesh” is one of the earliest poetic works. It dates back to 2000 B.C. and was a tradition of the Sumerians. The ancient Greeks were also known for epic poetry that dates back as early as 1200 B.C. and A.D. 455. Homer and Hesiod were two of the…

Over 40 odes were written by Pindar. Each dedicated to victors of Olympic, Nemean, Isthmian, and Pythian games. Each one is unique in style and subject. What makes his ode’s unique, though? Pindar would compare the victor and a character from a well-known mythology. The comparisons would vary with each victor. The only time these epics would differ from the normal is the odes dedicated to charioteers. Only one of the odes dedicated to a chariot-race victor focuses on the rider that won. In…

Once ODE notifies you of your selection for the committee, the testing contractor will send an invitation via email. Upon receipt of the invitation, you will RSVP by accepting or declining. The test contractor will reimburse committee members for their mileage to and from the meeting location at the state travel expense rate. They also provide hotel rooms for committee members who live over 45 miles from the meeting location. Committee members are responsible for their own meals, without…

literature, or physical thing, each of which will stay longer than the creator will. Throughout life the things made and the memories will eventually fade. People forget who and what was done, but leaving physical things behind will prolong the process. In Ode to a Grecian Urn John Keats explains, “Beauty is truth, truth is beauty,” (line 49). This explains that the truth is will be everlasting. Lives will go on without a person, but their legacy and physical feelings and things will stay…

question “Who am I?”(1), he accepts himself as a child of God in the end. There are archetypal themes, symbols, and Frye’s Literary Modes and Archetypes in the poem which can make connections with other literatures such as Pride and Prejudice, Ode to Nightingale, Ode to West Wind and Hamlet. Self-realization is an archetypal theme of Who Am I?. Throughout the poem, speaker talks about how others tell him who…

How Thomas Gray’s life affected his work Thomas Gray was one of the most influential poets during the 18th century and produced many widely known poems and works of literature throughout his life. Many events within his life contributed to his style and topics while writing his poetry. The works of Thomas Gray were influenced by the death of his close friend, Richard West, his time spent on The Grand Tour with Walpole, and the time he spent at Eton College as a professor and a scholar. Thomas…