Poetics

misery through several reversals and discoveries as a result of such “hamartia". This protagonist is known as the tragic hero. Tragedy depicts the downfall of a noble hero, usually through some combination of hubris, fate, and the will of the gods(Poetics). The character should be a good man though not perfect so that the audience can identify with him. As there, will no feelings of pity or fear in the audience…

Secondly, another poetic device that Kendrick Lamar uses in his song is irony. Irony is when an event occurs in which is unexpected in the sense that it is somehow in mocking opposition in what would be expected or appropriate. When Kendrick Lamar uses irony, it is in a very serious and thought provoking way. For example, in line 63 the speaker says, “Cause you tried to change your life and now you live in a wheelchair.” This line is ironic because it talks about how someone tried to change…

In the 1600s, William Shakespeare published his highly acclaimed tragedies, Macbeth and Hamlet. These dramas exhibit the infamous playwright’s classic characteristics of a tragic hero during the Elizabethan era. Generally, an archetypal tragic hero possesses attributes that cause his ultimate defeat. Shakespearean heroes Hamlet and Macbeth represent the epitome of a tragic hero; however, their motives, personalities, and inner thoughts create distinct personas that expose individuality in each…

The story behind the poem Annabel Lee by Edgar Allen Poe is one that is very easy to imagine with the way Edgar wrote the poem. Edgar uses his feelings and emotions toward his Annabel and how she passes to write such a beautiful yet very tragic poem. Edgar goes above and beyond with his words to show just how much he loved and still loves Annabel and how she felt the same way towards him as well. This poem is written for love and completely about the love story that unfortunately ended…

Melody- There's this basic riff repetition being played. As simple as it may be, there is melodic contour which takes shape when the direction changes. This song uses disjunct motion, the intervals change quite a bit. A lot of the singing seems to be staccato, adding to the long pauses. There's also legato that's connecting the song. Harmony- There is no vocal harmony, when he continues the singing, for a breath of time, it adds an echoing effect. The chords are played in a pentatonic format.…

broken for a little too long: “I have gone tiptoe in this house all seven months...I have not moved from there to there without I think to please you, and still and everlasting funeral marches around your heart” (Miller Crucible 52). John Proctor was a poetic and passionate man. The metaphor and personification amplifies her sorrow, and his failure to make her happy again. While seeking forgiveness, he attempts to find his place in his world, which is an important factor to being a tragic hero…

when he ignores the warning against entering the city limits, and states that he is on a great quest and means no harm other than that provoked by the guards before ordering his men to cross into the city. Though the excerpt is presented in cryptic poetic…

In Chapter three of Signing the Body Poetic we learned about the printing press and how film technology affected deaf literature and ASL. Gorge W. Veditz was a big influence on preserving sign language. He came up with the idea that film will help preserve the language, “there is but one known means of passing on the language: through the use of moving picture films” (pg.51). With out films there would be no way language would be to be preserved. Sign Language could not be thought from writing…

Hamlet’s Character as a Tragic Hero Tragedy is one of the major and one of the most popular genres of theatre. It was basically popularized by the greatest playwright of all ages, William Shakespeare. Tragedies are a kind of plays based on human sufferings and audience feel pity for the characters as the play goes on. The protagonist of a tragedy or a revenge tragedy is a noble person, often called as ‘tragic hero’. Basically a tragic hero is someone who suffers a lot of mental and physical…

Tragedy is an intriguing genre of drama that made its official debut in around 500 BC in Athens. According to an article from Grand Valley State University, the origin of Tragedy can be traced back to groups of men singing s choral lyric to honor the Greek god Dionysus. Throughout history many famous authors were made great because of their skillful ability to captivate audiences with the story of a tragedy. Aristotle helped to outline and define what both a tragedy and a true tragic hero should…