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“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is a narrative poem by T.S Elliot. It portrays the puzzling and obscure phrenic conceptions of the protagonist, Prufrock, as he guides the reader to what appears to be a peregrination. Throughout the poem’s irregular timeline, an alienated Prufrock repeatedly insists that there is something important he needs to tell the reader, but he continually states that he has time. The poem’s title insinuates that Prufrock is addressing someone he admires, or loves,…

Many poets will express their perspectives or nauture in various ways. In the poems, “Ode to enchanted Light” by Pablo Neruda and “Sleeping in the Forest” by Mary Oliver, the poets utilize similar and contrasting key elements to express their views of the beauties and powers of nature. In “Ode to enchanted Light,” Pablo Neruda touches upon the beauties of light and appreciation for the nature that surrounds us, through the use of figuative language, theme, symbolism, and mood/tone. Mary Oliver…

showcases many persuasive skills and rhetoric. Aristotle once stated that rhetoric classifies as “the ability, in each particular case, to see the available means of persuasion.” Among the three main arguments in Paradise Lost, each carry, at least, one form of Aristotle’s rhetorics: Ethos, Pathos, and/or Logos. Whether it be Eve persuading Adam, or Satan persuading Eve, each argument succeeds in its intentions, ultimately winning over the counter-arguments. The first of the three arguments…

William Blake wrote many different poems, two big books filled with them, one book being called Songs of Innocence and the other being called Songs of Experience. Within these two books, four were brought up to the attention of the class, The Lamb, The Tyger, The Chimney Sweeper, and Infant Sorrow. These four poems had different messages but also different archetypes or comparisons. Each one, William Blake made sure to point out what he was really trying to get the reader to notice as he wrote…

when they come together even though the virtuous have the upper hand in individuality. A wise individual could be overruled by the many who combine their virtue and wisdom (Miller 2012). Aristotle’s view on democracy was that it was a subjective form of a constitutional government. A constitutional government was one where the ‘many’ ruled; however democracy was the contorted view. “The Athenian system differed from a modern representative democracy in that the citizens were more directly…

Donald Howard was a professor of English at Stanford until 1977. He went on to study medieval tradition which led him to write his first book, The Three Temptations; Medieval Man in Search of the World. This is an analysis of his critical study of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. In the article, Donald Howard discusses the symmetry and parallelism found throughout Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. He notes that the symbols inside the poem are defined by the author and are not left to be…

Absolute monarchie is a type of governemnt where the monarch (which is like a king) has power among his or her people. Being a monarch usually comes from heredity. Some monarch's are a lot weaker or stronger than others. Some also have more power. Absolutism is also one of the oldest types of governments. The first monarch's where small groups of people who decided to pass it on to their children. Later on it got more complicated and it was usually passed on to either the oldest son or in some…

What once was known to be someone’s thought that turned into someone’s words is known to be related to poetry. Thoughts and emotions play an important role in not only confessional, but also beat poetry. In Allen Ginsberg’s “A Supermarket in California” different techniques are used to capture a reader’s feelings. Throughout this poem Ginsberg allows the audience to sense emotions in ways such as using word choice with specific punctuation, contrast of metaphors, and use of active voice.…

The 1920s, a time for new innovations and was the rise of popular culture. People were expressing themselves more freely and enjoying life. During the year 1928, Robert Frost wrote a poem titled, “Acquainted with the Night.” From the title we can guess that Frost enjoyed partaking in the festivities of The Roaring Twenties. Maybe he enjoyed going out to socialize with a drink in hand, but unfortunately that is far from the truth. “Acquainted with the Night” is a work that depicts Robert Frost’s…

“For the Anniversary of My Death” and “The Nail” are considered as the main turning point in W.S Merwin’s use of stylistic approach to poetry. In almost all of his poems, he virtually uses no punctuation of any kind as his choices of words are simpler. Still present in these poems are the poet’s fascination with death, the spiritual, ruination, and the natural. These poems capture the facets of Merwin’s 1960s style and the use of imagery. They are also presented in stanzas, which are irregular,…