Sonnet 130

dramatically present themes and topics in such a way that are unthinkable, he does so while utilizing simple literary elements such as Italian sonnet, irregular use of grammar, and characterization. On top of that, Bidart presents the wretchedness of…

The two essays that are being compared contrast are “A Psalm of life” by Longfellow and “Live your life” by TI. In the Longfellow essay, Longfellow is addressing that life is nothing but an empty dream. In TI version, the essay is about how people should just live their life. The similarity of these essays are that they both deal with life and to stay positive. The difference is the style in both of essays. Longfellow is in the Romanticism era while TI is in today’s society. Longfellow…

A given instrumental performance exists as a gateway to the original work rather than being the work itself and as such a given performance is two works rather than one. In Thomas Mark’s Philosophy of Piano Playing: Reflections on the concept of Performance he makes the claim that a performance and a quotation are similar in concept, but performance requires an assertion. With the nature of assertion this account of a performance of an existing work becomes two works rather than one. However,…

Poetry is a beautiful form of expression. In the pages you are about to read, in the simple stanzas and rhymed words, we see two people that share a deep and abiding love for one another. The poems that follow will show this couple as they express their hopes and dreams of not only their yesterdays, but the future they both so desperately desire. Jacob Tanner has been writing poetry since he was very young. After being drafted into the Korean War, he uses his poetry as a way of escaping what…

The music of the '20s gives off much more meaningful expression from its artists who provide lyrics and also revolves more around non-lyric instrumental style, while nowadays the majority of music that is mainstreamed into society still has some expression but it is merely created by degenerates. Thus what form of expression the music may hold, simply contains nothing but ridiculous outbursts of stupidity and vulgarity. There are still some artists in present day who make decent content, however…

Emily Dickinson and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow both used symbolism to build on the overall messages of their poems. For Dickinson, it was the “Hope is the thing with Feathers”, and for Longfellow, it was “The tide rises the tide falls”. Both Dickinson and Longfellow use symbolism in their poems even though their message are different the use of the symbolism strengthens the message of their poem. "Hope is the thing with feathers” is the first line Dickinson uses in her poem as well as the…

In the poem, "The Fall of Rome" by W.H. Auden, the narrator describes the Fall of Rome. The poem "The Fall of Rome" is great in complexity and has many details that describe many things. W.H. Auden states so much about the Fall of Rome, pertaining to waves, rain, caves, the Marines, Cato, moss, and so much more. He relates to listeners learning about the Fall of Rome, giving an inspiring tone. Little do we know, these small details mean something. They mean something to the actual Fall of Rome,…

The poems “The Listeners” and “Beware: Do Not Read This Poem” haven’t many similarities, but one major one can be found: both create a sense of immersion. You feel as though you are there, in the poem yourself. However, they do this in separate ways. “The Listeners” mainly uses two senses to build an image in the reader’s mind, sight and sound. You can see “the forest’s ferny floor” and the “moonlit door” and hear “the sound of iron on stone” as the Traveler leaves the house. You can also…

“The Bells”, written by Edgar Allan Poe, shows the overall theme the life stages of a person, and it also shows the moods of happiness and despair. However, each of the four sections of the poem has their own theme. The first section of the poem has the theme childhood is a happy time, as shown by the poem saying, “Silver bells-- What a world of merriment their melody foretells (2-3)!” This is relevant because these silver bells represent childhood. Throughout the poem, different bells are used…

According to the author David Kelly’s article, which cited the Anne Bradstreet poetry of “To My Dear and Loving Husband.” First, in Kelly’s article, he states that poetry is directness of the poet’s expression of her love for her husband, this poetry is incompatible to follow the modern standards, but it is fascinating to grasp readers to read and research the purpose and reason of the poetry. Second, Kelly explains the biography of the poet who is a Puritan. According to the poet’s religion,…