Sonnet 18

The word Rede has a much longer history than the Wiccan Rede, which is what usually comes to mind when we hear the word. The Wiccan Rede can be summed up in eight words. “An Ye Harm None, Do What Ye Will”. But there are many different personal, work, individual, and family Rede that change with time and the course of life. Rede is commonly interchanged in modern day language with the word ethics and is much more complex than just these eight words. The meaning of the ancient word Rede is: advice…

Psalm 2: Bow the Knee and Kiss the Son Have you ever been in a situation that caused you to ask the question, “What is going on here?” Maybe it was a humorous moment of confusion, or maybe it was a serious moment of exasperation. Often in situation where it seems like chaos is in charge, we find ourselves wondering “what is going on?” As we look at Psalm 2, we must remember the role that Psalm 1 and 2 play in the Psalter. Both of these act like two great pillars, introducing and providing the…

“A Room with a View,” written by E.M. Forster, is a tale of love and of self discovery. Taking place in partly Florence, Italy and the other part Surrey, England, this story tells of how Lucy Honeychurch finds love in an unlikely man, George Emerson. Forster cleverly links the two locations in which the books take place to differing themes of the story itself: victorian vs. progressive, self denial vs. self expression, independence vs. reliance, and dishonestly vs. transparency. Each of these…

Both of these poems cover the theme of a hierarchy. However, they cover it in different ways. In his poem, Owen takes a more analogical approach, drawing parallels between the biblical story of Abram and Isaac and the governmental faculty of the first world war. However, throughout the poem, he makes several deviations from said story, rather than fire and wood, he uses using “fire and iron”, which were the materials used to make guns. Sitwell chooses to display it in a more realistic fashion,…

You’ll Float Too…. (An analysis of the 2017 adaptation of Stephen King’s It using Aristotle’s Poetics) When the word “poetics” is used, poetry and roses are often what come to mind. However, poetics can be any form of entertainment. “The conception of tragedy which Aristotle developed in his work has perpetuated the Greek ideal of drama through the ages,”(Aristotle). Aristotle is talking about drama and plays specifically, and in today’s world, he would be talking about movies. Several movies…

Cadence and rhythm. This is poetry at its mechanical essence. It was once thought that those who could not hear the flow and intonation of language could not possibly compose one of the most complex and labyrinthine forms of expression (33). Yet, they did, and they did well. By referencing some early poetic works, The Minstrel Boy by James Nack, and The Mute’s Lament by John Carlin, the absolute ability of deaf individuals is realized, as well as a sample of some of the intimate topics they…

Rowell--English Eleven Poetry Questions: TALKING BACK TO A POEM Talking Back to a Poem FROM POETS.ORG It would be convenient if there were a short list of universal questions, ones that could be used anytime with any poem. In the absence of such a list, here are a few general questions that you might ask when approaching a poem for the first time: Who is the speaker? Who or what is the audience? The speaker is most likely the poet, Ralph Waldo Emerson. The audience was intended to be all of the…

When I first read each of these poem I notice a very interesting difference between the two. While both of the poems are about relationships the major difference between the two are the specific type of relationship they each portray. In Your Hands by Gevorg Emin the relationship Gevorg portrays is a very loving and passionate one between the two people. While in The Clothespin by Rhonda Bower the feeling we get about the relationship is that the two people don’t really love each other and force…

Puritans seem to have unrealistic beliefs compared to those of today. Edward Taylor and Anne Bradstreet share how they got through rough times in the form of poetry with the help of their beliefs in God. Taylor’s formal poem “Upon Wedlock, And Death of Children” tells a story about the time he loses his children. Bradstreet’s “Here Follows Some Verses upon the Burning of Our House” is a story when she loses her house due to a fire. Each author gets through their individual problems by…

Iambic pentameter means five feet of measure, or 5 areas of stressed and unstressed words within a line and also like a sonnet, every two lines rhyme in order to smooth out the writing, and create an AABB pattern within the poetry. In "Thou Blind Man 's Mark" iambic pentameter is used to relieve the poem of its accusatory tone and almost make the poem into a dance of words…