Spenserian stanza

“Richard Cory”, written by Edwin Arlington Robinson, portrays a man’s life story only through the effect of his personality upon those who admire him. The poem is separated into four stanzas, each unfolding a different aspect of the protagonist’s life represented by the townspeople. This poem is devoid of almost any literary elements and figurative language; however, the words themselves still have resonance. By formulating assumptions and opinions of how the other half lives, the “people on the…

ease; in traffic of wit expertly maneuver …”. After describing her unpredictability when crossing the street, this metaphor speaks volume and shows how much her ability to effortlessly hold a conversation with others is treasured and adored. The final stanza in its entirety is a proclamation of the depth of his love. The author expresses his need for his lovers company and even gives her permission to continue on smashing glasses. In the final lines he expresses the sadness that would take over…

The highly introverted, American poet Emily Dickinson liked to play with intellectual curiosity, psychological extremities, and emotional clarity within her poetry that was not yet published until after her death in 1886. The unsettling intensity of her vision and ability to set out deep matters of our psyche in “simple” terms set her and her poetry apart from any other poet known today. Dickinson’s seclusion during her lifetime proved to have great influence over her literary works,…

randomly strike keys on a typewriter. The speaker, an older writer content with simply "adding to the great secretarial din" rather than becoming part of the silence, writes from a nostalgic point of view for the majority of the poem. The first three stanzas describe the speaker 's struggle to write quietly,…

Rationale A Poor man’s Happiness Sadness has no end Happiness does Happiness is like a feather, That the wind is blowing through the air, Fly so light. But he has a brief life. Needs wind to go on and on. The poor man's happiness seems The Great Illusion of Carnaval He waits all year For a moment of dream To make the fantasy King or God But will end on Wednesday. He dreams of what he wants to be, Because he has only one life He thinks There is only one chance To do what he wants. Golden…

When a person is at his or her lowest point, the only thing they have is their belief system. What a person believes in shapes the way he or she lives their life.While receiving the Sylvonus Thayer Award, General Douglas MacArthur addresses his audience with words that will most likely stay within their hearts for their life. He reminds his fellow soldiers of the words that kept them going through every battle, and stresses it by a number of literary devices, such as imagery, repetition, and…

Heartbreak can cause an unforgettable pain. Secondhand Serenade sing about heart and why does she cause him pain in their song “Why.” Secondhand Serenade’s music represents pop rock, and emo genre. When you’re heartbroken, it can feel like the end of the world. Secondhand Serenade and many others in their genres, have had many heartbreak experiences that have made them put more feeling behind their sad songs. Secondhand Serenade is from Menio Park, California. The band Secondhand serenade was…

Men endure three types of pain: back, tooth, and heart. The narrator in this poem by Chaucer seems to be making a plea to God. Troilus, the narrator, is the subject in question. Is he heartbroken? The first stanza suggests he is, but also, he is unable to go against these feelings. His love is so deep that he must endure these feelings. He can’t help himself from giving in to the pain. Troilus loves Criseyde so much that he is willing to knowingly put himself through pain in order to feel her…

In Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon, the names of characters foreshadow their emotional and physical state. Names indicate an inevitable mold that the characters fit into overtime. Macon I and his son, Macon II fit into to their last name, Dead. When Macon Dead I endures a physical death, which causes his son to endure an emotional death. Emotional death is when a person is numb to all emotions while they live a numb life. However, Macon Dead III or Milkman defies his probable future because he…

The Smithian model ‘s ideas of sympathy play a significant role in supporting voice in prominent works by offering a stage on which the narrator can provoke his audience to sympathize. Specific Smithian ideas that are typically utilized are universal human sympathy, role taking, sympathy for silent victims, envy inhibited sympathy and lack of sympathy for immoderate emotions. One notable work which possesses this structure and these notions is Wordsworth's poem "Old Man Traveling". The poem is a…