The Hills Have Eyes

After analysing these two poems we can observe that “Fern Hill” by Dylan Thomas and “Let’s go to Barry Island, Maggie fach” by Idris Davies have many similarities as well as many differences. This can be seen during many occasions throughout both poems. In both poems the two main themes are people and places. In the poem “Fern Hill” the theme of people is revealed in the first stanza as Dylan Thomas personifies “Time” so that the reader thinks that “time” is a person. Dylan Thomas presents the…

be chosen first at the next strawberry picking and going on to greater and grander things. I've seen strawberries thrive under the sun creating large and curvy strawberries, those are the ones usually picked first. I’ve also seen strawberries that have been deprived of sunlight, shriveling up, drying out, becoming half the size of the other strawberries. As the sun rises each morning there is a small rustling sound, that only the sharpest of ears can decipher, as the strawberries adjust their…

are many types, stages and steps of visionary experience. An encounter with the mystical can be devastating and petrifying as well as lifting and stirring. The streak unraveling the farsighted, the prodigy and the psychotic is very well. All three have a psychic verge which is open to non-ordinary states of consciousness. In The Book of Shadows marked by her lover’s suicide and an acid bout that has gone her eternally mutilated, Rachita Tiwari has wanted asylum in a distant house in the…

that she is not going to let anything stop her from reaching town. Phoenix path takes her through many obstacles that she must go against to get to town. An example is, she come to a hill that she must go up. She said, “Seems like there is chains about my feet, time I get this far.” Phoenix looks at the hills as though…

branch that came too close to her face. “Nothing,” I say when I realize how stupid it may sound aloud. “We should have worn bug spray,” Mackenzie says, scratching her arms causing red lines to appear where she had just scratched. “We’re fine.” I try not to scratch my arms as well. Her mom had told us to wear bug spray, and neither of us had chosen to listen. “Maybe we should have listened to your mom,” I say now itching my arms crazily. The one thing though, I would…

aboard a ship called the Arbella,he described a “City upon a Hill”, referencing the Book of Matthew.The town or city that the Puritans would create would be a perfect example of Christianity. An example that other towns and communities would follow and because of that God would bless them. But if they were to go against the Lord or not put all of their effort into it the community it would fail. Today, John Winthrop’s “City upon a Hill” speech is often used and quoted by politicians helping to…

romantic authors have a dislike towards civilization, they must present and utilize the setting in an effective way. This is evident in the short story “Rip Van Winkle” by Washington Irving. The historical setting may also impact how and why an author presents information such as in “A Model of Christian Charity” written by John Winthrop. Washington…

There were many spotted clouds above, that filled the sky with their pure white puffiness, but it was the vivid sun that I could not take my brown eyes off. It looked like a gold coated globe covered with crimson stones, shining so brightly that it lit the sand underneath it and felt like I was walking on blazing fire. I rose above the vertical hill; I was conscious of the…

My legs feel like they are falling off. They have ached since the start of this journey but I can't let Sam know. Then he would just say how men are more suited for this and that I should take a turn riding on Silver. I need to continue without complaining. Even if every step hurts more than the one before. For the last twenty or so minutes the men of the group have been trying to…

surroundings. No matter where someone turns, nature’s presence follows them whether in the inner city of Milwaukee or rural countryside of southern Scotland. The night sky portrays a sense of intricate detail covering the entire horizon as far as the eye can see. Nature’s vastness contains power and encompasses a sense of motion, especially when glancing up at the night sky. Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh utilizes intricate brushstrokes to portray the nighttime. Van Gogh’s representation of…