The Lonely Goatherd

Fusco 1Daffodils (I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud)By William Wordsworth1 I wandered lonely as a cloud2 That floats on high o'er vales and hills,3 When all at once I saw a crowd,4 A host, of golden daffodils;5 Beside the lake, beneath the trees,6 Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.7 Continuous as the stars that shine8 And twinkle on the milky way,9 They stretched in never-ending line10 Along the margin of a bay:11 Ten thousand saw I at a glance,12 Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.13 The…

During the bustle of England's industrial revolution, many writers sought comfort in the soft caresses of the natural world. In the majority of his works, William Wordsworth presents a similar theme, returning to dwell on the lowest, ordinary things and basking in the restorative abilities of nature. Longing for the day when England would return to its rural roots, his poetry creates an idol of nature and its power. However, in this world, there exists great certainty in the uncertain nature…

In “Pied Beauty” by Gerald Manley Hopkins and “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge” by William Wordsworth, both poets express their feelings upon the beauty of nature but on different ways. Hopkins fascinates for the variety of nature that God has created for the reason that it makes the nature to be unique in their own way. On the other hand, Wordsworth wonders at the silence and tranquility in nature that breaks through the morning in London. In title of the poem, “Pied Beauty,” we can make an…

William Wordsworth combines nature and human interaction to paint a vivid picture through the speaker in the poem “I wandered lonely as a cloud”. The speaker is lonely and is wandering in a world that is bare and high over the hills and valleys. He all over a sudden comes across golden daffodils that blow his mind away through what he describes as the best that he has ever seen in his life. The daffodils are life like and the dance moves and cohesion with different parts of Mother Nature only…

Dana’s Garden By Sidney Shier “Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love.” -Stevie Wonder. My childhood was one full of loneliness and beautiful flowers. Growing up I was picked on and never had any friends. My siblings didn’t quite care for me either, so I would often spend my time alone. My mother, however, would ask me to help her in garden. She was the best gardener I have…

For this project, I am focusing on Flora from the book, The Game of Love and Death, by Martha Brockenbrough. I chose the song, Dream a Little Dream of Me, sung by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong for Flora because it sounds like a song Flora would sing at the Domino. The jazzy trumpet with the noticeable walking bassline, paired with the chemistry of Fitzgerald’s and Armstrong’s voices produces a song that undeniably represents Henry and Flora. When I heard the version of this song sung by…

From March 1963 to August of 1965, The Beatles released five albums, seemingly unheard of now in popular music; five albums that were heavily influenced by artists such as Chuck Berry and Little Richard. On these albums, rather than focusing on lyrical depth, the group focused on simple song structures and catchy choruses; classic, traditional boyband music. However, in December of 1965, with the release of Rubber Soul, The Beatles released their first cohesive record, as well as their first…

extremely unique because they sang songs that could be considered pop, rock ‘n’ roll, and also folk. No other artist or group had ever done this. They would do very minute things that people found incredible such as making the record of “Sgt. Pepper Lonely Hearts Club Band” have grooves so that it would go straight to the next song instead of having to change it up on the record…

Jared grew up in NJ and he grew up with a younger brother. The song he chose was Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd. A friend recommended the band to him. He likes to listen to the song with the windows down in his car. The guitar solos are the best parts of the song. The reason he likes the song is because he likes to be free. The song “Freebird” by Lynyrd Skynyrd tells me that they like to be free and it can also mean that he is finally free to go out into the world after living with his family for…

ELO, The second Beatles ELO or Electric Light Orchestra’s music is known by the way they were able to emulate the Beatles music proving an outlet for people who crave the sound of the Beatles. They were harassed by England’s media for replicating the Beatles sound, though are praised everywhere else as an ambitious band able to live up to the Beatles reputation. ELO, to others were not just a band copying the Beatles. They are a second Beatles that encourage people to look within their memories…