Odysseus took many different trips and experienced many adventures before arriving home. Out of all his wanderings, his worst choice was the land of the Cyclops. This is where Odysseus and his men were trapped in a Cyclops' cave, Polyphemus, the son of Poseidon. There, he lost a couple of his men by being eaten from Polyphemus. His plan to escape...
"Dear Pinocchio" I watch as you stare, can't help blink then it's gone Like lightening that strikes to be there, then be gone I can't help to think of what we used to be But then I remember what split you and me The fake laugh, the fake smile O how could I not see? To be blind to be tied to the creature you had come to be Between us the strings tha...
Why do I suffer? Is it for someone? Is it for something? Is it for God? I have freedom Why do I have boundaries? Is it to keep me safe? Is it to keep me under control? Is it to keep me from doing wrong? I have freedom Who is in control? Is it the people? Is it the government? Is it the church? I have freedom What do you want from me? Do I have...
E. E. Cummings, who was born in 1894 and died in 1962, wrote many poems with unconventional punctuation and capitalization, and unusual line, word, and even letter placements. Cummings' most difficult form of prose is probably the ideogram; it is extremely short and it combines both visual and aural elements. There may be sounds or characters on t...
In Blake's "London" the speaker connects various characters and socio/political institutions in order to critique the injustices perpetrated in England. The busy, commercial city of London functions as a space in which the speaker can imagine the inescapable interconnections of English institution and citizens. Although separated by differences o...