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Throughout life people dwell on the fact that material things are all that matter in this superficial world. Yet, there are a few people, scattered throughout our over populated universe, that think our lives lead to a better world up above. It is expressed quite clearly that Anne Bradstreet doesn't dwell on these unimportant matters for long in her poem '.' She shows that life is like a burning flame; although it destroy much in its path, life and growth can come from its beautiful flames.
Bradstreet sums up the meaning of her life in a simple six line, nine stanza poem. To write such a meaningful poem in iambic tetrameter, with rhymes in couplets show Bradstreets ability to make everything flow with simplicity and meaning. She starts the poem out with a sad depressing tone and at her volta, 'And did thy wealth on earth abide'(ln 38) switches to a tone full of hope and faith.
In Bradstreet's first stanza she speaks of how she went to bed and regrets of not looking more clearly before 'rest she took'(ln 1). She is awaken by shrieks of fire that is not aroused by any man. As she sees the light of the fire at the beginning of stanza two, she comes to a sharp realization about what is happening and says a quick prayer to God to save her comfort, and what, at the time, she considers her 'life'. As she leaves her house in stanza three, taking one last look she realizes that all that was giving to her from God and now he takes what belongs to him. Stanza four and five show how she does treasure the material things, as does most people. Her thoughts and feelings expressed in these two stanzas show how ...
The start of both poems are the exact opposite of each other they both ask a question but one before and one after the war. At first it was a game but lard it became a tragedy. It seems that Jessie asks questions that are the opposite of Wilfred statements. "the monstrous anger of guns" " the red crashing game of fight". The poems are structured as...
In this poem, Booth teaches his young daughter a lesson about life. At the beginning he tells her to put her faith in someone she can trust, whether that person is him, (her earthly father), a mentor (a coach or teacher), or her Heavenly Father for support. He tells her to 'Spread your arms wide,' to open herself to all she can be; to set her goa...
i push myself forward trying to escape but my both feet are immobile both strapped in rusty chains i struggle trying to free myself from the monster that held me captive i cannot feel the pain although i see myself all wounded,looking helpless i heard something move did i woke it up?! i struggled more but i can smell it getting near heartbeat start...
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 '' (1623), John Donne suggested that those holding up to their sins are nonetheless forgiven. The speaker is begging forgiveness of God, but is like a difficult child taunting his parent with increasing disobedience. 'Wilt thou forgive that sin I begun, which was my sin, though it were done before?' (lines 1 and 2) John Donne utilized sinning an...
Love is like a path, and although you know where it will end up, you don't know how you will get there. It might take a circle and take you back to the start. It might turn right and the left and get you so confused that you don't where you are, but you will always find yourself. Love can make you dizzy, happy, sad, angry, repulsed, disgusted, or e...
Beowulf contains a myriad of different heroic ethical and social values. Most of these values are ingeniously rooted within, or made evident by the opposing forces of the poem. The initial opposing force arrives in the form of Grendel, a vile creature who's rampages mirror that of a modern serial killer. As the poem draws toward the conclusion, it...
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This poem isn't just about "foregoing the chores." This poem is a reality check. First, there's no mention of the two being a married couple, and I don't believe they are. However, they are living together--a woman with an artist--and how the realty of living with an artist is completely the opposite of the woman's romantic fantasy. The house i...
Question: "On the surface, Heaney's poems are very simple. This simplicity however is deceptive, for the poems are usually most subtle and complex." What do you think of this response to Heaney's poems? Heaney's poetry may at first, initially seem simple, yet his poems do contain more complex underlying themes and ideas. Heaney has refined his poet...
Fear is a general feeling of anxiety and agitation caused by the presence of nearby danger, evil, or pain. Uncertainty is the lack of definite knowledge, doubt, and the unknown. as a theme in A Boys Will. 'The Demiurge's Laugh' is one example. Plato's Demiurge was a creature ordered to the design of humans. When his creations were lower than t...
In "One Art" by Elizabeth Bishop, the speaker's attitude in the last stanza relates to the other stanzas in verse form and language. The speaker uses these devices to convey her attitude about losing objects. The verse form in "One Art" is villanelle. The poem has tercet stanzas until the last, which is four lines. In the first three stanzas, the p...
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...
When reading poetry on the subject of war, one's own feelings regarding the subject are evoked. This makes it easier to feel the words and what they say to you. Crane's selection, "War is Kind" presents a dilemma from the outset as it uses two words "war" and "kind" that are dissimilar. Crane then highlights acts of destruction and despair with...
