Analysis Of `` By Linda Pastan And The Poem Myth By Natasha Tretheway

One of the things that is so fascinating about poetry is that it allows readers to discover and sometimes challenge and channel their emotions as well as their understanding. A poem’s words as well as its structure can reveal many things to its intended audience. In “Myth” by Natasha Trethewey, the poems form is just as important as the words she writes, becoming a map for the journey Trethewey takes, using transitions to take us from one place to another. The nature of the poem therefor becomes multifaceted, as it encourages the reader to think about the speaker’s words and use of form and structure she uses to craft this epic story. Using form as a tool, Trethewey is able to use structure as a way to guide us as readers and the speaker across the conscious and unconscious thoughts and dreams the speaker faces in this story.

The main types of depression are major depression, persistent depressive disorder, psychotic depression and other types of depression. Major Depression is the most common type of depression where people lose interest in activities as well as changes in their appetite, sleeping and energy. They also have suicidal thoughts and feel insignificant. Persistent Depressive disorder is when

Generally, anyone can develop a type of depression (yahoo.com 1). Most cases of depression go unrecognized and are just considered bad moods (depression 475). There are many types of depression and many severity levels of the disorder. Typically, a person who is depressed will have a unipolar or a bipolar disorder. Unipolars suffer only from depression. This can be major or dysthymia. Bipolars can have severe ups and downs in mood, clarity of the mind, and energy levels. They also experience manic episodes-, which are extreme highs and can have a low at the same time (Quinn 1).

'Depression is the persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest, it affect the way and how you feel and can lead to a verity of emotional and physical disorders, affecting normal and day to day activates that you do. depression can in most case if left undealt with, will lead to more severe depression that can only be treated with intense therapies, and in some case medication that alter the chemical levels in your brain to affect your mood that you are experiencing'. Major depressive disorder, is characterized by multiple depressive episodes that are experienced in the individuals these can be seen as a decline in certain behaviours in the action of the individuals.

There are several different types of depression. Often they are distinguished by their features, duration and severity of symptoms. Most of these kinds of depression are defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), an American Psychiatric Association publication which describes the standard criteria for different types of psychiatric disorders.

Depression affects 350 million people and is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Everyone deals with depression a different way but it is not easy, the best way is to see a professional and talk about it to try to let it all out, but most people come up with their own way. Depressed modern poets such as Jack Kerouac and Sylvia Plath tried to shock themselves into reality and heal their depression and feelings about certain subjects with alcohol and electroconvulsive therapy but could not. They both decided to chose the outlet of poetry and release their negative feelings by writing about similar themes. This becomes evident when one draws similarities between themes such as isolation, nature and love proven by examining The Big Sur by Jack Kerouac and many poetic works from Sylvia Plath. Being a popular poet can do alot to one, and if ones fans only care about their work and not their true feelings the artist tends to feel isolated.

A much more positive way to see depression is to look at benefits of depression. Nancy Andreasen argues that depression is closely associated with a “cognitive style” that makes people more likely to produce successful works of art (Lehrer, Jonah). One of the most important qualities in the creative process is persistent and based on Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Andreasen found that “successful writers are like prizefighters who keep on getting hit but won’t go down. They’ll stick with it until it’s right” (Lehrer, Jonah). While depression is a burden, many forms of creativity benefit from the relentless focus it makes possible. In addition, there is the virtue of self-loathing, which is one of many symptoms of depression. When people are stuck

John from California State University says, “People often misinterpret depression as a phase that is not serious and will fade over time” (Rodriguez). There are five different types of depression that prove this myth to be untrue. The major and most common type of depression is Major depression. This can occur anytime during a person’s life with warning. This feeling is similar to a person just being irritable or sad. The other less common four types of depression are Persistent Depressive Disorder, Psychotic Depression, Postpartum Depression and Seasonal Affective Disorder. These varying depression types can be categorized by similar symptoms that affect learning abilities and daily activities in

I’ve heard that depressed people make the best poets. This is a pretty good example. Lloyd Brown constant use of complex vocabulary and sentence structure, paired with his use of imagery and personification in many of the ideas and supporting details he presents, makes this paper seem more like a free-verse poem rather than an essay. Every idea he introduces is either an elaboration or an extension of an idea previously mentioned, which is good when writing an essay. The voice is a little too difficult for me to understand exactly what Brown intended to say, but I’m sure that readers with more experience with complex literature than me would enjoy this thoroughly.

There are five different forms of depression. Major depression, persistent depressive disorder, psychotic depression, postpartum depression, and seasonal affective disorder (SAD) are the five forms. Major depression is when your ability to work, sleep, or eat, is affected. Persistent depressive disorder is where the depression and symptoms last two years. For it to be considered a persistent depressive disorder it must last

Some types of depression are, “Major depression, Dysthymia, Bipolar disorder, and Seasonal Affective Disorder” (Mayo Clinic Health Center). Major depression is a mood disorder, this is the most common form of depression. The patient loss interest, loss appetite or have eating disorders, feels sad or worthless. This kind of depression can last for more than 6 months, sometimes up to years and if not treated can get severe. This type of depression is the most common cause of suicidal thoughts or lead to suicide.

According to Dixon, (1987), there are four types of depression: normal, chronic, crisis, and clinical. the four types are distinguished by degree, intensity, duration, cause, hopefulness, response to treatment and level of functioning (Dixon, 1997). Normal depression is defined as mild periods of depression, linked to certain events that affect a student's mood periodically (Ramsey, 1994). Chronic depression involves frequent "bouts" of depression, often without an identifiable cause (Ramsey, 1994). Depression in a crisis state usually reflects a lack of problem-solving skills, and can be accompanied by feelings of "sadness,

There are various types of depression. Major, Chronic and Manic are one of the types of depression which are categorized according to the intensity of the depression. A major depressed patient feels sad or depressed most of the day. Chronic depression is considered to be a mild depression. For instance dysthymia. There is no specific cause of dysthymia but it may be genetic. Bipolar disorder is a manic depression. It may be genetic and reveal the symptoms at the age of 15 to 24. Symptoms differ according to the patient.

When people refer to depression, they are usually referring to clinical or major depression. This type of depression is when a person experiences the characteristics of depression within a certain degree of intensity, either in a single episode, or that keep reoccurring over time. Another common type of depression is bipolar disorder, or as others refer to it as manic depression. Manic depression involves cycled periods of severe depression with times of extremely elevated or irritable mood known as mania. Many people also under go dysthymia. People with dysthymia go through life almost always feeling mildly depressed, which can greatly impair their ability to enjoy the positives in life. There is also seasonal affective disorder, unipolar depression, cyclothymia, and atypical depression. Season affective disorder is a depressive illness that has to do with a person's reaction to the amount of natural light a person receives. This illness mainly affects the body's sleep cycle and biological clock. Unipolar depression is described when a person can feel perfectly fine, but other times, they feel depressed, slowed down, or in a fog. A person may have only one or two episodes, or may continue to have these episodes throughout their lifetime. Then there is atypical depression. It's basically when a person can have fun and experience pleasure if an opportunity presents itself, but the feeling is short lived.

One might think that depression is a single disorder alone, when in fact, there are many different types of depression. The different types of depression are: major