Love Is Not All By Edna St. David Millay

Both “The Right of Love” by Gene Lees and “The Canonization” by John Donne represent a form of forbidden love due to ethnicity and religion where both parties are fighting for the acceptance of their relationship. Donne, although catholic, falls in love with a non-catholic woman which is looked down upon by others. In his poem he states, “we in us find th’ eagle and the dove”,the two birds represent two polar opposite symbols, the eagle represent strength and courage, while a dove represents love and peace. Although a relationship between catholics and non-catholics were forbidden, they found a common ground in their love for each other. Differences can strengthen the love between two individuals, which is also shown in “The Right of Love”,

The poem “Love Song” by Carol Muske-Dukes is about lost love. She uses a sparrow that lost its family. The life in this poem is being lived in a house in a village. The poem suggests this when it states, “He and I had a blue landscape, a village street, some poems, bread on a plate” (stanza 5). The poem doesn’t tell us when this poem takes place only where it happens. The tone of the poem is nostalgic. The bird misses its family. Two times the poem shows that the bird is nostalgic, “All day it pecks at the tin image of a faceless bird.” (stanza 3-4), “Love was faceless even when we’d memorized each other’s lines.” (stanza 6) The 1st quote shows that he wants his family back because all he does is stay with a tin bird which is the only resemblance

The idea of universal love is one that is prevalent in the media. With the news filled with grim stories and horror many people are calling to the idea of loving everyone. Tensions are high concerning race relations, gender discrimination, and sexual orientation. Many in the general public are calling for humanity to embrace humanity. Many in the general public are asking “why we can’t just love one another”? Stephen T. Asma tackles this idea of love in his article published in the New York Times. Asma discusses two different ideas about universal love before offering his own take on the subject. Just as Asma states, universal love is a myth and closer personal relationships should be favored.

When a reader grasps a theme throughout any piece of literature, he or she never clearly understands the intent without knowing where the theme came from. The theme that is portrayed in the poem is, often times reconnecting with a loved one cannot only bring happiness, but it can also bring sorrow. This theme was emphasized throughout the poem and without knowing the historical context of the poem, one could not necessarily understand where it came from. In the text it

In conclusion, the poem points the inevitable cycle of natural and emotional events and the power that love has to go beyond that cycle. This is why the speaker assures that the way he has loved is something that

The short story What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, by Raymond Carver, is about two married couples drinking gin and having a talk about the nature of love. The conversation is a little sloppy, and the characters make some comments which could either be meaningless because of excessive alcohol in the bloodstream, or could be the characters' true feelings because of excessive alcohol in the bloodstream. Overall, the author uses this conversation to show that when a relationship first begins, the people involved may have misconceptions about their love, but this love will eventually die off or develop into something much more meaningful.

The poem “Mothers and Daughters” is written by Pat Mora. Pat Mora is a contemporary award winning writer, who writes for children, youngsters and adults. She was born in El Paso, TX in the year 1942. She attains a title of a Hispanic writer; however, the most of her poems are in English. In her literary work, one can observe the different aspects of the immigrants’ lives such as language issues, family relationships, immigrants’ experiences and cultural differences (1187).

The author persuades people to use their head before just using the words heart or love to give the word its true meaning. Carruth also displays what happens to words when they tend to be misused which is that they usually lose their value over time if they are not of great importance. Through his writing style in the poem, Carruth shows how people freely use the word “heart” and how it affects the meaning of the word. He opens and closes the poem with a question, refers to the heart as 'it' in the first stanza, and shows uncertainty of the importance of the heart in the first stanza as well.

Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick provides insight into the lives of North Korean defectors while in North Korea. Their accounts give inside information about the North Korean regime which makes it possible to analyze to what extent society was an egalitarian utopia. The interview reveals that people were discriminated by social class as evident by those who were richer, and thus in a higher social strata, having more opportunities for success. There was also economic inequity which was apparent by people having different degrees of struggle. However, the problems North Koreans faced was similar, which showed there was some equality from their struggles. Overall, the interviewees give accounts which contradict the idea that the North Korean regime was promoting egalitarianism through their accounts which give counterexamples regarding social class and economic status, so their claim of egalitarianism is mostly false.

Being in love is like an amalgamation of different yet powerful emotions exploding every second. It tends to heighten ones perception, hence, perceiving the world through a larger lens. It can cause a deep sense of grief at times but it can also make one feel a certain kind of content. The very exclusive one where the abundance of joy cannot be defined. Valentine by Carol Ann Duffy explores the many sides to love. The entire poem is an extended metaphor that criticizes the stereotypical idea of love. Duffy uses an onion, a very unusual object as a symbol to represent a gift for one’s admirer. The poet reveals the positive aspects of the speaker’s attitude to love through the use of powerful imagery (similes, metaphors, repetition), prominent

The poem “Love is not All” by Edna St. Vincent Millay stood out to me when reading poetry in class. The meaning of the poem “Love is Not All” is to remind someone that there is more to life than just love. For example, in a class discussion on September 26, it was discussed that love does not supply the necessities of life (Craig). This poem serves as a reminder that there are things in life that matter more than love such as, food, shelter, and water. The poem “Love is Not All” stood out to me because of my ability to relate to it and use it to help guide me through a bad break up.

The poem deals with maniacal passions faced by a man who feels he is spurned by the woman he loves, he is also terrified of loneliness and isolation and it appears that she is the only ray of happiness in his life

A loved one’s dedication is a tale as old as time. “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty is a short story that fully embodies this belief. This story was first published in February of 1941 by The Atlantic Monthly (Cummings). Phoenix Jackson, the main character, is an old, frail woman who set off on a lengthy journey in order to get medicine for her grandson. As a very young boy, Phoenix’s grandson had drunk lye and badly damaged his throat; as his only kin, Phoenix cared for him as best possible, including getting the medicine. Despite the various set-backs and obstacles Phoenix encountered, she continued on, driven by her love and dedication for her grandson. Love and dedication are the common themes seen throughout this story demonstrated by Phoenix Jackson making a grueling trek to get medicine for her grandson, and that wasn’t the first time she had gone to get medicine as the nurse her, and she puts aside her own struggles to make sure her grandson was taken care of.

Society has ingrained in our minds different developmental concepts of love throughout history. The idea of true love has always been a widely debated topic with opposition and debate on both sides. Some people are skeptics, others hopeless romanticists and then there are those that have conflicted opinions about the subject. Until recent years, romantic relationships based on love has been entirely nonexistent. The phenomenon of true love is, in fact, a new ideology that has taken storm in society. In the past, true love was an unknown concept considering marriage was based on a common interest, the desire to preserve human kind, and more but usually not based on love. Love and marriage used to be perceived as incompatible with one

The lover, the second speaker of the poem, starts his/her song with an almost dreamlike and blissful tone of the everlong emotion of love. The lover begins his/her song with “‘Love has no ending’” (Line 8), he/she already opens with a sense of ignorance. The lover continues with the use of personification on a river and salmon then he/she references several hyperboles about how his/her love will not stop until “...the ocean/ Is folded and hung up to dry/ And the seven stars go squawking/ Like geese about the sky” (Lines 13 to 16). The lover ends with a simile comparing how quickly the years will pass to how quickly rabbits run. The lover’s song consists of a constant use of hyperbole and consonance to draw all of the song together. Upon the lover finishing his/her song, the speaker shifts.