The Virgins By Robert Herrick

Discuss how your investigation of the generic conventions of poetry has influenced your understanding of at least one poem that you have studied in this unit.

Every story has a setting. Whether it is in this world or one that is completely imaginary, the setting of any story is necessary in order to understand the characters. The characters in the following three short stories are shaped by their setting and would not be the same if the setting was different. Over the course of each story it is easy to see how vital the setting is in order for the reader to fully understand the characters and their lives. Therefore, while the reader reads these stories they must analyze how the setting affects the characters, the obstacles that the setting creates, and what it tells us about the characters.

“Virgins,” a short story by Danielle Evans is a coming of age tale that details the arduous journey of upcoming womanhood taken by a young girl and her friend. This young girl is named Erica and her friend is named Jasmine they are both black teenaged girls living in a lower income neighborhood. As one reads, the question emerges of how Evans presents a commentary on the issues that girls on the verge of womanhood must overcome, appears. What aspects must be portrayed to fully paint a picture into this world? Danielle Evans uses teenage ideals of self worth, themes of maturity, and a common disregard of morals to present a commentary on the issues girls on the verge of womanhood must overcome to fully prosper.

Ever since the beginning of time, love has played an enormous role among humans. Everyone feels a need to love and to be loved. Some attempt to fill this yearning with activities and possessions that will not satisfy – with activities in which they should not participate and possessions they should not own. In Andrew Marvell’s poem, “To His Coy Mistress,” the speaker encounters an emotion some would call love but fits better under the designation of lust for a woman. In contrast, the speaker of Robert Herrick’s poem, “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time,” urges virgins to marry, to make a lasting commitment in which love plays a

¨There was a law against luke. Not him personally everyone like him, kids who were born after their parents already had two babies (pg 6)¨. Would you like a law against you? Among the hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix clearly shows that dictatorship is horrible. In this novel Luke is not allowed to leave the house or be seen. Luke leaves the house in cover and meets a girl the same as him she can't go anywhere so she tries to convince luke to rebel to be like regular people with her but he is to nervous. Luke shows the character traits of brave, jealousy and adventurous as he hides in the shadows.

Herrick’s poem is a warning to young, beautiful, unmarried women to make the most of their time and marry young. He does not address it to any particular woman, other than young virgins. He uses to metaphor to compare the women's youthful beauty to flowers that will begin to die as they age. Meanwhile, Marvell's poem is a bit more personal. It's actually a seduction poem and the narrator is speaking directly to his coy (shy) mistress. He is basically

Just about everybody knows the story of the Battle of Gettysburg. Michael Shaara puts a little different spin on it in his book The Killer Angels. The book is a work of fiction, but based on facts and experiences from people that were there. Michael Shaara gives us all an inside look at the multiple points of views about the cause of the war. He tells the battle from the perspective of the Union, Confederates, and even a couple of people from other countries.

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In The Book of Night Women by Marlon James, James shows readers the Jamaican sugar plantation that occurred during the 19th century. James shapes his plot as close to the ruthless actualities of slavery it imposes on people, and there are two perspectives that touch on this idea too: “A revenge tragedy for our times” by Donna Bailey Nurse and “RACISM IN THE BOOK OF NIGHT WOMEN” by VS Agami. In James’ novel, the protagonist, Lilith, is a dark-skinned slave who struggles to surpass the violence into which she is born. Through the motif of circles and Lilith’s slave experiences, James portrays a structure of human oppression in slavery, achieved through his writing style, which leads to violence being the only outcome.

In the article “The End of Men,” Hanna Rosin offers several examples of women overpowering men. The inequality between men and women has become a critical issue in today’s society. According to Rosin, women are slowly surging ahead in the workforce and family life while men are left behind struggling to meet expectations. Rosin argues that this role reversal is taking place because women are simply better suited for postindustrial society.

Carpe diem, should this idea be the sole focus of individuals in their even if it means that it will have negative impacts on their future? Poets Robert Herrick and Edna St. Vincent Millay answer this question through their own contrasting. In Herrick’s “To the Virgins, To Make Much of Time” the speaker argues that after an individual has past their youthful stage, their state of mind will grow old and decrepit. As such should focus on “seizing the day” as much as possible. To emphasize his viewpoint Herrick primarily uses nature as a symbol for life and the passage of time while using simplistic and harmonious rhyming to frame his argument as basic human desire. On the other hand, in Millay’s “What Lips my Lips have Kissed, and Where, and

“Belief is nearly the whole of the universe whether based on truth of not.” by Kurt Vonnegut. People live day by day on what they believe whether it is their morals or values, and what people say. We choose to believe what we want to like in all of the Bluebeard variances. Bluebeard is a not as well known fairytales that tell you the grim consequences of disobedience and curiosity that women deal with during marriage. Although, marriages have many secrets, every wife and husband deserves the truth when it comes to dishonestly, disloyalty, and sometimes murder.

The history of publishing has been plagued with literary hoaxes — from the somewhat harmless Ern Malley hoax to the most recent Belle Gibson scandal. Unfortunately literary hoaxes will continue to happen, unless publishers begin to fact check manuscripts before publication. Publishers claim they are unable to do this due to the financial cost of the procedure and this is a believable claim. If you spoke to an average person they would say that the print industry is dying, thanks to the rise of digital technology, and there has been a downturn in profits.

As I continued to read Blink, I came across a section in chapter 1 called The Secrets of the Bedroom. I instantly thought of intimacy that a couple share on an emotional and mental perspective like for example the secrets they share, the ones that hides it, the memories, “insight”, and other personality that they keep as a ‘morse code’ for their relationship to determine if their communication will be the downfall of them. I admit, I thought this more metaphorical than literal. It’s really was a theme of an idea that Samuel Gosling experimented resulted that a sacred place such as a bedroom could easily identify the Big Five Inventory of the personality of a person. He gave a question to strangers and close friends of the one who owns the

Renaissance poets explain their experience through religion, nature, and love; poets would also write fictional poetry. Poets, George Herbert and Robert Herrick provide a biblical view on the relationship between God and man. For instance, Herbert’s poem Love explains how man is guilty of his sins and if he is still worthy of God’s love. Herbert explained that man should serve the Lord out of humility. Aside from his God-fearing nature, both men share a desire for freedom from religious devotion. They feel that their commitment to God hinders them from gaining freedom as a normal person, such as participating in a town activity and venturing the city streets freely. Herbert and Herrick express their opinions on freedom, relationship between God and man, and poet characteristics.