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When regarding the different options I had in comparing two of the works we have already read this semester, my mind automatically went to William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. Blake’s examination of the duality of a single subject’s nature lends itself perfectly to a close reading such as this. When looking at the different options available to me in Blake’s volumes, “Holy Thursday” (both the Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience versions) demonstrated this duality clearly

A young man is currently in the thicket of love with his significant other. At the drop of a pin the man would get her anything she could desire, regardless if it is a need or a want. Some would question why, but it is because it is he who has fallen head over heels for her. For she is the love his life, his one in a million, the irreplaceable. She is the one who keeps his heart in a steady rhythmic beat, who brightens his day like the early morning sun. This is relatable for millions of people in

After quick scan of the poem "One Art", the reader should recognize the poem as having the closed form. The poem is regular, symmetrical, and falls into stanzas. The first five stanzas have three lines and the last stanza contains four lines. A longer peruse of "One Art" will help the reader identify the villanelle form. The first line of the poem is repeated in the 2nd, 4th and 6th stanzas, while the last word of the first stanza (3rd line) is repeated in the 3rd, 5th, and 6th stanzas. The poem

Identity defines a person’s character, whether it is given by others or made by themselves. It carries people to success but also pulls others into a whirlpool of failure and misery — more often hardships than not. Authors tend to write about such matters to bring them into light. Many stories and poems base their entire themes and main ideas around the specific topic of identity. The poems “Richard Cory” by, Edwin Arlington Robinson, and “Mirror” by, Sylvia Plath, for example, both use identity

Catullus is a relatively famous poet of the late Roman Republic who was an instrumental figure in both Rome's history and the history of literature. His poems varied from antagonizing his enemies, to commenting on the current state of Rome, to even documenting various sexual exploits of himself and other influential figures all the while meticulously choosing his words in order to make the reader truly grasp his concepts and challenge the accepted tropes at the time. One of the topics within several

T.S Eliot wrote his poems in the modernist manner and was one of twentieth century major poets. His famous works indicate the distortion of human society and also on the individual level and are critically acclaimed over the world. This essay will discuss the comparison of the theme of human society as a waste land in two of Eliot’s famous works, ‘The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock’ and ‘Preludes’. Although both the poem discusses the theme of human society as a waste land, the way in which Eliot

During the 18th century, London was undergoing the dreadful period in industrial revolution. At the same time, France was dealing with the French Revolution (Desan 137-160). A poet, William Blake, was influenced by the French Revolution, so he wanted to use the poem to change the state of the world. Therefore, he published a collection of poems which called Song of Innocence, after that, he published the second part of the collection which named Song of Experience (Zhan 376). The poem, “London”,

In The Hawk a king is represented by a magnificent creature, a creature that carries its pride on its wings. A king is represented by a hawk. Furthermore, literary techniques and elements are used to enhance The Hawk. Also, the author uses descriptive language relay a message. Additionally, The Hawk is interpreted by the reader’s comprehension. The Hawk is a complex poem that revolves around the use of literary devices to convey a message of deeper meaning. Literary elements and techniques

Compare And Contrast Esay The Passionate Shepherd To His Love; by Christopher Marlowe and The Nymph’s Reply To The Shepherd by: Sir. Walter Raleigh. The purpose of this writing is to compare and contrast the two speakers point of view in the poem. I will also be discussing the four major themes of the: Passionate Shepherd To His Love and The Nymph's reply To The Shepherd, such as nature, love, material world, and time. I will be using evidence and lines from the two pastoral poems to help support

Phenomenal Woman is a poem written by an American poet, activist and a storyteller, Maya Angelou. Phenomenal Woman boasts the powerful and captivating beauty and sexuality of the speaker that attracts men to her. This sexuality includes her independence as well as confidence through all types of cultural norms. Including moral, familial, religious and economic. The concept of sexuality tends to be influenced by these aspects. Interestingly, Maya Angelou’s biography contradicts with her poem. As