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living things has been contrasted with the permanence which art bestows on them. According to Keats, the work of art is more vivid than the actual life as it has its own life; Keats touches on this in the third stanza of the poem. Like Yeats, Keats in “Ode on a Grecian Urn” also talks about imagination and music: Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard Are sweeter; therefore, ye soft pipes, play on; Not to the sensual ear, but, more endear'd, Pipe to the spirit ditties of no tone. (Keats) It gives

"Ode to the West Wind," Shelley invokes Zephyrus, the west wind, to free his "dead thoughts" and words, "as from an unextinguished hearth / Ashes and sparks" (63, 66-67), in order to prophesy a renaissance among humanity, "to quicken a new birth" (64). This ode, one of a few personal lyrics published with his great verse drama, "Prometheus Unbound," identifies Shelley with his heroic, tormented Titan. By stealing fire from heaven, Prometheus enabled humanity to found civilization. In punishment,

The Female Gender and Identity Construction in “Ode to Mulan” Throughout history, women have struggled for equal rights to men. In many civilizations, women were considered beneath men and subhuman. Specifically, in the ancient Chinese culture a woman was to be obedient, honorable, and fertile. A woman’s place was in the home being a good caretaker and moral daughter. Female gender identity is based on social influences and gender roles constructed by society. Social understanding of these gender

nature poet. He was highly inspired by the romantic poet “Shakespeare”. Keats portrayed the characteristic world with accuracy and consideration. He was the poet of sense and their delight. His odes are most heart touching. He used nature as a gadget. Nature vs Culture is the number one rule of romanticism. In “ode To Autumn” john Keats felt like autumn is his season. In this lyric Keats depicts the season of Autumn. It is the season of the fog and in this season products of the soil are matured on the

In "Dejection: An Ode", the speaker, who can be identified with Coleridge himself, exhibits sorrow in his inability to find inspiration in the natural beauty that surrounds him. For this poet, finding solace in the natural world on a superficial level is

Ode to a Nightingale In Ode to a Nightingale, John Keats, the author and narrator, used descript terminology to express the deep-rooted pain he was suffering during his battle with tuberculosis. This poem has eight paragraphs or verses of ten lines each and doesn’t follow any specific rhyme scheme. In the first paragraph, Keats gave away the mood of the whole poem with his metaphors for his emotional and physical sufferings, for example: My heart aches, and drowsy numbness pains My sense (1-2) Keats

m, and to try to understand its significance, then he/she will be left behind it, none-the-wiser. In Ode on a Grecian Urn, Keats states “heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter .” The elements are that tangible and noticeable are important, but it is the unseen or unnoticed elements that hold a greater meaning. The noticeable elements, such as the people, the towns, and the material possessions only last for a short time, so they are sweet while they last, but the unseen elements

only thing that provides contentment is the warm socks they received. The warm socks shield their cold feet from the outside world. The poem, Ode To My Socks, expresses that feeling. The socks, given to him from Maru Mori, are a comfort to the narrator. The narrator compares the socks to other items that may bring warmth and happiness to a person. In the poem, Ode To My Socks, Pablo Neruda, expresses the theme to appreciate the small things in life through the uses of figurative language, imagery and

Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 Ludwig Beethoven was not only one of the greatest composer & musician ever born- he is a wonderful study tool for me during exam week. My faithful study partner was born in a small town, Bonn, Germany on December 16, 1770 to a family of professional musicians. Beethoven learned violin and some other instruments from his father. His father wanted him to be perfect in music, and in that endeavor he violently scolded Beethoven whenever he made any kind of mistake during

“Seeking survival, hostile, hidden from sight, Deliciously flavoured - juicy, sweet bite, Exploding senses preparing to ignite, Inspiring to escape from the suffocating night.” This quote, taken from the poem “Ode To The Pineapple,” by Claudia Bakker, summarizes Eloy Barragán’s piece, Pineapple, perfectly. His dance performance brought to life a comedic wedding scene depicted with a bride, groom, and three female bystanders. The performers constructed an elegant ceremony, filled with peculiar nuances