Poetry Compare And Contrast On Love Poetry
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1. Compare and contrast Don Quixote with either King Arthur or Sundiata. How are the two figures you have chosen alike? How are they different? Be sure to use specific examples from the stories you have read to illustrate your points.
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One trait that all heroes have in common is that they are exceptional individual. Don Quixote saw things differently than everyone else, he believe in the chivalry code and wanted to live by it. When Don decided to become a knight, his knowledge of chivalric tales dictates his behavior, and his hyperactive imagination took care of the rest. He understood what it takes to be a hero and was excided to become a knight. King Arthur was exactly what Don Quixote wanted to be Arthur he was …show more content…
Why is devotion such an important concept in the love poetry that you have read this semester? How do the poets whose work you have read this semester address the idea of devotion in their poems? Focus on at least two works and explain the ways in which the writers use figurative language and imagery to show the devotion of a poem’s speaker to his or her beloved. Be sure to cite specific textual examples in your response.
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They both used figurative language and imagery to show the devotion of a poem’s speaker to his beloved. In “A Red, Red Rose” by Robert Burns he showed devotion in is poem by expressing love his beloved. “O my Luve’s like a red, red rose, (line 1).” By comparing his beloved to a newly blossomed rose, he is suggesting that like the flower, she is beautiful, fresh, and delicate. “The rocks melt wi’ the sun (line 10).” This stresses the speaker’s willingness to sustain his feelings because it will obviously be a long time before the sun melts ever rock on earth. The image also links the speaker’s love with heat, which suggests his feelings of passion. The speaker has repeatedly depicted his feelings as incredibly strong and lasting. The poem highlights the depth of his love for his beloved and the greatness of devotion to her throughout the poem. “While the sands o’ life shall run (line 12).” The sand slipping from the top to the bottom of the hourglass suggests the passage of time, and the speaker says that he will care about his beloved until time itself runs
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1. Compare and contrast Don Quixote with either King Arthur or Sundiata. How are the two figures you have chosen alike? How are they different? Be sure to use specific examples from the stories you have read to illustrate your points.
Answer:
One trait that all heroes have in common is that they are exceptional individual. Don Quixote saw things differently than everyone else, he believe in the chivalry code and wanted to live by it. When Don decided to become a knight, his knowledge of chivalric tales dictates his behavior, and his hyperactive imagination took care of the rest. He understood what it takes to be a hero and was excided to become a knight. King Arthur was exactly what Don Quixote wanted to be Arthur he was …show more content…
Why is devotion such an important concept in the love poetry that you have read this semester? How do the poets whose work you have read this semester address the idea of devotion in their poems? Focus on at least two works and explain the ways in which the writers use figurative language and imagery to show the devotion of a poem’s speaker to his or her beloved. Be sure to cite specific textual examples in your response.
Answer:
They both used figurative language and imagery to show the devotion of a poem’s speaker to his beloved. In “A Red, Red Rose” by Robert Burns he showed devotion in is poem by expressing love his beloved. “O my Luve’s like a red, red rose, (line 1).” By comparing his beloved to a newly blossomed rose, he is suggesting that like the flower, she is beautiful, fresh, and delicate. “The rocks melt wi’ the sun (line 10).” This stresses the speaker’s willingness to sustain his feelings because it will obviously be a long time before the sun melts ever rock on earth. The image also links the speaker’s love with heat, which suggests his feelings of passion. The speaker has repeatedly depicted his feelings as incredibly strong and lasting. The poem highlights the depth of his love for his beloved and the greatness of devotion to her throughout the poem. “While the sands o’ life shall run (line 12).” The sand slipping from the top to the bottom of the hourglass suggests the passage of time, and the speaker says that he will care about his beloved until time itself runs