METAPHORS –SYLVIA PLATH I’m a riddle in nine syllables‚ An elephant‚ a ponderous house‚ A melon strolling on two tendrils. O red fruit‚ ivory‚ fine timbers! This loaf’s big with its yeasty rising. Money’s new-minted in this fat purse. I’m a means‚ a stage‚ a cow in calf. I’ve eaten a bag of green apples‚ Boarded the train there’s no getting off. Sylvia’s Plath’s “Metaphors” is about a woman feeling insignificant during the midst of her pregnancy. Striking imagery is used to explore
Premium
1. In this epic heroic poetry‚ Beowulf (8th- early 11th century) the author which remains a mystery suggests that Christianity will overpower or transition the early medieval Scandinavia which is pagan into Christianity due to the fact that Beowulf being the people’s hero and main hope references God more than once which shows the introduction of Christianity context. The author specifically references the Christian story of Cain and Abel which shows the slow but growing introduction of Christianity
Premium God Beowulf Christianity
bad. As soon as the three rioters saw the gold‚ they immediately forgot about their purpose to kill Death. They each began to formulate ideas to keep the gold for themselves. Consequently‚ they even went to the extent of killing each other for the cursed gold. The importance of being wary of greed and its devastating effects is the main message of the story. After hearing about the death of their young friend by Death‚ 3 rioters take a vow to kill the traitor death. The 3 rioters are passionate
Premium KILL Corruption Seven deadly sins
than against each other. If that wasn’t enough Teiresias‚ an oracle‚ tells Creon to let her go. Yet again Creon won’t change. Creon feels if he lets her go his people will lose respect for him. Finally Teiresias has had enough and he cursed Creon. The curse says that is Creon doesn’t let Antigone go then his family shall die by suicide. Koryphaios Informs Creon that Teiresias has never been known to lie‚ but Creon won’t change his mind: “Creon‚ I’ve lived a long time‚ and I‚ no‚ none
Premium Oedipus Haemon KILL
In what ways does the language and imagery of Antony’s speech demonstrate his manipulation of the crowd? In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ Mark Antony’s speech at Caesar’s funeral‚ despite all his protestations to the contrary‚ is fuelled by one purpose: vengeance to those who murdered his beloved Caesar. He uses combinations of verbal irony‚ repetitive diction‚ and heavy emphasis on emotions to sway his audience. He does so without guilt or remorse towards the people to whom the crowd will direct
Premium Roman Republic Julius Caesar Mark Antony
turn of events Oedipus not only finds out he is the “stranger” who murdered King Laius but also the tragedy surrounding his birth. This discovery leads to an ethical dilemma of “Is the truth always worth finding?”. Since in the beginning Oedipus has cursed the murderer “banish this man – whoever he may be – never shelter him‚ never speak a word to him‚ never make him partner to your prayers” (Sophocles‚ 172). Even going further as to say “I curse myself as
Premium Oedipus Oedipus the King Sophocles
Through Suffering Comes Knowledge There’s a universal knowledge that through pain comes the strength to prevail. One must endure suffering to appreciate the joys and wisdoms of life. This same view is believed by the Greeks that one shall suffer to gain knowledge and wisdom. The trials the characters in the Iliad‚ Odyssey‚ and Oedipus‚ the King faced are what led Greek society to stand where it does today. The heroes all agonized in some form for their people to build their community and prevail
Premium Homer Achilles Suffering
The way that both the characters depart from the paradise is not relatable. Adam and Eve disobey God’s orders to stay away from the forbidden fruit tree‚ but they fall into the serpent’s temptation and both eat the fruit. For their betrayal‚ God cursed them‚ their children‚ and the ground. They were exiled from the Garden. Whereas‚ Pi is exploring the island and he finds a fruit tree. Pi climbed up the tree and picks a fruit. “It shrunk from the size of an orange to that of a mandarin…Understanding
Premium Garden of Eden Adam and Eve Book of Genesis
Diamonds Thesis for Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel Jared Diamond is on a mission to prove his thesis‚ "History followed different courses for different people because of differences among peoples’ environments‚ not because of biological differences among peoples themselves"(Pg 25). He writes many chapters filled with intriguing reasons to prove his thesis. It takes a lot of facts and countless arguments to prove something everyone thinks is true‚ wrong‚ and after reading the book‚ I think Jared completed
Premium Agriculture Genetically modified food Poverty
Men‚ by John Steinbeck‚ and the Greek drama Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ both have the woeful elements of a tragedy. In Antigone‚ the main character Antigone is of the cursed family of Oedipus‚ who unwittingly slew his father and married his mother‚ who bore him two sons and two daughters. The Gods‚ enraged by this incestuous relationship‚ cursed Oedipus’ entire bloodline. In Of Mice and Men‚ two men struggle to make ends in the brutal times of the Great Depression‚ by traveling across America looking for
Free Sophocles Tragedy Character