Feeling and Intellect Since Feeling is First by e.e. cummings and When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer by Walt Whitman are two poems whose main ideas contrast very much from each other. They both reflect the basic most form of human experiences‚ that being feeling and intellect since they often come hand in hand. When one is emotional‚ they often only consider emotion in a given situation rather than facts. In contrast‚ when one is intellectual‚ they generally focus on logic rather than sentiments
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Walt Whitman’s poem "When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer" describes the feelings of knowing too much about the workings of nature. The speaker in the poem is a student who has attended a lecture on astronomy. As he learns more and more‚ he becomes more and more depressed until he leaves the lecture room. Whitman uses interesting elements of form‚ sound‚ and imagery‚ but not figurative language‚ to give meaning to this short poem The poem consists of only one stanza‚ made of eight lines
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me upon reading this poem. Actually‚ I should say that I forced him to do this‚ because he needed to analyze a poem for his own English class‚ and the music coming from the television was beyond annoying. Anyway‚ my brother’s reaction to the poem was something along the lines of "So this guy is basically saying that science‚ by measuring and investigating nature‚ somehow detracts from its beauty". Although my initial incentive was to bop him on the head‚ I restrained myself and calmly told him
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Dickenson’s poem “I heard a fly buzz- when I died- “is a great example of don’t judge a book by its cover. In “I heard a fly buzz-as I died”‚ Emily Dickinson uses symbols‚ imagery‚ similes and themes to show what it can be like when someone is dying. When you first read the title u probably think that the poem will be about the fly and her dying but as a matter of fact the poem’s title is an oxymoron. The oxymoronic “I heard a fly buzz when I died” is in the sense a death poem about life. When hearing a
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I DIED FOR BEAUTY BUT WAS SCARCE Belonging Communication- in this poem the spirits of beauty and truth communicates until they are forgotten. The dialogue initiated between the two representatives demonstrates their recognition of each other‚ but that they are also subject to the constraints of time‚ when their ‘lips’ are stopped by ‘moss’ Enjambment- first verse uses enjambment giving the lines a flow‚ gives a subtle effect Allegory- death and truth are personified Personification- truth
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reality they can be more similar than you might think. Stars‚ I Have Seen Them Fall‚ has a theme of positivity and looking on the bright side even though it might seem like the event was tragic. I got this from the line “But when they drop and die No star is lost at all…” A. E. Housman was pointing out the silver lining of a star falling‚ he gave me the tone of sadness at first but then understanding and happiness. When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer theme is for people to learn about nature
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American Lit. BLK D 20 October 2012 Notes on "When I Heard the Learned Astronomer" Title prediction I believe the title exposes the all-around idea of the poem which is the narrator’s point of view while he listened to a learned astronomer Scan for meaning It may be his retelling of that time; when he heard the astronomer‚ in which he includes references and things he’s learned since. Define unfamiliar vocabulary * learn’d – educated Speaker - who is s/he? What is his/her tone
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observations of existence into a message which promotes reader based reflection. His strongest works are debatable‚ but his poems with the strongest messages remain clear. "When I Heard the Learned Astronomer‚" "A noiseless patient spider‚" and "A Clear Midnight" each present a fascinating insight into the nature of human existence. "When I Heard the Learned Astronomer" describes a speaker who is unaccountably disgusted by an astronomy lecture‚ but feels better once he leaves to look at the stars. This discontent
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mind. I remember everything just like it happened yesterday. I never pass that stretch of road without seeing it all again. I was driving in my new Volkswagen to my friend’s birthday party on a rainy evening. The white headlights reflected from the mirror-like water and made everything very poetic. I peered through the mist‚ trying to find the right path for the car. The new car was different from my old one. Because this car’s engine is much more powerful than the one I used to drive‚ I found it
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Her poems encompass biblical references which link to god. In ‘I heard a fly buzz’ and ‘I could not stop for death’ she talks about the ‘trivial’ matter of death‚ and explores death in a new light. She shows it in a positive way which suggests she was optimistic about death and didn’t see it as something to frown upon as it’s a natural event and sometimes the answer to all suffering and difficulties that life bares. ‘I heard a fly buzz’ consists of four stanza’s‚ with an identical number of lines
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