"How has your research into TS Eliot’s life and the opinions of ONE critic enriched your understanding of an aspect of The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock?" "Let us go then‚ you and I". Throughout the poem‚ The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock‚ written by TS Eliot‚ there is a consistent use of the words ’you’ and ’I’. Not much is said about the narrator or who he is talking to and after conducting research on TS Eliot himself as well as reading opinions of critics on this topic‚ my understanding
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On William Wordsworth’s Preface to Lyrical Ballads The late 18th century saw a fundamental change in the historically rigid structure of poetry‚ as witnessed by the collection of poems entitled Lyrical Ballads‚ penned by William Wordsworth and Samuel Coleridge. At first deemed an experiment‚ Lyrical Ballads garnered enough interest and favor to warrant Wordsworth’s “Preface to Lyrical Ballads” in 1802‚ as an introduction to the second edition of the collection. This revolutionary preface became
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“Sonnet 75” by Edmund Spenser What distinguishes Spenser’s poem from earlier poetry is the personal note it strikes. Sonnet 75 was written in 1595 by Edmund Spenser. His Imagination creates a picture of tender young love through the conversation between his lady and himself‚ absorbed in each other‚ against the back ground of the sea. Another theme to this poem is that a man wrote his beloved’s name in the sand‚ but it was washed away by the tide. Edmund Spenser was born in 1552 and attended the
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Claude Monet’s painting Water Lilies illuminates a pond of water lilies by transitioning from darker shades around the edges to lighter ones in the middle. The lilies are spread out just enough apart to make them somewhat recognizable. If not looked at closely this could be viewed as a patch of colors. There is a dewy look because of the different shades of greens and blues Monet chose to use. While there may be a central point within the painting‚ the viewers’ eyes can easily scan the entire painting
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Two Poets‚ One Idea Walt Whitman and Donald Hall--These names incite a sense of excitement in almost every individual who enjoys poetry. The two American poets hail from different time periods‚ different backgrounds‚ and different lifestyles that have led to different experiences. However‚ despite their differences‚ the two poets appear to be very similar upon analyzing their works. “A Song of Myself” by Whitman and “My Son My Executioner” by Hall are poems that portray their fascination with the
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To the locals of Southern California early autumn marks the beginning of the Santa Ana winds. The Santa Ana winds are extremely dry and powerful winds‚ that are funneled through canyons from inland valleys to the coast of Southern California. The two essays “Brush Fire” by Linda Thomas and “The Santa Ana” by Joan Didion are different perspectives of the Santa Ana winds. Thomas views the Santa Ana winds as a necessity of nature‚ while Didion views them as a malevolent force of nature. Linda Thomas
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Edgar Allan Poe’s theories start with the unity of effect‚ followed by the brevity of a work of art‚ the appeal to emotions‚ a rejection of allegory and didacticism‚ the ideal subject matter for art‚ epic poem’s being a non-poem‚ and the importance of emotional response. Poe was known to dismiss most of the literary work of the 18th century which was brought up of mostly satire. He greatly emphasized on unity of effect in many of his various critical writings‚ wanting the author to use their own
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Romanticism was an era of arts‚ literature‚ music and an intelligent crusade that was created in Europe toward the end of the 18th century and in most areas was at its peak in the period from 1800 to 1850. Romanticism was considered by its importance on emotion and individuality as well as the glorification of all the past and nature‚ desiring the medieval rather than the classical. Topic sentence: Enthusiasm for the natural man and adolescence Romantics had confidence in the innate decency of
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Every poem has a unique tone‚ form‚ and style‚ and can be defined through its genre and content. Christopher Marlowe’s The Passionate Shepherd to His Love is an innocent and romantic pastoral poem‚ while Sir Walter Raleigh’s The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd is more realistic and skeptical. The two poems are similar in many ways‚ including structure and meter‚ but they also have contrasting central themes. The Passionate Shepherd to His Love has several distinct characteristics. It can be primarily
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Often considered the first period of American creativity‚ the Romantic period is placed within the historical context of westward expansion‚ the increasingly heated nature of the slavery question‚ and strained relations between the opposing desires for reform and separation found in the North and the South. Historically‚ this period of tensions resulted in the Civil War. Within the literature‚ however‚ the opposing views of life were able to co-exist relatively peacefully. Romanticism is typically
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