period‚ many wasted their lives in order to secure a spot in heaven. Death was their goal‚ however Longfellow believed differently. He states that “ Life is real! Life is earnest!/ And the grave is not its goal”. Life should be lived to its fullest potential and death should be seen as only an end. The duty is to leave a mark on the world and history not to fade away in the sands of time. To Longfellow life should be enjoyed and Death should not be awaited. Another of Longfellow’s poems “ The Tide
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Emily Dickinson and Henry Longfellow both expressed strong themes through their poetry‚ particularly themes centered on death and passing. Two specific works of theirs provide the answer to how their portrayal of these themes compares and contrasts. The first is “The Tide Rises‚ the Tide Falls” by Henry Longfellow and the second is “Before I could not stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson. In “The Tide Rises‚ the Tide Falls‚” the poem has a narrative of a traveler who enters a quiet town from the sea
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Beauty Is Truth‚ Truth Beauty: Beauty is truth‚ truth beauty that is all‚ You know on earth and that you need to know! (John Keats) There exist innumerable definitions and quotations regarding what beauty really are! A number of philosophers‚ poets and thinkers have tried to define it yet there exists such a wide gap between their teachings that one becomes skeptical of all. Through skepticism is no conclusion‚ needless to say that it is identifiable‚ according to one’s personal perceptions but
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more emotion and amazement in the experience of discovering something new. Keats looked with eyes of wonder at new adventures and expressed them verbally with delicacy and reserve. In the poem On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer‚ the description of his experiences overflows with youth and excitement. But as the poem continues the writing is toned down to convey the most important and meaningful experience. Keats describes how after traveling in lands of gold‚ and seeing many great states
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"Always is as scary a word as never. That phrase relates to the theme of Keats’ "Ode on a Grecian Urn"‚ which is an exploration of the border between desire and fulfillment in human life. Keats’ "Ode on a Grecian Urn" features a narrator musing upon the face of an urn that holds‚ for him‚ more life in its earthenware curves than does the curves of the temporal earth. The title itself reflects the reader-response reading of the urn’s text: the ode is on (about ) the urn‚ and the ode is also depicted
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Edgar Allan Poe was an American author‚ poet‚ editor and literary critic‚ who is also connected with the American Romantic Movement. However‚ he was best known for his tales of mystery and horror. He was among the earliest American authors to write short stories and is usually considered the creator of what is now called the detective-fiction genre. He is also credited for his contribution in the ever evolving category of science fiction. His works have greatly swayed American literature and
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GCSE English coursework: comparison of poems. There are many similarities and differences between the two poems: "When We Two Parted"‚ written by Lord Bryon‚ and "La Belle Dames Sans Merci"‚ written by John Keats. I shall be exploring these poems and seeing connections and differences between them‚ so that I am able to compare them. The storyline of both poems is based around love‚ and so they are similar in that respect‚ however I think the poems bring out different types of emotions. When
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Romanticism is an era that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century and was an artistic‚ literary‚ and intellectual movement that focused on certain ideals such as individualism‚ nature‚ intuition‚ and religion. These ideas that were formulated from the Romantic era are still alive in today’s society and still appear in modern literature. The ideas are portrayed in a unique way throughout literature and are made to catch the reader’s attention and make them contemplate the meaning
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ODE ON A GRECIAN URN: LIFE VS ART Keats’ "Ode on a Grecian Urn" is a balance between the flux of human experience and the fixity of art‚ the contrast between enduring art and ephemeral art‚ and an equation between realism and aestheticism. The indefinite article in the poem refers to how Keats did not refer to any single work of Greek art; but to art in general. The origin of the poem can be traced to various sources: a marble vase in Louvre‚ another one in Louvre depicting a revelry scene‚ the
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“romantic” is an adjective characterized by a preoccupation with love‚ or by the idealizing of love or one’s beloved. In the three poems I have chosen – “Let me not to the marriage of true minds” by William Shakespeare‚ “La Belle Dame Sans Merci” by John Keats and “Piano” by D.H. Lawrence‚ the poets use a variety of linguistic and literary devices‚ as well as explore different themes and imagery‚ to present love from a “romantic” perspective. The “romance” portrayed in the three poems may be distinct to
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