3.05 Fireside Poets 1. What metaphors does Holmes use to describe the ship in stanzas one and two of "Old Ironsides"?In the first stanza he says‚ "The meteor of the ocean air‚" which is likening the ships flag as a meteor. In stanza two he refers to the ship as an eagle of the sea to describe how magnificent the ship is on the water. 2. In 1830‚ the 44-gun American warship Constitution‚ the inspiration for "Old Ironsides‚" was scheduled to be scrapped - that is‚ stripped of everything valuable
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Exploring the work of poet Sheldon Allan Silverstein‚ Shel‚ was an American poet‚ singer‚ songwriter‚ cartoonist‚ screenwriter‚ and author of children’s books. Mr. Shel Silverstein was born September 25‚ 1930 in Chicago‚ Illinois. Not much is known about Mr. Silverstein’s younger life except for the fact that he started to write at the age of twelve‚ but at the age of 20 he enlisted in the U.S. Army‚ in 1950‚ and served in the Korea and Japan. While there he became a cartoonist for the stars
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Discuss Wordsworth as a poet of Nature. Wordsworth’s attitude to Nature underwent a progressive evolution—from ‘the coarser pleasures’ of the boyish days to an unreflecting passion untouched by intellectual interests or association to the transitory stage of human heartedness accompanied by a lasting and more significant stage of spiritual and mystical interpretation of Nature. This last stage has been termed as Pantheism and Warwick James says‚ “At this stage the foundation of Wordsworth’s entire
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film‚ Dead Poets Society‚ Welton Academy is founded on tradition and excellence and is set on providing strict structured lessons by realist‚ close-minded‚ and anti-youth administration. When Mr. John Keating‚ a former student returns to Welton Academy and teaches English‚ he inspires a class of teenage boys to pursue their desires and live life to the fullest through his Poetry unit which included a former secret society that Mr. Keating used to be a party of and run called The Dead Poets Society.
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poetry arose out of an admiration for John Donne‚ England ’s first poet laureate‚ whose poems focused on philosophical and spiritual concerns. Following in Donne ’s footsteps‚ metaphysical poets focused on philosophy rather than courtly and political matters. Themes Cavalier poetry ’s main thematic concern is pleasure. Many poems advocate living in the moment and often are quite erotic in nature. In addition‚ because many Cavalier poets were aristocrats‚ Cavalier poetry focuses on the refined‚ cultured
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Dead Poets Society “Most men lead lives of quiet desperation.” I believe that this means that people live a life that they do not want to live. They want to do something else with their time but they find themselves stuck because of peer pressure and/or parents. Take Neal Perry for example. His father wanted him to be a doctor and he planned his whole life out for him. And all Neal really wanted to do was act but his dad was totally against it and he found himself torn between doing what makes
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d Neil’s death was a tragedy for which only he can be held responsible. To what extent do you agree? In the movie “Dead Poets Society” produced in 1989 by film director Peter Weir who provides us with an example of a “charismatic teacher” who persuades the boys away from conforming to the traditions. Suicide was overall Neil’s choice as he was unable to overcome and deal with the difficult relationship with his father. Neil was a sensitive‚ passionate type of person who found it hard to express
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Geoffrey Chaucer Geoffrey Chaucer is a English Poet and wrote the unfinished work‚ The Canterbury Tales. It is considered one of the greatest poetic works in English. Geoffrey Chaucer was born circa 1340 in London‚ England. In 1357 he became a public servant to Countess Elizabeth of Ulster. He continued to work as a public servant to the British court throughout his lifetime. The Canterbury Tales became his best known and most acclaimed work. He died October 25‚ 1400 of in London‚ England and was
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Dead poets society 1) Describe the setting(time and place) in detail. Welton academy‚ 1959 all boys’ dormitory or preparatory school. This is the school where the boys prepare before going to college. 2) Discuss the meaning of how John Keating introduces himself to the class. Mr. Keating was very different‚ unconventional‚ interesting to listen to as a teacher and very inspiring. For instance‚ he asks his students to rip the introduction out of a poetry book‚ telling the students that
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connected to each other. A metaphysical conceit is an extended metaphor or simile in which the poet draws an ingenious comparison between two very unlike objects. "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" ends with one of Donne’s most famous metaphysical conceits‚ in which he argues for the lovers’ closeness by comparing their two souls to the feet of a drawing compass—a simile that would not typically occur to a poet writing about his lov This is a "classic" Donne poem. In it‚ he shows off his vast knowledge
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