William B Yeats (1865-1939) From The Wind Among the Reeds (1899) Men improve with the Years I am worn out with dreams; A weather-worn‚ marble triton Among the streams; And all day long I look Upon this lady’s beauty As though I had found in book A pictured beauty‚ Pleased to have filled the eyes Or the discerning ears‚ Delighted to be but wise‚ For men improve with the years; And yet and yet Is this my dream‚ or the truth? O would that we had met When I had my burning youth; But
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Love The saying ’love makes the world go round’ is accurate‚ in a metaphorical sense. Some people may disagree‚ saying that greed or money makes the world go round‚ but in order to be greedy you have to love something (or at least feel passionately about it) and the most common thing greedy people crave is money‚ even if it is to buy other things. Films are made about it‚ books and songs and poems are written‚ artists draw and paint and sculpt‚ people spend their entire lives waiting for ’The
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Mack 01 June 2013 Analysis of a Poem What does it take for a man to find his self-worth and what happens when he achieves it? Self-worth is defined as the sense of one’s own value or worth as a person. The “Fisherman” written by Kurt Brown is a direct metaphor of life and all the successes and failures that may come about. Browns story of a fisherman is a true testament of a man spending his days searching for a greater sense of self-worth. As the poem begins‚ Brown sets the tone writing
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In “Convergence of the Twain‚” Thomas Hardy describes the greatness of the Titanic and the vanity that embodied its doom‚ radiating an admiring‚ yet regretful tone towards the events of April 14‚ 1912. During the first stanza‚ Hardy talks about the Titanic’s “solitude in the sea.” “Deep from human vanity‚” implying that the reason the Titanic is so deep‚ sunk under water is due to the vanity that created her‚ and ultimately sank her. The headline of the Titanic was “unsinkable‚” typifying
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The Odyssey Theme Analysis: Love and Loyalty "Antinoos‚ it is impossible for me to turn out of doors the mother who bore me and brought me up." (p.25‚ Homer‚ The Odyssey) This quote is a direct example of love and loyalty between a mother and son. Telemachos loves his mother and will stand by her decision‚ he says he won’t force her to marry; he is loyal to her‚ which represents the idea of loyalty between family. Love and loyalty are major themes of The Odyssey that are constantly surfacing
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Chemistry of love: how science can explain our daily lives? By Barton Dong Loving and being loved adds richness to our lives. When people feel close to others they are happier and even healthier. Love helps us feel important‚ understood‚ and secure. When people think of love‚ a romantic emotional scene appears in their minds. In the heavy days of a mutual crush‚ pulses race‚ knees go weak‚ and heads reel. So strong are these feelings‚ they’ve launched a thousand songs and
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The idea of courtly love‚ as we understand it‚ began during the Romantic revival of the nineteenth century‚ when there was "a period of general mythologizing about the Middle Ages" (Jordan 134). According to the Romantics‚ courtly love describes an ideal of adulterous love between medieval aristocratic men and women‚ and relationships of this nature being more genuine than the common arranged marriage. Scholars believed this idea of love was characteristic of aristocratic culture in the Middle
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“ENDLESS LOVE: Taking love to a higher step” Love‚ as we know it‚ is one of the most perplexed things in this world. Considering the fact that it has a variety of meanings that go accordingly to one’s perspective. It is something that one can never see and touch‚ for it is only felt. It is so complicated that it gives one a feeling of happiness along with sadness at the same time; it stirs up every possible emotion. However‚ they say that we can never know the true meaning of love until we ourselves
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“Where is the Love?” by Black Eyed Peas The world has been changed‚ corrupted‚ and damaged‚ so people often ask themselves “where is the love?” as demonstrated in the song “Where is the Love?” by William Adams‚ Justin Timberlake‚ Jamie Gomez‚ Allan Pineda‚ Printz board‚ Michael Frantantuno‚ George Pajon Jr.‚ and John Curtis. “Where is the Love?” is the best song because the lyrics‚ figurative language‚ and rhetorical devices teach a great message. The song laments on various worldwide problems
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Teen Love :Satirical Essay: by ~LisaNicolexx‚ Oct 10‚ 2011‚ 7:04:30 PM Literature / Prose / Non-Fiction / Academic Essays There are many things in this world that I just cannot believe. The very first thing on that list is the number of poor‚ cynical beings who don’t believe in something that is crucial to our survival. Some people actually don’t believe in love! What’s even worse are the people who don’t believe in the idea of teen love‚ or love at first sight. Love is everywhere
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