Plato’s Objection to Poetry by dilipbarad ‚ 08-24-2008 at 08:34 AM (8266 Views) He was the first systemic critic who inquired into the nature of imaginative literature and put forward theories which are both illuminating and provocative. He was himself a great poet and his dialogues are full of his gifted dramatic quality. His Dialogues are the classic works of the world literature having dramatic‚ lyrical and fictional elements. According to him all arts are imitative or mimetic in nature
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American Poetry Interpretation Paper Robert D Tremble University of Phoenix American Literature Since 1860 ENG 492 Carol Childs June 22‚ 2009 American Poetry Interpretation Paper Robert Frost is one of the most recognizable names in American Poetry. His work is consistently used in literature textbooks and lectures as a staple of poetic excellence. Frost’s work was so compelling that he is one of the few poets to have his work taught to students while he was still living. Much of
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“Poetry Is Not a Luxury” (1982) intertwines feminism and poetry together. Author Audre Lorde says that for women‚ “poetry is not a luxury‚ but a necessity of our existence” (Lorde‚ 1982‚ pg. 281). In today’s society‚ women’s opinions aren’t really expressed‚ because it’s not widely accepted in this man-built world. Lorde’s quote “poetry is not a luxury‚ but a necessity of our existence” means that women should use their voices and channel their energy into poetry. Since poetry is accepted‚ women
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issues and human improvement are all recorded so we learn from our past mistakes. A popular opinion is that one learns more from history than poetry –or any art form for that matter- and although this may be true‚ it can also be argued against it. Without poetry‚ our knowledge of ancient Greek‚ Chinese and other early civilizations would be minimal. Poetry allows us to understand the way people have thought and behaved. It allows us to look into their beliefs and learn from them. Poems can be universal
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Traditional Poetry "Traditional poetry"- applies to the classical forms in rhyme‚ meter‚ and language. The later Modernist or Postmodernist forms have the spirit and content of poetry‚ but lack the traditional organization. Critics of free verse and other forms often allude to traditional forms as "proper poetry". Characteristics of Traditional Poetry Rhyme scheme – organized patterns of rhyme in poetry. Not all poems have rhyme‚ however. Meter – the rhythm or
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Impersonal Theory of Poetry. The central point of T.S. Eliot’s Impersonal Theory of Poetry is that ’the poet‚ the man‚ and the poet‚ the artist are two different entities’. The poet has no ’personality’ of his own. He submerges his own personality‚ his own feelings and experiences into the personality and feelings of the subject of his poetry. The experiences or impressions which are obviously autobiographical may be of great interest to the writer himself‚ but not to his readers
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lash of coming rain; and this feeling seems to the poet to be “poised like a cobra”. These are original similes; and these are followed by a series of metaphors based on serpent-behaviour. These are only a few of the examples. Actually Daruwalla’s poetry contains an abundance of similes and metaphors. Daruwalla finds that there is violence in the very air‚ and that this violence is an indication of the mass hatreds drifting across the moon and hovering‚ poised like a cobra. He looks for a fang
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cities‚ the Napoleon final battle of Waterloo in 1815 left many soldiers unemployed‚ and many social problems took over these years (Peterloo massacre‚ 1819). In literature‚ poets wanted a revolution too‚ Wordsworth and Coleridge changed the way poetry was conceived in contrast with the period that came before‚ the Augustan Age. A change in the vocabulary used in the poems‚ much simpler than in the Augustans. Now‚ emotions were important‚ the feelings and the imagination‚ in despite of reason
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poses interesting questions delivered by means of a unique style. Do u agree with this assesment of her poetry? Your answer should focus on both themes and stylistic features . Support your points with the aid of suitable reference to the poems you have studied. *Good Luck ;)* Elizabeth Bishop poses interesting questions delivered by means of a unique style. Do u agree with this assesment of her poetry? Your answer should focus on both themes and stylistic features . Support your points with the aid of
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and rejects the essence of his Northern Irish identity and cultural roots: the austerity‚ the coldness‚ the selfishness‚ the isolation and the abandonment. 2. Theme of place. There is a vibrant‚ evocative and varied sense of place in Mahon’s poetry. Places like Kinsale‚ Rathlin and Donegal are idealised‚ but there is a subtext of cruelty associated with all three places because of history‚ climate‚ nature or commerce. Other places are depicted as void of human activity‚ lonesome‚ glum and abandoned
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