COMPARE AND CONTRAST “ODE TO THE WEST WIND” AND “ODE TO A NIGHTINGALE” “Ode to the West wind” and “Ode to a Nightingale” are two of the main representative poems of the second generation of the Romantic period. Even though Shelley and Keats literary works are both lyric poems they portray some similarities as well as differences. To begin with‚ both poems share a similar genre‚ form and theme. First‚ it can be mentioned that both are odes since they are short lyric poems that have a complicated
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ODE TO AUTUMN John Keats This poem‚ an ode‚ is the last of Keats’ odes. In it‚ the poet exhibits a rich mood of serenity by describing autumn as a season of mellow fruitfulness – a season of ripeness and fulfillment. This ode is known for its remarkable sensuous beauty that is crafted by employment of several visual‚ tactile and auditory imageries together with the personification of autumn as a woman engaged in various autumnal activities. In the first stanza‚ the poet has described the
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Kalie Juarez Dr. Ward ENGL 2312 19 February 2013 Ode to a Nightingale In “Ode to a Nightingale‚” the most evident characteristic of Romanticism is the feeling and emotion. This is portrayed since the beginning: “My heart aches‚ and a drowsy numbness pains / My sense‚ as though of hemlock I had drunk‚ / Or emptied some dull opiate to the drains” (lines 1-3). The speaker feels as though he has been poisoned or drugged since he can not see the nightingale. The birds’ song has this paralyzing effect
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Assignment 2 Literary Analysis Essay In- Class Assignment 500+ words 27-28 July 15% Week 4 Literary Analysis Essay • What is it? – Analyzes literary text. How? • By tackling any number of aspects of the content such as the: – – – – Aesthetic Technical Linguistic Thematic (economic‚ political‚ philosophical‚ sociological‚ psychological‚ etc.) • It concentrates and uses the text (not real life) as its base. Literary Analysis Essay • Why do we write them? – To help cement our understanding of
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AN ODE To Autumn Summary Keats’s speaker opens his first stanza by addressing Autumn‚ describing its abundance and its intimacy with the sun‚ with whom Autumn ripens fruits and causes the late flowers to bloom. In the second stanza‚ the speaker describes the figure of Autumn as a female goddess‚ often seen sitting on the granary floor‚ her hair “soft-lifted” by the wind‚ and often seen sleeping in the fields or watching a cider-press squeezing the juice from apples. In the third stanza‚ the speaker
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Literary Analysis Stephanie Butler ENG 125 Introduction to Literature 1-12-15 There are many types of prejudice in our world‚ but in the two literary works “Country Lovers” by Nadine Gordimer and “What it’s like to be a black girl” by Patricia Smith‚ racism is the prejudice that the characters are battling with. Unfortunately racism is a global problem‚ but these stories discuss racism in America. These writers have used their ability to write to discuss these problems by short story and
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Dejection: An Ode By Samuel Taylor Coleridge Late‚ late yestreen I saw the new Moon‚ With the old Moon in her arms; And I fear‚ I fear‚ my Master dear! We shall have a deadly storm. (Ballad of Sir Patrick Spence) I Well! If the Bard was weather-wise‚ who made The grand old ballad of Sir Patrick Spence‚ This night‚ so tranquil now‚ will not go hence Unroused by winds‚ that ply a busier trade Than those which mould yon cloud in lazy flakes‚ Or the dull sobbing draft‚ that moans and
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Multicultural Literature Analysis Paper ENG/157 March 21. 2013 Rachel Hawley Multicultural Literature Analysis Paper Literary works in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm. This is poetry many would not look at poetry in a literary sense as they would a biography or a literary text. Indeed poetry is also literature that is more condensed and consists of a language used in a manner that can be felt by the reader
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‘To Autumn’ Analysis ‘To Autumn’ is a caricature of the Autumnal season written by John Keats around 1820. Keat’s direct address‚ and thus his personification of Autumn is evident through the use of the direct determiner ‘To’ which resembles the conventional opening sequence of a letter. From the personification of Autumn‚ we can denote that ‘she’ is the intended audience‚ and that we are merely onlookers to Keat’s celebration. The purpose of the piece is to eulogize the season‚ exploring most
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Brittany Morency 23 June 2013 ENG 120: Floyd B02 Literary Analysis One Literary Analysis: Sonny’s Blues In “Sonny’s Blues‚” by James Baldwin‚ the two main characters‚ Sonny and the narrator‚ face many conflicts with each other. These conflicts all contribute and lead to the climax of the story‚ the scene in the narrator’s apartment. The first conflict between these two characters occurs after their mother dies when the narrator discovers Sonny’s dream to become a jazz piano player‚ which
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