I stand amongst the inky darkness‚ my breath catches as I await in anticipation. My gaze falls into the rippling water beneath me as a magical phenomenon occurs. Silver halides awaken‚ stirring from a deep slumber. Moving as one‚ each crystalline structured compound recreates a single moment in time that will never re-occur. This moment embodies captivating beauty for it is unique and raw‚ its existence birthed directly from light itself. Before me‚ a white void morphs into a breathtaking juncture
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The period of music that affects me more than others is romanticism. Starting from the humble beginnings of the French Revolution where reason and regard to the rights of individuals were at its peak of either falling or ascending. With the recognition of the newly found freedoms it’s not a surprise that the style of music and literature evolved. Enter Romanticism where the distinction between music was grand‚ where music had character‚ and where true life experiences could be told. That liberty
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“The Sublime” is a term used to describe to utter insignificance of man in comparison to the awe and greatness of nature. This term‚ a translation of Longinus’ “hypsos” has been described by philosopher Immanuel Kant as “ we gladly call these objects (nature) sublime because they elevate the strength of our own soul above its usual level...and give us the courage to measure ourselves against the apparent all-powerfulness of nature”. Many writers and artists‚ especially during the Romantic Era‚ have
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Throughout history flowers have been used as a form of cryptic communication to convey messages of love and interest which could not be spoken aloud. Today‚ flowers are often given as gifts because of their meaning which was established hundreds of years ago. Floriography‚ or the use of flowers to spread a message‚ died years ago. However‚ flowers still hold symbolic meaning in literature‚ art‚ and daily life. Shakespeare’s use of the language of flowers offers insight into the culture of the Victorian
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George Eliot a famous novelist once said‚ “Don’t judge a book by its cover”(The Mill on the Floss). Although the poems “Blue- Butterfly Day” by Robert Frost and “Mariposa”(meaning butterfly in Spanish) by Edna St. Vincent Millay may seem to be similar by their titles‚ the meanings of the two poems are completely different from each other. The two have differences through their word choice: Frost’s being positive and Millay’s being negative. Robert Frost’s diction creates a positive tone about butterflies
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Muir uses diction to make the essay come alive and exert power on the words as well as the tone that makes us follow all his steps in this essay. Muir use of diction makes us imagine in our head the purity of the flower: "The flower was white and made the impression of the utmost simple purity like a snowflower." purity has a positive connotation when we read this word in his essay we think of something pure it something that is clean and free from anything that can contaminate and an even be something
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Blackberry Eating Analysis Blackberry Eating by Galway Kinnell is a descriptive poem that shows readers an enjoyment the poet has with two things that a dear to him. In a setting that can be felt with your eyes closed while someone reads it aloud‚ Galway Kinnell uses deep thought to express his sincere feelings to the reader. The use of spontaneous descriptions of blackberries on the vine and his use of vocabulary allows the reader to value the transition from berries to vocabulary using distinct
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Mary Oliver‚ an American poet‚ discusses her observations about the natural world in her book titled House of Light (1984). Her poems primarily embed a spiritual takeaway through the establishment of several speakers with varying personas. For example‚ in her poems “The Buddha’s Last Instruction‚” “Some Questions You Might Ask‚” and “White Owl Flies Into and Out of the Field‚” Oliver introduces three speakers which similarly examine the ideas of death and nature. There are plenty of rhetorical tools
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Frankenstein Essay 2012 The Romantic era took place throughout the 19th century and held the belief that men demonstrate innate goodness‚ but civilization later corrupts them. Even in today’s society‚ many political figures‚ authors‚ celebrities‚ and athletes reinforce the Romantic idea of the natural goodness of man and the corruption of man by civilization as they initially exhibit pure values that succumb to the temptations civilization provides. Literature also reflects the belief of the innate
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MARK TWAIN (part I & II) Twain – a romantic or a realist?‚ literary significance of Mark Twain‚ Twain’s life experiences as reflected in his works‚ Twain as a travel writer‚ Twain as a publisher – the American literary market in the late nineteenth C.‚ Twain’s personal tragedies‚ literary fads exploited by Twain‚ Twain’s major woks 1. NATURALISM AND REALISM Realism vs. romanticism‚ naturalism as a more drastic version of realism‚ naturalism in literature: philosophy and technique;
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