University of Human Development College of Languages/English Department Academic Year: 2011 - 2012 COURSE BOOK Fourth YEAR POETRY The Victorian and Modern Ages Lecturer: Enas R. Azghar Email: era201109@hotmail.com College Address: Department of English College of Languages CONTENTS Page: 1. Course description 3 2. Expected outcomes 3 3. Class procedure 3 4. Assessment and grading
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“A Love Song for Bobby Long” written by Grayson Capps and “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” written by TS Eliot remind the world of men who struggle with the demons of life. The little voices in your head saying “I don’t think you can do that.” These voices cause you to doubt yourself and your talents. They take the life out of you‚ and cause you to wonder if you even have a purpose here on earth. Now let’s take a deeper look into these poems and closely analyze their similarities and differences
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“Literary Significance through Symbolism in The Chocolate War” The Chocolate War‚ written by Robert Cormier in 1974‚ is set at Trinity‚ a Catholic high school for boys. However‚ this is no ordinary school‚ it is a twisted place controlled by the tyrannical Vigils‚ a school gang that doles out ‘assignments’‚ such as the destruction of Room Nineteen‚ for students to carry out. Brother Leon‚ a teacher and the assistant headmaster at Trinity‚ also has power over the students. He psychologically terrorizes
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might wonder what defines true value of life. True value of life differs from person to person but many would agree that it’s all in the perspective one chooses to look at. In the poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” written by T.S. Eliot‚ Prufrock fails to perceive the true value of life. His negative outlook on life destroys him emotionally leaving him unsatisfied with his life. In addition‚ Prufrock frequently puts himself down by comparing his success with others’. Finally
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5.12-5.15 Change‚ whether it is present or absent‚ is universal and an inevitable notion and it can result in positive or negative impacts- depending on the factors stimulating the change. Within the beautifully composed poems by T.S. Eliot‚ the related text‚ The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini‚ this concept of change is depicted through the use and manipulation of language devices‚ with the aid of the recurring communal stimulating factors- change in perspective‚ change in world and change in one’s
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He says “that lift and drop a question on your plate.” References to the question are found throughout the poem‚ before and after this line. When T.S. Eliot wrote this poem‚ if one wanted to visit another‚ it was customary to put a calling card on a plate. The person would see this request and then respond‚ either yes or no. Prufrock is referring to his question and whether the woman would have mutual
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a moment can last in one’s mind forever. The poem also establishes the role of powerful‚ rich upper class women in early 20th century. The text also displays an interesting perspective of panic‚ and how the narrator reacts whilst panicking. T.S Eliot describes the context of his poem ‘Hysteria’ quite abstractly‚ but it is reasonably easy to establish the setting. It seems clear that the narrator is a man observing his female companion while they are having tea or waiting for it to be served to
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experiences and his perspective of the world. The tension in the poetry is deeply rooted in the troubled political context of his time and the personal disappointment he suffered throughout his life. He transformed these things into exquisite poetry. As T.S Eliot describe he was able to articulate the human condition and express the timeless truths which are valued by human beings universally. Yeats particularly demonstrates how a poet can reflect the various concerns of his age while maintaining a distinctive
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of the most innate desires of our human nature. Despite inevitable differences in writing style and point of view‚ there can be times where love poems employ similar strategies to tackle such an analysis. John Keats’ “La Belle Dame Sans Merci” and T. S. Eliot’s “The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock” are no exception to this occurrence. Both poems use two different and distinct settings to asses their experiences with love; the first setting to characterize the protagonist of the poem being alienated
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Summary of Whose canon is it anyway? “Whose canon is it anyway?” is an article written by Bethan Marshall. In the article‚ Marshall analyzes a review by Tom Paulin of a book by Anthony Julius about the anti-Semitism and literary works of T. S. Elliot. Despite being a well-known anti-Semite‚ Elliot and his poetry were studied in schools around the world. Therefore‚ by questioning his beliefs‚ we also question our own culture because Elliot’s works are closely related to its foundation. So‚ Elliot
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