A Frequent Misconception A frequent misconception of poetic language is that a poet always seeks the most beautiful or noble sounding words. What they really seek are the most meaningful words‚ and these vary from one context to another. Language has many levels and verities‚ and poets may choose from all of them. Their words may be grandiose or humble‚ fanciful or matter-of-fact‚ romantic or realistic‚ archaic or modern‚ technical or conventional‚ monosyllabic or polysyllabic
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few weeks‚ we have discussed the meaning of epic poetry and how it relates to Aristotle’s view of tragedy. He believes there is a strong correlation between the two mechanisms due to the inquisitive art and emotions they both portray. Aristotle’s Poetics states that there are six major components within discovering a tragedy. The six components consist of plot‚ character‚ diction/language‚ thoughts/themes‚ spectacle‚ and lyric/song. I chose to relate Aristotle’s view of a tragedy to Aeschylus’s
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"Ode to the West Wind": An Examination of Poetic Devices The poem‚ "Ode to the West Wind" was written in the year 1819 by famous Romantic poet‚ Percy Bysshe Shelley. The poem illustrates to the reader Shelley’s struggle to find transcendence‚ for he believes that his thoughts‚ like the "winged seeds / Each like a corpse within it grave" (7-8)‚ are trapped. It is vitally important to Shelley that his words be set free and spread so that they can inspire political change in Europe‚ particularly in
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BBC: Arguments against capital punishment From: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/capitalpunishment (Here the text for the final exam‚ as agreed. Please note that this is an edited version‚ which means that I have made some changes. The words marked in red are probably new terms for you which you should check during your preparation for the final exam; it is important that you understand them) Value of human life Everyone thinks human life is valuable. Some of those against capital punishment believe
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HL 3D Geo Test #1eCalculators PermittedName________________________ Time: 70 minutes100 points 1) Solve the system of simultaneous linear equations . 2)Find the equation of the line that is perpendicular to the line with equation and that passes through the point with coordinates (2‚ 1). What is the perpendicular distance from the origin to the line with equation ? 3) Solve the inequality 2 4)Consider the vectors a = i − j + k‚ b = i + 2 j + 4k and c = 2i − 5 j − k. (a)Given that
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In the poem "Birches" by Robert Frost‚ Frost attempts to illustrate a cycle of growing up from childhood to adulthood. According to Frost‚ through the use of childhood imagination one can easily endure the struggle we call life. "Birches" is separated into different sections‚ beginning with a description of a birch tree being bent under various conditions. The poem than continues to a farm boy’s childhood‚ where he is ’seen’ swinging on the birches‚ and lastly Frost describes his desires to return
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Another sculpture‚ which portrays the Greek concept for male beauty‚ was A Figure of a Naked Man‚ possibly Dionysus (Fig 2). As typical of Classical Greece‚ this is a nude male statue of another god‚ Dionysus‚ who was the god of wine and all things relating to wine (grape harvest). Unlike the previous sculpture of Aphrodite‚ there is not much motion in this piece (not very Hellenistic). Nevertheless‚ it still gives off a story‚ an aura. The man‚ Dionysus‚ seems to be very relaxed‚ which can be seen
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"If I Were a Boy‚" sung by Beyoncé Knowles‚ is a popular song that reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2008. Surprisingly enough‚ Beyoncé herself did not right the original song. Songwriter‚ BC Jean‚ wrote the hit single around 2005‚ however‚ it was rejected by her label company. Knowles heard it and recorded her own version that was released by Columbia Records. There were rumors speculating that "Queen B" had stolen the song‚ because Jean did not know anything about it until after
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Exploration: The Cell Cycle Directions You will evaluate some of these activities yourself‚ and your teacher may evaluate others. Please save this document before beginning the lesson and keep the document open for reference during the lesson. Type your answers directly in this document for all activities. ________________________________________________________________________________ Self-Checked Activities Read the instructions for the following activities and type in your responses
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PLATO 1. Plato’s parents were Ariston and Perictone‚ his older brothers were Adeimantus and Glaucon‚ and his younger sister was Potone. He came from a family that had long played an important part in Athenian politics. He was born from an aristoctratic and wealthy family. 2. Plato wrote mostly in the form of dialogue. His dialogues have been used to teach a range of subjects‚ including philosophy‚ logic‚ ethics‚ rhetoric‚ religion and mathematics. Plato absorbed the learning of his times‚ - Philolaus
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