Thomas Gray wrote “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” in 1742‚ shortly after the death of his close friend Richard West who died from tuberculosis (“Gray‚ Thomas”). The death of his dear friend influenced him to write an elegy‚ which is a poem expressing sorrow or lamentation‚ especially towards one who has died (“Poetry for Students”). An elegy is usually a pensive or reflective poem that can be nostalgic or melancholy (“Elegy”). Gray uses figurative language and detailed description to get
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An analysis on "Elegy written in a Country Churchyard" "Elegy written in a Country Churchyard" is composed by Thomas Gray.The main idea of this poem is the contemplation of mortality. Thomas Gray’s life was surrounded by loss and death. In 1750‚ the death of his close friend stimulated him to brood on the philosophy of death. An elegy is a poem which lamets the dead. In this poem‚ the poet concentrated on the death of commen people instead of great and famous one. The biggest achivement of
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missionaries arrived in Britain. They spread quickly‚ influenced in agricultural. In “The Seafarer” and Beowulf poem‚ I learned that Christian religion was one of the biggest cultural values expressed in Anglo-Saxon literature. In “The Seafarer” it is clearly demonstrated that the Anglo-Saxon world is tough suffering‚ and courageous on the ocean to make it on this earth. Even it was winter time‚ the seafarer still traveled around the cold sea despite the loneliness and bad conditions. There
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MISAMIS UNIVERSITY Ozamiz City “Common Sickness Experienced by Seafarers :Causes‚ Remediation and Prevention” Abergas‚ Jan Fred M. BSMT-1A March 11‚ 2013 Table of Contents I. Introduction - II. Common Forms of Sickness 1. Injuries A. Eye injuries B. Head injuries C. Bone‚ Joint and Muscle injuries 2. Diseases a. Skin disease b. Infections disease c. Respiratory disease 3. Poisoning a. Toxic b. Venom c. Poisoning from exposure
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An elegy is a poem of lament‚ usually formal and sustained‚ over the death of a particular person; also‚ a meditative poem in plaintive or sorrowful mood. Through an elegy authors are able to convey their deepest remorse and grief through the eloquent use of the English language. Three elegies in which show the possible interpretations and moral convictions of death are “Elegy for Jane”‚ “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”‚ and “A Satirical Elegy”. Jane’s unfortunate death in an equestrian
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Theodore Roethke’s poem “Elegy for Jane” shows the speakers affliction towards the death of his former student Jane. Roethke uses personification‚ imagery and metaphors as well as other devices to show the love and sorrow the speaker feels for Jane. The personification used by the speaker‚ when he says “leaves‚ their whispers turned to kissing” and “mold sang in the beached valley under the rose” is a representation of Jane’s presence‚ for bad and good her presence delighted them. The speaker uses
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Elegy for my father’s father James K. Baxter Basic – First Impressions: * Different kind of title – very direct * Written in past tense – reflection * Written is second person – author describing the death of someone else * Idea of ‘Death’ – universal idea * Poem is one stanza long (written on two pages but actually one stanza) * Tone is dull and slow * References to nature and water * Free Verse * Ideas of poem (general): * Death – natural process
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My favorite piece of music is “Elegy‚” composed by John Williams for a solo cello and orchestra. In this piece that was written for the memorial service of two young children‚ Williams brings the raw emotions of grief to life‚ imitating the sorrow of a mother who has just lost her world. Through the chilling precision of each note’s placement on the page‚ Williams conveys a message without words‚ and communicates the significance of lost innocence through music. In the first line of the piece‚
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hardship of his upbringing and the cultures of Kentucky‚ no matter what‚ will always be part of him. In the book “Hillbilly Elegy‚” J.D.Vance‚ whom is both the author and the main character‚ narrates about his own experience growing up in the culture crisis of the social‚ regional‚ and class decline that affects many white Americans living in the Appalachian Mountains. The elegy of Hillbillies - world used to describe rednecks‚ the people who inhabit these places- takes place in Middletown Ohio‚ and
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When every pencil meant a sacrifice his parents boarded him at school in town‚ slaving to free him from the stony fields‚ the meagre acreage that bore them down. They blushed with pride when‚ at his graduation‚ they watched him picking up the slender scroll‚ his passport from the years of brutal toil and lonely patience in a barren hole. When he went in the Bank their cups ran over. They marvelled how he wore a milk-white shirt work days and jeans on Sundays. He was saved from their
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