the painting‚ but they emphasize different things: the Williams emphasizes the absurdity of the fall itself and the ungracefulness of that fall‚ whereas Auden focuses on the reactions of the bystanders in the painting. Williams’ tone is much calmer‚ creating a picturesque scene in our mind and downplaying the tragedy of Icarus’ fall‚ whereas Auden is much more tragic‚ focusing on the uncaring attitude of the bystanders. Williams’ language was also much simpler
Premium Poetry English-language films Modernism
most enduring archetypes‚ predating literature itself. This type of hero‚ the Homeric hero‚ is described as having the "...virtues of courage‚ resourcefulness‚ magnanimity in victory and dignity in defeat..." (Auden 17)‚ and who ’s "motive is to win admiration and glory from his equals..."(Auden 17). This desire for glory and admiration means that the exact picture of the homeric hero changes with each culture‚ but the heroic concept endures. In two extremely influential works‚ Exodus and Gilgamesh
Premium Sumer Moses
Compare Dulce Et Decorum Est and Refugee Blues Both the poems are based at periods of War‚ but the difference being is that ‘Dulce Et Decorum Est’ depicts the very physical suffering of the soldiers in the muddy‚ bloody trenches of the First World War‚ (The Great War)‚ and is written for the purpose of educating those on the home front‚ who are naïve to the suffering experienced by the soldiers on the front line‚ people referred to as his friends‚ who must be informed about the old lie‚ ‘Dulce
Premium World War II World War I Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori
perter john Laethem 1 Burgess ENC1101 25 March 2014 Mass Media “What the mass media offers is not popular art‚ but entertainment which is intended to be consumed like food‚ forgotten‚ and replaced by a new dish”(Auden). Mass media plays a huge role in American society today. Whether mass media has any direct correlation to the violence we see today is up for discussion. The only data which shows a clear relationship between mass media and aggressive behavior occurs
Premium Violence Media influence
many humans bodies have been inhabited by these souls‚ there are still many resisting humans who refuse to give up their body. Melanie Stryder‚ Jamie Stryder‚ and Jared Howe are part of this human resistance until Melanie is captured. A soul named Wanderer is inserted into Melanie’s body and is recruited to find the rest of the human resistance. The book’s main theme involves love‚ tolerance‚ and sacrifice. The main problem is humans resisting this alien invasion. Once a soul is inserted into its
Premium Science fiction English-language films God
of developing his students into “more rounded human beings” and believes in “knowledge‚ and the pursuit of it for its own sake”. The adjective ‘rounded’ is clearly conveyed through the boy’s prevailing use of literary references and poets such as ‘Auden’ and ‘Pascal’ along with their displays of a broad understanding and knowledge of the theatrical arts. He is presented as an anachronous character conveyed through the metaphor “he locks the doors against the future” and “the forces of progress”‚ and
Premium The History Boys Drama Alan Bennett
Karen Cote English 102 15 February 2011 W. H Auden: The Unknown Citizen The marble monument erected by the state or town is usually of a hometown hero. The person is almost always someone who did well for the country and originated from a certain town. The statue is almost never of someone who is just an ordinary man living life just like everyone else around him. This man is the model citizen; one who never causes a stir‚ goes to war when asked‚ and does everything to serve the common good
Premium Government Rhyme State
The Host is a modern science fiction novel written by Stephenie Meyer‚ and is told from the perspective of Wanderer. Wanderer is a soul‚ a parasitic alien race with the mission to invade Earth and take over the bodies of the humans. This an attempt to make the universe a more peaceful place‚ as they view the human race as a barbaric and cruel species. Throughout this novel‚ Wanderer finds herself torn between her own race and the humans‚ which is caused by the longing she feels due to her human
Free The Crucible John Proctor Elizabeth Proctor
apologize for the lateness of my paper. You’re the best! By the way‚ the plot was extremely complex so I couldn’t do it without so much detail. SORRY! D: The Host By Myah Dalton A riveting dystopian novel with dreamed up characters‚ Melanie and Wanderer‚ written into something amazing by Stephanie Myer becomes the extraordinary book‚ “The Host.” In a land thousands of years from now there is an earth‚ among this earth is a civilization occupied by human bodies‚ but their minds are occupied by peacekeeping
Premium Stephenie Meyer Utopian and dystopian fiction Emotion
Auden’s ‘Refugee Blues’ laments the plight of the Jews who were forced to flee Europe when the Holocaust started and they were rounded up and killed or imprisoned under the cruel regime of Hitler. The poem starts with a narrator‚ who is later revealed to be a German Jew‚ describing a large city which is home to ten million people some of whom are well off and live in luxurious large houses while others make do in slums and shabby houses. Yet‚ the narrator tells the person with him‚ presumably a
Premium Nazi Germany Adolf Hitler Nazism