to their originality and uniqueness. However‚ as T.S Eliot in ‘Tradition and the Individual Talent’ and Harold Bloom in The Anxiety of Influence suggest‚ a writer should not be evaluated in these terms‚ but rather‚ on how he produces art by acknowledging his predecessors. Nevertheless‚ they declare that the poet must not imitate blindly previous poets. Henceforth‚ this essay will aim to portray further the ideas put forth my Bloom and T.S. Eliot‚ showing comparisons and contrasts in their arguments
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Winter Poems A Winter Message A flake of snow in flurry thro’ the air Had landed as a kiss upon my cheek: A secret message‚ just for me to share; To take to heart but never dare to speak About or presuppose to other eyes Your open feelings – distant though they are. And so‚ upon your lips‚ my OWN surprise: A flake of snow returned from me afar. Copyright © Mark R Slaughter 2010 http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-winter-message/ As Winter raged And Winter was at war. Her
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The poem “Those Winter Sundays‚” by Robert Hayden is about a childhood memory. The childhood memory involved is indeed one that the speaker regrets‚ but also gains knowledge from the regretful state of mind. There are many children who either do not realize the amount of sacrifices that their parents go through for their sake. Having children and being able to take care of them is very important. Some children can grow up feeling unappreciative without the discipline of the parents similar to the
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Bliss Powers Professor Langdon English 299 29 February 2012 Scholarly Sources for “Those Winter Sundays” Upon first reading the poem “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden‚ I was an objective reader who assumed Hayden was looking back with nostalgia at his lost childhood. Without researching the poem‚ as well as Hayden himself‚ I had no way of knowing his background as an adopted child to unhappy parents in a dysfunctional household. After reading several sources‚ I’ve formed a somewhat
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I must admit that I do not fully understand why Lewis chose to include a chapter about animal pain in this book. To me it has no value in his argument about why Man must suffer the problem of pain‚ and seems to not expand the subject at all. While I find this chapter unnecessary‚ I cannot honestly say that upon further readings‚ discussions or thoughts‚ that my opinion will not change‚ but that at the present time this chapter seems wholly out of place in his argument. Lewis closes the book with
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In this paper‚ I will discuss how various short poems reflect on the idea of family. The poems I will evaluate are ‘Those Winter Sundays’ by Robert Hayden‚ ‘My Papa’s Waltz’ by Theodore Roethke and finally‚ ‘Eating together’ by Li-Young Lee. I will also determine how the poems construct the feeling of family and how this may emotionally affect the reader. Moreover‚ I will investigate how the speaker influences the perception of family. Using my own opinion and experience of family‚ I will also discuss
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Winter Survival Excersize Bianka Solovan David Chalmers MHR 405 Sec. 091 12 November 2014 Throughout the group article exercise really did showcase who’s personalities were strong and who’s personalities were not. Having a strong personality means that you are willing to listen to other people’s opinions but will debate on it by logical thinking of how you came across your answer rather than people with not so strong personalities meaning they agree with the group decisions. Through
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In the story “Winter Dreams” F. Scott Fitzgerald suggest that the American dream is the admiration of “glittery things” known as the wealthy class of society. Dexter desires being wealthy and having all the good things in life and works hard to achieve those dreams. Living the American dream for Dexter is rising to success and having everything he always wanted in life‚ but it doesn’t always turn out the way you dreamed it would be. The desire for material things gave Dexter the drive to make
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“Another Evening at the Club” In the story “Another Evening at the Club‚” Samia was a young girl who had to grow up at an early age. She had not yet finished high school when she had been arranged to be married to one of the wealthiest men in the village. She was a very kind-hearted person and believed in being fair‚ but where she lived none of that mattered. In the society she lived in‚ there were certain rules that had to be followed. Her husband ‘Abboud Bey’‚ who was like a father figure to her
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“Alienation is defined as emotional isolation or dissociation from others ... it is the feeling of not belonging” The theme of Alienation is explored in both TS Eliot’s‚ The love song and Preludes and it is explored though many poetic techniques including repetition and animal imagry. In both of these poems the persona is alienated from himself and from society. One of the ways that the poet explores alienation is though the use of imagry. He compares him to a cat‚ an insect stuck to the wall
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