TRAFODWCH YMATEB Y BEIRDD I RHYFELA AR DARLUN A GAWN O RYFEL YN EU GERDDI. CYFEIRIWCH AT GERDDI O LEIA DAU O’R BEIRDD GAN DRAFOD EU CYNWYS A’U HARDDULL. Yn y traethawd yma mi fyddaf yn trafod cerddi Waldo Williams‚ Gerallt Lloyd Owen‚ Ceri Wyn Jones ac Iwan Llwyd. Gobeithiaf cymharu holl gerddi’r beirdd yn ymwneud a rhyfel a thrafod eu cynnwys a’u harddull a sut mae’r beirdd yn teimlo ynglyn a rhyfel. Mae’r gerdd ‘Y sgerbwd milwr’ gan Gerallt Lloyd Owen yn son am golledion rhyfel ac am y tro
Premium
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell by William Blake The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (March 2010) simonelmer@hotmail.com The Argument Rintrah roars and shakes his fires in the burdened air; Hungry clouds swag on the deep. Once meek‚ and in a perilous path‚ The just man kept his course along The vale of death. Roses are planted where thorns grow‚ And on the barren heath Sing the honey bees. Then the perilous path was planted: And a river and a spring On every cliff and tomb; And on
Premium English-language films Christianity William Blake
my arrows of desire! Bring me my spear! O clouds‚ unfold! Bring me my chariot of fire! I will not cease from mental fight‚ Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand‚ Till we have built Jerusalem In England’s green and pleasant land. The poem by William Blake that is generally known as “Jerusalem” is probably the best known of his works‚ although it was not given that title by its author. Blake did write a poem called “Jerusalem”‚ but it is one of his immensely long “Prophetic Books”‚ written between
Premium
William Wordsworth (1770-1850) completed two main versions of his autobiographical epic poem The Prelude‚ the original version in 1805‚ and a revised version which was published in 1850. The 1805 version is the one usually studied‚ and usually considered the better of the two‚ being more melodic and spontaneous than the more laboured version of 1850. In this essay I shall be discussing the 1805 version‚ with one or two references to differences in the 1850 version. Book Vl‚ entitled‚ ’Cambridge
Premium William Wordsworth
Due to our nature‚ the human race will do astonishing things in the name of love and fear. Abigail Williams in “The Crucible” is a fantastic example of this. Not only are her actions absurd to try and gain John Proctor’s whole hearted affection‚ who was her lover‚ but also to gain submission of an ample portion of Salem due to fear. A large part of the submissiveness was gained by her ability to manipulate others‚ especially those she knows well. She starts the fire of hatred‚ for witches and the
Premium Salem witch trials The Crucible
In the short story Gaston by William Saroyan uses the bug‚ Gaston‚ and the peach to symbolize the girl’s father. In the story there is a girl whose parents are divorced and during the story she is with her dad. Her mom is also so rich and her dad is poor. The girl’s dad buys a kilo of peaches and within the peaches‚ there is a bad peach with a a bug. They continue to have a conversation about Gaston and the girl soon wants a peach with a bug inside of it. The father leaves to go get more peaches
Premium English-language films Fiction American films
When a conversation involving William Shakespeare arises‚ it is almost certain that one of his two‚ arguably‚ most famous lines are mentioned; “Romeo‚ Romeo‚ where for art tho Romeo? and “To be or not to be‚ that is the question” (CITATION). Over Shakespeare’s life‚ he wrote countless means of literature‚ some better known than others‚ but each using traditional forms of literary techniques to some degree. Within his 18th Sonnet‚ “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” Shakespeare strategically
Premium Iambic pentameter Poetry William Shakespeare
Fardad Hajirostami Guilty Conscience In his poem‚ “The Prelude”‚ William Wordsworth relives a childhood epiphany that alters his perception of nature. Wordsworth describes this experience of his through his voyage in a boat which later dramatically turns into a nightmarish journey. Through use of suspenseful diction‚ dramatic personification‚ and descriptive syntax‚ Wordsworth vividly illustrates his perception of nature and how he views it with certain trepidation after he encounters a “towering”
Premium William Wordsworth Mind Romanticism
William Somerset Maugham was a British playwright‚ novelist and short story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era and reputedly the highest paid author during the 1930s. After losing both his parents by the age of 10‚ Maugham was raised by a paternal uncle who was emotionally cold. Not wanting to become a lawyer like other men in his family‚ Maugham eventually trained and qualified as a doctor. The first run of his first novel‚ Liza of Lambeth (1897)‚ sold out so rapidly that
Premium W. Somerset Maugham
Character Analysis of Abigail Williams Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in response to McCarthyism in 1953. During this time the Puritan society was in authority. This society was one where religion was highly practiced‚ women had the least rights‚ forms of entertainment were banned and adultery was seen as major sin. However‚ Miller’s‚ The Crucible makes the strongest female character; Abigail the conveyance of all the Puritans would have believed as evil. Throughout the play‚ The Crucible the
Premium Salem witch trials The Crucible