“Marginalia is defined as, “marginal notes or embellishments (as in a book) or “nonessential items” (merriam-webster.com). In this poem, Billy Collins reflects his thought on the people and their important as they find certain notes in the margins of the book. Poet begins with explaining that how notes in the margin are “ferocious” and “skirmish” against the author. By these words, he means that notes in the margins are very irritating, cruel, and argumentative. These notes serve against the author as they directly challenge.
Marzhan Doszhanova Female Interpretation of the Modernist Reality: Virginia Woolf. The beginning of the 20th century was a time of confusion and tension that resulted in revolutions, uprisings and eventually World War 1. It was also a time of innovative inventions, new philosophies and attempt to be liberated from the bonds of everything conventional; it was the rise of the modernist era. Modernism, as many critics believe, was a response to the scientific, political and economic developments of the time and the transformed human perception of the “new” reality. The movement arose from the international sense of depression, and the realization of many that there was nothing concrete or reliable anymore.
Set in a recognisable time, the story showcases the complications of life caused by family breakdowns, treacherous weather, unstable governments, pandemic virus attacks, technology run amuck and other uncertainties of the future. These fundamental concerns are purposely encompassed in this novel to question to what extent do we hold our integrity in difficult circumstances, surviving in situations humanity struggles to both comprehend and control. The novel questions when is it acceptable to lie, cheat and steal. The ‘truth’ is to be found in each vignette as the characters face the challenges to their very existence and suggests the confrontation of circumstances is what determines our moral choices. The problems we face compel us to behave in immoral ways but that may not always excuse or justify such behaviour.
One of the most known poems in of his book “Leaves of Grass” is Song of myself. In a scary translation of life and the real experiences of Americans post World War II, “Howl” is a mind blowing and disturbing poem by Allen Ginsberg. In this essay I’m going to compare Whitman’s “Song of Myself” to “Howl” written by Beat generation poet Allen Ginsberg. There are a number of ways that Whitman’s influence can be noticed in Ginsberg’s work “Howl”, including a similar style of format and structure, a similar impact on the literary world and a concern with American people. Another significant influence that Whitman has for Ginsberg is the fact that Whitman had been an outcast from the literary circle of his era, with his long -winded style, free verse, sexual exposure and his appearance as a plainly dressed workman rather than a high society poet.
During history it seems that nationalism manifested its self in an era of colapse of bounderies, economic expansion, mas migration, general insecurity, drastic militarisation, which finaly led to war. Nations went to war against all that, in an atempt to preserve the things taken away by the string of events pointed out earlier. The chalenge of modernity forced ancient ethnic groups to find new ways to ensure their survival by obtaining either power sharing or separate states. In general both modernists and nationalist agree that modernism provides the main reasons for nationalist conflicts. In that context globalization has been described either the next logical step from modernism or as a separate event called postmodernity.
Who do you think is one of the greatest poets in history? If you chose Carl Sandburg then you’re right. Carl Sandburg was an American poet historian, novelist, balladeer, and florist. H.L. Menken called Carl Sandburg insurability an American in every pulse beat.
Compare the ways writers’ show the extent to which experiences of conflict change people’s ideas of it in “Romeo and Juliet” and a selection of WW1 Poetry. Conflict is presented in many different ways in the play “Romeo and Juliet” and a selection of WW1 Poetry. Also some characters in “Romeo and Juliet” and some poets change their view of conflict as a result of their experiences. In the beginning of the play “Romeo and Juliet” Romeo’s idea about conflict was that it is a negative experience. We know this because he says “ ”.
These two poems are in admiration of poets before Keats’ time - the Greek poet, most famous for the Odyssey and the Iliad, Homer and the playwright and poet William Shakespeare. Here, they have inspired Keats to create new work and there is a feel of the original in both. On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer, Keats gives the sense of a journey, using phrases such as ‘realms of gold’, ‘goodly states and kingdoms’ and ‘Round many western islands’ which is a similar experience to the Odyssey, using the idea of travel - giving it the sense of the original. Keats uses warm words ‘gold’ and ‘goodly’ which start the poem on a positive note and he continues this rich and happy tone throughout. George Chapman is described as ‘loud and bold’ which gives him an imaginable personality in so few words, as well as showing Keats’ admiration for the man reciting Homer’s work.
The theme of love in the tragedy by William Shakespeare "Romeo and Juliet". «Romeo and Juliet» is one of the immortal works of Shakespeare, which is relevant in our time. In his work, I want to try revealing the theme of love tragedy. But first, I want to say a few words about the author. William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.
The Raven was his most famous poem and is possibly one the best poems of all time, if not the best. His use of many poetic devices such as repetition, rhyme and alliteration in this poem helps the reader truly understand the theme, while still entertaining the reader. He also utilizes symbolism to its full extent through the symbols of the raven and Lenore. To conclude, The Raven is such a strong and well written poem that it is clear to see that it is the best poem in the world. To begin, Poe litters his poems with useful poetic devices that help the reader understand the theme and make it an interesting poem.