T.S. Eliot portrays Prufrock’s alienation and depression by using metaphors. The use of metaphors enhances the readers’ thoughts about Prufrock’s character. The reader begins to understand Prufrock as sad and lonely. In the poem Eliot writes, “I should have been a pair of ragged claws scuttling across the floors of silent seas.” This metaphor is a depiction of Prufrock and how he wished he was a crab who lived on the bottom of the ocean.
At one point Victor states, “I looked upon the sea; it was to be my grave”. This melodramatic language, linking place with death and isolation, is a perfect example of how the setting is used to develop Victor’s character and emotional state, and vice versa. In other instances Victor states “the scene was perfectly solitary” and praises “absolute solitude”; this shows how vast,
The Theme of Forgiveness in The Red Kayak “Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.” - Susan Somers. It is very important to forgive because it is something done as a gift for oneself, not for the person being forgiven. Forgiveness is a very important theme in the novel, The Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings. First, the theme of forgiveness is shown through the conflict between the D’Angelos, JT, and Digger. The D’Angelos need to forgive the boys for drilling holes in the kayak, essentially killing Ben, because JT and Digger received a punishment.
Also the ocean is so beautiful and unforgettable. The sounds of the waves coming from the massive deep blue ocean and washing up on the shore of the white sand beach, or the sound of them crashing up against the sharp jagged rocks of the coast line are soothing. Something about the rhythmic timing of each wave causes a relaxing sensation and can almost put you into a deep sleep. The sleep would be hard to come out, not because it’s impossible but only because you wouldn’t want to. Although some individuals may find them extremely annoying I enjoy the sound of the sea gulls on the beach.
The poem’s narrative perspective is omniscient; all the reader knows is that it is one of Odysseus’ mariners, which adds to the unease and lack of clarity. The first stanza instantaneously creates this feeling of mystery and unease, “This mounting wave will roll us shoreward”, this suggests the island has control of the ship perhaps, and that it is drawing the adventurers in. The land seemed “always afternoon”, this creates a languid and peaceful atmosphere, which may give the reader comfort and put them at ease, it is suggested that time doesn’t affect this place. The repetition of the phrase “downward smoke” is a caesura and adds slow movement to the poem. Tennyson also creates a sleepy and hazy atmosphere, “wavering lights”, “shadows broke”, “slumberous sheets of foam”, “silent pinnacles”, “aged snow”, all these further emphasizing the quiet and dreamlike feeling of the poem, however the reader is still not given a clear picture.
However, the sea god can help to fulfill his son's wish that Odysseus should arrive in Ithaca late, broken, and alone, his shipmates lost, and his household in trash. In one of the more part of the epic, Poseidon takes his frustration out on the Phaeacians whose only offense is following their tradition of hospitality by sailing Odysseus home. The Odyssey contains the theme of appearance versus reality is at the core of the relationship between Athena and Odysseus. Athena is the maven of makeovers. Her most memorable illusions in The Odyssey are disguises for herself or Odysseus.
In war, once a soldier is dead it does not matter which side he or she has fought for. This is represented in Kenneth Slessor’s poem ‘Beach Burial’ where Slessor establishes a sombre tone through using images in the poem, which form an anonymity of the soldiers. By doing this Slessor shows that he is sympathetic. Beach Burial is a harrowing elegy about loss of life through war. The rhythm of the poem is constructed in such a way as to confront the reader, and the language used throughout the poem changes from being very soft and comforting, to blunt and shocking.
These words soft pity in the chief inspire, Touch’d with the dear remembrance of his sire. Then with his hand (as prostrate still he lay) The old man’s cheek he gently turn’d away. Now each by turns indulged the gush of woe; And now the mingled tides together flow: This low on earth, that gently bending o’er, A father one, and one a son deplore: But great Achilles different passions rend, And now his sire he mourns, and now his friend. Th’ infectious softness through the heroes ran; One universal solemn shower began; They bore as heroes, but they felt as man. XXIV.
If failed to do so, their spirit will not rest in peace properly and as said in the Odyssey: “[to have one’s soul] tempt the gods’ wrath” (Homer 49). As demonstrated in book 11 when Odysseus travels down to the land of the dead (following the instructions of Circes in book 10) he encounters his crew-mate Elpenor’s soul whose body lay unburied and unkempt still on the island of Aeolus. Speaking to Odysseus, Elpenor says “When you make sail and put these lodgings of dim Death behind, you will moor ship, I know, upon Aeaea Island; there, O my lord, remember me, I pray, do not abandon me unwept, unburied, to tempt the gods’ wrath, while you sail for home; but fire my corpse, and all the gear I had, and build a cairn for me above the breakers- an unknown sailor’s mark for men to come. Heap up the mound there, and implant upon it the oar I pulled in life with my companions.” (Homer 44-54). Here Homer has demonstrated that the soul of Elpenor is suffering and grieves very much, as its body lie without proper burial.
But when its touches down on earth, it walks awkwardly, like a drunk man that everybody makes fun of. The poet writes about the beauty of this albatross. About the theme of cruelty, there are those who ignore the goodness of a man or a woman and focus on the bad in order to make themselves feel better and vent their cruelty through ridicule and mockery. Some