Donne’s use of double meanings in the language of the poem result in a reading where two ideas come together in interpretation Donne, in “The Flea” uses erotic, as well as religious language in order to communicate his thoughts concerning the relationship between marriage and love making. Lines such as “Me it sucked first, and now it sucks thee”(3), used in opposition to “Our marriage bed and marriage temple is”(13) convey the complex theme Donne inserts in the poem. What is Donne’s purpose when using the conflicting language? Donne’s work is studied as such containing satire. If the reader views “The Flea” as completely satirical, one comes to an interpretation containing validity, however simple in nature.
Emily Dickinson’s analysis of pain and it’s effects manifests themselves through her dramatization of pain through poetry. Additionally, Dickinson wrestles with the mystery surrounding the pain of human life. Dickinson’s poem, “After a great pain, a formal feeling comes”, shows the human reaction to pain. Undoubtedly, Dickinson’s own suffering allowed her to create a work that would examine the societal phenomenon of the various ways in which we, as humans are effected by pain of different kinds. By doing this, she was able to provide a template in which readers could further understand their own human predicament.
'Miss Gee' and 'Victor' are Responsible for Their Own Fate Discuss Auden is a famed poet not just for the fanciful tales his poems seem to tell on the surface, but because of the multiple layers of intricacy entwined within his words. By unraveling the lines of his verse, and looking more deeply at the meaning he was trying to convey behind his stories, we can see how he intended us to believe the fates of 'Victor' and 'Miss Gee' came to pass. A theme running through the entirety of 'Miss Gee' is one of repression. Everything Auden tells us about her gives the impression of an insignificant, narrow-minded woman, whose only goal in life appears to be to cope with it for as long as possible. 'She lived in Clevedon Terrace at Number 83', just one more house in a long line of identical houses.
Not only this, but throughout the play, we can see obvious feelings of revenge and compassion, especially in Act 4 scene 1 where Shylocks loss of revenge evokes our compassion towards the emotionally broken man. Both writers use their unique methods to explore the details of their characters inner- thoughts and feelings, and link these emotions into the reality of the time of their writings, and today, we as a modern audience, and as modern readers can look into these two pieces of literature and attempt to understand what the purpose of Austen's novel and Shakespeare's play is; to inform their audiences about the hard lives some people had then- and even
This host’s life is similar to that of writer Emily Dickinson, in that they both are isolated poets who express darkness and death in a lot of their work. The poem that influences Helen the most mirrors a poem of Dickinson‘s, “A Slant of Light,” explaining the book’s title. Helen hopes she is inspiring her host with whispers of encouragement and ideas, thinking maybe that is her purpose for being here. But when the lonely poet
Together the works of Ted Hughes, Christine Jeffs and J.D Salinger combine to enhance an understanding of the concept of conflicting perspectives. The audience can see that there is a great deal of ubiquity in relation to Conflicting Perspectives. Ted Hughes’ poetry gives his account of a tumultuous part of his life whilst Christine Jeff’s film portrays a different point of view than that given by Hughes’. It is through looking at Salinger’s novel, that the role of the authorial voice in contrast to the protagonists can create a conflicting perspective between the protagonist and the audience. All these texts explore the concept of one person’s ‘truth’ in relation to another’s.
Despite Sylvia Plath’s long, drawn out, detailed poetry, her poems revolve around a central message. Plath’s dark personality helped to shape her poetry. The use of figurative language, recurring images, and poetic elements of poetry allow active participation from the reader. The common theme throughout her poetry may not become evident until the poem is done being read. Plath is able to strongly convey a central theme of suicide by relief of pain, and the result of abandonment and inactivity.
The poem is by Emily Dickinson, Emily Dickinson, is said to be one of America’s greatest poets, is also well known for her unusual life of self imposed social seclusion. Living a life of simplicity and seclusion, she yet wrote poetry of great power, questioning the nature of immortality and death. Her different lifestyle created an aura, often romanticised, and frequently a source of interest and speculation. But ultimately Emily Dickinson is remembered for her unique poetry. Within short, compact phrases she expressed far-reaching ideas, and uncertainty in her poetry has an undeniable ability to move one.
Judgment and Creativity This semester, notably the second half of it, has brought about a lot of thinking about judgment and how it correlates with creativity. There were examples from a number of readings (Cat's Eye, My Name is Asher Lev, Great Stories, and Snake and Other Poems) that specifically caught my attention as a reader and captured how culture's judgment affects personal creativity among certain characters. Being judged not only allows us to identify creativity, but also can steer us away from it. The relationship between the two ideas shapes the stories that contain them, and is really what these texts are trying to reveal to their readers. Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood contains judgment that comes from many different characters, switching back and forth from Elaine, the main character, to others that are around her and influence her.
Studying John Donne Q/: Comment on Donne’s different attitudes to women in any two of his poems. John Donne is widely known as the major metaphysical poet of the 17th century who contributed much in the escalation of the flow of literary transformation through his unique meshing of unusual unions, called conceits, and his varying attitudes towards womenkind. In “The Sun Rising”, Donne portrays his beloved to be so important and special that he does not want to lose sight of her for even an instance, as a result of a wink. This attitude contrasts that of “Go and Catch a Falling Star”, where he is cynical and untrusting of women, refusing to believe that a true woman exists. “The Sun Rising” is perfectly described as an aubade: a poem about lovers separating at dawn.