Fishing on the Susquehanna in July, a poem by Billy Collins, explores the theme that art can offer emotional depth that is almost adequate to the event portrayed, but can never fully replicate the true emotions of said event. The poem consists of thirteen three-line stanzas that are unrhymed and syllabically free, with this structure being key to the relaxed and nonchalant tone of the poem. Written as a first person narrative, Collins begins the poem by informing the reader that he has never been fishing, and goes on to say that he is more likely found indoors. Collins then contrasts this image with images of fishing and activity, personifying the river as he descries a piece of art he once viewed in a gallery. It becomes clear that despite having never
Soon after he died at the age of eighty-three leaving children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren and they have all heard and remember his midnight ride. He did not leave any wives because they both had died years ago which made all depressed in his olden days. Also he had eight with one and eight with the other but with the first one only 5 survived and the second only six survived. Even though many that fought are not alive now, their memories still live on. The colonies soon became America and what it is today because of all the historical events in the past due to Paul Revere and many others and all the wars and battles we won throughout the years, good thing we got rid of those British
As a result of this, the herring gulls and their young were not on the bay side that year like they always were, with the young ones happily waiting for food at shore. Then to have the gulls not show up has another big impact just like the kite, is a major yet minor event to saying goodbye part of nature. Unlike the kite the gulls how us how one missing thing can makes the beauty slowly disappear. Half way through the poem the poets description to their audience of what the once
The results from the focal scan we scewed because the mallard slept for 29 out of the 30 ten second intervals I watched it. Obviously ducks do more than sleep throughout the day. The results explain the major priority for waterfowl. They must have food to create energy, but also resting is a key component of survival. They must recharge their bodies after long flights.
Lake Scene, 1866 Sanford R. Gifford’s Lake Scene is a landscape painting, which highlights the calm atmosphere that comes with Autumn. The painting shows a sloping meadow of yellowed grass, adjacent to a colorful autumn-colored forest of trees. Behind the forest, is a blue lake, that is bordered by mountains on the opposite side. Gifford applies sfumato into his painting, creating a gentle and relaxed feel to the scene. Through his uses of color choices, lighting, line, and perspective techniques, Sanford R. Gifford is able to create a very tranquil and relaxed feeling as the viewer studies this painting.
The novels Ethan Frome and Catcher in the Rye by Edith Wharton and J.D.Salinger, respectively, are two great works that depict two characters’ struggles in life. Three themes that both novels share are the need for companionship, regret over lost potential and immersion in a fantasy world. Ethan Frome and Holden Caulfield are both very lonely characters in desperate need for companionship and compassion. They both search for human contact of sorts to prevent the onset of loneliness. Frome marries Zenobia Pierce prematurely, only to obviate “the mortal silence of…long imprisonment.” (Wharton, page 61) He wanted “the sound of a …voice” to fill the void on his farm.
When I was twenty years old, I became a kind of apprentice to a man named Andrew Lytle, whom pretty much no one apart from his negligibly less ancient sister, Polly, had addressed except as Mister Lytle in at least a decade. She called him Brother. Or Brutha—I don’t suppose either of them had ever voiced a terminal r. It was maybe an hour before midnight at the Avalon Nightclub in Chapel Hill, and the Miz was feeling nervous. I didn’t pick up on this at the time—I mean, I couldn’t tell. To me he looked like he’s always looked, like he’s looked since his debut season, back when I first fell in love with his antics: all bright-eyed and symmetrical-faced, fed on genetically modified corn, with the swollen, hairless torso of the aspiring professional
The first stanza of the poem talks about Daisy not wanting Gatsby because he is going into the military and that she likes older men like Tom. The second stanza is talking about Gatsby's love for Daisy and the fact that he is still obsessed with her. The third and fourth paragraph relate to the reunion between Gatsby and Daisy and how awkward it is. The fifth and sixth paragraph talk about the romance building between the two. In the last two stanzas things take a turn for the worst.
By Robert Frost This poem, "Going for Water", was written by Robert Frost. Robert is one of the world famous American poets known to man. His work frequently employed settings from rural life in New England in the early twentieth century. Though he never graduated from college, Frost received over 40 honorary degrees. This poem is about two young children that go to fetch a pail of water from the nearby brook in the woods, because their well is dry with no water.
Life seems surreal with fake smiles and repetitive conversations. To escape dissatisfaction in my everyday routine, I long for a place isolated from a tumult of people. A small group plus a guide who loves his job and is not forced to be there will be the only companion on this dream trip where vehicles cannot access the national park and only a few people know of its beauty. My dream vacation in Cano Cristales is highlighted by a beautiful river many call the river of seven colors. Atlasobscura.com says, “An explosion of natural color known as the river that ran away from paradise.” They also describe that, “During the short span between the wet and dry seasons, when the water level is just right, a unique species of plant that lines the river floor called Marenia clavigera turns the river in to a brilliant red.