Now it was not long after that Selene and Hecate fought over who shall control the moon, and because they were wand raged. It was not long before they couldn’t take it anymore and asked sun god to tell his sisters to compromise and work things out. Feeling foolish by the way they carelessly fought, they look down to the planet Earth. In Selene’s eyes she saw poor mortals who went through dark endless nights without comfort from the moon. In Hecate’s eyes, she saw poor mortals who went through dark nights, frightened by not been able to see in the dark.
Summer Abdallah Mr. Weeg AP English Literature 1 December 2010 A Barred Owl and History Teacher In the poem “A Barred Owl” by Richard Wilbur uses symbolism and soothing diction to portray how the innocence of a child can be protected by the lies we tell; while in the “The History Teacher” by Billy Collins uses deceiving imagery and realistic juxtaposition to acknowledge the fact that although their innocence is shielded by our lies, it is inevitable to guard them from the world. As the child was awakened by the freighting owl voice, Wilbur uses soothing diction in “we tell the wakened child that all she heard/ odd question from a forest bird,” to create a lie of comfort for the little girl. “Words, which can make our terrors bravely clear/can also domesticate a fear,” also demonstrates Wilbur’s soothing diction as he explains how the reassurance of a lie could secure the Childs innocence. The symbolism also utilized by Wilbur creates a sense of ease only told through a protective falsity. As Wilbur describes “the warping night air have brought the boom/of a owls voice into her darkened room,” exposes the reality of the world entering the Childs mind.
They both used tone, but they were opposite. Wilbur wrote “the warping night air having brought the boom of an owl’s voice into her darkened room.” (Lines 1-2) By reading the very first lines of the poem, one can tell that the tone is mysterious, dark, and serious. Whereas Collins wrote “he told them that the Ice Age was really just the Chilly age.” (Lines 2-3) Collins is using a more informal approach and a light- hearted, satirical tone. After explaining the “Chilly age” Collins said that it was just a period of time when everyone had to wear sweaters. Both of the poems simplify the truth, or “sugar coat” it.
They looked like wig hair, damaged and knotted, but felt like duck feathers.” It is typical for a fiction story to describe surroundings with such detail, but since this was written as a letter to someone, the use of detail is used to emphasize the loneliness of the writer, since she probably has nobody else to listen to what she has to say. With jack being gone, the writer has nobody else to talk to at home, so during various parts of the letter, one can witness how the writer is constantly giving her cat human traits, such as: “We danced the visitor-gone dance, flinging our feet (and paws)…” further indicating her loneliness and longing for another person’s
Jared Brown English II 10/22/12 Theme of “Of Mice and Men” Rough Draft In the novella, “Of Mice and Men”, by John Steinbeck, the author provides quotes to exemplify the theme of the impossibility of the American Dream. The majority of the characters in the story have some kind of dream that they could not pursue because of certain circumstances. For example, Curley’s wife said, “Coulda been in the movies and had nice clothes. All them nice clothes like they wear… I coulda sat in them big hotels and had pictures took of me… I always thought my ole lady stole it… He says he was gonna put me in the movies. Says I was a natural.” This quote shows that Curley’s wife had a dream to become famous and live happy life, but felt like her mom always
Gwen is also in a very irrational nation as she came from a poor and always is stressed. Her bad temper has led her to her own distinctive world. In the play, Away, Gwen is very stereotyping against Tom and had called him ‘Motorbikes, Tattoos, Drinks. A sad dirty life’ .She calls him this because he is from a very country family but Meg only thinks of Tom as a friend and due to Gwen’s negative opinion towards Tom creates a barrier between the mother and daughter. During Act I, Scene 2, Gwen asks for a ‘Bex’ which is a medicine like panadol and the Bex symbolises her domestic world by only more wealthy people are able to use Bex.
By reading both of these poems, the poets, by their writing styles, are revealing in each poem the young children are of different ages. Wilbur uses alliteration to make this poem somewhat of a nursery rhyme to identify with his daughter. The reason the father lies to his daughter in this specific poem is to protect her from enduring the vicious nightmares of danger striking the young child while she is attempting to sleep. For example, "Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall" and compared to this poem, Wilbur writes, "The warping night-air having brought the boom, of an owl's voice into her darkened room." This use of alliteration and diction provide even further evidence that the child is young.
She knew this about herself and was highly criticized for it. This means that she failed to be objective in several instances.A few good poems to use to capture her struggle with relationships might be these: "Mirror","By Candlelight" ,"Mary's Song". "Daddy" by Sylvia Plath is by right considered a magnificent poem about daughter's relationship with a father. Also it can also be read as an allegory of female yielding and final revolt in a men's world who have been responsible for all the disasters and wars
It has an intoxicating effect on all the characters and seems to incite bizarre and illicit behavior. Notice that none of the dramatic action takes place during the light of day, and in fact, the “cock’s crow” is like a bell tolling an end to all the wild festivities the night presents. The theme of dreaming is prominent, and the moon is connected with this, as is the darkness of night, under the cover of which, anything can happen and, as the play progresses, there is a blurred line between fantasy and reality in ”A Midsummer Night’s Dream” . It is truly fascinating that many of the major themes in the play, such as dreaming, chaos, lust, and marriage can all be traced to the presence of the moon. The title directly refers to the night, which conjures images of the moon and stars immediately, and the first lines of the play itself invoke the moon.
Reading the poems of both Wordsworth and Coleridge, one immediately notes a difference in the common surroundings presented by Wordsworth and the bizarre creations of Coleridge. Thus they develop their individual attitudes towards life. I will look at differences and similarities concerning people's relationship to nature in poems by Coleridge and Wordsworth such as: "The Ancient Mariner", "Kubla Khan", "The Nightingale," "Lucy", "Tintern Abbey," "There was a boy", " Old Beggar", "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" and "Frost at Midnight". In "The Ancient Mariner," Coleridge demonstrates how violating nature and her subjects brings doom to the infracted. In this poem, the poet emphasises the vengeful, dark side of the land and the sea.