The first and last poems evoked sad but happy emotions towards the end of the poem. Her poems evoke emotion, through chronological order, sad then happy or happy then sad. The poem "I am the Ocean" is a different story all together. At first the poem appears confusting because it lacked clear direction and purpose. However, as I continue to read, it is apparent that she is referring to herself as all these different things such as the ocean which calls down the moon so she can rest in its light and dream.
The poem ‘Atlas’ is written about a Titan who held up the world by Carol Ann Duffy. It shows his change in power from the beginning of the poem where he seems very strong but gradually weakens towards the end. I also believe that Duffy’s connotation is to give warning through this poem to her readers and raise awareness about the extreme fragility of the planet. The poem is full of ecological words like the species, mountains and rivers of the World, which are all grouped into separate semantic fields within the first two stanzas. In the first stanza she talks about creatures of the ocean ‘whale, dolphin, sea-lion, shark, seal, fish’, using a list to name them all.
Introduction – - Name of the play, playwright - Why it is powerful - Topics I will discuss - One of the most well known dramatic scenes ever written. Language – -Refers to nature a lot -Romeo is always talking about astrology and describing Juliet to the sun and stars. -hyperbolic language (exaggerating something to emphasize a point) Staging – -It is set in an orchard like the first Adam and eve – innocent, pure - enclosed like a tomb – highlights danger - hard to get in so it will be hard to get out - levels – julliet is up on a balcony because she is closer to the stars, like an angel, romeo is below her balcony like a courtly lover - set at night because stars shine brighter at night Danger – The nurse highlights and reminds us of the danger
a. Egyptians were interested in astronomy b. he believed in ghosts c. it expresses beliefs in an afterlife d. Egypt has a very sunny climate 3) What ideals does William G. Wall’s Fort Edward express? a. Nationalistic sentiment and celebration of the expansion and development of America b. Equal right for both Americans and Native Americans c. Dislike for the newly founded America and a hatred for the expansion and development of the land d. None of the above 4) Louise Nevelson’s White Vertical Water is a realistic depiction of fish in a river. True or False 5) Art can only be found in one single place. True or False 6) Originally viewed as controversial by the city of Los Angeles, Simon Rodia’s Watts Towers is now a .
The Screwtape Letters is a book that uses Christian morals and values and takes the opposite side of them to try and condemn a young man to an afterlife in Hell. In the second chapter of the book the “patient” becomes saved and turns to God. He is not really sure what being saved is yet though. One thing that Screwtape tells Wormwood to use against the patient is the church. He would look at all the funny looking people in church and concentrate on them instead of what he was supposed to hear.
One man named, Jonathan Edwards, took it upon himself to preach to his congregation of sin and hell. In the hope of reviving their many other beliefs in Christianity, scholars refer to this time or even in early American history as “The Great Awakening”. One of Edwards’ sermons was called, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”. The sermon explains in detail of the wrath God has and what Hell has in store for the non-believers. It is very clear from this document religion was a very important part of people’s lives during colonial
The second story, in the second half of the poem, explains the seafarer’s thinking about spiritual journey, starting with the realization of the fleeting nature of earthly life and ending with acceptance of the wonders of a divine life with God. This part appeals to the audience’s logos. The two stories complement each other, considering that the time period the poem was written represents the time when Christianity and Christian values were still new to the pagan Anglo-Saxons, the intended audience. The seafarer establishes ethos with the audience in the opening line of the poem as he tells a personal story that “is true, and mine” (line 1). He goes on to describe the suffering, loneliness, cold, and hunger that he has experienced on his sea voyages “in a hundred ships, In a thousand ports” (lines 4-5).
Lewis and Joy both took the road to Atheism and then landed on the road to Christianity. In the book, A Grief Observed, Lewis compared the pain of death to being mildly drunk, or concussed. Lewis felt as though there was a blanket between him and the world. [6] He questioned, “Where is God?’ Although he questioned God and experienced another great loss, Lewis knew that he could not let his faith in God fade. He had to press on and look to God for his purpose in life and believe that God would strengthen him in his time of bereavement.
As Dimmesdale, Pearl, and Hester are all on top of the scaffold, a meteor comes flying above and reluctantly, leaves a streak of a huge A in the sky. To Dimmesdale, he thinks this is a message from god. Reminding him that the sin he committed will not be forgotten. “Nothing was more common, in those days, than to interpret all meteoric appearances, and other natural phenomena that occurred with less regularity than the rise and set of sun and moon, as so many revelations from a supernatural source.” (150). What the quote above explains is that anytime something would happen like a meteor streaking across the sky, people would assume that it was for a reason and not just science and nature doing its thing.
The first half of the poem may seem depressing as it begins as a narrative of a man’s life at sea and then changes to become a praise of God, thus giving the reader hope. At line 66b, the speaker again shifts, this time not in tone, but in subject matter. The sea is no longer explicitly mentioned; instead the speaker preaches about steering a steadfast path to heaven. He asserts that “earthly happiness will not endure" (line 67), that men must oppose “the devil with brave deeds” (line 76), and that earthly wealth cannot travel to the afterlife nor can it benefit the soul after a man's death (lines