Harmonium and Nettles Harmonium and Nettles both highlight the theme of memory. As they both are looking back over past memories that are painful, the poems feature the feelings of being helpless in stopping the hurt that was caused. The writer in Harmonium feels remorse for the things he hadn’t said to his father as Armitage states “then mouth in reply some shallow sorry phrase or word too starved of breath to make itself heard”. The writer in Nettles is protective of the recurring threat to his child that he can’t destroy. “rain had called up tall recruits behind the shed,” this quote shows the father cannot destroy them .They differ in the way they felt powerless however as in Nettles the father is feeling powerless because of a physical threat whereas in Harmonium it is an emotional threat of the inevibility of death and unspoken feelings that makes the writer feel powerless.
Marriage Fantasy is an escape which almost everyone can exploit in times of desperation and hopelessness. However, it is not equal to the contentment that execution brings. Passage 1 is about a man that is “too young” and “too full of the sap of living” who is forced to live by the side of his wife, whom he detested, and who chooses the practical decision of staying with her than pursuing his happiness with the woman that he wishes to be with, Mattie. The author captures Ethan’s begrudging attitude towards his hopeless and detached marriage by the dejected tone, third person narrative, symbolism and the restrictive setting of the piece. The author commences with a description of Ethan’s “cold” and “dark” study.
In this assessment I will be writing about how men show commitment towards women. Despite the differences in how commitment has been portrayed in the poems, there are many themes which link all the poems together, for example the theme of romantic love has been shown throughout the poems Cousin Kate and Valentine and has also been resembled in a circular object which is either a ring or an onion. This circular object could also resemble loop of infinity which could imply that love is infinite. Although the gifts maybe different they both represent commitment the only difference is the structures of the poems and how the author expresses their thoughts on how commitment should be shown. In Christina Rossetti’s poem “Cousin Kate”, there is a theme of commitment.
How do the poets show emotions in Nettles and one other poem? The poem I have chosen is Quickdraw by Carol Anne Duffy. Both poems portray different emotions, yet they seem to arise from a similar area: the effects of love. Both poets explore the feeling and emotion of love, shown by the Iambic pentameter rhythm in both poems, which is typical of a love poem as it falls to the beat of a heart, with 10 syllables in a sentence. However, instead of literally expressing themes of love, both poets seem to explore the effects of love, and the consequences it can have.
They are like one, so good together as she puts it. The adoring and passionate tone suggests the tenderness in the affectionate relationship between Bradstreet and her husband. In comparison to the poem by Anne Bradstreet, “Love is not all” by Edna St. Vincent Millay takes a much deeper thought to truly understand her view on love. The theme of love is present throughout both of these poems; however the style tends to differ. These literary works have the same style of writing; Bradstreet’s poem has more of a religious theme while Millay’s poem is centered around love as well but has a coy twist.
This brings a different, yet genius, dimension to the poem. I think it's tough to read about tragedies like failed and abusive marriages, but describing them though the emotions of a child who is caught in between makes the reader feel both sides of the relationship. On the outside it is nothing short of brutal, yet on the inside there is some love and tenderness displayed. Also, by writing the poem through the point of view of the child, who is writing for his father, you get the emotions and thoughts of both of them and the reactions of the child to his fathers emotions and thoughts. Genius writing by Komunyakaa.
Andrew Wolff IB English Mrs. Singer Act 3 Commentary Hamlet’s soliloquy in Act 3, the “To Be or Not To Be,” portrays Hamlet as a very confused man. He is very unsure of himself and his thoughts often shift between two extremes. In the monologue, he contemplates whether or not he should continue to live, or if he should end his own life. Also, he considers seeking revenge for his father’s death. However, unlike Hamlet’s first two major soliloquies, this one seems to be governed by reason and not frenzied emotion.
John Donne, a ‘metaphysical’ poet caught in between the ages of the Renaissance and the Romantic era, is a man who displays both great passion and great reservation in his works, wrote a poem by the title of “A Valedictorian: Forbidding Mourning” in which the speaker must part with his love. He calls for her not to mourn but, rather, to accept the reality of their situation and move on. This quite the opposite of a poem by Christopher Marlowe who wrote, in his short poem “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love”, of a farmer, desperate for love who wishes nothing so much as to live together, never part, and flaunt their love everywhere. The two men seem to have differing views on the subject of love. One speaks of loss, the other of gain.
Nadezhda Savchuk Professor Greg Van Belle English 101 Essay # 3 The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock Analysis Contrary to what the title infers, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Eliot, is anything but a love song. In the Poem, the narrator, J. Alfred Prufrock, is having come to terms with middle age. He is greatly distressed over the fact that he is growing old, and feels that the prime of his life has flown passed him. His fixation on time throughout the poem symbolizes his fear of getting old.
She will remember the people who had loved her grace and her beauty with either real or fake sentiments in the past, and also that one man who had loved her soul unconditionally as she grew old and the way she looked changed. As she is reminded of him, she will regret her missed opportunity of true love. Theme & Tone & Rhyme Scheme: The poem is written in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme ABBA CDDC EFFE which gives a steady rhythm to the poem. The themes of the poem are love, loss and regret and although based on the poet’s own personal life, the sentiment reflected in this poem is common to most, if not all, rejected lovers. Yeats’ tone helps enrich the reader’s conception of the poem’s theme.