Robert Herrick’s poem To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time is a lyric poem that expresses his personal and emotional feelings towards how a person should live his or her life. The poem promotes the saying live life to the fullest. Herrick teaches the reader to cherish the time that you have and not to waste it by waiting to seize opportunities that you are given. Readers are persuaded to take advantage of the opportunities that are presented without making reckless decisions. The main topic of the poem is about virgins and how they shouldn’t wait to become sexually involved with a lover, but I feel that this poem can be used at anytime in a person’s life.
2008 AP LIT FREE RESPONSE: Section II, Question One In both poems “When I Have Fears” by John Keats, and “Mezzo Cammin” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, both narrators expose their unfulfilled aspirations with the underlying fear that death will soon approach. Keats explains how his career as a famous, credited author has not yet been fulfilled, and fears that he will not live long enough to do so. Conversely, Longfellow looks back on his past slightly disappointed, but assured that he has the latter half of his life to accomplish his objectives and goals. Longfellow is dismal and terrified of death, while Keats comes to realize that his dreams are infinitesimal in the grand scheme of things, and any life lived is a gift that will eventually succumb to death. Keats’ poem is one extensive run-on sentence that truly “runs” across the page.
At the middle of the novel Mattie and Ethan expressed their love for each other, well, at least Ethan did. He kissed her and told her about his feelings. By the end of the novel they were both in love and about to escape with each other. Ethan was hesitating about doing it because Zeena was in a bad condition; he was thoughtful and felt a little guilty. They still wanted to spend the rest of their lives together but that was not possible because of Zeena, for she needed a better girl to take care of her.
Nichols uses a essential of life "water" to introduce what the poem will be like: her describing how much Nichols needed her. Next Larkin says "Not the usual stuff about being beautiful" He does this as if to say that he is not going to say anything about being perfect "the usual stuff" (informal tone suggests he intends it to make the poem quite plain.). However he does wish that if one of these exceptional qualities shine through, she should have a happy life like that "And should it prove possible, well, you're a lucky girl." (once again the use of the informal "well" furthers the sense of plainness.) Nichols however uses a very different tone, she uses words such as "pull", "mantling", "warm" and "replenishing" to say that her mother was essential to how she is now.
Night: Passage Analysis Troubling thoughts consumed young Elie because he saw the ways in which father-son relationships are torn asunder by the camps. He watches as sons deny—or at least consider denying—care to their fathers, putting their own interests before their loved ones. Elie struggles with the same conflict when his father becomes ill, and when his father finally dies, Elie is profoundly sad though also proud that he never wholly compromised his own beliefs about family. The reason that Elie finds the deterioration of father-son relationships so painful is that the maintenance of this relationship seems to be the last barrier between a world that is semi-normal and one that has completely been turned upside down. Elie must continue
For an example, when Gilgamesh’s friend Enkidu dies he is left broken hearted and thinks, “If my grief is violent enough perhaps he will come back to life” (Mitchell, 445). Furthermore, He begins to think the fear of death sends him on his quest for everlasting life, “This fear of death that restlessly drives me onward” (Mitchell, 451”). Gilgamesh has this great fear of death and begins to believe it can be overcome. This quote begins to develop the idea through Gilgamesh’s journey that maybe death can be overcome that there
The first part of the line is referring to Priam being the father of Hector and, also, shows that Achilles is mourning over the loss of his father. The second part of the line explains that Achilles is the son of a dead father and that Priam is mourning over his dead son. This really ties everything together and clearly explains the reason for both of the men’s mourning. It also creates this connection between the two men that otherwise would not be there. Yes it is tragic that it has to be over something so upsetting like death, but sometimes something tragic needs to happen for people to put aside their differences, be able to come together and support each other.
In fact, at a young age Edgar was so afraid that he would be too scared to pass cemeteries in fear that ghosts and bodies would actually come after him (Meyers). Death and dying was actually one of the most prominent themes in his works because of his fear and how affected he was with the deaths of his loved ones. This theme is shown in most, if not all, of his famous works including, “The Fall of the House of Usher”, “William Wilson” and “The Pit and the Pendulum”. In “The fall of the house of Usher” and “William Wilson”, Edgar Allan Poe’s denial of death is clearly exhibited as in both nothing seems to stay buried, and characters cling to the past. In “The Pit and the Pendulum” death is shown as the narrator has been sentenced to death and is put in a prison.
However, she now realises that “no hand will save her”, but the poem ends in peace and acceptance, as death will be followed by eternity - “waters that bear me away forever”. The poem contrasts the unthinking impulses of childhood with the reflective appreciation of middle age. Death has been placed in perspective as only one aspect of life and memories and friendship enable people to transcend death. The poetic voice acknowledges the true value of friendship. There are images of change such as Harwood as a child, carefree and confident to a middle aged person with an aging body — “when our bones begin to wear
Quinn Lamar Lamar 1 En111 Professor Brooks Many people fear dying at a young age. Along with that come fears of not being able to fulfill all their dreams, not being able to live a prosperous life and take full advantage of their time on earth. It is a sad fate that is uncontrollable by any human, and to view a young and premature death in a positive light would be horrendous to many. However, Alfred Edward Housman does exactly that in his poem "To an Athlete Dying Young." Housman implies in his poem that it is better to die in one's prime rather than to live to a rip old age just to see all their accomplishments fade and become meaningless to everyone.