Nina Emily COMM 204 29 November 2012 Analysis of Kurt from Glee Glee is one of FOX’s newest hit TV sitcoms, earning six Emmy’s, four Golden Globes, and countless other awards. It is a musical comedy- drama that focuses on Mckinley High School’s glee club and the daily lives of its members. It is a show that has broken many barriers in regards to tackling many relevant topics that relate to teenagers and today’s culture. One large topic that the show deals with is sexuality, but even more specifically
to define the American Dream. With fame comes notoriety as well as economic stability. In the series Glee created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan exposes the American Dream through the analysis of the characters. The audience becomes aware that hard work, despite adversity, will grant one the American Dream. Writers Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuck, and Ian Brennan created the show Glee, to illustrated Rachel Berry’s and Kurt Hummel’s quest for their American Dream of acceptance as they
personification of "The waves beside them (daffodils) danced, but they; Outdid the sparkling waves in glee" the metaphorical resonance of the daffodils and waves is made obvious. The sea refers to the French monarch, and the daffodils are the citizens. With further analysis of this theme it becomes apparent that regardless strength of the monarch/waves, the power of the citizens/daffodils manages to out-do them in glee. This use of extended metaphor by Wordsworth through his poetry portrays his strong beliefs
prejudiced Baltimore is no more. Then he describes what he feels and thinks about while passing by ‘old’ Baltimore—‘heart-filled, head-filled with glee’ (Literature for Composition 671). He uses the words ‘heart’ and ‘head’ to express the delight that he felt and the hopeful thoughts that he has in seeing Baltimore. But instead of using the word ‘happiness’ he says ‘glee’, perhaps to moderate the intensity of his feelings. This gleeful emotions intensify when he suddenly encounters someone from Baltimore—‘I
Jing-yu Huang Professor Wu Approaches to Literature 9 May 2010 Analysis of William Wordsworth’s I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud is a poem written by William Wordsworth (7 April 1770 – 23 April 1850), who was a major English Romantic poet who, “with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature. Wordsworth was England's Poet Laureate from 1843 until his death in 1850.” (Wordswroth) “The poem was written in period of a time, the Romantic
can appreciate that - but I don't find myself returning to their work with glee. It might be due to my complete lack of classical knowledge. It might be that I have no lexicon to distinguish Juvenalian from Horatian satire, and that makes me uneasy. It's probably something to do with my generally poor critical vocabulary when discussing poetry - I confuse myself with spondees and trochees, and then shy away from line analysis - to speak grandly of themes instead. It's possible that this isn't my
a painful way that will also torment her beloved. When it is complete, she promises the apothecary both her fortune (her "jewels" and "gold") but also lets him kiss her. Finally, she is ready to go dancing at the king's and end her torment. ANALYSIS This wicked little poem, first published in Dramatic Romances and Lyrics in 1845, is most notable for the exhilaration of the writing. The rhyme scheme is regular, with an ABAC structure that makes each short stanza playful until the dramatic
danced; but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: A poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund company: I gazed -- and gazed -- but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought: For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils. By William Wordsworth (1770-1850). The poem under analysis is written by William Wordsworth – famous
contagious…infections of glee’ is used to describe the Moonies. More disturbing still ‘the march of faces and pathologies, people going by in trance states and dancing manias…even the healthy and well-dressed looked afflicted’ is used to describe passersby out of Scott’s window. This treats the group mentality akin to a disease, as he explicitly puts an ‘affliction’. And thus, in turn, Bill’s reclusive lifestyle becomes an ineffective form of quarantine. ‘Infections of glee’ is an appropriately ominous
a significant amount of media throughout their days, one can only imagine how much sex is being shown and how they are being negatively educated. She also found that there has been an increase in sexual behaviour illustrated on t.v.: One content analysis found that sexual content that ranged from flirting to sexual intercourse had increased from slightly more than half of television programs in 1997-1998 to more than two-thirds of the programs in the 1999-2000 season. Depiction of intercourse (suggestive