This essentially means that without the immortal gods, the Odyssey would not even exist, and the story of Odysseus would be very different to the one told by Homer in the Odyssey. Another key way in which the removal of the gods would weaken the poems integrity is that a crucially exciting, entertaining element of the ancient tale would be missing. This is particularly relevant to modern day readers, as to them, the gods provide an unpredictable fantasy element to the tale making it a more exciting and engaging read. Polyphemus, Poseidon’s son provides arguably one of the Odyssey’s most exciting episodes in Book 9. Upon being trapped in the Cyclops’ cave, Odysseus is forced to create a cunning plan
However, the structure is put to good use by Coleridge in this part of the story as this is the very first part of a seven part poem. The shooting of the albatross occurs right at the very end of the part and so before this point, there is no need to have a constantly changing structure with varying line lengths as none of the panic and fear has been introduced yet. When compared to other parts, part one is relatively calm and positive and Coleridge reinforces this with a constant structure. Coleridge includes a framed narrative in this part with the wedding and the mariner’s expedition which highlights the contrast between the two settings. The wedding is used as a background, it symbolises the country the mariner departed
“…He is the most realistic character in the play, being an emissary from a world of reality that we were somehow set apart from. But since I have a poet’s weakness for symbols, I am using this character also as a symbol; he is the long delayed but always expected something that we live for.” – Tom, The Glass Menagerie In The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, we are introduced to characters that have lost perception of the reality (without any mental illness); we have Tom, who lives in the present, Amanda who lives in the past and Laura who lives on the future. These characters do not live these way physically, but instead mentally. As mentioned in the quote above, there is one character who is a gentleman caller and according to Tom’s introduction of the play he symbolizes a part of the reality they are not part of anymore and that makes him the most realistic character in the whole play. This character’s name is Jim and Tom is right about him, because as a narrator to the play he can express his thoughts as he cannot while dialoging with the characters, but most importantly what he mentions about Jim is more up to your own opinion and for me Jim’s character as stated in the play as the gentleman caller is a person who has been expected by Amanda to appear someday for her daughter and later when confirmed he will come, Tom and Laura also expect him.
An essay on Sleeping late To delve deeply into Sleeping late is an exciting adventure. At one stage or another, every man woman or child will be faced with the issue of Sleeping late. While much has been written on its influence on contemporary living, it is important to remember that ‘what goes up must come down.’ It still has the power to shock the easily lead, trapped by their infamous history. Here begins my indepth analysis of the glourious subject of Sleeping late. Social Factors As Reflected in classical mythology society is complicated.
Hughes hindsight doubtlessly creates tension within the poem - tension between what he remembers and what he has since learned. It reveals that perspective change with time and might influence memory. It illustrates the fact that there is no single truth concerning the failure of a relationship. The poet remembers parts of the day when he saw Sylvia for the first time on a photograph within a group of Fulbright Scholars. In an emphatic tone he emphasises his certainty about that special hot summer day by saying
The book ends with West falling in love with Edith Leete and remaining in the twentieth century. This book when it was written must have been a total fantasy to the readers of the late nineteenth century. It is amazing how Bellamy describes Boston of 2000 and how he picks and chose’s the problems of the nineteenth century to solve in the twentieth century. While reading this book it was clear to me that Bellamy was trying to say that the world could be such a better place if we all put our main problems together and solve them together as a whole. He described a twentieth century full of people who did not want to ruin each other’s livelihood for the benefit of ones
He (and we're just assuming it's a he here, since Houseman was a he and we don't have anything else to go on) doesn't refer to "unpleasant objects" or "disagreeable discourse" like a fancy poet might. He comes right out and calls it "stupid stuff." (At the same time that little bit of alliteration in "stupid stuff" is a reminder that this is still very much a poem). • So who is
The narrative unfolds through bits and pieces of Marlow’s psyche. There is a non-linear progression as the narrative skips back and forth repeatedly. Conrad uses impressionism in his portrayal of the scenes in the text. He uses light and darkness in order to accentuate the effect of the scenes. As Marlow says, “But there was the fact facing me--the fact dazzling, to be seen, like the foam on the depths of the sea, like a ripple on an unfathomable enigma, a mystery greater--when I thought of it-- than the curious, inexplicable note of desperate grief in this savage clamour that had swept by us on the river-bank, behind the blind whiteness of the fog”.
What if I'd finished that project on time? What if I'd called her that time? That time I realized procrastination takes a lot of hard work. Blinding yourself to your duties and drowning yourself in one indulgence after another all the while ignoring the guilt that is building up inside you is a lot worse than doing that work that time. That time I started saying to myself, "I'm not a procrastinator anymore".
I read through tons and tons of poems until I found The Road Not Taken. What really stood out to me in this poem was that the author (Robert Frost) was faced with a decision that would have a great impact on the rest of his life. With knowing that, I knew that this would be relatable among readers. So going into the project I was quite sure that I had an easy way out. Little did I know that every single line had a meaning within the words.