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.
But in line 3, the author wrote that, “I take my curses back”(line4) and “I am sorry for that evil wish” (line 7). The author feels sorry of parents and wants to apologize to them, but his parents died. He never has the chance to talk to them any more. It shows the tone of regret in this poem. Besides, the tone of the other poem “Seed-Merchant’s Son” is also anger at the beginning.
When the author traveled to the Iowa farm I found very interesting, as far as the description of the land, the sounds of the tractor and the feel of the weather. The history of the Naylor farm was intriguing on how the nature of farming has changed over time from when Mr. Naylors grandfather worked the
For a second the speaker allows himself the dream of a reunion with Lenore in Aidenn, which can be interpreted as Heaven. For that instant he sees a supernatural solution to his problems. But throughout the poem he is asking the bird about this possibility, and the bird says only one thing, "Nevermore." Another
Newt, on the contrary, keeps telling her “I never know what’s going to happen next”. He’s living in the present, enjoying his current state of mind and soul, but she’s living in the future, because women, as a rule, need stability in a more degree (to a greater degree), than men. But as the famous proverb says: opposites usually attract each other. This story is not an exception. Newt comes with only one mission – to reveal his feelings to his beloved, but he appears not in time (appears too late?)
The Irrecoverable Good Old Days: An analysis of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, strongly demonstrates that precaution be taken for reliving the past. Gatsby’s death illustrates how delicate life is when individuals are not aware of there own present surroundings. An important idea expressed in the novel is that human’s awful tendency to use deception on ones own out of reach desires, so they can believe that there past obsession will one day be true, will perpetually lead to the utter destruction and isolation of oneself. Daisy’s love life with Gatsby in the past is brought up multiple times, revealing the obsession Gatsby has of Daisy, notably his past depiction of her through the
“...he was consumed with wonder at her presence… he was running down like an over-wound clock” (92) Gatsby’s love for Daisy was succorded by his deception of her image. This quote compares Gatsby to an overwound clock because Gatsby wants to ignore the lapse of time where they were separated and wants to have it revert back to when they loved each other in Louisville. Once Gatsby realized he had succeeded in acquiring his dream of Daisy’s affection, he no longer had the vitality of his allusion for what life could be with
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 poem starts by quoting a passage from “Daunte's Inferno”. The passage from “Daunte's Inferno” is about hell which leads me to believe that this poem will in fact not be about love. The title of this poem is also very unromantic. Throughout the poem he continues to state “there will be time”. He believes that there will be plenty of time for him to find true love but as the poem goes on he starts aging, losing hair and getting skinny.
What, specifically, does the speaker fear when he thinks about his death? The speaker fear that he will never live to trace their shadows with the magic hand of chance. 2. What connection between poetry and love does the poem suggest? The connection between poetry and love this poem suggest is that when you fear yourself about death—you will think of everything.