The simplicity of the “sky and meadow and forest” and the purity of the “untouched due” in comparison to himself leaves Edward Thomas “scorning” and feeling insignificant as he can’t match his emotions to the glory of the scenery. In Edward Thomas’s poetry he often refers to roads and paths as a metaphor for his life. In The Glory we see this when he writes “tread the pale dust pitted with small dark drops”. The use of the word “dark” suggests that he sees his future as bitter and gloomy, which gives us a sense of his dissatisfaction. Likewise in Old Man Thomas says “only an avenue, dark, nameless, without end” implying also a sad future.
Perhaps Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous piece of poetry would be “The Raven”. Poe exercised a new technique of “symbolism”. This was new for Poe because he was such a literal writer and rarely used metaphors. He would say what he wanted the reader to know and not have a concealed messaged. This poem depicts a man who feels desolate and lonely, longing for his love Lenore.
Edgar Allen Poe demonstrates in his written works of “Lenore”, “Annabel Lee”, and “To Helen” an element that seemingly attempts to give the reader exceptional emotional sadness. Poe does this by telling the poem in a point of view where a man tells the story of the death or remembrance of a young love or woman. He also puts a sense of gloom in each of his poems. This allows for the reader to create a mental image if the setting, without him having to directly point it out. As well, the gloominess of his poetry could also be due to his longing effect of sadness that he attempts to express.
Poe’s words themselves give the poem its mood. In the beginning, the narrator has hope because he believed that the raven was the one he loved but that hope has turned into anger when the raven kept repeating “Nevermore.” Poe was a master of choosing words that created mood. The scary and weird feeling of this poem makes Poe look like a cheaper! This mysterious poem is among the best-known poems in the national literature. The setting, the symbols of the incredible flow of art and the auditory imagery of the melancholy ideas all make up a different level than classical poetry.
The people look forward what they did or what they will do, no matter how it was or how it will be. In fact, this poem is talking about the boy who broke up with his love, and he felt sad. I said that because the first line told us “Tonight I can write the saddest lines.” It makes the readers sorrowful and feels miserable. The speaker’s constant juxtaposition of past and present illustrate his inability to come to terms with his present isolated state. As in the rest of the poem, is simple and the point, suggesting the sincerity of the speaker’s emotions.
The very sad mood of the lyrics tie back into the theme and Holden’s character because throughout the novel, the reader discovers how sad Holden’s life really is. I certainly can’t relate to Holden about all the death he has encountered in his life because I haven’t really lost anyone especially close to me. However, I can relate on some level to how lonely he his. I’ve had those type of days where I feel like I’m the only one that understands me. It comes and it passes, but I’m able to survive just fine.
The first one lined stanza is a very negative start, "Not a red rose or a satin heart". This creates a very negative tone from the very first word, "Not" of the poem. In the fifth stanza there is a repetition of the second line of the poem, "I give you and onion". This repetition creates a frustrated tone, the speaker's partner has still not accepted the unusual gift. This represents the pain of love caused by rejection.
Lucas Harder In the novel Kiterunner by Khaled Hosseini, betrayal leads to foregiveness which eventually becomes love. Betrayal, which can be considered a form of sin, is enduring and becomes cyclical in The Kite Runner. For almost all of the novel, Amir deals with his guilt by avoiding it. But by doing this clearly does nothing toward redeeming himself, and thus his guilt endures. That is why he still cringes every time Hassan's name is mentioned.
Troubles of Loneliness, Despair, and Nothingness in Old Age Silence, the absence of sound or noise may be all-too-familiar to some. The feelings accompanied by the silence may be good, but over a long time are enough to turn anyone crazy. It brings with itself loneliness, despair and simply nothing. These feelings are strong enough to drive someone to suicide as in “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place “ by Ernest Hemingway. Both older characters feel loneliness, despair, and a sense of nothingness, and the only refuge they have is the café.
Poe put much effort and thought into the details of his literature, he painted a descriptive picture for the reader matter how dark and dreary. The name “Fortunato” means fortune/fortunate, which is symbolic because it is the complete opposite for the character in this story since his fate has been decided for him, “derivation from the verb fortunate, blessed by the goddess fortuna, or random fate. Naturally, to embrace fortuna was unthinkable in the Reformed traditions. Fate was not random” (87). Montresor is constantly smiling at Fortunato so he will have no suspicion of his bad intentions.