In the beginning lines, the speaker tells of the limitless suffering, sorrow, and pain and his long experience in various ships and ports, but never explains exactly why he is driven to take to the ocean. The speaker then goes on to tell about conditions that affect both his physical body (his feet) and his spiritual sense of worth (his heart). This portrays a sense of grief to start out the poem. Around line twenty-five the tone changes to pessimistic. The speaker explains the loneliness of being on the sea and expects a bad outcome.
Even before one reads this book they cannot understand what it truly means to break away from hardship and into love without reading and comprehending the passion and love in each and every line of this poetry. Thus, I will explain to you why exactly I feel this form of poetry is good if not the best way to express ones experience with falling in love! For instance, the very first page of Street Love says it all. It explains where Junice comes from, where she has grown up, and how this life has made her who she is today! Page one (1), line thirteen, states “Harlem is not an easy place to grow old” – and this is very much backed up throughout the story in her case.
Margaret Atwood’s poem “Siren Song” is an interpretation derived from the Greek mythology of sirens and the ability of an individual siren to attract by passers. The poem depicts the desire of what one cannot have with the sirens; although the temptations of this siren song are extremely attractive, the reality is that the siren does not reciprocate the same need for the man and is therefore an untouched figure. The overall message of the poem is to convey that desires come in such temptations, which are impossible to resist and man falls for the traps, irrespective of the knowledge that there are consequences. The poem begins with the first stanza simply stating that the siren song is “irresistible” (3). This diction at the beginning of the poem communicates the idea of temptation being strong and powerful.
Through a comparison of how the authors depict this theme the responder gains an insight into the different human experiences of each time and the composers. In both texts the two protagonists search for the platonic form of the universal desire of love; however love is undoubtable transformed by their respective contexts which are why the texts offer an insight into two different human experiences. The persona in the sonnet sequence figuratively speaking wishes to be loved ‘for loves sake only’. Similarly Jay Gatsby metaphorically seeks a love that ‘went beyond her artificial world’. Although the two protagonists both idealised and sought a platonic love, because of the historical context of 1850’s England and 1920’s America experienced by the composers, it was only possible for the persona in the sonnets to achieve this while Gatsby couldn’t realise his ideal; this is reflective of the composers themselves.
“Survival on the High Seas” Introduction to Literature “For whatever we lose (like a you or a me), It's always our self we find in the sea.” ~ E.E. Cummings Stephen Crane and Joseph Conrad, both in writing fictionalized tales of the ocean travels, explore the contemplations of man and the mysteries of human character. It is the sea, serving as the fundamental backdrop, where the brave protagonists journey forward in determining their own impending fates. “The Open Boat” and “The Secret Sharer” share the epic theme of perseverance through chains of traumatic personal experiences that become integral to the course of individual transformation. Yet, each story is a different representation in the elements of struggle and uncontrolled obstacles.
The poet uses many poetic skills to get across the ideas of dreaming and longing for a faraway place. One of the first skills Grace Nicholls uses is the use of the senses in the line ‘the sound of blue surf’; this helps the reader imagine the sound of the sea and the sight of the sea in their heads. The poet personifies the line ‘sun surfacing defiantly’. This allows us to
“Our Love Now”-Martyn Lowery In the poem, “Our Love Now,” written by Martyn Lowery, the poet effectively makes the two characters interesting and, hence, appeals to us as the reader. The poet establishes the poem as two lovers with conflicting thoughts; the persona wants to maintain the loving relationship, whereas the woman wants to stop the relationship and perpetuates that the relationship is “forever dead.” Lowery achieves the effect of making the characters interesting and by bringing into focus the two conflicting perspectives on the future of the relationship by making use of repetition, the usage of extended metaphors, and the overall structure of the poem. An aspect of the poem that makes the two characters thoroughly interesting is the poet’s usage of repetition. It can be observed that when the persona speaks, he makes use of the word “mend.” In the opening stanza, the persona claims that the “cut can be mended.” This is paralleled with the ending stanza of the persona where he says that “the breach” in the couple’s love “can be”, once again, “mended.” This repetition of the word “mended” shows his belief that the couple’s love can “heal” and that the “raging storm” or strife between the two “will soon be gone.” This makes the persona interesting to us as the reader and we see from this his relentless claims that the love between the two can be revived and will be “mended.” Repetition is also used distinctly in the woman’s dialogue, and the words “such is our love” is repeated. Interestingly, all but the last stanza of the woman’s dialogue contains the words “such is our love now,” whereas the last stanza merely says “such is our love.” This abrupt disappearance of “now” suggests that the woman feels that the loving relationship she had with the persona now belongs to the past, and this ultimately shows her reluctance to believe that the love can be
However, as he continues to perform with the patients finds for himself that love is most definitely imperative for humans. Love is one of the main themes of ‘Cosi’. The play suggests many different aspects of love by giving us the different opinions of love from the main characters. Ultimately throughout the play the changed values that Lewis has on love, the faith that Cherry has towards Lewis and the loyalty that Julie displays towards her lover shapes Nowra’s views on love. Love must consist of not
He is noted for his controversial works such as the poem V as well as his works from Ancient Greek. Old Man Old Man written by U.A. Fanthorpe is powerfully about those who are dis empowered while Long Distance is about the permanence of the ones we love. Similarly, both poets wrote about their relationship with their parents and the transitions and changes that they experienced. However, both poems were different in terms of purpose.
Commentary on Otherwise- Cilla McQueen The poem "Otherwise" by Cilla McQueen portrays a long distance relationship between two lovers and the problems they share. The title "Otherwise" is very significant to the poem and contributes to what we can learn about the speaker and the person she is addressing. Also the setting is very interesting as it shows a contrast in the lives of the speaker and the person she is addressing. The enjambment in the poem shows the pain in the relationship and the troubles the couple are facing. We can see that the lovers are seemingly blocked by their physical distance as well as their emotional distance.