Mei Yao Chen (梅堯臣) (1002~1060) was a poet and politician of Song Dynasty and an advocate for “new subjective” poetry style. He was born to a deprived peasant family, but his persistent pursuit in poetry had made his influence in Chinese Shi (poetry) broad and enduring. Along with Ou Yang Xiu and other famous poets, Mei propelled an innovation in the Chinese poetry world at that time. The innovation movement encouraged Song Shi to be restored to simplicity and realism. The poetic representation of such simplicity and realism can be seen in many of his work, which are mainly inspired by his early pastoral life.
The Writer The poem, “The Writer,” is written by Richard Wilbur. It is a poem about his daughter while she is writing a story. In this poem the narrator, also the author, realizes that his daughter will have a tough journey through life, but he cannot make decisions for her. Wilbur uses concrete words to create visual imagery along with abstract words to create a certain tone for the poem. The imagery he uses has more than one meaning which creates more depth to the poem.
It reminded me of myself in my youth when my first love gave me a hand drawn picture of on oriole that he drew for me for Valentine’s Day. It was beautiful and it conveyed to me that he felt I was as special as I thought this young man was. This poem really touched my heart and brought back wonderful memories and that is exactly what poems should do. They should bring out the emotions that people feel when they read the poem. I will probably read more of Gary Soto’s work based on this poem and the style that Mr. Soto uses to express his
Her father’s friends in the literary circles were often socialising with the Godwin household, Shelley famously had Samuel Taylor Coleridge recite passages of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner to her as a child, a writer who helped launch the romantic movement, and, a poem that is of even more strikingly important now as it was then. The sublime plays an important role in Shelley’s debut novel, it creates this serene atmosphere which seems to represent nature and God’s superiority over
Romanic Elements on Longfellow’s “A Psalm of Life” ”A Psalm of Life” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is a poem written by one of the fireside poets that demonstrates Romanticism. As one of the fireside poets, there is a certain aspect of comfort and easy reading that is associated with each poem that is written, and one of these aspects of romanticism demonstrated in the poem is inspiration. An example from the text to support this is that fact that Longfellow wrote this poem after the death of his wife and kids (Longfellow page 256).This relates to inspiration because after going through a mournful time in his life, Longfellow was inspired to write “A Psalm of Life” about the ways of life both the ups and downs. Another example, of inspiration in “A Psalm of Life” is the fact that Longfellow used nature as an inspiration to talk about the afterlife and in comforting the audience, telling them they’re not alone and in a way that everything is going to be okay. Along with inspiration, Longfellow also used another aspect of romanticism in his poem, imagination.
He became an idealist and began writing while he was still in college. Much that inspired his work were things which he witnessed firsthand, which is why he writes with imagery and metaphors, to give the mind a better view of how the situation looks through his eyes. “The Solitary Reaper,” published in 1807, is one of the poems in which Wordsworth uses imagery to express his theme. This poem emphasizes about how a young girl he saw while he was on a tour in Scotland could still seem so happy even though her lifestyle wasn’t so great. Scotland back then was becoming “Electric Scotland” which meant that people were moving into the towns for work in industries.
In "songs of ourselves", one experiences an overwhelming feeling of nostalgic emotions and scenes that could relate to them in the particular section that focuses on childhood. This particular section revolves around many and various topics that bring the reader to relate to the life and process of aging, and remember their childhood from poems open to interpretation and contain so many meaning behind a mere phrase or word. From the poems studied so far, the most striking and the most relatable poem on a personal note would probably be "Praise Song For My Mother" by the poet Grace Nichols. In Nichols' poem - a famous and a well-known one to many avid readers of poetry - one can feel the depth and strength of the poet's emotion in praising her mother and describing her role and stance in the Nichols' life. Anyone who considers their mother a leading and significant role in their life would completely understand the feel and tone of this poem, in addition to its simplicity in which one could see in the first stanza: "You were Water to me Deep and bold and fathoming" The structure and simplicity of the poem itself gives no need to much description; in a way it feels almost very maternal in itself.
He continually juxtaposes images of the passion he felt for the woman he loved with the loneliness he experiences in the present. He is now at some distance from the relationship and so acknowledges, “tonight I can write the saddest lines,” suggesting that the pain he suffered after losing his lover had previously prevented any reminiscences or descriptions of it. While the pain he experienced had blocked his creative energies in the past, he is now able to write about their relationship and find some comfort in “the verse [that] falls to the soul like dew to the pasture.” Love and Passion Throughout the poem, the speaker expresses his great love for a woman with whom he had a passionate romance. He remembers physical details: “her great still eyes,” “her voice, her bright body,” “her infinite eyes.” He also remembers kissing her “again and again under the endless sky” admitting “how I loved her.” His love for her is still evident even though he states twice “I no longer love her, that’s certain.” The remembrance of their love is still too painful to allow
“The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” is asking the Nymph a question and within “The Nymph’s Reply,” an answer is given. Even though we can make a lot of comparisons between these two poems, the differences are very evident as well. In “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love,” the persona talks about how life would be perfect if the Nymph came and lived with him. He is romantic, materialistic, and naïve in the way he tries to convince her to be with him. In the third stanza in “The Passion Shepherd to His Love”, the persona shows us his romanticism by referencing roses, posies, and a cap of flowers.
The woman shepherd tries to convince her with this wonderful image of them in these places making love and what he will do for her when the love act is over. I feel this poem says that love can be desired by a person from a specific other person, but that other person may not want the love. Joyce Carol Oates’ “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” is a story with love. Although I do not feel that love is the main topic, it is a very strong influence to the outcome of the story. Connie, the main subject, is a fifteen year old girl who is in the transition of becoming a young woman.