Every single person on this earth has a clear idea about war and some of us already have a personal experience with the tragedies and suffering of war In this simple thesis we will talk about war poetry and its major poet, Wilfred Owen. The first part of these papers is concerned with war poetry in genera, it begins with a historical background of war poetry traced back to the time of Homer. Followed by the major characteristics of this school of poetry which has no standard criteria. After that, we shed light on the major poets of this school: Siegfried Sassoon , Rupert Chawner Brooke, and Isaac Rosenberg. The Second part is concerned with the great war poet, Wilfred Owen.
Julie Pense English 101, sec DE 08/25/14 Rough draft V’s Prolixity In reading “V for Vendetta “by Alan Moore, I have come to an understanding that some of society see V as a terrorist and not for the good but in my opinion he is very mad and angry at society, the way it’s going with all the wrong and how the government is are treating its people. Which brings me to ask the question is “V” a terrorist or an anti- super hero to the people? The novel “V for Vendetta” has many different arguable points. One of “V” points would be, freedom or dictatorship. "V" has many complex and interesting sides to his character or shall we say archetype.
Whilst this is undoubtedly the case the vast amounts of hatred and blame placed on Pope, in particular by Wilfred Owen and other prominent third stage poets, is misplaced. Much more likely this was simply Pope's idealistic and ignorant mindset of the war, and not as is placed heavily upon her, a call to send boys to their death. Pope, in all probability viewed the cases of conscience
Lastly, I will contrast how the two authors set up their arguments. Voltaire attacks monarchy through covert means in his novel, Candide. He uses satire to show the contradictions and the inconsistencies of monarchial rule. The character Pangloss creates an illusion of optimism throughout the story. While Pangloss constantly reminds Candide that he lives in “the best of all possibly worlds,” Voltaire really means quite the contrary.
Pope used various tools to convey his satirical views on society, such as the formatting of the story as an epic, hyperbole, and comparisons throughout the story to battle. Pope also wrote The Rape of the Lock specifically to diffuse the tensions between the family of Arabella Fermor, who is portrayed as Belinda, and the family of Baron Robert Petre, who is the real-life counterpart of the Baron. In addition, Pope intended to call attention to the main flaws of women during the 18th century and to the fact that society itself was setting uncomfortably high standards for itself by using the epic form when they were not, in Pope’s eyes, worthy of epic poetry and the intensity and seriousness that is involved with those poems. Alexander Pope used several important and prominent tools of the 18th century to achieve the satirical tool that is conveyed throughout The Rape of the Lock. The first tool Pope used to convey the use of satire was the format in which it was written.
It is commonly believed that society is in dire need of a defence against eloquence. Eloquence is more often than not used to further an agenda. The key function of eloquence for any sort of agenda is to manipulate, sell, or persuade an audience or individual. Eloquence can be abused to oppress or censor the liberties of the public, and individuals as shown in romans in Britain’ A story form the justice games by ‘geoffery robertson’ as well as ‘trials of Oz’ – another Robertson story from the justice games. A form of eloquence is rhetoric speaking.
A comparison of great satire A satire will always have several life lessons to teach. The question is, will it simply throw it in your face, or will it hit you from the side with laughter? Voltaire’s Candide and Kaufman’s You Can’t Take it with You are two of literature’s greatest satires. While both make similar points against society, they are very different in how they satirize the world. Voltaire uses Candide to throw his beliefs in the reader’s face with the radical extremes of his story.
Mohsin Hamid, author of the ‘Reluctant Fundamentalist’ implicates the reader within his controversial novel, to consequently highlight through the modern reader’s predetermined judgments, the ramifications of simple a misunderstanding between two cultures. The reader’s own outlooks are heightened by the use of dramatic monologue, accelerating and intensifying the tension between the characters in the novel, but also between the reader and the author himself. Hamid concentrates primarily on the imperialism of the American society and the demise, embodied within his symbolic stereotypical characters: representing their part within the fallen American empire accordingly. The 2007 novel accentuates the diverse, peculiar and differentiating qualities each one of Hamid’s characters posses and how each one aids in foreshadowing the events leading up to the deterioration of the parasitic relationship between America and Pakistan, both symbolically and literally post 9/11. Historically America has been depicted as the superior nation, deeming surrounding countries as inadequate and inferior.
But it takes the ability to be yourself and not conform or follow others. Emerson alludes to many great historical figures such as “Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton.” This says you could be misunderstood today but your ideals and thoughts are great. Don’t hide yourself. Like Diplo, “express yourself.” Emerson feels the plagiarism of another’s own character and qualities to be an outrage and how each and every person should have their own unique identities that are meaningful to them saying, “Envy is ignorance…”and “…imitation is suicide.” Emerson also uses a powerful metaphor, stating, “…no kernel of nourishing corn can come to him but through his toil bestowed on that plot of ground which is given to him
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all; And thus the native hue of resolution Is sicklied o’er with the pale cast of thought; And enterprises of great pith and moment, With this regard, their currents turn awry, And lose the name of action. ( pg , line 58) This clip would be an Oscar moment because this speech connects many of the play’s main themes, including the idea of suicide and death, the difficulty of knowing the truth in a ghosts unclear universe, it connects between thought and action. In addition to its crucial content, this speech is important for what it reveals about Hamlet’s mind. His passionate nature is complemented by a harsh logical reason, which works to find a solution to his madness. He