The Burning of Bishops Latimer and Ridley Latimer and Ridley were both Protestant bishops. When they were burnt, friends put gunpowder around their necks so it would explode killing them instantly rather than them suffering a prolonged death as they are cooked slowly, causing much more pain. In John Foxe’s Book of Martyrs it is said that Latimer told Ridley ‘Be of good cheer, Dr. Latimer. We shall this day light such a candle as I trust shall never be put out.’ On the day of their burning it was wet and rainy day and as all the wood was wet the fire only smoldered, unable to reach the gunpowder, Latimer was able to struggle free and set off the gunpowder. But Ridley was not as lucky as the fire started to burn his legs, a friend set alight the gunpowder, instantly killing Ridley.
The use of sound, lighting and colour were very powerful techniques that were used to express characters, emotions and different concepts. Schindlers List begins with a Jewish family sitting down for Sabbath, lighting candles and singing Jewish hymns. The very first symbol is the idea of the candle and the light being extinguished, just like the lives that were extinguished during the Holocaust. The colour starts to fade from the scene and only the fire from the Shabbat candlesticks is in colour. The burning fire blows out and the movie fades to black and white symbolising what was then and the dark times that the Jewish people will be facing.
Unifying Time Shakespeare perspective of time is unique and is expressed on how important time is. Time can be one‘s enemy, and the same time it can’t be stop nor slow down. As the clock moves forward everything we know in life changes. In Sonnet 2 (That time of year thou mayst in me behold), and Sonnet 1 (when I have seen by Time's fell hand defaced) and Shakespeare explains the value of time, and its beauty and ugly views of life. In Sonnet 1, Shakespeare’s give you how time is important in every aspect in life, from seasons of the weather, to the day the sun goes up until it get dark.
Housman realizes 50 years is not enough to enjoy the beauty of nature in his life. When the writer writes “And since to look at things in bloom/ fifty springs are little room” The cherry tree only blooms once in a year. The young man realizes that he has only 50 years more to enjoy the beauty of his life. When he says he will go “To see the cherry hung with snow,” he suggests winter, and winter suggests death. Spring suggests rebirth and new beginnings.
Jenny Mak Intro to Poetry Sonnet 55 and 65 share many similarities and differences that can be seen throughout the poems. These sonnets connect in a way that supports different issues such as attainable love, proliferation, and immortality. Both Sonnet 55 and 65 strive for the same goal of making the male youth immortal. These two poems have a different attitude, which demonstrates how each poem goes about reaching this goal. Sonnet 55 seems to be determined and more hopeful while Sonnet 65 summons a desperate, more realistic approach.
The piece contains Marvels three ideas of, thesis (idealism), antithesis (realism), and synthesis (therefore), which become apparent as the piece continues. Each category represents something new in the poem. He takes different turns and looks at the same situation differently each time. In the thesis statement “had we but world enough and time” it becomes evident that Marvel is referring to a “what if”. As he begins to tell his mistress, that if they had enough time then he would spend each precious moment with her, but because time is limited they must act on their lust for each other while they are still young and fruitful.
Shakespeare's reference to "yellow leaves" shows that the person is in the fall of their life, approaching winter, considering leaves don't change until the end of fall and the boughs "shake against the cold." He then references an absence when he speaks of the "late" birds. His choice to use the word "late" and the past tense "sang," show that something isn't there anymore, or missing creating a feeling of emptiness. This feeling of emptiness combined with the metaphors implying a fast approaching winter, seem to relay a harshness and maybe that the person has missed something in life. The person's death is constantly coming near, as is alluded to by his metaphors with twilight and a sunset.
In Sonnet 75 of Edmund Spenser’s literary work, the statement love is everlasting and love is transitory both corresponds to the overall theme and context of the sonnet as supported by the verses found in text. There are three key points that are evident throughout the piece: 1. The speaker believes the his lover should be able to live forever although death occurs naturally; 2. His lover believes his attempts are all in vain and he cannot prevent life and time to metaphorically wipe her away; 3. The sonnet presents a theme that provides two paradoxical perspectives, one just as valid as the other.
Explore how Yeats reveals the complex nature of love in his lyrical poem When You Are Old. Yeats' Douzain sonnet "When You Are Old" explores the intricate tension between a profound and abiding love, and its unrequited nature. Written in 1893, Yeats captures his personal frustration with the unreciprocated nature of his love for Maud Gonne, and crafts it into an intimate and nostalgic poetic statement that resonates universally with individuals despite its personal tone. The poem’s lyrical sonnetic structure - in which the absence of a traditional concluding rhyming couplet reinforces Yeats' own bereft of requited love with Gonne - adds to the gentle sadness and despondence consistently imbuing the poem that is ultimately part of Yeats relentless persuasion of Gonne to accept his (tragically multiple) proposals. Within the first stanza, Yeats utilizes monosyllabic imagery when describing the subject who is commonly believed to be a future Gonne – such as “old grey and full of sleep”, emulating the disposition of an elderly person, whose gentle temperament is enhanced through the soft sibilance of phrases such as “slowly read, and dream of soft look, dream of shadows deep” – which also enriches the romantic tone of the poem.
Anadiplosis (catch repetition, "doubling") - the repetition of the initial, middle or final word or word-group in a sentence or clause at the beginning of the next with the adjunct idea. "But Brutus says he was ambitious; And Brutus is an honorable man..." (W. Shakespeare) 5. Anaphora ("carrying back") - the repetition of the first word or a word-group in several successive sentences, clauses or phrases. "How many days will finish up the year, How many years a mortal man may live." (W. Shakespeare) 6.